Page 33 - The Range News Today

By Shawn Patrick May 4, 2021 Every weekday Shawn Patrick sheds some light on some good news with His Good Vibes Story. Here is todays... We recently told you that Atlanta Girl Scouts were sitting on 700-thousand boxes of unsold cookies, but we’re happy to report something good is being done with some of them. Cookie sales were down this year, which left troops with about $3-million in leftover cookie inventory, but leaders in Georgia’s DeKalb County came up with a plan to donate some of th...

By Shawn Patrick May 3, 2021 The bears are coming out of hibernation in Colorado, but do not do this if you fear you may come into contact with one... Recently, the manager at a sporting goods store had to deal with an irate customer because of what he claimed was a “defective” product. The product in question was bear spray. For those who don’t know, bear spray is a “high-test pepper solution” that, when used properly, will protect people from curious and/or aggressive bears. Using...

By Shawn Patrick May 3, 2021 As the shows keep coming in 2021, there havent been a lot of country shows announced at Colorados most iconic venue, Red Rocks. However, we did add one to the list today! Midland is coming to Red Rocks on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. The band will be joined by Hailey Whitters on "The Last Resort Tour 2021." Tickets for the all-ages Red Rocks show go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, May 7 at AXS.com and by phone at 888-929-7849. Ticket prices range from $40 to $50, plus appl...

By Shawn Patrick Taco Bell is celebrating the crescent moon by giving away free grub. On Tuesday night, May 4th, youll get a free taco because of the lunar event. Taco Bells international campaign is calling it "Taco Moon" because, on that night, the shape of the moon will look like a taco! The offer is available when you go to your local participating Taco Bell between 8:00 pm and 11:59 pm local time while the Taco Moon is shining.

By Shawn Patrick Apr 29, 2021 Every weekday Shawn Patrick sheds some light on some good news with His Good Vibes Story. Here is todays... Sometimes a little extra TLC goes a long way, especially for those battling COVID. A woman fighting the virus in a Tennessee hospital got some tender loving care from the nurses caring for her. After being on a ventilator for weeks, several nurses in the COVID Intensive Care Unit at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville went above and beyond for ...

By Shawn Patrick Apr 29, 2021 When you say someone "bombed a porta-potty," it could mean multiple things, but in this case, we mean someone literally put a bomb in one and blew it up! A bathroom bomber planted an explosive device inside a portable toilet on the Springs’ northeast side Sunday night No one was hurt, but numerous residents reported hearing the blast just after 9:30 p.m. One woman told 11 News the sound was so loud it ended up muffled on her security camera. Police and firefigh...

By Shawn Patrick Apr 29, 2021 People do crazy things all the time, so nothing is really that surprising anymore... Until someone decides to microwave a fire extinguisher! A man accused of trying to take snacks from a Colorado hotel was arrested after allegedly swinging a horseshoe at an employee, damaging property and trying to microwave a fire extinguisher, according to the Pueblo Police Department. An employee at the hotel said a man came in and tried to take snacks that were sitting out. T...

By Shawn Patrick Apr 29, 2021 Shawn Patrick’s New Song Experiment is just that… an experiment with a brand new country song to see if you like it or not. Each weekday Shawn plays a new song out of Nashville, talks about it a bit, and then asks you to tell us what you think of it. Today we highlight the brand new one from Dustin Lynch and MacKenzie Porter, "Thinking Bout You." Check out the song again here... Now tell us what you think of it...

By Shawn Patrick Apr 28, 2021 Every weekday Shawn Patrick sheds some light on some good news with His Good Vibes Story. Here is todays... Autry Hogan saved his allowance to buy a new fishing rod and last Saturday the 7-year-old from Tennessee broke in his new equipment by landing an 83-pound flathead catfish. The catfish that was about as long (47 inches) as he is tall was just short of the state record for flathead catfish,85 pounds, 15 ounces, which has stood since 1993. Autry’s new goal i...

By Shawn Patrick Apr 27, 2021 There are two types of people when it comes to license plates... People like me, who dont know a single or number or letter in theirs, and really dont care, and then those who want theirs to say something specific. Well people who wanted theirs to say something specifically about marijuana paid up in Colorado! The Colorado Disability Funding Committee conducted an auction of stoner plates to raise some money. The auction ended April 20, generating $45,410. Those ...