Winter storm snarls holiday travel plans
Oklahoma and the southern Plains face a severe ice storm as sleet and freezing rain disrupt travel, trigger power outages, and cause accidents. In Oklahoma 13-year-old and two adults die in crashes. 13,000 lose power. Texas and Arkansas report outages and gas shortages while shelters open. Emergency crews mobilize 4,000 to 7,000 workers. forecasters warn of a major ice storm through Tuesday night.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Plains
Texas
Arkansas
National Weather Service
Scott Curl
Nowata County
Tulsa
Payne County
Dan Crossland
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co
States
Brenda Herman
Texarkana
Amarillo
Panhandle
Texas Panhandle
Rob Slattery
Lubbock
Dave Hall
Hall
James Thompson
Entergy Arkansas
Arkansas Emergency Management Department
Jim Stalnaker
Heating oil costs surge as families face cold winter
Rising heating costs push many to cut wood for fuel. Across states, aid programs are overwhelmed as oil at 1.56 a gallon and natural gas prices jump. Families, including a six child father in New Hampshire and single parents in Minnesota, Georgia, Ohio, and Colorado, cope by rationing heat, delaying bills, or turning to wood and blankets to survive the season.
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U.S. Department of Energy
Home Energy Assistance Program
Buffalo
N.Y
Nicole Williams
Jonathan Cogan
Federal Energy Information Administration
Cogan
St. Paul
Minn
Collette Moriarity
Colorado Energy Assistance Foundation
Larry Kinnaird
Stampshire Wood
Natalie Davidson
Denver
Toledo
Ohio
Anita Hollingsworth
Georgia
Toccoa
Howard
Annie Lou Littlefield
Escaped prisoners suspected in shooting death in Irving
Seven convicts who escaped from Connally Unit near Kenedy on December 13 are suspected in the Christmas Eve shooting death of Officer Aubry Hawkins in Irving. Capital murder warrants issued. weapons and ammunition taken from a sporting goods store. Officers describe the escapees as desperate and dangerous as the manhunt continues.
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Oshman’s Sporting Goods
Jimmy Perdue
Irving
Lowell Cannaday
Hawkins
David Tull
Larry Fitzger
Ald
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Fitzgerald
San Antonio
AOL merger may include instant messaging compatibility
Washington AP report notes AOL Time Warner merger faces pressure to open messaging to rivals. Roelands, a Web developer, prefers AOL but supports cross compatible instant messaging while industry players push FCC to require interoperability, potentially applying mainly to advanced services over Time Warner cable.
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Washington
Duane Roelands
Microsoft
Roelands
America Online
At&t
ExciteAt Home
Federal Communications Commission
AOL
Time Warner
Commission
I T
Jonathan Sacks
ICQ
AIM
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Loudon, N.H
Ric Winters
RTEL
Anu
Cucl
Iowa
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