Wednesday, May 22 2013 2:39 PM EDT2013-05-22 18:39:34 GMT
Families and friends will be meeting loved ones this week at Fort Campbell, where more soldier are returning to the post on the Kentucky-Tennessee from Afghanistan.
Families and friends will be meeting loved ones this week at Fort Campbell, where more soldier are returning to the post on the Kentucky-Tennessee from Afghanistan.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 2:36 PM EDT2013-05-22 18:36:11 GMT
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is weighing whether to sign legislation that would allow children's non-related legal guardians to receive adoption subsidies.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is weighing whether to sign legislation that would allow children's non-related legal guardians to receive adoption subsidies.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) -
When cold weather hits, it's good to keep your house warm. Pipes are a concern when it gets really cold. When water turns to ice, it expands causing problems in the home with money and warmth. Here is one thing you can do to prevent freezing pipes when it gets cold for too long.
It is also best to have routine maintenance of your heater and pipes to make sure you aren't stuck in the cold. We have other tips online to help save you a night in the cold and also money.
Tips from Dwayne Kirchoff, a heating technician with Hacker Plumbing, Heating & Cooling, Inc.
Turn faucet on to a trickle to help avoid freezing of your pipes.
Open cabinet doors and allow the warm air to your pipes under the sink.
Purchase a heating blanket for your water heater so it won't have to work as hard to stay warm.
Check and replace your air filter frequently.
Heating tape is used for exposed pipes to help keep them warm.
If you use this, make sure you install it properly to avoid it starting a possible fire.
Pipes underground in your yard are a warm place for tree roots to travel towards and could damage your pipes. Trees roots actually grow more in the winter due to they try search warmer areas.
Pipes that intake air to generate warmer air for the house sometimes may suck in items such as bags, leaves an other debris. This can shut down the system due to safety concerns and may leave you stuck in the cold. Make sure you have routine maintenance to check over you heating elements and pipes.
Don't leave your hose hooked up to your water spicket outside. Leaving the valve open can allow the water to freeze inside of the pipe and inside of the house causing the pipe to break. You may not even know it until the springtime when you turn on your water for the first time and it sprays inside your house or even inside your walls.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:12 AM EDT2013-05-22 15:12:30 GMT
(CNN) - The three women who were rescued this month after allegedly being held captive in a Cleveland house for close to a decade "are happy and safe." Attorneys for Amanda berry, Michelle Knight and
The three women who were rescued this month after allegedly being held captive in a Cleveland house for close to a decade "are happy and safe."
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:13 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:13:11 GMT
A British woman who claimed to have hit a cyclist while driving her car and then driving off tweeted about driving off and not caring much about it. But then the cops tweeted back.
The first rule of Twitter - it's not smart to tweet about a crime.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 2:30 PM EDT2013-05-22 18:30:34 GMT
ORLANDO, FL (RNN) – A man with possible ties to a Boston Marathon bombing suspect was shot and killed after the FBI interviewed him early Wednesday. The FBI confirmed a special agent fatally shot a man
A news release from the FBI Boston division stated the shooting took place early Wednesday when Ibragim Todashev, the shooting victim, started a "violent confrontation."
Wednesday, May 22 2013 3:16 PM EDT2013-05-22 19:16:56 GMT
(RNN) - British officials are saying one man is dead and two others were injured in a possible terrorist attack in London on Wednesday.According to BBC News, eyewitnesses said man was attacked in a street
British officials are saying one man is dead and two others were injured in a possible terrorist attack in London on Wednesday.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 2:56 PM EDT2013-05-22 18:56:54 GMT
(RNN) – Of the 24 killed in the EF-5 tornado that decimated Moore, OK, 10 are children - two of which are infants according to a release by the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner's Office. All the children
Six people are still unaccounted for in Moore, OK. Ten children, which includes two infants, were killed by the EF-5 tornado, according to the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner's Office.
Monday, May 20 2013 9:30 PM EDT2013-05-21 01:30:20 GMT
A stop on a roadtrip turned one traveler's trip into a nightmare that lasted more than a month.. It happened in Marston, when Debbie Vallejo let her dog, Slick, go to the bathroom at Pilot's.
A stop on a roadtrip turned one traveler's trip into a nightmare that lasted more than a month.. It happened in Marston, when Debbie Vallejo let her dog, Slick, go to the bathroom at Pilot's.
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