Lebanon Reporter Features

Why do young white women risk cancer to be tan?

2012-05-24T11:04:38-04:00

A CDC report out this month found that nearly one in three white women aged 18 to 25 had used a tanning booth in the previous year. White women aged 18 to 21 went the most often, averaging 27.6 sessions per year—that’s over two sessions per month—while nearly 70 percent said they had gone at least 10 times in the last year.

Tales of survival from Woodward's deadly tornado

2012-04-18T13:04:00-04:00

Stirring stories of survival are emerging from Woodward's tornado, but none was more compelling than that of an 87-year-old widow who escaped unscathed by hiding in her bedroom closet while her house exploded around her. Sixty-five years earlier she survived Oklahoma's deadliest tornado, one that killed 116 of her neighbors, by hiding under a dining room table.

Viral video: Comedian pranks Ryan Seacrest on red carpet

2012-02-27T10:13:39-05:00

Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is known for dressing as outlandish characters of his own creation and pulling pranks on celebrities and the general public. On Sunday night, the Oscars became his latest target.

Video: Jennifer Hudson sings tribute to Whitney Houston at Grammys

2012-02-14T14:31:33-05:00

The Grammys on Sunday night were filled with tributes to the late Whitney Houston, who died Saturday in a Beverly Hills hotel at the age of 48.

Coughing? Sneezing? How to know if you're too sick to work

2012-01-20T08:33:27-05:00

You know this feeling -- you're getting sick. Do you tough it out and head to work? Or stay home and spare your co-workers from your germs?

Websites go dark in protest of anti-piracy bill (VIDEO, POLL)

2012-01-18T13:56:00-05:00

Dozens of internet websites – from web resources like Wikipedia to online communities like Reddit – went dark Wednesday in protest of a bill in Congress that aims to stop online piracy.

Audio: Coast guard tells ship captain to 'Go on board!'

2012-01-18T10:53:38-05:00

An officer in the Italian coast guard argued with the captain of a capsizing cruise liner, repeatedly ordering the captain to return to his ship to coordinate rescue efforts, according to an audio recording released this week.

Viral video: Announcer goes nuts after full-court shot wins game

2012-01-17T11:24:34-05:00

One college basketball play-by-play radio host likely needed some throat lozenges when he woke up Sunday morning, a day after his shocked, screaming reaction to a game-winning basket.

Viral video: Clerk punches would-be robber

2011-12-27T14:06:18-05:00

A clerk at a gold-buying store in North Carolina punched a would-be robber in the face Friday, knocking the man out after he barged in with a gun and demanded money.

Viral video: Woman makes amazing hockey goal, wins truck

2011-12-23T10:17:12-05:00

Some folks are calling it a "miracle on ice." A 59-year-old woman who had never held a hockey stick made a nearly impossible goal, sending a puck into a tiny opening to win a brand new truck.