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High Speed Car Chase Ends Tragically & More in Today’s News

New York- Police chased a convicted felon yesterday over 40-miles of the thruway with speeds of up to 100 mph.  The Rochester man led troopers on the chase from Fultonville to Albany.

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Dierks Bentley on TV A Bunch & More in Casey’s Taste of Country

Dierks Bentley is promoting the hell out of his new album, Home.  The album is set to be released tomorrow.  Dierks was on NBC's Today Show this morning and will be back again tomorrow morning.

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Suspect in Wife’s Disappearance Kills Self & Sons – More in Today’s News

 

National- A man in Washington deliberately set fire to his home, killing himself and his two sons.  Josh Powell was the lone suspect in the 2009 disappearance of his wife, Susan Powell.

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Carrie Underwood Sets Date for New Album & More In Casey’s Taste of Country

A release date for Carrie Underwood's new album has been set.

Six Cases of Legionnaire’s Found Near Albany & More in Today’s News

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Albany- Six cases of Legionnaire’s disease have been linked to the Best Western Sovereign Hotel at 228 Western Avenue.  The guests who became ill stayed at the hotel between September and December.

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Toby Keith’s Family Wins Lawsuit & More in Casey’s Taste of Country

The State Supreme Court of Oklahoma has upheld a decision regarding the death of Toby Keith's father, H.K. Covel.

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American Airlines Cutting Jobs & More in Today’s News

National- American Airlinesannounced Wednesday it plans to cut 13,000 jobs from their staff.  The airline is the third largest in the nation with 88,000 employees.

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Carrie Underwood Buys $1,200 Sweatshirt & More in Casey’s Taste of Country

Carrie Underwood revealed in a recent interview with Access Hollywood that her first purchase when she hit it big was a sweatshirt in Paris for $1,200.

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Leak At Nuclear Power Plant & More in Today’s News

California- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is investigating a possible leak of radioactive steam. Apparently, a sensor detected the possible leak.

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Luke Bryan No.1 Again This Week & More in Casey’s Taste of Country

Luke Bryan is spending his second week at No.1 on the Mediabase/Country Aircheck chart this week with “I Don’t Want This Night to End.”

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Minimum Wage To Go Up & More in Today’s News

State- Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver proposed legislation this week that would raise the state’s minimum hourly wage to $8.50 and index it to the annual rate of inflation.  The current state minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, which matches the federal minimum wage set back in 2009.

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Keith Urban Wins Two Australian Awards & More in Casey’s Taste of Country

Keith Urban received two Country Music Awards of Australia Saturday night.  He won the “Sanity Top Selling Album of the Year” for ‘Get Closer’ and “Top Male Vocalist” from the Country Music Association of Australia.