Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:16 AM EDT2013-05-22 09:16:17 GMT
Nearly 60-thousand "Lea" panel, loft and bunk beds in various sizes are being recalled. It turns out the side mattress support rails can break, posing a fall hazard. The rails are on 34 different LeaMore >>
Nearly 60-thousand "Lea" panel, loft and bunk beds in various sizes are being recalled.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:34 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:34:39 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 manMore >>
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."More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:33 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:33:01 GMT
An Evansville Police Officer was injured while trying to arrest a fleeing drug dealer on Tuesday afternoon. Police stopped an SUV after the driver committed several traffic violations. Officers pulledMore >>
Police stop an SUV on the north side of Bayard Park. The result: an officer injured, a chase with a suspect, and three men arrested on a variety of charges.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:03 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:03:19 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 childrenMore >>
Ten children, which includes two infants, were killed by the EF-5 tornado in Moore, OK, according to the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner's Office.More >>
The idea of Michael Douglas playing Liberace might seem nearly as outrageous as Liberace himself.More >>
The idea of Michael Douglas playing Liberace might seem nearly as outrageous as Liberace himself.More >>
PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) -
Have you ever wondered what happens to your social media accounts when you die? The FOX 12 Investigators looked into what happens to your digital estate.
In Oregon, there are no laws on the books to take care of your virtual assets once you die.
Karen Williams, whose son Loren was 22 years old when he died in a motorcycle crash in Arizona, tried to access her son's Facebook page after his death. Facebook, however, wouldn't let her.
Eventually, one of her son's friends found his Facebook password, and Williams was able to log on.
"It was so comforting to read that other people appreciated him and missed him," she said. "This was an aspect of his life that we didn't know a whole lot about because we raised our son, and we let him go."
Williams wanted Facebook to keep the page up for a year.
"I had the password now, so I called Facebook and said everything's OK. I can oversee the website. I've got the password. And within two hours, they shut it down," she said.
Williams said she was told to get a court order to get back into her son's Facebook account.
Facebook wouldn't comment about particulars, but told FOX 12: "For privacy reasons, we do not allow others to access a deceased user's account."
It took Williams nine months to get her court order.
Facebook and other social media sites are just abiding by federal electronics privacy laws that date back a quarter century, but many believe technology has outpaced the law.
Next year, the Oregon Legislature will likely take up the question of digital and virtual assets. Portland attorney Victoria Blachly is drafting the proposal so other Oregonians don't have to go through what Williams had to.
"It's very disconcerting that online providers have all of this information, and they mine it and market it and make millions and millions and billions of dollars on it," she said. "But then if the loved ones want to have access, they hold up their hands and scream privacy is an issue."
Because you can't simply rifle through an electronic shoe box, Blachly said Oregon law needs to clearly state how loved ones or trusted friends can get access, or not, to various online accounts, including financial information.
Though Oregon doesn't have a law concerning virtual assets, there are things you can do now to make sure this part of your estate is handled the way you want.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:21 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:21:10 GMT
SAN ANTONIO (WOAI/NBC) - Texas high school senior Samuel Fernandez was supposed to graduate at the Alamodome on June 11, but his graduation dreams were crushed. "I feel like this one question doesn't justifyMore >>
Texas high school senior Samuel Fernandez was supposed to graduate at the Alamodome on June 11, but his graduation dreams were crushed.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:03 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:03:06 GMT
A family spokesperson told Eyewitness News that the body of a missing Eastern Connecticut State University student was found dismembered. Alyssiah Wiley was last seen since April 20 when she said she wasMore >>
A family spokesperson told Eyewitness News that the body of a missing Eastern Connecticut State University student was found dismembered.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:17 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:17:49 GMT
For the first time, a Posey County woman who lost three family members in a fire earlier this year, is speaking out and making a shocking allegation. The shell of that home is still standing on TuesdayMore >>
For the first time, a Posey County woman who lost three family members in a fire earlier this year, is speaking out and making a shocking allegation.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 3:29 PM EDT2013-05-21 19:29:04 GMT
For months, concerns had been raised about the welfare of Lucas Webb. Born Jan. 3, 2008, Lucas knew much pain and suffering in his four short years. More >>
State records released Monday show how Missouri social workers failed to adequately pursue allegations of abuse involving a preschooler. Lucas Webb, 4, would die five days after the state closed the abuse investigation.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:34 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:34:39 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 manMore >>
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."More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:59 AM EDT2013-05-22 11:59:06 GMT
A man being questioned about his connection to a Boston Marathon bombing suspect was fatally shot when a team of FBI agents swarmed an apartment complex near Universal Studios in Orlando. More >>
A man being questioned about his connection to a Boston Marathon bombing suspect was fatally shot when a team of FBI agents swarmed an apartment complex near Universal Studios in Orlando.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:16 AM EDT2013-05-22 09:16:17 GMT
Nearly 60-thousand "Lea" panel, loft and bunk beds in various sizes are being recalled. It turns out the side mattress support rails can break, posing a fall hazard. The rails are on 34 different LeaMore >>
Nearly 60-thousand "Lea" panel, loft and bunk beds in various sizes are being recalled.More >>
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.More >>
The first rule of Twitter - it's not smart to tweet about a crime. More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:16:48 GMT
MOORE, OK - The Oklahoma County Sheriff's office tweeted a photo of a frightened, muddy dog Monday after the deadly EF-5 tornado ripped through the town.The comment accompanying the photo said, "scared,More >>
A heartbreaking photo of a little dog guarding the body of his owner, who was killed in the Moore, OK, tornado, is going viral.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 3:14 PM EDT2013-05-21 19:14:27 GMT
Wesselman Park is back open after police closed the park due to a suicide. Shortly after noon on Tuesday, police were called to the park and shut the north end off for over 2 hours. A man at the neighboringMore >>
Wesselman park is back open after police closed the park due to a suicide.More >>
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