Friday, May 17 2013 7:01 AM EDT2013-05-17 11:01:29 GMT
The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says one of its medical facilities located in a rural but violent region of South Sudan has been ransacked and destroyed. The group said Friday the attackMore >>
The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says one of its medical facilities located in a rural but violent region of South Sudan has been ransacked and destroyed.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 7:35 AM EDT2013-05-16 11:35:35 GMT
Around 1:30 Thursday morning, the Owensboro Police Department responded to an armed robbery call at the Hampton Inn, located at 615 Salem Drive.Responding units spoke with the desk clerk, who advised thatMore >>
Responding units spoke with the desk clerk, who advised that a male subject entered the business armed with a rifle, and demanded money.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 6:53 AM EDT2013-05-16 10:53:21 GMT
Police say a 7-year-old boy is critically injured, after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Indianapolis. The boy was hit about 9:15 p.m. Wednesday on the city's south side. A police spokesman saysMore >>
Officers were told that the boy was trying to cross the busy two-lane street when he was hit.More >>
South Korea says North Korea has fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area.More >>
North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said.More >>
It's been less than 10 months since the world record for a lottery prize. On Saturday night, it could conceivably fall once again.More >>
It's all about the odds, and one single ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials disclosed Sunday.More >>
VAN, TX (KLTV) -
After 66 years of marriage, an East Texas man passed away just days after his wife. Family members say the two had never been apart and death wasn't about to change that.
Married in 1946 at ages 20 and 15, Leonard Darrel and Betty Ayers were embarking on a love story that would outlive them both.
"He was robbing the cradle, you know," says their daughter Pat Ammons while smiling. "It was just a love story from there."
Now the memories come flooding back as photos pour onto their kitchen table. Three generations and their beloved dog gather around remembering the two people who taught them what love is.
"They didn't have money to give us, but they had time to give us and they gave us their time and their love," says their grandson Nat Ayers.
It was a self-sacrificing love that their own children can hardly explain, but know is very rare.
"You faced life like it was, straightened things out and you tried to live it the best way you knew how," says their son Ken Ayers.
As the two grew older, Betty became ill, but her husband never left her side and never wavered in his commitment.
"The last several weeks he was there constantly until it just wore him down, and he wanted to go with her. They had never been apart and this was not a time to do that so he decided he'd go too," says Pat.
"This is what love is. Marriage is a tough thing and through the good times and the bad times, you hang in there and you make it to the end. You have no regrets. They loved each other until the end and that's what love is. It's what marriage is supposed to be," says their son Phil Ayers.
They were never apart in life and separated in death by only hours. While Mr. Ayers was in the hospital, Betty passed away at their home.
"We went as a family and told him and he was peaceful. He knew at that time... I could see it on his face that he had finished his job," says Phil.
"At the end, as much as we told Pop we wanted him to stay with us and to be with us for a little longer... as much as they loved us, he loved MawMaw more," says Nat.
Now, loved ones will celebrate their lives and find peace knowing that MawMaw and Papaw will always be together.
"I'm not saying it's not hard. My heart is broken, but I'm glad they're together. Very glad," says Pat.
A service for Leonard Darrel and Betty Ayers will be held Wednesday afternoon in Ben Wheeler. They will be buried together in Canton.
Thursday, May 16 2013 7:38 AM EDT2013-05-16 11:38:49 GMT
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - An Army wife who lost over 100 pounds while her husband was away in Afghanistan surprised the soldier Wednesday when he arrived at Wilmington International Airport. Misty Shaffer,More >>
A soldier from Wilmington returns from Afghanistan to a big surprise: a new wife, a new house and a different child.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 9:54 AM EDT2013-05-18 13:54:39 GMT
Evansville police made a large drug bust Fir day night. It happened at a home in the 600 block of Jefferson Avenue near Garvin Street. Police say officers were in the area and could smell a strong odorMore >>
Officers got a search warrant, and once inside the home, found what they call a substantial amount of marijuana.More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 2:42 AM EDT2013-05-19 06:42:50 GMT
There's a problem with the paint that was used when the Twin Bridges were repainted in 2007 and now the bridges will have to be painted again.Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials tell 14 News theMore >>
The bottom line, KTC officials say, is that the Twin Bridges will have to be painted again at some point in the future, much sooner than expected.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 4:54 PM EDT2013-05-18 20:54:52 GMT
Henderson Police have found the escaped inmate that left Friday morning during a work leave. Police say Nicholas Christian was on a work release at the jail garden Friday morning when he took off, promptingMore >>
Henderson Police have found the escaped inmate that left Friday morning during a work leave. Police say Nicholas Christian was on a work release at the jail garden Friday morning when he took off, promptingMore >>
Witnesses in southwestern Virginia say a car has driven into a crowd at a parade. Several people appear to be hurt, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known.More >>
An elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Saturday parade in a small Virginia mountain town and investigators were looking into whether he suffered a medical emergency before the accident.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 9:53 AM EDT2013-05-18 13:53:17 GMT
One person was killed in an accident at a recycling center. in Muhlenberg County. It happened at the Greenville Recycling Center II, which is on Wickliffe Street. 28-year-old, Robert Adam Baxter of Greenville,More >>
One person was killed in an accident at a recycling center. in Muhlenberg County. It happened at the Greenville Recycling Center II, which is on Wickliffe Street. More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 10:35 AM EDT2013-05-18 14:35:07 GMT
(KRIS/NBC) - A dream came true for a Texas foster child who never had a permanent place to call home. That all changed thanks to one family who granted his wish, 24 hours before it was too late. DamienMore >>
A dream came true for a Texas foster child who never had a permanent place to call home.More >>
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