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High winds continue to create chaos all across the Tri-State on Wednesday. At one point, over 30,000 people were without power.

GROESBECK - Somewhere in heaven, the angels are saying, 'Play it again, Sam.' And, Samuel Spampinato's responding with his favorite song, 'Peg O' My Heart.' Sam the piano man, as he was known to his fans at numerous West Side social clubs and nursing homes, died Thursday.

As many people hit the road tonight, there are numerous accidents and other information they should be aware of because of heavy rain.

Once again, man's electrical grid proves it's no match for the power of nature. This past fall, the Tri-State learned that lesson when hurricane-force winds blacked out hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses for weeks.

Duke Energy crews work on power line Duke Energy Outage Information Duke Energy says a snake is to blame for a power outage that affected 11,000 Hamilton County residents on Thursday.

Overnight storms have caused several reports of damages. Culverts and underpasses are flooded in parts of Hamilton with several feet of water.

The area's largest library system says it needs to turn to home owners for life support.