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Holiday travelers expected to increase

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, file photo, cars fill the highway two days before Thanksgiving, in San Diego. The number of Americans hitting the road for Thanksgiving in 2012, is expected to increase slightly from a year ago, according to AAA�s annual Thanksgiving travel forecast released Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. But they�ll take shorter trips to save on gas and other costs as household budgets remain tight. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

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November 20, 2012 @ 12:00 AM

HUNTINGTON -- Local native Ryan Skeens will join millions of Americans this week in coming home for Thanksgiving.

AAA projects 43.6 million will travel at least 50 miles or more, representing a slight increase over last year. It further projects 90 percent will travel by automobile.

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, file photo, cars fill the highway two days before Thanksgiving, in San Diego. The number of Americans hitting the road for Thanksgiving in 2012, is expected to increase slightly from a year ago, according to AAA�s annual Thanksgiving travel forecast released Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. But they�ll take shorter trips to save on gas and other costs as household budgets remain tight. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

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Liz and Ryan Skeens pose with their son, Desmond, for a family photo near their home in St. Louis. They will be traveling to Chesapeake, Ohio, this week as millions head home for Thanksgiving.

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