New York City police are investigating an explosion overnight outside a military recruiting station in Times Square. Officials are now saying that the blast was caused by an explosive devise. No reports of serious damage or injuries. As of 9am…Subway service has been restored to Times Square. http://www.cnn.com/
Greensboro police want to know who has been stealing cast iron manhole covers and storm water grates from city streets. More than 75 ‘man-hole covers have been taken…Five were stolen Wednesday morning. It costs the city $60 to replace each cover and grate.
Officials think that the items are being sold to scrap metal companies for cash.
Police are asking anyone who sees the vandalism in progress to call 911.
To report a missing manhole cover or grate…call 373-2489.
http://www.wxii12.com/news/15503908/detail.html
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL JOHN MCCAIN WINNING THE ENDORSEMENT OF PRESIDENT BUSH. The President invited McCain to the White House yesterday.
Republican Mike Huckabee has encouraged his supporters to rally around McCain.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ARE RECONSIDERING WHAT TO DO ABOUT PRIMARIES THAT WERE HELD IN FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN. Those states scheduled their primaries earlier than what the national Democratic Party allowed. As a result, none of the delegates from the two states are being counted. Hillary Clinton won both contests. Now, with the race for the Democratic nomination so close between Clinton and Barack Obama, many Democrats want to re-visit Florida and Michigan. House and Senate Democrats from both states met on Capitol Hill last night to look at options.
Actor Patrick Swayze, who starred in Dirty Dancing and Ghost, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Doctors saying that Swayze has a very limited amount of disease and he appears to be responding well to treatment thus far. Each year about 33,000 individuals in the United States are diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas (a large organ that lies horizontally behind the lower part of one's stomach), according to the Mayo Clinic. www.people.com/people/article/0,,20182300,00.html
Bill Gates' run as the world's richest man has come to an end. According to Forbes, investor Warren Buffett is the richest man on the planet at an estimated $62 billion. Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft and the man who topped the list for 13 straight years, fell to third.
Big retirement announcement: Fox 8 Sports anchor Rich Brenner will retire next month (April)…after 21 years doing sports in the Triad. Brenner has been in broadcasting for 33 years. His last day at Fox 8 will be April 18. Factoid: Local sports anchor Mike Hogwood hired Rich Brenner away from WTVD in Raleigh back in 1987. Oak Hill Capital Partners (a private equity company from Texas) bought WGHP and seven other Fox stations in December. (Fox 8)
Researchers have uncovered a rare photograph of a young Helen Keller with her teacher Anne Sullivan, nearly 120 years after it was taken on Cape Cod. The photograph, shot in July 1888 in Brewster, Mass. shows an 8-year-old Helen sitting outside in a light-colored dress, holding Sullivan's hand and cradling one of her beloved dolls. Experts on Keller's life believe it could be the earliest photo of the two women together and the only one showing the blind and deaf child with a doll -- the first word Keller spelled for Sullivan after they met in 1887. For more than a century, though, the photograph was hidden in a family photo album.
What’s in a name? How about your child’s name? According to a survey by BabyCenter, 58% of parents believe the right name contributes to success. Some would even pay people to help find a name. Many parents want a distinctive, appropriate, special-but-not-too-special name for their children. 3% of parents regret the names they chose and would change it if they could. Over 50% of parents said their kids are named after anyone.
SPORTS:
Women’s ACC Tournament (Greensboro) This morning at 11am…
First game: Ga Tech and Miami Late game: Wake Forest and FSU
Southern Conference (in North Charleston, SC) Starts Friday
ASU plays UNC-G Saturday afternoon…
Men’s ACC Tournament (Charlotte)
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny skies…High 65
Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low 45
Friday: Cloudy skies with afternoon and evening showers…High 55
Sneak Peak to the Weekend:
Saturday: Showers early, then mostly cloudy…High 50
Sunday: Sunshine…High 50
Governor Easley has declared this week as Severe Weather Awareness Week in North Carolina. http://www.readync.org/.
