3.20.2008

Thursday, March 20, 2008

First day of Spring: Mix of sun and clouds. Windy...High near 60
Spring began at 1:48am here in the Northern Hemisphere. Autumn began in the Southern Hemisphere. Day and night are equal.

Wind Advisory for the Foothills and the Northern Mountains until 4pm

Heavy rains earlier in the week have caused record flooding from Texas to Pennsylvania. At least 13 deaths had been linked to the weather, and three people were missing

Skybus Airlines is discontinuing or reducing some of its flights out of PTI...the reason...the rising cost of fuel.

It was Barack Obama making campaign stops in North Carolina yesterday. Now a scheduled Clinton stop: Bill Clinton (not presidential candidate Hillary Clinton) will making campaign stops in Charlotte and Cary on Friday.

Going back to the basics: The CEO of Starbucks announcing plans for jump-starting the coffee chain including in-store grinding of coffee beans, new brewing equipment, and a Starbucks Cards Reward program.

New dress code for students at Lexington City Schools starting in 2009.

Two astronauts will be venturing outside of the International Space Station today to practice using something like a caulking gun. The procedure is designed to repair damaged tiles to the space shuttle.

SPORTS: Men’s NCAA Tournament: Tonight: Duke vs Belmont
NCAA.com Interactive Site: www.ncaa.com/basketball-mens/default.aspx?id=147034
UNC will play Mount St Mary’s on Friday in Raleigh.

NIT second round… www.nit.org/

Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
First day of Spring: Mix of sun and clouds. Windy...High near 60
Tonight: Clear and cold…Low 33
Good Friday: Mostly sunny…High 65
Saturday: Sunny…High 68
Easter Sunday: Mostly sunny and cooler…High 55