First Day of Spring
Freeze Warning overnight for areas west of the Triad
An autopsy confirming that actress Natasha Richardson died from bleeding in her skull caused by the fall she took on a ski slope earlier in the week. The medical examiner ruled her death an accident, and doctors said she might have survived had she received immediate treatment. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090320/D971LCQO0.html
The jobless rate goes above 10% in the Triad. All 100 counties in North Carolina experienced a jobless rate increase during January.
Church volunteers will be asking for canned food donations to help fill up Greensboro Urban Ministry’s food bank. Volunteers will be outside participating grocery stores in Greensboro today and Saturday. Greensboro Urban Ministry has seen an increase of between 30-40% in demand for food and other emergency assistance in the past 6 months. Contact Greensboro Urban Ministry: (336) 271-5959 x302 www.greensborourbanministry.org
Two Russian military planes ‘buzzing’ a little too close to U.S. Navy ships in the Sea of Japan earlier in the week. The ships were participated in a joint military exercise with South Korea. Two Russian ‘Mays’ flew about 500 feet over one of the US Navy ships. A short time after the fly-by, two U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighters met up with the Russian aircraft and flew alongside them until they left the area. www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/us.russia.planes/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
President Barack Obama might have rolled a gutter ball on NBC's "The Tonight Show." Toward the end of the interview on Thursday, The President telling host Jay Leno he's been practicing at the White House's bowling alley but wasn't happy with his score of 129. Obama saying that the score “was like the Special Olympics or something," which prompted laughter from the audience.
(FOX News) VIDEO: Click to watch the remark via YouTube
A spider that was found in a Tulsa, Oklahoma grocery store may not have been as deadly as originally thought. The spider found in a shipment of bananas at Whole Foods was taken Sunday to the University of Tulsa, where animal facilities manager Terry Childs identified it as a Brazilian wandering spider, considered one of the most lethal in the world.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090320/D971O03O0.html
Do you doodle when you are bored??? You’re not alone. Bill Gates, Lyndon Johnson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ronald Reagan. According to researchers at the University of Plymouth, though many people assume that the brain is inactive when they're bored, the reverse is actually true. "If you look at people's brain function when they're bored, we find that they are using a lot of energy — their brains are very active." Some research finding that doodlers remembered much more than the nondoodlers. www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101727048
Officers in High Point arrested 12 people in connection with the ‘break- in’ of more than 60 homes and cars in several High Point neighborhoods. One suspect charged is currently serving in the Army at Fort Bragg. High Point police said they're working with the military to bring the suspect back to High Point to face charges. .http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-hp-burglary-ring-090319,0,3662892.story
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system will get money from the federal economic-stimulus package much earlier than expected. Around $23 million dollars will be used for high-poverty schools and students with disabilities.
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/20/local-schools-to-get-stimulus-cash-early/news/
VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
The Men’s NCAA Tournament: www.ncaa.com
First ‘big upset’ of NCAA tournament: The Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky outlasting fifth-seeded Illinois 76-72. ACC: Carolina, Duke and Maryland advancing.
-Clemson…the first ACC team out of the Big Dance.
-Tonight: Midwest Regional: Wake Forest plays Cleveland State (9:40pm)
Speaking of Carolina: Tyler Hansbrough of the Tarheels becoming the career scoring leader in the ACC yesterday during the first round game against Radford.
Printable NCAA Tournament Bracket:
http://mm.news-record.com/legacy/indepth/09/03/men_bracket.pdf
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
