Freeze Watch in effect for the Triad overnight until 8am Wednesday morning.
Including…Forsyth, Guildford, Davidson and Randolph
Winter Weather Advisory for the Northern Mountains for areas above 3000 feet. An additional 2 – 4 inches of snow possible…with the heaviest snowfall on western slopes near the Tennessee border.
Tarheels winning their 5th National title. Ten people were taken to the hospital and authorities made two arrests, but no major incidents were reported in the celebration in Chapel Hill
following North Carolina's national championship win over Michigan State. About 30,000 people rushed onto Franklin Street last night. UNC beating Michigan State 89 – 72.
A ‘welcome home’ party for the Tarheels is set for 2pm this afternoon at the Dean Dome. FYI: Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm will be photographed wearing Carolina Blue
Democratic Senate leaders in Raleigh are proposing to raise class sizes in all grade levels as a way to save money in the next state budget. The average public school class size would increase by two students. Some officials say that the move would save $320 million dollars a year.
Federal officials confirming that they found traces of salmonella in a central California pistachio processing plant that has expanded a nationwide recall. FDA saying that you should avoid eating pistachios or foods made with the nuts.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SALMONELLA_PISTACHIOS?SITE=NCGRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
The body of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu was found in a suitcase submerged in a pond on a dairy farm near her California home. She went missing on March 27 Police have not identify a suspect, or released a cause of death. An autopsy is scheduled for later today.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/07/california.missing.girl.dead/index.html
On a trip shrouded in secrecy, President Barack Obama flew into Iraq on Tuesday for a brief look at a war he opposed as a candidate and now vows to end as commander in chief.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/04/07/president-obama-makes-surprise-visit-iraq/
Barack Obama, making his first visit to a Muslim nation as president, declared yesterday the United States "is not and will never be at war with Islam."
Read more: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D97CVOMG0&show_article=1
‘Obama assassination plot halted' Man with Al Jazeera ID planned to stab U.S. president http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=94153
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck just east of the Kuril Islands in the Pacific Ocean early Tuesday. Additional aftershocks have shaken central Italy earlier this morning.
The death toll from Monday morning's earthquake has climbed to nearly 180.
US fighter jets were scrambled after the pilot of a stolen plane crossed into U.S. air-space yesterday afternoon. The plane was stolen from a Canadian flight school in Ontario. The pilot was arrested in southern Missouri.
THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE SENATE HAS REJECTED A SO-CALLED PERSONHOOD BILL. The measure would have granted personhood status to unborn children. Although the personhood measure was rejected…it passed other pro-life bills including a bill that requires abortion clinics to perform an ultrasound and make it available for the woman to view before the procedure. (RnR)
The HoneyBaked Ham location in Winston-Salem will donate 10% of its sales on Wednesday (April 8) to the United Way of Forsyth County. HoneyBaked Ham is located near Hanes Mall, off Stratford Road near Funnigans. Address: 148 Stratford Common Court Phone: 765-2008
www.honeybaked.com/
A Cleaner World is offering FREE dry cleaning to anyone who is currently unemployed. To qualify for the FREE dry cleaning at area ‘A Cleaner World’ locations you will need to bring a current statement from the Employment Security Commission. The offer continues through August 31st. www.acleanerworld.com/
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/
SPORTS:
Women’s College Basketball National Championship game tonight:
Undefeated UConn taking on Louisville
Class of 09 has been announced. Even before the Big Game last night…
Former Carolina superstar and perhaps the greatest basketball to ever play…
Michael Jordan will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in September.
MLB: Opening day for the boys of summer on Monday…
-The New York Yankees fall to the Baltimore Orioles…10 – 5
Vice President Joe Biden threw out the first pitch…
-Former president George W. Bush throwing a strike for the ceremonial first pitch yesterday as the Texas Rangers beat Cleveland…9 – 1
