NEWS…
FREE Breakfast offer at Denny’s today… Enjoy a FREE Original Grand Slam Breakfast TODAY from 6am to 2pm. Go to the News Blog to find a restaurant near you… http://www.dennys.com/superbowl/splash3.html
The Circus is officially in town. The ‘Grand Animal walk’ happens this morning at 11:30am. The Grand Animal Walk will start at Lee and Benford Streets and travel slowly up High Point Road to the Greensboro Coliseum.
TOYOTA announcing another recall… This time the recall focuses in on Toyota’s 20-10 hybrid models including the Prius. Problems with the hybrid’s anti-lock braking systems.
http://pressroom.toyota.com/pr/tms/toyota-2010-prius-abs-recall-153614.aspx
Hundreds of scouts from the Old North State Council assembled at NewBridge Bank Park in Greensboro last night to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2010/02/09/article/boy_scouts_honor_their_history
AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING TWO MORE CHURCH FIRES IN EAST TEXAS. Firefighters responded to the church fires at Dover Baptist Church and Clear Springs Missionary Baptist Church that occurred within three miles of each other in Smith County northwest of Tyler last night. Firefighters are still on scene this morning.
Authorities in Haiti say that a man was pulled out alive yesterday after being trapped in the rubble since the January 12th earthquake. Officials say the severely dehydrated man was buried under a marketplace and was discovered as locals dug at the site. An estimated 200,000 people were killed in the quake. An estimated one million Haitians were left homeless.
www.voanews.com/english/news/americas/Man-Pulled-Alive-From-Haiti-Earthquake-Rubble-83846957.html
Hanes Mall is apparently considering banning unsupervised teens under the age of 18 from the mall after 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Mall officials have planned a news conference for Thursday. There are similar policies in place at other malls owned by Hanes Mall's parent company, CBL & Associates. www.journalnow.com/content/2010/feb/09/mall-may-limit-teens/
Representative John Murtha (Democrat from Pennsylvania) died yesterday at a hospital after suffering complications from gallbladder surgery. He was 77.
The world's tallest skyscraper (in DUBAI, United Arab Emirates) unexpectedly closed to the public on Sunday…a month after its lavish opening. Electrical problems are at least partly to blame for the closure.
Learn more about Aeropostale’s ‘Teens For Jeans’ and how your slightly worn jeans can help out homeless teens right here in the Triad. Fact: 1 out of 3 homeless people are under the age of 18. http://www.teensforjeans.com/
SPORTS: ACC basketball action:
Tonight: Wake Forest hosting Boston College at the Joel
Wednesday night: Tarheels hosting Duke
Big victory parade for the Saints later today in New Orleans
The Saints winners of Super Bowl 44
