Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mix of sun and clouds. Breezy…High 55. Sunny and warm for the weekend.
FYI: Don’t forget to ‘spring-forward’ one hour before you go to bed Saturday night
A devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake rocking Japan overnight. More than 30 aftershocks followed a deadly Tusanami. This morning, Tsunami Warnings and Advisories have been posted for +20 countries in the Pacific (including the West Coast of the US) because of the earthquake in Japan. Last night’s earthquake was the most powerful earthquake to hit Japan in at least 100 years and the largest earthquake since a 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Banda Aceh area of Indonesia on Dec. 26, 2004.
Continued coverage: www.cnn.com/ http://www.weather.com/
Meredith Worley from Lexington (along with her husband Scott) is enjoying the ACC Basketball tournament in Greensboro ‘in style’ …all because she filled out an entry form at an area Food Lion several weeks ago. Meredith is one of three semi-finalists in the “Pepsi / Food Lion half court shot for a million dollars”. Meredith says that no matter what happens this afternoon with the contest during the Clemson / Boston College game (2:30pm) ”Scott and I are going to have a ball and enjoy the tournament together.” WBFJ News / Verne Hill Listen to Verne's complete pre-shot interview (on the Morning Show page look for interviews): www.wbfj.fm/interviews.html
The Men’s ACC Basketball Tournament (4 games today)
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
UNC vs Miami (noon)
Clemson vs Boston College (2:30)
Duke vs Maryland (7pm)
Florida State vs Virginia Tech (9:30)
TRAFFIC ALERT: Expect more traffic volume around the Greensboro Coliseum this weekend because of the Men’s ACC basketball tournament today through Sunday.
Check out the heavenly ‘stars’ from the top of Pilot Mountain. This Saturday evening from sunset to 10pm the Forsyth Astronomy Society and SciWorks is hosting a ‘star viewing party’ at the top of Pilot Mountain. If you have a telescope, bring one…but there will be several amateur astronomers on hand with telescopes to look through.
The event is FREE and open to the public. Call SciWorks for more info: 767-6730
www.sciworks.org/
A deputy shot a man last night in Greensboro after the man pulled a gun on him and an EMS worker. The accident happened last night on Highway 68 and West Harrell Road outside the Oak Ridge community. No one else was involved in the crash. The SBI is investigating the incident. www.digtriad.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=165691&catid=57
A school bus driver in Charlotte was cited after a wreck that sent 18 students to the hospital …all because the driver was NOT wearing their glasses?! More than 60 students were on board the two buses leaving the parking lot of the Nathaniel Alexander Elementary School yesterday afternoon around 2 p.m. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police cited one of the drivers with failure to reduce speed and failure to wear corrective lenses. www.news-record.com/content/2011/03/11/article/police_school_bus_drivers_failure_to_wear_glasses_caused_wreck
Love Wal-Mart, but hate running all over the football-field-sized store for a tube of toothpaste? Soon…you may NOT have to, just click and pick up. Wal-Mart is debuting a new FREE service later this month that allows you to order items online at walmart.com and then pick them up four hours later at the nearest store. Some restrictions apply. The service called “Pick Up Today” will be available in 3,600 Wal-Mart stores nationwide by June. http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/10/news/companies/walmart_new_sameday_pickup_service/index.htm?source=cnn_bin&hpt=Sbin
