Archive for July, 2008
Weather May Cause More Kidney Stones
Over the years I’ve heard people blame the weather for a lot of different things, but this one sounds a little far fetched (at first). The weather has rained out parties and weddings; killed many a plant from a late spring freeze and even increased gang activity due to warm weather…but this latest headline is [...]
Jefferson Starship Landing In Triangle This September
Organizers of the visitRaleigh.com Benefit Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced that Jefferson Starship, the legendary San Francisco-based rock band that was born of the original Jefferson Airplane, will kick-off the headline portion of the September 20, 2008 show at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, NC. Original Jefferson Airplane founders [...]
Awesome North Carolina Lightning Video
For those of you who only heard the storms that moved through earlier this week, now see what it looked like through the personal video of NBC17 engineer Tony Blackmon.
The video was captured from Harnett and Johnston counties on the night of Tuesday, July 8, 2008.
Strong Triangle Storms, Amazing Pictures
Another round of storms moved through central North Carolina on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. While this line of showers and thunderstorms brought us more beneficial rain, it also brought some damaging winds, lightning and awesome pictures to share.
To start…here is what Precision Vipir looked like right about the time all the pictures were taken.
The first [...]
Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Controversy
Could the last, true, clean, non-steroids-plagued American sporting event be marred by controversy? That’s the word according to an article by the Houston Chronicle’s Ken Hoffman.
I think it’s fair to say that for most of us, the only time we pay attention to the world of competitive eating is during Coney Island’s Nathan’s Famous Fourth [...]
Severe Weather Strikes, Viewer Really Reacts!
Plenty of severe thunderstorms have moved through central North Carolina the past few days…and not everyone is happy about the weather coverage!
I’d like to share with you a viewer e-mail we received last night after a tornado warning was issued for Lee and Harnett counties. As usual, when there is a tornado warning, we interrupt [...]
Bertha Strengthens, Weakens, Misses Carolina
Our first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic season has gone through quite a few intensity and directional changes the past few days. But at the end of it all, it looks like Bertha will bother Bermuda, a few ships and some fish…and not the East Coast.
Over the holiday weekend things got a little interesting with [...]
Former NBC17 Anchor Carolyn Costello Now In New York
For those of you on the lookout for former NBC17 anchor & reporter Carolyn Costello, The World has spotted her in The Big Apple.
The Long Island native has landed at WCBS and is reporting for station. Costello not only grew up on Long Island, but also attended Cornell University in Ithaca and worked as an [...]
Obama Plane Diverted For Maintenance
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Directly from the Obama camp…
Senator Barack Obama’s visit to North Carolina today will be postponed to a future [...]
Send Free Card To U.S. Troops
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Would you like to send our troops a free postcard?
This showed up in my inbox this weekend and I was [...]