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Track Carolina Storms On Your Phone
Do you like to check the forecast as soon as you get up in the morning or right before you go to bed? Well, that’s the way my day usually works too, but I typically don’t spend the entire day in front of the radar. But thanks to your cell phone, blackberry or PDA no [...]
Patch Adams Coming To North Carolina
Patch Adams, the unconventional-yet-caring doctor made famous by Hollywood, is set to make a special house call to Bladen County residents.
The man behind the 1998 hit movie “Patch Adams” will be at Bladen Community College Auditorium at 7418 NC Highway 41 in Dublin on Thursday, July 31, to present “Living a Life of Joy.” The [...]
Raleigh Losing More Flights But Still Expanding
Thanks to Midwest Airlines, you can now add Milwaukee, Wisconsin to the list of non-stop flights Raleigh-Durham International Airport will lose this year.
Earlier this week Midwest Airlines announced it plans to end regional service between it’s hub in Milwaukee and Raleigh-Durham. The company is in the middle of a major restructuring that goes hand in [...]
Tropical Depression Three Forming?
From the National Hurricane Center…
Satellite images and surface reports indicate that the area of low pressure off the Georgia coast is becoming better defined and a tropical depression is forming.
If present trends continue, advisories on a tropical depression will be initiated at 11 pm this evening. All interests along the North Carolina coast should monitor [...]
New Stores & Restaurants Coming To Holly Springs
Those of you complaining about having to drive too far from Holly Springs for the big time national chain stores and restaurants…complain no more.
The World has it on good authority from two sources that several large, national chain stores and restaurants will be setting up shop in Holly Springs, North Carolina…including the possibility of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]