March 17, 2010
Fun facts about Saint Patrick’s Day
Hope you put on your green today before heading out the door to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day!
Greene Central High Students produce “Let’s Get Ready America: Tornado” PSA
Some high schoolers in the east are putting their video skills to the test, in hopes of having their voice heard on national television.
Greene Central High Students produce “Let’s Get Ready America: Flooding” PSA
Some high schoolers in the east are putting their video skills to the test, in hopes of having their voice heard on national television.
Pittsburgh man finds cold intruder in bed with him
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Police say a man broke into a Pittsburgh home and climbed into bed with its owner, apparently because he was drunk and cold following a rap concert.
Nation, world go green for St. Patrick’s Day
NEW YORK (AP) - Dancing Dubliners and New York City paradegoers wearing kilts and green body paint are leading the world in celebrating St. Patrick’s Day.
Tenn. Senate says fish, birds OK in barber shops
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Let the record reflect that the Tennessee state Senate has endorsed fish tanks and live birds in barber shops.
NC family sues company that makes Taser stun guns
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A maker of electronic stun guns is being sued by the family of a North Carolina teen killed after he was shocked with one of the weapons.
Poll: Whitman, Brown tied in matchup for Calif gov
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A new poll finds former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman, a billionaire Republican, is now in a dead heat with presumed Democratic nominee Jerry Brown in the race for California governor.
Rescue redux: Pooch plucked twice from NY ice
WESTFIELD, N.Y. (AP) - If Koozie the dog were a cat she would be down to seven lives.
Official seeks $75 million for Blue Ridge Parkway
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A Capitol Hill hearing presses the case for buying up land near the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia.
Need for wood highlights US insect problems
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - International Paper Co. has had to look beyond its usual suppliers for wood for its central South Carolina mill and turn to places that are known to have tree-destroying gypsy moths.
AZ man convicted of pulling over off-duty officer
PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona man accused admonishing motorists of traffic laws while posing as a police officer apparently picked the wrong driver to pull over.
State prison numbers drop for 1st time since 1972
NEW YORK (AP) - A new report says the number of people in state prisons has dropped for the first time since 1972.
March 16, 2010
Headline Poll: Public attitudes toward US census improving
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new poll shows that about 10 percent of those contacted are considering opting out of the 2010 census, which is an improvement from an earlier survey.
APNewsBreak: Cops want DNA test from freed NC man
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina man exonerated of a prostitute’s murder in a groundbreaking innocence hearing says he wonders if his fight will ever end since police now want to test his clothing for the victim’s DNA.
