Trisha Yearwood will perform at a benefit concert for Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Camps April 2 at Lincoln Center in New York City. The concert also features Josh Groban and Paul Simon with appearances by Jimmy Fallon and Jake Gyllenhaal. Hole in the Wall camps cater to children facing serious illnesses. Copyright 2012 ABC News Radio
(WASHINGTON) — The death toll left by 15 tornadoes that blew through the Midwest overnight stands at at least nine, according to authorities, and that number is expected to rise. The extensive damage caused by the storms in at least five states is only beginning to become clear. Meanwhile, more tornado watches are in effect in Kentucky and Tennessee, according to the National Weather Service. The tornadoes touched down across Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri and Nebraska on Tuesday night, the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said. Copyright 2012 ABC News Radio
(CHINO, Calif.) — After five long months away on duty, Petty Officer First Class Toni Debem decided she could not just make a usual return home to her family, greeting them when her ship docked in California. Instead the mother of two decided to surprise her daughter, Nadia, at a place and time the third-grader would least expect it: right in the middle of library time at Edwin Rhodes Elementary School in Chino, Calif. “She thinks that she is going to get out of school on Thursday, and she thinks that she’s going to drive to San Diego and see […]
1960s teen idol Davy Jones of The Monkees died Wednesday of a heart attack in Florida. He was 66. Trace Adkins is among those remembering Jones on Twitter. Trace says, “I remember watching The Monkees on Saturday mornings when I was a kid. DAYDREAM BELIEVER…Rest in peace.” Copyright 2012 ABC News Radio
Lady Antebellum filmed their new video for “Dancing Away with My Heart” while out on their Own the Night tour. The black and white clip starts off with each band member recalling their first dance. Charles: “I think the first dance I ever had was in middle school. It was to Tim McGraw‘s ‘Don’t Take the Girl.'” Hillary: “The first time I ever remember dancing was with my dad in my living room when I was five years old. It was a really goofy, fun little dance that I had with my dad.” Dave: “I remember my first dance was […]
The fans will truly be in charge at Sugarland‘s concerts this spring and summer. The set lists for the duo’s In the Hands of the Fans tour will be made up of fan’s requests through Twitter, Facebook, calls made during the show and signs up held up in the audience. “The fans will become the conductors as well as the audience,” Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles explains. “If it’s on one of our records or if we’ve played it on a stage it is fair game.” Lauren Alaina and Canaan Smith will serve as openers on select dates. Specific guidelines and instructions […]
SANFORD- Two persons were injured, one seriously, in a two vehicle accident involving a pick-up and a Honda passenger vehicle Wednesday afternoon at Charlotte Avenue and Third Street. One of the victims appeared to have been ejected from one of the vehicles and was lying in the roadway. The other passenger, identified as a 70 year old male, complained of chest pains and was transported to Central Carolina Hospital for treatment. After difficulty in getting Air Care to come to the site because of weather related issues, Wake Med agreed to come to Central Carolina Hospital and transport the passenger, however, that trip […]