Good evening, North Carolina. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.
Your Weather Planner
It will be fair to partly cloudy overnight with seasonably cool morning lows. Saturday will be sunny, breezy and warm with less wind. Because of a dry air mass in place with gusty winds, a statewide burn ban remains in effect.
A cold front will bring much-needed scattered showers Monday.
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Watch the latest local news and get your Weather on the 1s.
1. Evacuations ordered as wildfires spread in Polk County
Crews were battling three forest fires Friday, but terrain and high winds continued to be a challenge. The state Forest Service announced a statewide burn ban.
2. Nonprofit helps rebuild Swannanoa mobile home park after Helene
A mobile home park near the Swannanoa River that was severely damaged by Hurricane Helene is getting help from the nonprofit CORE.
3. Heathrow Airport closure prompts flight delays, cancellations at U.S. airports
More than 3,000 flights into or out of the U.S. were delayed, and 1,109 have been canceled, most of them on the East Coast, after a fire at an electrical substation shut off power to the international air travel hub in the London area.
4. Portuguese man o’war spotted on Emerald Isle beaches: Public alert issued
Beachgoers were urged to stay vigilant after several Portuguese man o’wars washed ashore along the tide line.
Your Notes for the Weekend
Saturday
- NCAA Men's basketball second round begins
- NCAA Women's March Madness first round continues
- The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Los Angeles Kings for a 4 p.m. faceoff
- President Donald Trump will be in Pennsylvania for NCAA wrestling
- WWF's Earth Hour rolls across the globe
- World Water Day
- Birthday of James Tiberius Kirk, captain of the starship USS Enterprise in the TV show “Star Trek.” The character was born March 22, 2233, at an unknown location, though residents of Riverside, Iowa, claim him as their own. Today is also the 94th birthday of William Shatner, who played Kirk in 1966-69 and in seven movies
Sunday
- NCAA Women's Basketball second round
- The Charlotte Hornets visit the Miami Heat for a 4 p.m. tipoff
- The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Anaheim Ducks at 8 p.m.
- National Puppy Day
- Mark Twain Prize for American Humor presented to Conan O'Brien
- Opening night for “Othello” on Broadway starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal
- Pakistani military marks Republic Day
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