Anna's News

In Today's News, below: another Air Quality Alert, busiest travel times so you can avoid them, why your chances of being hit at a red light go up today, what to do around town for Memorial Day, which Water Parks and Pools are open, and Tim McGraw's generosity will amaze you!

HAVE A SAFE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
I'll be back with more of Anna's News on Tuesday, June 5th. In the meantime, let me say, "Thank you, veterans, and thank you to friends and family members of military members we've lost.

AIR QUALITY ALERT
There's an air quality alert today. The air can cause problems for people with lung problems, and the rest of us are asked to REDUCE OUR TOXIC EMISSIONS. Don't idle in drive throughs or when you're picking up the kids, don't use gas-powered lawn equipment and try to use less electricity. We burn coal for our electricity..

TORNADO WEDDING
A bride in Kansas was letting NOTHING stop her big day. Not even a couple of HUGE tornadoes. The groom says he told his bride there was a tornado in the background and she said, "I don't want to hear about that right now." No one was hurt, but you can see the tornadoes in the background of the wedding photos.

GEORGE JONES HOSPITALIZED
Country Hall of Famer George Jones is hospitalized again... for a lingering upper respiratory infection. His concerts through June are being rescheduled. They included a show that was supposed to happen Friday night at Hurricane Mills, Tennessee...

BILLBOARD AWARDS: ADELE WINS BIG, MILEY'S OUTFIT STUNS
The 2012 Billboard Music Awards were last night. Adele was the big winner, taking home 12 awards. But the big BUZZ this morning seems to be about Miley Cyrus' outfit. She wore a blazer. A jacket. And shoes. No shirt, no pants.

JOB FAIRS THIS WEEKEND
There are some job fairs going on today, including one for Puckett's Grocery and Restaurant in Franklin...(http://www.puckettsgrocery.com/files/pr-boathouse-announcement.html )

JOB FAIR THRU SATURDAY AT NEW PUCKETT'S RESTAURANT LOCATION

NASHVILLE TACKLES HIGH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NUMBERS
Mayor Karl Dean is recommending that Metro add two domestic violence prosecutors to the city staff to improve the city's handling of domestic violence cases. Tennessee has ranked in the top ten states since 2001 for the highest rates of women murdered by men.

DUMPED BOYFRIEND TO GIVE AWAY VACATION HE'D PLANNED FOR HIS GIRLFRIEND. (link has video)
A guy in Nottingham, England says since his girlfriend broke up with him, he doesn't feel like going on the dream vacation he'd already planned, and paid for, so he's giving away the trip to Malta, and first class accomodations. He wants people to send him a video or e-mail, telling him why they deserve it.

VETS: ARCADIUS' DEATH AT STEEPLECHASE WAS UNAVOIDABLE
The 8 year-old horse that died after winning the Iroquois Steeplechase on Saturday will be buried near the track at Percy Warner Park, but questions are being raised about whether the horses are being pushed too hard. A veterinarian says Arcadius had a pulmonary aneurysm, which could not have been diagnosed or prevented, and that it could just as easily have happend in the field as after a race.