Olympics

Lindsey Vonn had her Olympics come to an end after she skied out of the women's slalom on Friday.  This was Vonn's last even of the Vancouver Olympics.  During the first half of her run, Vonn's right, outside ski straddles a gate.  She was unable to recover from this, and just skied to the finish area. 

Renovations to the Hutchings Psychiatric Center near Syracuse University will provide more room for children and teenagers. The $12 million expansion, scheduled to open in May, will help the center cut down on restraint and seclusion.  The unit has 30 beds for children and teenagers.  The unit increased after Four Winds, a private Syracuse psychiatric hospital for youths closed, in 2004. The renovated building will have wider halls, bigger rooms and classrooms.

The Deep South wasn't able to escape from the severe weather the mid-Atlantic had experienced this past week.  An uncommon winter storm crossed the southern part of the United States Friday morning, dumping sleet, ice and snow. With it came hundreds of flight cancellations. Delta Air Lines and Air Tran Airways cancelled a combined total of 832 flights in to and out of the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta.

With the final vote for the 2016 Olympics host city on Friday, President Barack Obama leaves tonight for Copenhagen to make his final push for Chicago to receive the bid for the Summer Olympics.

Michelle Obama along with Oprah Winfrey have already spent a couple of days in Copenhagen pushing for the Windy City. Chicago remains the frontrunner over Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and Madrid.