This college football team in SC will give free hot dogs, nachos and popcorn to fans

Coastal Carolina fans will get free hot dogs, nachos and popcorn at football games

IN TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES. TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH OUR ISABELLE MARK, WHO’S LIVE IN PICKENS COUNTY WITH WHERE CONTAINMENT EFFORTS STAND ON THE TABLE. ROCK COMPLEX FIRE. ISABELLE. HEY, ERIN. AND AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE BEHIND ME, CREWS ARE FILING IN TO START THEIR SHIFT TO FIGHT THE TABLE ROCK COMPLEX FIRE THIS MORNING. LAST CHECK. OFFICIALS SAY THAT THE PERIMETER ON BOTH THESE FIRES REMAIN THE SAME SINCE YESTERDAY. TABLE ROCK FIRE IS NOW 30% CONTAINED AND NEARLY 13,000 ACRES. PERSIMMON RIDGE FIRE IS 74% CONTAINED. NEARLY 2000 ACRES. IT’S ALL THANKS TO THE RAIN WHICH GETS THE LEAVES AND THE TREES WET SO FIRE CAN’T SPREAD FROM THAT VEGETATION, MAKING IT EASIER FOR FIREFIGHTERS TO DEEPEN THEIR CONTAINMENT LINES. NOW, AS A REMINDER, THE STATEWIDE BURN BAN HAS BEEN LIFTED IN SOUTH CAROLINA. BUT. OCONEE. GREENVILLE, SPARTANBURG, PICKENS AND HORRY COUNTIES, YOU GUYS ARE ALL STILL UNDER A BAN. NORTH CAROLINA ALSO STILL HAS A STATEWIDE BURN BAN FOR ALL OPEN BURNING, BUT FOR NOW, REPORTING LIVE IN PICKENS COUNTY. ISABELLE MARAK WIFE NEWS FOUR. ISABELLE. THANK YOU. GREENVILLE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THREE PEOPLE ARE FACING CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH A MURDER OUTSIDE A HOOKAH LOUNGE ON MARCH 23RD. DEPUTIES SAY 22 YEAR-OLD DERRICK HIGGINS WAS SHOT OUTSIDE QUARTER P ON AUGUSTA ROAD. HE DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. DEPUTIES SAY KEYSHAWN BREWSTER IS NOW CHARGED WITH MURDER. INVESTIGATORS DO NOT BELIEVE HIGGINS WAS THE INTENDED TARGET OF THE SHOOTING. TAYLER WILLIAMS AND MARISSA PETTIS ARE FACING ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT CHARGES. BOND WAS DENIED FOR TWO PEOPLE AFTER ANDERSON COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY STOLE A GAME CONSOLE FROM A MAN, THEN FORCED HIM INTO A MOTEL BATHROOM AT GUNPOINT. DEPUTIES SAY 32 YEAR OLD DAVONTE JONES AND 30 YEAR OLD STEPHANIE SHARPS STOLE ITEMS FROM AN ACQUAINTANCE OF THEIRS. IT ALL HAPPENED MARCH 14TH AT A MOTEL ON GEORGE SMITH MILL ROAD. SHARPS AND JONES ARE BOTH FACING ARMED ROBBERY CHARGES, WHILE JONES FACES ADDITIONAL CHARGES OF KIDNAPING AND POSSESSION OF A WEAPON DURING A VIOLENT CRIME. GEORGIA LAWMAKERS WANT TO PREVENT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS. THEY PASSED A SCHOOL SAFETY BILL THAT’S NOW HEADED TO GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP’S DESK. THE MEASURE COMES SEVEN MONTHS AFTER AN ARMED STUDENT KILLED FOUR PEOPLE AT APPALACHIA HIGH SCHOOL. THE BILL WOULD GIVE AUTHORITIES A WAY TO TRACK THREATS FROM SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT’S 647, AND THE NORTH CAROLINA DMV IS EXTENDING SERVICE HOURS AT SOME OF ITS DRIVER’S LICENSE OFFICES BEGINNING NEXT WEEK. OFFICIALS SAY 42 OFFICES WILL JOIN 50 OTHERS, OPENING AN HOUR EARLY. THE STATE’S DMV COMMISSIONER SAYS STARTING MONDAY, 80% OF ITS DRIVER’S LICENSE OFFICES WILL BE OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 7 A.M. UNTIL 5 P.M. WE’RE TOLD THE EXTENDED HOURS ARE TO ADDRESS NORTH CAROLINA’S GROWING POPULATION. AND AS A REMINDER, A REAL ID DEADLINE IS MAY 7TH. YOU’LL NEED THAT A PASSPORT OR OTHER APPROVED FORM OF ID TO FLY ACROSS THE U.S., OR CERTAIN ACCESS OR ACCESS CERTAIN FEDERAL FACILITIES. THAT IS, AS YOU’RE ABOUT TO HEAD OUT THE DOOR THIS MORNING. A NEW FOOD RECALL, A FOOD MANUFACTURERS PULLED MORE THAN 212,000 POUNDS OF EGG SUBSTITUTE FROM STORE SHELVES BECAUSE THOSE PRODUCTS COULD CONTAIN BLEACH. THE ITEMS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ARE 32 OUNCE CARTONS OF EGG BEATERS ORIGINAL, CAGE FREE ORIGINAL, AND CAGE FREE ORIGINAL FROZEN LIQUID EGG SUBSTITUTES WITH CERTAIN USE BY DATES. BOB EVANS BETTER EGGS MADE WITH REAL EGG WHITES IS ALSO PART OF THAT RECALL. THE RECALLED ITEMS HAVE G1804 ON THE CARTON, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THOSE IN YOUR FRIDGE OR IN YOUR FREEZER, YOU’RE URGED TO THROW THEM OUT. FORTUNATELY, THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF ANYONE GETTING SICK. IF YOU TRAVELED LAST YEAR, CHANCES ARE YOUR FLIGHT WASN’T THE ONLY THING. EXPERIENCING TURBULENCE FROM A MAJOR COMPUTER OUTAGE IN JULY TO UNPREDICTABLE WEATHER, SOME AIRPORTS FELT THE BUMPS MORE THAN OTHERS. OUR NATIONAL CONSUMER UNIT IS HERE TO BREAK DOWN WHICH AIRPORTS WERE IMPACTED THE MOST AND HOW YOU CAN NAVIGATE THE CHAOS. IF YOU FLEW LAST YEAR, CHANCES ARE YOU DEALT WITH A TRAVEL HEADACHE. THE PASSENGER RIGHTS GROUP AIRHELP CRUNCHED THE NUMBERS OUT OF 1 BILLION U.S. DEPARTING PASSENGERS, 236 MILLION OF THEM EXPERIENCED A DELAY OR CANCELLATION. THAT’S NEARLY 1 IN 4. SO HOW DID THE BUSIEST DEPARTURE AIRPORTS DO IN TERMS OF DISRUPTION? DFW DALLAS-FORT WORTH LED THE WAY WITH 31% OF DEPARTING PASSENGERS DISRUPTED, FOLLOWED BY CHICAGO O’HARE, DENVER JFK, LAX AND ATLANTA. AND WHERE WAS EVERYONE GOING? THE BUSIEST ROUTE WAS JFK TO LONDON HEATHROW. 1 IN 5 OF THOSE PASSENGERS EXPERIENCED DELAYS. AND THE WORST ROUTE, ACCORDING TO AIRHELP LAX TO FRANKFURT, GERMANY, A WHOPPING 60% OF THOSE FLIGHTS WERE DELAYED OR CANCELED, LEAVING 90,000 TRAVELERS STRANDED. WHEN IT COMES TO LUGGAGE, A D.O.T. REPORT SHOWS AT A 45.7 MILLION BAGS THAT WENT THROUGH AIRPORTS IN DECEMBER, LESS THAN 1% WERE MISHANDLED. BEFORE YOU FLY, GET TO KNOW YOUR RIGHTS BY HEADING TO. TRANSPORTATION.GOV AND SEARCHING FOR THE AIRLINE CUSTOMER SERVICE DASHBOARD. REPORTING IN WASHINGTON I’M AMY LOO. ALL RIGHT. ONCE AGAIN A CHILLY START TO THE DAY. BUT GOOD NEWS SUNSHINE IS BACK IN THE 70S. EVENTUALLY TODAY, TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB BACK TOWARDS THOSE LOW 70S. WE’LL SEE A FEW CLOUDS START TO MOVE IN, BUT NOT TOO BAD. 71 DEGREES BY FOUR AND STAYING IN THE 70S. LATER THIS EVENING. GREAT EVENING. MAYBE TO TAKE DINNER OUTSIDE, EAT ON THE PATIO A LITTLE BIT COLDER AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING, BUT ALL OF US EVENTUALLY WARMING UP TOWARDS THE LOW 70S AND WE’LL KEEP CLIMBING IN TEMPERATURE. WEDNESDAY AT 72. WE DO HAVE CLOUDS AND SHOWERS MOVING IN, AND THEN THURSDAY 82 DEGREES EVEN WARMER BY FRIDAY AT 87. IF YOU WANT THE SUMMERTIME WEATHER, IT IS HERE BY FRIDAY AND IT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. SATURDAY WILL BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK, SO WE WILL HAVE HUMIDITY RETURN AS WELL. IF YOU’RE WORRIED ABOUT THE WILDFIRES, WE ARE GOING TO SEE THAT RELATIVE HUMIDITY RISE AND WE’RE STILL MOSTLY SUNNY ON SATURDAY, SO ANY OUTDOOR PLANS WILL BE NICE OUTSIDE. 88 DEGREES. COLD FRONT MOVES IN BY SUNDAY, WHERE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY NOW AHEAD OF THAT FRONT WILL BE AROUND 79 DEGREES AND WE’LL WATCH FOR ANY SEVERE WEATHER BY SUNDAY. BUT FOR NOW WE ARE DRY. SO LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE ROADWAYS THIS MORNING. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUT THE DOOR. OVERALL, IT’S MOVING JUST FINE. WE ARE SEEING SOME SLIGHT BACKUPS ON 85. THIS IS NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND CLOSER TOWARDS HIGHWAY 14. WE ARE SEEING TRAFFIC SLOW DOWN IN THAT NORTHBOUND LANE. NO MAJOR ISSUES THOUGH. AS WE GET CLOSER TOWARDS HIGHWAY 101. IN THE BMW PLANT, 85 IS LOOKING FINE, BUT HIGHWAY 101 ALLOW YOURSELF SOME EXTRA TIME. WE’RE SEEING SOME MAJOR SLOWDOWNS ON 101 THIS MORNING IN THE ORANGE, SLOWING DOWN JUST A BIT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE OUR TRAVEL TIMES ARE IN THE CLEAR. 85 SOUTHBOUND FROM HIGHWAY 153 TOWARDS THE STATE LINE, JUST ABOUT 35 MINUTES IN THE GREEN, 85 SOUTHBOUND FROM PELHAM ROAD TOWARDS HIGHWAY ONE. 53 12 MINUTES AND WE’RE IN THE GREEN TOWARDS 101 AS WELL. ALL RIGHT, VICTORIA, THANK YOU. AHEAD OF THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED OPENING OF ITS FOURTH THEME PARK, UNIVERSAL EPIC UNIVERSE IS LAUNCHING A NATIONAL EPIC UNIVERSE PORTAL TOUR ACROSS SEVERAL CITIES. THE IDEA OF THE TOUR IS TO GIVE PEOPLE A GLIMPSE OF THE ADVENTURES THEY COULD SEE IN THE THEME PARK. THE TOUR WILL STOP IN ATLANTA, NEW YORK CITY, PHILADELPHIA AND CHICAGO. EPIC UNIVERSE OFFICIALLY OPENS MAY 22ND RIGHT BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. FOR APRIL, WALKER’S PROGRAM STARTS TODAY, AND THIS MONTH YOU CAN WALK THE BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA EACH TUESDAY AND THURSDAY EXCEPT APRIL 8TH. EACH LOOP AROUND THE CONCOURSE IS A QUARTER MILE AND PARKING IS FREE. IT’S AVAILABLE AT THE VIP LOT AT THE ARENA. IT’S ALSO FREE TO ATTEND. YOU DO NOT NEED TO RSVP. THE DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE BUSINESS WANTS TO MAKE PROM NIGHT SWEETER. RIVER STREET SWEETS HAS A SPECIAL RIGHT NOW WHERE CUSTOMERS WHO ARRIVE IN PROM ATTIRE CAN BUY ONE SCOOP OF ICE CREAM AND GET THEIR SECOND FREE. THEIR DOWNTOWN LOCATION IS ON SOUTH MAIN STREET AND SOMETHING ELSE TO PUT ON YOUR CALENDARS THIS MORNING. THE GREENVILLE GREEK FESTIVAL HAS ANNOUNCED DATES AND TIMES FOR THIS YEAR’S EVENT. IT WILL TAKE PLACE MAY 16TH THROUGH THE 18TH. THE SAINT GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL, OVER ON NORTH ACADEMY STREET FROM 11 A.M. TO 9 P.M. ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, AND 11 A.M. TO 5 P.M. ON SUNDAY. THE DRIVE THRU CLOSES TWO HOURS BEFORE. IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO STOP BY FOR A CLASSIC GYROS AND

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Coastal Carolina fans will get free hot dogs, nachos and popcorn at football games

Coastal Carolina college football fans who show up to watch Chanticleers home games next season will be treated to free hot dogs, nachos, popcorn and fountain drinks to “elevate their game day experience,” the school confirmed to CNN Sports.Ticket-holding fans can pick up four free items at each visit to a concession stand at Brooks Stadium, and make unlimited trips to those stands as long as they scan through using the new Coastal Carolina Athletics app, which will be launched soon, Coastal Carolina Athletics said Monday.“Yes. It’s real. It is not an April fools gag,” the school confirmed to CNN Tuesday.Other items, including alcohol and specialty items, will still be available to buy.“Our fans are the heartbeat of Teal Nation, and we’re always looking for ways to elevate their game day experience,” Chance Miller, Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics and University Recreation, said in a press statement about the initiative, launched in partnership with food services provider Aramark.“With the CCU Kickoff Meal Deal, we’re excited to offer free concessions this fall as a way to say thank you for the energy, passion and support they bring to Brooks Stadium every game.”The Chanticleers will play six home games this year, taking on Charleston Southern on September 6, East Carolina on September 13, ULM on October 11, Marshall on October 30, Georgia State on November 8 and James Madison on November 29.

Coastal Carolina college football fans who show up to watch Chanticleers home games next season will be treated to free hot dogs, nachos, popcorn and fountain drinks to “elevate their game day experience,” the school confirmed to CNN Sports.

Ticket-holding fans can pick up four free items at each visit to a concession stand at Brooks Stadium, and make unlimited trips to those stands as long as they scan through using the new Coastal Carolina Athletics app, which will be launched soon, Coastal Carolina Athletics said Monday.

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“Yes. It’s real. It is not an April fools gag,” the school confirmed to CNN Tuesday.

Other items, including alcohol and specialty items, will still be available to buy.

“Our fans are the heartbeat of Teal Nation, and we’re always looking for ways to elevate their game day experience,” Chance Miller, Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics and University Recreation, said in a press statement about the initiative, launched in partnership with food services provider Aramark.

“With the CCU Kickoff Meal Deal, we’re excited to offer free concessions this fall as a way to say thank you for the energy, passion and support they bring to Brooks Stadium every game.”

The Chanticleers will play six home games this year, taking on Charleston Southern on September 6, East Carolina on September 13, ULM on October 11, Marshall on October 30, Georgia State on November 8 and James Madison on November 29.

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