fifth graders in the "star" program from hillandale, clear creek and etowah elementary schools contest. the winners were chosen by sheriff's office k-9 handlers. the names will be revealed during a pep rally at 2 this afternoon at clear creek. to announce the puppies names. 3 3 also happening today.. it's leap day! that means 20-16 will have 366 days instead of the usual 365. an extra day is added every four r ars and it is always february 29th. the egyptians were the first to come up with the idea of adding a leap day once every four years to keep the calendar in sync with the solar year. the big question of the day however, how do you celebrate a leap year birthday? 3 3 3 3 3 3 fell unconscious3 as the number of concussion injuries grow, so does the need for knowledge. coming up... how to manage the road 3 3 3 health experts say they are encouraged by the trend toward more honest diagnosis and reporting of concussions across the board. recently the n-f-l said concussions were up 31 percent from 2014-2015. no matter which sport your child plays, managing recovery from a concussion is

more than 300 fifth grade students from hillandale, clear creek and etowah elementary sent in names for the pups. the winning names were picked by the deputies who are handling the k-9s. they will be revealed during a pep rally today at clear creek 3 3 3 we have an early bird gets the win giveaway this morning. in honor of "international random acts of kindness week", we are giving away two 50 dollar gift cards to "publix". go to facebook dot com slash news 13 to enter. we will announce the winners just before seven this morning. and coming up, we'll show you the reaction to our "random acts of kindness" at publix. 3 3 3 is it a boy or a girl? coming up a little later...all the details on the greenville zoo's newest member, including lkd inusg home. the ncr oithssisants f uorp ftwouo r brbueackkfs,as w bear attacked. it devoure with one swipe, nts. d one of the croissa th en jack showed upof the beast and took care . , so i could escape and atkf'sas wt hacrt oihassppanent.ed to your brthea and yours? it survived.it with yourself. fr eshlyshare ke sd auegsag gewi,th ham and 3 3 3 3 3 for

in the past three day, emergency crews in asheville, etowah all responded to wrecks involving motorcycles. news 13, justin hinton joins us live at the intersection of weaverville and old marshall wreck took place. >>>reporter: if you look you can see some of that debris from that wreck. this crash is still under investigation. according to preliminary reports it looks as if speed were a factor. the sergeant says a driver was turning left from the highway and onto old marshall highway. the driver turned in front of a motorcycle when it appears that the motorcycle was speeding. the two kol lite lieded. two people were on the motorcycle. he expects them to be okay. last he heard they were headed into surgery. >> the weather, with it warming up you see more motorcycles. people aren't expecting to see motorcycles. >>>reporter: wednesday night there was a motorcycle wreck at hendersonville road. that wreck sent a man to icu. the final wreck in henderson the big take away is be on the look out. on this road it's difficult to see over the hill. late at night it's hard to see what's coming in the

so deputies asked fifth grade star students from hillandale, clear creek and etowah elementary schools--to submit names for the newest little investigators.today the winners are being recognized at a pep rally and the winning names announced!please welcome k-9 deputies bailey lola sniffer-doodles and echo congratulations to the winners jacob nance, eric rasheed, and lillian stones! 3 3 3 its bailey and we picked it because we were looking at the pictures of it at the time and we thought it would would be the right name because it looks like a bailey. fluffy and had long long ears earsmore than three hundred students competed in the naming competition--the winners were choosen from the star--or sheriff's teaching abuse resistance program.again a special shoutout to those winners! 3 twinkle twinkle little star signals throughout the halls of spartanburg regional medical centerintroducing a new baby into the world.but today will be an extra special birthday for these new borns! borns!this is little alexandria buttner who is literally celebrating her year baby!she won't see her actual birt

fifth graders from hill endale and etowah schools picked the names and they will be revealed at 2:00 in a pep rally at clear creek. >> jay: hundreds of physical therapies across north carolina are getting an extra line of work. they are now using needles to treat patient's pain. there is no minimum training. a lawsuit cites a collapsed lung as a result of therapy. >> we are told that we are in charge of the practice of acupuncture in the state, and we are to protect the public. >> jay: tonight at 11:00, news 13 investigates the battle between acupuncturists and physical therapists over dry needling. plus, we look into whether the state should step in to keep patients safe. >> holly: celebrating 100 years of incredible views from our national parks. >> jay: just ahead, we talk to photos of their >> ingrid: slider showings a few light showers in the northern done zones this zones this morning, a wonderful weekend. wi we return to the 60s this afternoon? it's looking liabilitily. it's mild in north asheville at 52 degrees. on the leicester carpet sales skycam network. our departure a a

>>jaclyn: lana said she had lunch outside in the country club in etowah and walked around the golf course for hours. >>holly: danielle says she took her kids outside and blue bubbles. it was so nice to play outside in a t-shirt. >>jaclyn: greg says he teed up and play golf in morganton. >>holly: i bet a lot of what do you have for surf? >>evan: in honor of the first are looking at places you can visit across the state to learn history in north carolina. >>jay: we posted the link to our web site, wlos.com. under "news links." >>evan: let's take a look the. in our area, the y. m. y. culturall center is on the places. i didn't realize that. served as asheville's -- has served asheville's minority residents2 since 1893. lots of exhibits this there you can see. >>jay: absolutely. >>evan: also the nina simone plaza in tryon. the you niece and nina sa moan on a related note, high point honors former resident john coal train ( ) on the corner of commerce and hamilton state, i didn't know he lived in north carolina. that's pretty cool. and then of course the international civil rights center and m

more than 350 students from hill creek and etowah elementary sent in names for the pups. >> holly: the winning names were select and will be revealed during a pep really at clear creek elementary, weather permitting. >>> brother wolf sent adorable gifts yesterday. >> jay: absolutely. all valentine's day weekend, came with a card, vegan cookies and roses and a balloon and 15 minutes with a puppy. it gave people the opportunity the play with a pooch without taking on the responsibility of adopting one. the volunteers say the gift gives back to the rescue group in a very important way. >> we are a no kill rescue. we have over 75 dogs right now with heartworm, heart worm which is expensive to treat, but we do treat it. so all the money raised from the puppy gram will help them. >> jay: the puppigrams are available year-round for any occasion if you want to celebrate. >> holly: see, that would make anybody smile even on a cold morning. send a puppy gram. >> jay: no doubt. >> to see all these cars all of a sudden and se mys turned sideways and cars. >> holly: a massive pileup on was not just