-High Wind Warning for the Northern Mountains…until noon
-High winds and low humidity did not help Firefighters as they battled over 27 wildfires yesterday throughout the Piedmont and Foothills.
A ‘FIRE WEATHER WATCH’ is still in effect for CENTRAL NC…today.
Traffic up-date: Jonestown Road at Kester Mill is shut down…Police are directing traffic off of Jonestown onto Kester Mill and Sunset.
An early morning shooting at the Red Rooster night club on Jonestown Road in Winston-Salem. Please pray for the WS police officer that was shot at the scene earlier this morning. He is currently at Baptist Hospital.
An outbreak of salmonella food poisoning linked to Peter Pan and
Great Value peanut butter has expanded to 329 people sick in 41 states.The CDC in Atlanta has identified the strain of bacteria. Exactly HOW the peanut butter was contaminated is still a mystery. The tracking code of the contaminated Peter Pan and Great Value Peanut Butter starts with 2111 located on top of lid.
http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=11&storyid=1128
Pop star Britney Spears has checked herself back into a rehab center that specializes in treating drug and alcohol abuse. That’s the 3rd time this week.
Britney’s estranged husband, Kevin Federline canceled a child custody hearing yesterday. http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/22/britney.spears.ap/index.html
A court appointed advocate for Anna Nicole Smith's 5 month old daughter deciding that the former model will be buried alongside her son in the Bahamas.
Anna Nicole Smith's mother saying that she will appeal Thursday's ruling.
The mom wants her daughter to be buried in Texas. The Reality TV Star died at a Florida hotel two weeks ago. The cause of death…still unknown.
http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=0&storyid=1010
What did you have for supper last night? This morning?
Today more than a half million American teens nationwide will take part in World Vision's 30 Hour Famine…giving up food for 30 hours to get a taste of what the world's poorest children and families face everyday. -An estimated 850 million people are hungry and malnourished worldwide…over half of them are children. www.crosswalk.com
‘Amazing Grace- the Movie’ hits theaters nationwide today…with two locations showing the movie in Winston-Salem. Details about the movie on line…wbfj.fm.
ACC Basketball:
-Duke winning its third in a row. Beating Clemson 71 – 66.
-ASU over UNCG. ASU wrapping up the North Division conference title.
NASCAR: Racing in California on Sunday
Less than 50 days until opening day with the Greensboro Grasshoppers:
-Auditions for singing the National Anthem at the Hopper games will be 11 to 1pm this Saturday (early registration at 9am).
-The first ever Hoppers Yard Sale starts 7am tomorrow at First Horizon Park.
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FIRE WEATHER WATCH TODAY FOR CENTRAL NC…
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny and breezy…High 55
Tonight: Clear…Low 27
Saturday: Sunny…High 58
Sunday: Showers. Cooler…High 48
All this week on the WBFJ Morning Show…
WBFJ…Chick-Fil-A ‘NUGGET’
Music: ‘Amazing Grace’ soundtrack (movie in theaters this Friday)
and Breakfast goodies from Chick-Fil-A of the Triad
'Click Back' often for the latest news and happenings from Verne (the News Guy) and the WBFJ Family Friendly Morning Show.
