An estimated 10,000 people congregating behind the Legislative Building in Raleigh yesterday to rally support for a statewide vote in support of traditional marriage. Current North Carolina law states that a ‘valid’ marriage is one created by a consenting male and female.
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit an area in western Iran earlier today…injuring 35 people. Natural disaster experts say oil-producing Iran is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world. (usaradionews)
Former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby was found guilty of lying and obstructing a probe into a CIA leak investigation.Libby faces a maximum of 25 years in prison.Legal experts saying that no one in the Bush administration will likely face criminal charges for actually leaking CIA secrets. (USA Radio-News)
Indonesian officials now have confirmed 49 fatalities in the crash of a jetliner on Java Island. The plane was carrying more than 140 passengers and crew when it crashed and exploded …after over-shooting the runway. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/07/indonesia.plane/index.html
Winston-Salem Police said that a 14-year-old boy was shot and killed yesterday…and a 19 year old is in custody.
Dakota Ravon Doster has been charged with first-degree murder.
Six members of the 82nd Airborne Division were fatally wounded
In Iraq…when a bomb exploded near their vehicles on Monday.
It's the single largest loss of life in the past three years of combat for the division, which is based at Fort Bragg.
President Bush has named Bob Dole and former US Health Secretary Donna Shalala to oversee a bi-partisan commission to investigate conditions at military medical facilities. Reports of sub-standard conditions at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, DC sparked outrage from Veterans groups and military family members.
Some in Congress saying that legislation may be needed to stop overzealous credit card companies from piling on interest rates and fees that have plunged millions of American families deeply into debt.
Executives from Bank of America, JP Morgan and Citigroup will be testifying on Capital Hill later today.
The state House has tentatively approved a smoking ban inside all state government buildings. The ban would cover any building owned or leased by the state for government offices,
starting January 1, 2008. The latest ban on smoking continues a recent anti-smoking trend in North Carolina, the nation's largest producer of flue-cured tobacco.
Ernest Gallo, a pioneer and giant in the U.S. wine industry, died on Tuesday at age 97 of natural causes at his home in California. Ernest and his brother Julio Gallo worked to establish California's Sonoma County as a premier wine region.
Daylight-saving time happens this weekend:
This Saturday night/Sunday morning (March 11) we ‘spring’ forward one hour. Daylight Saving Time will last until November 4.
Sports:
Carolina Panthers have cut back up quarterback Chris Weinke after 6 seasons.
ACC Tournament starts Thursday
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Clouds early…then some sun. Breezy…High 65.
Tonight: Mostly clear…Low 37.
Thursday: Mostly sunny…High 56
The National Weather Service has issued a ‘Fire Danger’ statement
for central North Carolina…outdoor burning is not recommended today.
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