Thanks to everyone who decided to sponsor a child through Compassion International. All 24 kids that needed your help on our website have been sponsored. www.compassion.com
Spring-like weather over much of the nation including the Triad:
Just a reminder…This week is Severe Weather Awareness Week in North Carolina. Schools and government buildings statewide will hold tornado drills on Wednesday. http://www.wxii12.com/weather/11215335/detail.html
Warm weather = higher gas prices?
The average U.S. retail gasoline prices have risen 20 cents to $2.55 a gallon nationwide. Some areas of California and Hawaii have already hit $ 3 dollars a gallon. http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/11/news/economy/bc.energy.gasoline.retail.reut/index.htm?postversion=2007031121
WXII 12 News morning anchor Tolly Carr was charged with driving while impaired after the vehicle he was driving struck and killed a pedestrian on West First Street in downtown Winston-Salem early Sunday morning.
According to Winston-Salem police…further charges may be pending against the 32-year-old Carr. It was the city's 4th traffic fatality of 2007.
http://www.wxii12.com/news/11225730/detail.html
DaimlerChrysler is recalling nearly 500,000 Dodge Durango and Jeep Liberty SUVs. Chrysler has received reports of electrical fires in Dodge Durango SUVs…model years 2004-2006…and Jeep Liberty SUVs…2006-2007.
http://www.themoneytimes.com/articles/20070312/chrysler_recalls_vehicles_following_rising_complaints-id-103071.html
ConAgra Foods has extended its recall of all Peter Pan peanut butter and all Great Value peanut butter back to 2004 beginning with product code 21-11… including peanut butter toppings. Any peanut butter matching the recall, regardless of the date, can be returned to the place of purchase, or customers can send the lid to ConAgra for a refund.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 425 people have gotten sick from the outbreak of salmonella from peanut butter manufactured at
the plant in Sylvester, Ga. http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=602674
Franklin Graham, head of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association disclosed Saturday that his youngest son, Capt. Edward Graham, an Army Ranger, has just been injured in Iraq, according to a report in the Charlotte Observer.
"He got shrapnel in his arms, legs and back," a Graham spokesman said. "And he was recovering...in a hospital that can't be named for security reasons."
Reportedly, the wounds to the 27-year-old captain were not "life threatening."
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/3/10/192427.shtml?s=rss
A familiar scent during sleep may help boost memory.
The study found that medical students who slept in rooms with a rose scent scored higher on a card memory test than those who weren't exposed to the rose scent. The memory improvement only occurred during a deep stage of sleep called slow-wave sleep. The German study published in the journal Science.
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=602674
Sports:
7 teams from the ACC going to the big dance…
UNC capturing its first ACC Championship since 1998 with a win over NC State yesterday.
-The first and second round games of the East Regional will be held here in Winston-Salem: Carolina (the top seed in the East Regional) will play Eastern Kentucky at the Joel on Thursday.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mostly sunny…High 68.
Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low 45.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny…High 77.
Above average temperatures for most of the week…best chance of rain will be on Thursday
'Click Back' often for the latest news and happenings from Verne (the News Guy) and the WBFJ Family Friendly Morning Show.
