Spring Furniture Market in High Point this week.
Enjoy the warm weather today…a Cold Front will usher in cooler temperatures and the possibility of severe weather later this afternoon.
Highs only in the 50s for Thursday.
Sidney Lowe, II (the son of NC State basketball coach Sidney Lowe) has been charged in connection with last weekend's dorm shooting at UNCG.
Police say Brian Patrick Martin entered Weil Hall and opened fire, shooting Raleigh freshman Stephen Cobb on Saturday.
Cobb remained in stable condition at Moses Cone Hospital.
http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/breaking/article.aspx?storyid=81899
In Manila: A busload of more than 30 preschool children and their teachers have been released after being held hostage for several hours by a man armed with guns and a grenade. The 60 year old owner of a Philippines daycare center, apparently wanted to call attention to education and housing issues in the Philippines. Ducat was taken into custody.
http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=2&storyid=1034
Satellite tracking data shows that a group of 15 British military personnel captured by Iran last Friday never strayed outside Iraqi waters. Britain will freeze all bilateral business with Iran until the 15 British soldiers are released. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/28/iran.uk.sailors/index.html
The cutoff age for children entering kindergarten in North Carolina may change. The House Education Committee has approved a bill that would push back the cut-off birth date from October 16 to August 31.
Current law allows four year olds to enter the same class as six year olds whose parents decided to delay their entry into kindergarten by a year.
Only seven states have cut-off entrance dates later than North Carolina.
http://www.wxii12.com/news/11408806/detail.html
White House Press Secretary Tony Snow had surgery yesterday to remove a cancerous growth attached to his liver.
In 2005, Snow was diagnosed with colon cancer and underwent surgery and six months of chemotherapy. http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=603142
http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=11&storyid=1133
Funeral arrangements have been set for Jason Ray, the former student and UNC ram mascot who was hit by a SUV near his hotel in New Jersey over the weekend. A UNC press release saying that the funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Assembly in Concord. Visitation will be Friday evening in Concord.
Paper…No Plastic?
San Francisco will be the first city in the US to ban plastic bags from large supermarkets to help promote recycling. Supermarkets and drugstores will not be allowed to offer plastic bags made from petroleum products starting in six months.
-The city's Department of the Environment saying that San Francisco uses
181 million plastic grocery bags a year.
-Experts say that the ban would save 450,000 gallons of oil a year and eliminate
1,400 tons of debris sent to land fills.
http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=1&storyid=1189
Sports:
-Women’s NCAA Tournament Action: Lady Tarheels beat Perdue last night. Lady Tarheels will play Tennessee Sunday in the semi-final.
-NIT: Clemson over Air Force by a point…Clemson and West Virginia will meet in the NIT final on Thursday.
NC-AA Tournament time:
The Men’s Final Four is set…Georgetown vs Ohio State…Florida vs UCLA
This is Home Education Week in North Carolina…(March 25 – 31)
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Spring Furniture Market in High Point this week:
Expect heavy traffic along Main Street through downtown
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Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds. Showers and thunderstorms likely
during the afternoon…High near 82.
Tonight: Rain and thunderstorms. Breezy…Low 50
Thursday: Morning showers…High only in the mid-50s.
Thursday Night: Clear and cold…Low 37
Friday: Sunny…High 65
Sneak Peak to the Weekend:
Saturday: Sunny…High 70
Sunday: A chance of showers…High 75
'Click Back' often for the latest news and happenings from Verne (the News Guy) and the WBFJ Family Friendly Morning Show.
