The Midway Town Council is expected to approve a resolution allowing residents to vote on beer and wine sales within the newly incorporated town of Midway.
The Midway city council will meet tonight at 7pm at the Midway Fire Station.
http://www.the-dispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007703300340&source=email
WXII Morning show anchor Tolly Carr is expected to be in court today.
Carr is facing numerous charges including DWI in the death of 26 year old Casey Bokhoven two weeks ago. http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/mostpopular/article.aspx?storyid=82321&provider=top
The ACLU and the Winston-Salem Chapter of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State have filed a lawsuit on behalf of 3 Forsyth County residents. The Winston-Salem Journal reporting that the lawsuit is asking the court to prohibit prayers to a specific deity during the opening invocation of the Forsyth County Commissioners meetings. The group is claiming that public prayers to a specific deity is unconstitutional. Commissioners in Forsyth will meet Thursday to decide what to do in response to the lawsuit.
Legal experts say that pet owners are not likely to get much compensation if they individually sue pet food-maker Menu Foods over the death of a dog or cat, although they might fare better if they joined forces in a class action suit.
Most state laws consider animals…to be only personal property.
Over the weekend… Nestle Purina is recalling all sizes and varieties of its Alpo Prime Cuts in Gravy wet dog food with specific date codes.
Del Monte Pet Products is recalling some of its dog and cat treats with certain date codes.
The FDA suggesting that most of the recalled pet foods contained melamine, a chemical used to make plastics.
In early March, Menu Foods recalled 60 million containers of its "cuts and gravy" style wet pet foods, sold under nearly 100 store labels and major brands across North America. http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=1&storyid=1210
A suspect has been charged with murder, less than 24 hours after two Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers were fatally shot. The two officers were shot during a domestic disturbance call at an apartment complex on the east side of Charlotte late Saturday night. http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/breaking/article.aspx?storyid=82287
The Solomon Islands recovering from an 8.0 magnitude earthquake that triggered a 10 foot wall of water that destroyed one village on the island.
At least 13 people known dead many people missing.
The quake led to a tsunami warning for a huge part of the Pacific on Sunday.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/02/quake/index.html
http://www.wxii12.com/weather/11481679/detail.html
Tough year for the airline industry in 2006:
An annual study from Wichita State University showing that in 2006…more passengers found themselves bumped, their flights delayed or their bags lost
http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=1&storyid=1157
Sports:
-NCAA Men’s Final tonight: Ohio State vs Florida
-Women’s NCAA Tournament Final: Tuesday Tennessee vs Rutgers
-NASCAR: Jimmy Johnson holds off Jeff Gordon to win the Goodies 500 in Martinsville on Sunday
-Minor league baseball opens this week:
The WS Warthogs at home starting Thursday (April 5)
The Greensboro Grasshoppers on the road this week.
First home game next Monday April 9.
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Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mostly sunny…High near 80.
Tonight: Clear…Low 55.
Tuesday: Mix of sun and clouds.
An afternoon shower possible…High 81.
Cooling down by the end of the week
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