High Wind Warning and a Wind Advisory for portions of the Foothills and Northern Mountains through Noon.
-Duke Energy saying that many people still without power this morning…after Sunday’s rain storms and Monday’s wind.
Up-dated as of 9am: CNN reporting…
Virginia Tech President Charles Steger saying that the gunman who opened fire in Virginia Tech's Norris Hall, fatally wounding 30 people before turning the gun on himself, was "an Asian male who was a resident in one of the dorms.
-Steger didn't provide further details…however, he didn't think a second gunman was on the loose.
-Officials are still uncertain whether the student gunman at Norris Hall was the same one who fatally shot two people in a dorm two hours earlier.
-Classes also have been canceled Tuesday
-A public prayer gathering is scheduled for 2 p.m at Cassell Coliseum (the basketball arena on campus).
Monday’s shooting rampage at Virginia Tech was the deadliest in U.S. history with 33 fatalities including the gunman…with 15 others injured. www.vt.edu
The filing deadline for your 2006 income tax returns is midnight tonight.
Post offices will be open for extended hours today. www.irs.gov
(Fact: More than two-thirds of Americans file electronically)
If you are in ‘need’…or you know someone in ‘need’ in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County…Project Homeless Connect, a one-day outreach program for the homeless, will be at the Coliseum Annex from 8 to 3:30 p.m. tomorrow in Winston-Salem.
You can get information about employment, housing, job training, education, substance abuse, emergency assistance, veterans benefits, legal assistance and more at the Annex on Wednesday.
-Project Homeless Connect will offer the homeless showers, haircuts and food. -Transportation will be available to the event from sites around the city.
More information on our WBFJ News Blog…wbfj.fm.
Andrea Kurtz (336) 721-9378. Project Homeless Connect is being sponsored by the United Way of Forsyth County and coordinated by the Ten-Year Plan Commission to End Chronic Homelessness.
The Spring Blood Drive to Support our Troops will be in the Triad this week.
The Mobile Blood Unit from Fort Bragg will be collecting blood for our troops in…
In Winston-Salem on Wednesday, April 18 from 9 to 4pm
at the National Guard Armory on Silas Creek Parkway
AND in High Point on Thursday, April 19 at Post 87 W. High Ave in High Point
TobyMac, MercyMe, Chris Tomlin, Kirk Franklin and American Idol contestant Mandisa will be performing at the 38th Annual GMA Dove Awards live from the Grand Ole Opry House Nashville on Wednesday, April 25.
The American Bible Society is the Designated Charity for the Dove Awards. (www.doveawards.com)
Make your Dove picks by going to wbfj.fm…it could win you and your family a Disney vacation or tix to SonFest 2007 this summer at Carowinds.
The WBFJ - GMA Music Awards Contest…wbfj.fm.
-Mark your calendar: National Day of Prayer will be Thursday, May 3rd .
This year's theme, "America, Unite in Prayer" based on II Chronicles 7:14. www.nationaldayofprayer.org
WBFJ Sharathon 2007 (May 8 – 11)
Sharathon Artist for 2007… AVALON… Tuesday May 8…
at First Assembly of God in WS. Details on Line…wbfj.fm.
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High Wind Warning and a Wind Advisory for portions of the
Foothills and Northern Mountains through Noon.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Lots of sunshine. Breezy…High 70
Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low 45
Wednesday: Afternoon showers…High 65
Thursday: Showers…High 55
Sunshine and mild temperatures for the weekend
WBFJ Sharthon 2007
May 8 - 11, 2007
Tuesday, May 8: AVALON in concert at First Assembly of God in Winston-Salem. Detail online www.wbfj.fm
