Breaking News:
Winston-Salem: EB Business 40 at Peters Creek Parkway
The right lane (as well as the ramp off of EB Business 40) is closed…
expect delays.
You may want to take the 40 by-pass to avoid EB Business 40 through downtown.
Several cars were involved in an accident after a high speed chase on EB Business 40 through Winston-Salem around 8:30am this morning.
Breaking News:
Late night Talk show host Tom Snyder has died after a struggle with leukemia. He was 71. http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/30/obit.snyder.ap/index.html
Visitation and funeral arrangements have been set for Wake Forest basketball coach Skip Prosser who passed away last Thursday.
-A public viewing is scheduled for today from 2 to 9 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Clemmons.
-The funeral Mass will start at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, also at Holy Family, on Kinnamon Road in Clemmons.
-The funeral for Skip Prosser will be televised live on campus in Wait Chapel on Tuesday night.
Our prayers are with Coach Prosser’s wife Nancy and two sons: Scott and Mark.
http://www.wfu.edu/
http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/072807aab.html
Gas prices dropping 17cents in the past two weeks. National average is around $2.88 a gallon for regular unleaded. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=3426022
Don’t expect wireless internet service today along 4th street in down town Winston-Salem. City-provided Wi-Fi should be up on Tuesday. http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173352186244
The National Black Theatre Festival begins today and runs through Saturday in Winston-Salem. A schedule of events can be found at www.nbtf.org.
The tax free weekend is coming up…starting Friday through Sunday. Clothes, shoes, and school supplies that cost $100 or less each are among the items without sales tax this weekend. http://www.dor.state.nc.us/taxes/sales/salestax_holiday.html
The Simpson’s Movie tops at the Box Office over the weekend. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix dropping to 3rd place.
This is the final day…for the WBFJ “Shoes for Orphan Souls” shoe drive.
Help us exceed our goal of 1,000 pairs of new shoes for needy kids and teens around the world.
You can drop off those new shoes at participating Christian Book Stores… through this evening.
Details about the WBFJ “Shoes for Orphan Souls” shoe drive and Buckner International online…wbfj.fm.
Sports:
Tony Stewart taking the checkered flag at the Brickyard.
Iraqis were celebrating in the streets with a victory by the Iraqi “Lions of the Two Rivers” soccer team on Sunday. Iraq beat Saudi Arabia (1-0) in the prestigious 2007 Asian Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia. The victory was more than a stat in the record books: The winning Iraqi team is made-up of Kurd, Shiite, and Sunni players.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070730/D8QMR1M80.html
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Traffic: One lane of Interstate 85 northbound will be closed today through for bridge repairs…
NB I-85 (at Mile Marker 82) in Davidson County, South of Lexington
Monday-Thursday…from 8:30 to 4:00 pm
You may want to use US 29 as an alternate route.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds. Showers and thunderstorms likely
this afternoon…High 85 (60% chance of rain)
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms ending early…Low 70
Tuesday: Mostly sunny…High 88
Rest of the week…sunny and hot with Highs near 90.
