Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Officials in Hawaii using some caution with Hurricane Flossie…now a Category 3 hurricane spinning at 126 mph. On Monday, a small earthquake rattled the Big island. No reports of any damage. http://www.weather.com/newscenter/tropical/index.html?from=hurricane_welcome
The search for six missing miners…continues. Officials are drilling yet a third hole in the presumed area of a mine cave-in that happened over a week ago in central Utah. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070814/D8R0O3DO0.html
W-X-I-I 12 morning anchor Tolly Carr was sentenced to 25 to 39 months in prison for felony death by motor vehicle on Monday after pleading guilty in the fatal drunk driving death of Casey Bokhoven on March 11. http://news14.com/content/top_stories/585932/carr-sentenced-to-2-years-in-prison/Default.aspx
Two female South Korean hostages were released on Monday by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Nineteen other hostages -- -- are still being held. Taliban militants kidnapped the group of 23 South Korean volunteer Christian workers on July 19. http://www.onenewsnow.com/2007/08/taliban_free_2_south_korean_wo.php
Astronauts are preparing for a possible repair of a deep gouge in the belly of the space shuttle Endeavour. http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=0&storyid=1357
Central China Television reporting 22 fatalities with 46 still missing when a foot bridge collapsed. http://www.theconservativevoice.com/ap/article.html?mi=D8R0OV9G0&apc=9009
Banish the belly, not just the pounds: That's the heart-healthy advice from a new study that finds that individuals with "pot" bellies may be a big indicator of future heart disease. The findings are published the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=607255
Up-coming CROP Walk Against Hunger with Crisis Control Ministry of Forsyth County is coming up in October. To participate or just get more information: Contact Judie Holcomb-Pack (with Crisis Control Ministry at 724.7875 x1040
http://www.blogger.com/www.crisiscontrol.org CROP Walk…will be Sunday, October 21, 2007
The oldest living person has died: Yone Min-a-gaw-a, from Japan, was born on January 4, 1893. She was declared the oldest living person in the world back in January
at age 114… Yone Min-a-gaw-a outlived all of her children except one daughter, and had seven grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
-Yone was listed as the oldest known person by the Guinness Book of World Records following the death of Emma Faust Tillman, also 114, from the US.
-Japan has one of the world's longest average life spans…one of the factors to the long life... a healthy diet rich in fish and rice. In 2006, Japanese women set a new record for life expectancy at 85 years, while men live an average of about 79 years. (CNN)
SPORTS:
-Greensboro Grasshoppers at home. Pink Bat Night tonight at First Horizon Park.
The Wyndham Championship starts Thursday. http://www.wyndhamchampionship.com/
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Traffic:
Bridge repair: Davidson County, South of Lexington
NB I-85 at Highway 150 ( Mile Marker 82 ) near the Yadkin River will be down to one lane today from 8:30 to 4pm…
Use Highway 29 as an alternate route. The work is expected to continue through August 24, 2007
WS: A portion of Fourth Street (between Broad and Burke Street) will be closed over the next 4 weeks. New water and sewer lines are being installed.
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Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mostly sunny…High 93 Tonight: Clear skies…Low 65
Wednesday: Sunny and hot…High 97
Thursday: Sunny and hot…High 99
Friday: Sunny…High 95
