Ice Storm Warning for the Foothills for Stokes, Surry and Wilkes Counties Also, Carroll and Patrick, Va. Freezing rain advisory from 9pm to noon Friday.
Ice could build up especially on elevated surfaces such as trees and power lines.
Asia and parts of the Middle East are getting some unusual Winter Weather. In places like Jerusalem and Jordan, a rare snowfall was just enough to close schools. Residents in China being hammered with the worst snow and ice storms in 50 years. http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/31/china.weather/index.html
Major announcements being made yesterday. John Edwards and Rudi Giuliani have dropped out of the Presidential race. All four of the Republican candidates attended a CNN debate last night. John McCain and Mitt Romney attacked each other's conservative credentials during the final showdown before next week's Super Tuesday primaries. The Democrats (Clinton and Obama) will attend a CNN debate tonight.
The Guilford County Health Department is reporting its first documented case of rabies for 2008. A skunk found on Fairbluff Court in Summerfield on January 25 tested positive for rabies. Health officials’ stress that all pets need to vaccinated. (Fox8)
A Winston-Salem police officer is in critical condition at Baptist Hospital after he slipped and fell on concrete stairs at a home he was renovating. The accident happened on Sunday. Officer George Revis, who has been with the department since 1991, is in the intensive care unit at the hospital with a head injury. http://www.wxii12.com/news/15178596/detail.html
Christian kid ministry, Awana is launching a national media campaign called Project Joseph to help kids, parents and churches work together to develop strong "spiritual champions" for Jesus Christ. The campaign is modeled after Joseph of the Old Testament, who maintained his faith in spite of challenging circumstances.
http://christiannewswire.com/news/190425476
html www.moderndayjoseph.org
1-877-HI-JOSEPH
The I-85 Yadkin River bridge is in need of replacing…could a Toll road be the answer? Officials with the North Carolina Turnpike Authority saying that it will cost about $400 million dollars to replace the current structure with an eight-lane bridge. One way to pay for the project is by making the I-85 Yadkin River bridge a toll way, charging drivers between one and four dollars to go back and forth between Davidson and Rowan counties. County commissioners in Rowan and Davidson counties, plus the North Carolina General Assembly and federal transportation authorities will have to approve the project before any work can begin.
http://www.myfoxwghp.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5631584&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
Two North Carolina cities are among the Top 10 worst metropolitan areas for people with asthma. According to a report from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, Greensboro came in 7th with Charlotte ranking 10th . Knoxville, Tennessee was ranked first. The foundation reviews factors such as the number of people diagnosed with asthma, the number of asthma medications used per patient and local air quality. The rankings were sponsored by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. http://www.wxii12.com/news/15175271/detail.html
ACC: UNC hosting Boston College + NC State at Duke
Super Bowl 42: Patriots vs The Giants on February 3rd in Arizona
Ice Storm Warning for the Foothills
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds…High 48
Tonight: Cloudy with rain overnight…Low 35
Friday: Morning rain then clearing. Breezy…High 50
The Weekend: Sunny…Highs near 60
Saturday…Ground Hog Day
Sunday…Super Bowl 42
1.31.2008
1.30.2008
WBFJ News for Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Breaking News:
CNN reporting that both John Edwards and Rudy Giuliani will drop out of the presidential race. Press conferences have been scheduled for later today. www.cnn.com
A ‘Wind Advisory’ continues through noon for Surry and Wilkes
A 6.2 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE SHOOK PARTS OF INDONESIA EARLIER TODAY.
China going through its worst winter in more than 50 years. Chinese weather forecasters telling citizens to brace for three more days of snow and sleet. Chinese New Year holiday, which starts on February 7.
Big temperature changes are on the way for the Northeast today. Major cold holding temps in the single digits in Midwest. Freezing rain is possible over Northern New England this morning.
THE FLORIDA PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY GOES TO…
The Republican winner: Arizona Senator John McCain edging out Mitt Romney. It is speculated that Giuliani (who placed a distant third in Florida) will drop out later today. For the Democrats: Hillary Clinton over Barak Obama. The Super Tuesday primaries will be held next Tuesday in more than 20 states. The NC Primary will be Tuesday, May 6th.
Australia is pulling its 550 troops out of Iraq within six months…but will keep a troop presence in Afghanistan.
A Triad Wal-Mart employee was brutally beaten after trying to get the license plate number of an alleged shoplifter. Kenneth Lehman, a customer service manager at the Kernersville Wal-Mart, said he wasn't trying to be a hero, just help police catch a culprit who had run out of the store with a home theater system. The robber fractured Lehman's skull, and left him with a black eye and other bruises during the beating. Police said the man fled the area in a two-door red hatchback. Anyone with information is asked to call the Kernersville Police Department. http://www.wxii12.com/news/15167444/detail.html
The 150-million dollar economic stimulus package has made it through the House of Representatives. President Bush is urging the Senate to pass the bill without making any major changes to it. The plan will provide rebate checks of up to twelve-hundred dollars per couple. Plus, three-hundred dollars for each eligible dependent child.
Senator Richard Burr has introduced a bill in Congress that would establish a sales tax holiday from April 4 through April 13. The states who suspend collection of their sales taxes during that period would get 60% of their lost revenue reimbursed by the federal government.
Immediate savings from major retailer: Wal-Mart is cutting prices by ten to 30% on thousands of items throughout its stores…including food.
Compassion International has received the ‘MySpace Impact Award for Poverty Relief.’ The award recognizes members of the MySpace community for the positive impact they've had on our culture and how they use MySpace to multiply their reach. Compassion will receive $10,000 dollars and featured placement on the MySpace home page for a week. MySpace has more than 75 million members. Members can make nominations and vote for the winners.
Compassion's MySpace page: http://www.mmsend3.com/ls.cfm?r=53234726&sid=3388758&m=426236&u=LarryRoss&s=
To sponsor a child: http://www.compassion.com/
Christian artist and worship leader Israel Haughton and New Breed will perform at the Grammys during a special Gospel segment. Israel will be on stage with Aretha Franklin, Mary J Blige, the Clark Sisters and Trin-I-Tee 5:7. Israel and New Breed are up for two GRAMMY Award nominations.
American Idol contestant Mandisa is up for her first Grammy for her debut CD ‘True Beauty’. The 50th Grammy Awards …February 10th on CBS. Mandisa will be one of the musical acts coming to the Greensboro Coliseum on February 16 with the Winter Jam Tour. http://www.jamtour.com/ http://www.grammy.com/
Some of the artists up for ‘Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album’ True Beauty…MandisaThe Altar And The Door…Casting CrownsPortable Sounds…TobyMacStand…Michael W. Smith
ACC: A jumper at the buzzer: Wake Forest over Miami…70-68
Virginia Tech over Florida State…89-80
-Davis Cup tennis may return to Winston-Salem in April if the US and France are first round winners.
-Super Bowl 42: Patriots vs The Giants on February 3rd in Arizona
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny and breezy…Temperatures holding in the 40’s
Tonight: Clear…Low 25
Thursday: Mix of sun and clouds…High 45
FYI: Cold rain…Thursday night into Friday morning
The Weekend: Sunny…Highs in the upper 50s.
CNN reporting that both John Edwards and Rudy Giuliani will drop out of the presidential race. Press conferences have been scheduled for later today. www.cnn.com
A ‘Wind Advisory’ continues through noon for Surry and Wilkes
A 6.2 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE SHOOK PARTS OF INDONESIA EARLIER TODAY.
China going through its worst winter in more than 50 years. Chinese weather forecasters telling citizens to brace for three more days of snow and sleet. Chinese New Year holiday, which starts on February 7.
Big temperature changes are on the way for the Northeast today. Major cold holding temps in the single digits in Midwest. Freezing rain is possible over Northern New England this morning.
THE FLORIDA PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY GOES TO…
The Republican winner: Arizona Senator John McCain edging out Mitt Romney. It is speculated that Giuliani (who placed a distant third in Florida) will drop out later today. For the Democrats: Hillary Clinton over Barak Obama. The Super Tuesday primaries will be held next Tuesday in more than 20 states. The NC Primary will be Tuesday, May 6th.
Australia is pulling its 550 troops out of Iraq within six months…but will keep a troop presence in Afghanistan.
A Triad Wal-Mart employee was brutally beaten after trying to get the license plate number of an alleged shoplifter. Kenneth Lehman, a customer service manager at the Kernersville Wal-Mart, said he wasn't trying to be a hero, just help police catch a culprit who had run out of the store with a home theater system. The robber fractured Lehman's skull, and left him with a black eye and other bruises during the beating. Police said the man fled the area in a two-door red hatchback. Anyone with information is asked to call the Kernersville Police Department. http://www.wxii12.com/news/15167444/detail.html
The 150-million dollar economic stimulus package has made it through the House of Representatives. President Bush is urging the Senate to pass the bill without making any major changes to it. The plan will provide rebate checks of up to twelve-hundred dollars per couple. Plus, three-hundred dollars for each eligible dependent child.
Senator Richard Burr has introduced a bill in Congress that would establish a sales tax holiday from April 4 through April 13. The states who suspend collection of their sales taxes during that period would get 60% of their lost revenue reimbursed by the federal government.
Immediate savings from major retailer: Wal-Mart is cutting prices by ten to 30% on thousands of items throughout its stores…including food.
Compassion International has received the ‘MySpace Impact Award for Poverty Relief.’ The award recognizes members of the MySpace community for the positive impact they've had on our culture and how they use MySpace to multiply their reach. Compassion will receive $10,000 dollars and featured placement on the MySpace home page for a week. MySpace has more than 75 million members. Members can make nominations and vote for the winners.
Compassion's MySpace page: http://www.mmsend3.com/ls.cfm?r=53234726&sid=3388758&m=426236&u=LarryRoss&s=
To sponsor a child: http://www.compassion.com/
Christian artist and worship leader Israel Haughton and New Breed will perform at the Grammys during a special Gospel segment. Israel will be on stage with Aretha Franklin, Mary J Blige, the Clark Sisters and Trin-I-Tee 5:7. Israel and New Breed are up for two GRAMMY Award nominations.
American Idol contestant Mandisa is up for her first Grammy for her debut CD ‘True Beauty’. The 50th Grammy Awards …February 10th on CBS. Mandisa will be one of the musical acts coming to the Greensboro Coliseum on February 16 with the Winter Jam Tour. http://www.jamtour.com/ http://www.grammy.com/
Some of the artists up for ‘Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album’ True Beauty…MandisaThe Altar And The Door…Casting CrownsPortable Sounds…TobyMacStand…Michael W. Smith
ACC: A jumper at the buzzer: Wake Forest over Miami…70-68
Virginia Tech over Florida State…89-80
-Davis Cup tennis may return to Winston-Salem in April if the US and France are first round winners.
-Super Bowl 42: Patriots vs The Giants on February 3rd in Arizona
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny and breezy…Temperatures holding in the 40’s
Tonight: Clear…Low 25
Thursday: Mix of sun and clouds…High 45
FYI: Cold rain…Thursday night into Friday morning
The Weekend: Sunny…Highs in the upper 50s.
1.29.2008
WBFJ News for Tuesday, January 29, 2008
The National Weather Service has issued a ‘Wind Advisory’ late tonight through noon Wednesday for Central NC. Included in the Wind Advisory: Davie, Rowan, Surry and Wilkes counties.
After nearly 44 years protecting Greensboro, Fire Chief Johnny Teeters announced Monday that he will retire at the end of the year.
Starting today, a portion of Church Street in Greensboro will be closed for most of the year as crews work to replace a bridge. Church Street between Cornwallis Drive and Wendover Avenue will be closed from 7am to 7pm. The work is expected to continue until December.
All of the Presidential candidates focusing in on Florida today. Super Tuesday coming up NEXT Tuesday.
Foreclosures in the US were up 75% in 2007. Over 400,000 families and individuals losing their home last year. CNNMoney.com
25 people were killed earlier today when a bus plunged off an icy road adding to the problems from some of the worst winter weather to hit parts of China in decades. The dangerous winter storms are blamed for at least 50 deaths, power outages and buildings collapsing. The storms also stranded travelers, among them hundreds of thousands of migrant workers heading home for the Chinese New Year which begins February 7th. For many migrants, it is their only chance to visit their families. http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20080129/API/801290558&cachetime=5
An opposition leader in Kenya has been shot to death outside his home.The lawmaker was a member of the Orange Democratic Movement. The OMD has accused the incumbent president of rigging last month’s election results.The post-election violence in Kenya has been blamed for nearly 700 deaths…while displaced more than 250-thousand people from their homes.
A bird flu outbreak in India continues to spread. Health officials in West Bengal said that the H5N1 virus or bird flu spread to new areas of the state over the weekend. More than 1.5 million birds have already been destroyed. http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=612113
President Bush in his final State of the Union speech calling on Congress to help ease fears of a Recession and for the American people to be patient with progress in the War in Iraq.
Christian artist and worship leader Israel Haughton and New Breed will perform at the Grammys during a special Gospel segment. Israel will be on stage with Aretha Franklin, Mary J Blige, the Clark Sisters and Trin-I-Tee 5:7. Israel and New Breed are up for two GRAMMY Award nominations.
American Idol contestant Mandisa is up for her first Grammy for her debut CD ‘True Beauty’. The 50th Grammy Awards …February 10th on CBS.Mandisa will be one of the musical acts coming to the Greensboro Coliseum on February 16 with the Winter Jam Tour. http://www.jamtour.com/ http://www.grammy.com/
Some of the artists up for ‘Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album’ True Beauty…MandisaThe Altar And The Door…Casting CrownsPortable Sounds…TobyMacStand…Michael W. Smith
ACC: Wake playing Miami at the Joel tonight.
Florida State at Virginia Tech
Super Bowl 42: Patriots vs The Giants on February 3rd in Arizona
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mostly cloudy and breezy…High 60
Tonight: Showers likely. Breezy…Low 40
Wednesday: Sunny and cooler…High 45
FYI: More rain Thursday night into Friday
The Weekend: Sunny…High 55
After nearly 44 years protecting Greensboro, Fire Chief Johnny Teeters announced Monday that he will retire at the end of the year.
Starting today, a portion of Church Street in Greensboro will be closed for most of the year as crews work to replace a bridge. Church Street between Cornwallis Drive and Wendover Avenue will be closed from 7am to 7pm. The work is expected to continue until December.
All of the Presidential candidates focusing in on Florida today. Super Tuesday coming up NEXT Tuesday.
Foreclosures in the US were up 75% in 2007. Over 400,000 families and individuals losing their home last year. CNNMoney.com
25 people were killed earlier today when a bus plunged off an icy road adding to the problems from some of the worst winter weather to hit parts of China in decades. The dangerous winter storms are blamed for at least 50 deaths, power outages and buildings collapsing. The storms also stranded travelers, among them hundreds of thousands of migrant workers heading home for the Chinese New Year which begins February 7th. For many migrants, it is their only chance to visit their families. http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20080129/API/801290558&cachetime=5
An opposition leader in Kenya has been shot to death outside his home.The lawmaker was a member of the Orange Democratic Movement. The OMD has accused the incumbent president of rigging last month’s election results.The post-election violence in Kenya has been blamed for nearly 700 deaths…while displaced more than 250-thousand people from their homes.
A bird flu outbreak in India continues to spread. Health officials in West Bengal said that the H5N1 virus or bird flu spread to new areas of the state over the weekend. More than 1.5 million birds have already been destroyed. http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=612113
President Bush in his final State of the Union speech calling on Congress to help ease fears of a Recession and for the American people to be patient with progress in the War in Iraq.
Christian artist and worship leader Israel Haughton and New Breed will perform at the Grammys during a special Gospel segment. Israel will be on stage with Aretha Franklin, Mary J Blige, the Clark Sisters and Trin-I-Tee 5:7. Israel and New Breed are up for two GRAMMY Award nominations.
American Idol contestant Mandisa is up for her first Grammy for her debut CD ‘True Beauty’. The 50th Grammy Awards …February 10th on CBS.Mandisa will be one of the musical acts coming to the Greensboro Coliseum on February 16 with the Winter Jam Tour. http://www.jamtour.com/ http://www.grammy.com/
Some of the artists up for ‘Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album’ True Beauty…MandisaThe Altar And The Door…Casting CrownsPortable Sounds…TobyMacStand…Michael W. Smith
ACC: Wake playing Miami at the Joel tonight.
Florida State at Virginia Tech
Super Bowl 42: Patriots vs The Giants on February 3rd in Arizona
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mostly cloudy and breezy…High 60
Tonight: Showers likely. Breezy…Low 40
Wednesday: Sunny and cooler…High 45
FYI: More rain Thursday night into Friday
The Weekend: Sunny…High 55
1.28.2008
WBFJ News Update
Monday, January 28, 2008
(Breaking News) Security forces have surrounded a high school in northwestern Pakistan where gunmen have taken 30 students and teachers hostage. Police are negotiating with the gunmen. http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/28/pak.school.ap/index.html
President Bush will deliver his final State of the Union address tonight.
The focus: the economy and national security.
GOP and Democratic Presidential candidates are in Florida ahead of Tuesday’s Primary. Super Tuesday is coming up next Tuesday, February 5th when 22 states will hold primaries.
Barack Obama winning big in South Carolina on Saturday with 55% of the vote in the Democratic primary.
The president of the Mormon Church died on Sunday. Gordon B. Hinckley was 97.
Also, the head of the Greek Orthodox Church passed away early this morning after a seven month battle with cancer. Archbishop Christodoulos was 69.
The assistant principal at Ledford Middle School has been named the North Carolina State Assistant Principal of the Year. Deborah Hill will be honored at a black-tie event in Washington, D.C. later this Spring. http://www.the-dispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008801260316&source=email For more information about the NASSP State and National Assistant Principal of the Year program and winners: www.principals.org/awards.
Web only for one Christian Music publication: Salem Publishing will stop printing CCM Magazine. The company will focus on expanding its Christian music Web sites. Based on a marketing research…CCM readers want more information and they want it faster. The final printed version of CCM Magazine will be in April.
http://www.ccmmagazine.com/
http://www.christianmusicplanet.com/
http://www.cmcentral.com/
American Idol contestant Mandisa is up for her first Grammy for her debut CD ‘True Beauty’. The 50th Grammy Awards …February 10th on CBS.
Mandisa will be one of the musical acts coming to the Greensboro Coliseum on February 16 with the Winter Jam Tour. http://www.jamtour.com/ http://www.grammy.com/
Some of the artists up for ‘Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album’
True Beauty…Mandisa
The Altar And The Door…Casting Crowns
Portable Sounds…TobyMac
Stand…Michael W. Smith
Toronto’s smallest home is up for sale. The home is around 8 feet by 114 feet…300 square feet living space. Here are the home's "Listed Features":* Completely re-done top-to-bottom, front-to-back!* Tumbled stone entrance walk * Renovated Bath* Renovated Kitchen with newer stove, new cabinets and new stacked washer/dryer* Bedroom with Murphy Bedd + "Built-Ins" ... (doubles as a den)!* Walk-out to fenced patio* 2 Satellite Dishes and Receiver* Window Air Conditioner Available. THE SELLING PRICE…$179,900 dollars
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_17815.aspx
-ACC: Duke over Maryland…93-84 (Duke now 17-1)
-Another win for Tiger Woods this time at the Buick Open.
-18,000 New York Giants fans braved the snow as players said farewell to fans at their stadium then boarded a plane for Arizona.
Super Bowl 42: Patriots vs The Giants on February 3rd
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny and mild…High near 55. Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low 36. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of afternoon showers.
Breezy…High near 60
WBFJ…Chick-Fil-A ‘NUGGET’ (9-10am)
Music from Atlanta Worship Band FEE called ‘We Shine’
plus the 2008 Chick-Fil-A calendar
Special guest: Dustin Keen “School Kid Chronicles”
Be listening to the Morning Show all this week (Jan 28 - Feb 01) for your chance to win a ‘Valentine Chronicle’ package for your special someone.
School Kid Chronicles (S. Elm Street, Greensboro)
1-336-698-3888
http://www.schoolkidchronicles.com/
(Breaking News) Security forces have surrounded a high school in northwestern Pakistan where gunmen have taken 30 students and teachers hostage. Police are negotiating with the gunmen. http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/28/pak.school.ap/index.html
President Bush will deliver his final State of the Union address tonight.
The focus: the economy and national security.
GOP and Democratic Presidential candidates are in Florida ahead of Tuesday’s Primary. Super Tuesday is coming up next Tuesday, February 5th when 22 states will hold primaries.
Barack Obama winning big in South Carolina on Saturday with 55% of the vote in the Democratic primary.
The president of the Mormon Church died on Sunday. Gordon B. Hinckley was 97.
Also, the head of the Greek Orthodox Church passed away early this morning after a seven month battle with cancer. Archbishop Christodoulos was 69.
The assistant principal at Ledford Middle School has been named the North Carolina State Assistant Principal of the Year. Deborah Hill will be honored at a black-tie event in Washington, D.C. later this Spring. http://www.the-dispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008801260316&source=email For more information about the NASSP State and National Assistant Principal of the Year program and winners: www.principals.org/awards.
Web only for one Christian Music publication: Salem Publishing will stop printing CCM Magazine. The company will focus on expanding its Christian music Web sites. Based on a marketing research…CCM readers want more information and they want it faster. The final printed version of CCM Magazine will be in April.
http://www.ccmmagazine.com/
http://www.christianmusicplanet.com/
http://www.cmcentral.com/
American Idol contestant Mandisa is up for her first Grammy for her debut CD ‘True Beauty’. The 50th Grammy Awards …February 10th on CBS.
Mandisa will be one of the musical acts coming to the Greensboro Coliseum on February 16 with the Winter Jam Tour. http://www.jamtour.com/ http://www.grammy.com/
Some of the artists up for ‘Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album’
True Beauty…Mandisa
The Altar And The Door…Casting Crowns
Portable Sounds…TobyMac
Stand…Michael W. Smith
Toronto’s smallest home is up for sale. The home is around 8 feet by 114 feet…300 square feet living space. Here are the home's "Listed Features":* Completely re-done top-to-bottom, front-to-back!* Tumbled stone entrance walk * Renovated Bath* Renovated Kitchen with newer stove, new cabinets and new stacked washer/dryer* Bedroom with Murphy Bedd + "Built-Ins" ... (doubles as a den)!* Walk-out to fenced patio* 2 Satellite Dishes and Receiver* Window Air Conditioner Available. THE SELLING PRICE…$179,900 dollars
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_17815.aspx
-ACC: Duke over Maryland…93-84 (Duke now 17-1)
-Another win for Tiger Woods this time at the Buick Open.
-18,000 New York Giants fans braved the snow as players said farewell to fans at their stadium then boarded a plane for Arizona.
Super Bowl 42: Patriots vs The Giants on February 3rd
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny and mild…High near 55. Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low 36. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of afternoon showers.
Breezy…High near 60
WBFJ…Chick-Fil-A ‘NUGGET’ (9-10am)
Music from Atlanta Worship Band FEE called ‘We Shine’
plus the 2008 Chick-Fil-A calendar
Special guest: Dustin Keen “School Kid Chronicles”
Be listening to the Morning Show all this week (Jan 28 - Feb 01) for your chance to win a ‘Valentine Chronicle’ package for your special someone.
School Kid Chronicles (S. Elm Street, Greensboro)
1-336-698-3888
http://www.schoolkidchronicles.com/
1.25.2008
WBFJ News
Friday, January 25, 2008
Your check may soon be in the mail…
THE WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESS HAVE AGREED ON A 150-MILLION DOLLAR ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE THAT WILL LIKELY MEAN CASH IN YOUR POCKET. The bi-partisan deal will provide rebate checks of up to six-hundred dollars per individual wage earner and twelve-hundred dollars per couple. It would also provide three-hundred dollars for each eligible dependent child.
Middle-school students in the Winston-Salem / Forsyth County school system will have to take three years of foreign language starting next year. The foreign-language requirement will start with next year's incoming sixth-graders. http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173354352493&path=&s=
Flu bug on the rise: The NC Division of Public Health reporting that the number of flu cases statewide nearly tripled last week. Over 40 students at Appalachian State University have been treated for flu since Sunday. More than 200 students at Wake Forest University have been treated for the flu in the past week. The university will offer a flu-shot clinic for students today through Sunday. http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173354352485
Over 100 families that currently have kids enrolled at Center Grove Christian Academy in Clemmons may need to find a new school. Center Grove could be closing its doors. An outside team hired to analyze the school’s financial situation recommended the closure. The school has been running in a deficit for years. The school, which is run by Center Grove Christian Church, currently has 130 children from kindergarten through the fifth grade. The 1500-member congregation at Center Grove Christian Church will vote on closing the school and day care this Sunday. (WXII / MSNBC)
DEMOCRAT VOTERS IN SC WILL BE HEADING TO THE POLLS ON SATURDAY FOR THE STATE’S PRIMARY. John McCain won the GOP Primary in SC last Saturday. Florida is holding its primaries on Tuesday.
Good news from the front lines: The U.S.-led Coalition saying that a three-year-old Iraqi girl, discovered by Marines operating in the Al Anbar Province, was diagnosed as having a congenital heart defect. The surgeon then made arrangements with the Children’s Hospital at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University. The Marines airlifted the little girl to the Jordanian border earlier this week. A medical team escorted the girl and her mom to Nashville. Vanderbilt’s Children’s Hospital has agreed to perform the open heart surgery at no cost to the family.
The Triad Chapter of the American Culinary Foundation will hold its 14th Annual Chef’s Ball this Sunday, January 27 @ 6:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites in Greensboro. Funds raised to benefit non-profits in the area. For ticket information, call 399-6774.
http://www.acftriad.org/
WBFJ celebrating life during Sanctity of Human Life Week by highlighting Pregnancy Resource centers in our listening area:
-HOPE Pregnancy Care Center (King)
-New Hope Pregnancy Center (Yadkinville)
Information about area Pregnancy Resource Centers online at wbfj.fm.
ACC: Duke over Virginia Tech…81-64. Duke is now 4-0 in the ACC
SoConn: ASU over Furman…84-66
One week before Super Bowl 42: Patriots vs The Giants on February 3rd
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny skies…High 38
Tonight: Some clouds…Low 24
Saturday: Mix of sun and clouds…High 45
Sunday: Sunny skies…High 50
Your check may soon be in the mail…
THE WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESS HAVE AGREED ON A 150-MILLION DOLLAR ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE THAT WILL LIKELY MEAN CASH IN YOUR POCKET. The bi-partisan deal will provide rebate checks of up to six-hundred dollars per individual wage earner and twelve-hundred dollars per couple. It would also provide three-hundred dollars for each eligible dependent child.
Middle-school students in the Winston-Salem / Forsyth County school system will have to take three years of foreign language starting next year. The foreign-language requirement will start with next year's incoming sixth-graders. http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173354352493&path=&s=
Flu bug on the rise: The NC Division of Public Health reporting that the number of flu cases statewide nearly tripled last week. Over 40 students at Appalachian State University have been treated for flu since Sunday. More than 200 students at Wake Forest University have been treated for the flu in the past week. The university will offer a flu-shot clinic for students today through Sunday. http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173354352485
Over 100 families that currently have kids enrolled at Center Grove Christian Academy in Clemmons may need to find a new school. Center Grove could be closing its doors. An outside team hired to analyze the school’s financial situation recommended the closure. The school has been running in a deficit for years. The school, which is run by Center Grove Christian Church, currently has 130 children from kindergarten through the fifth grade. The 1500-member congregation at Center Grove Christian Church will vote on closing the school and day care this Sunday. (WXII / MSNBC)
DEMOCRAT VOTERS IN SC WILL BE HEADING TO THE POLLS ON SATURDAY FOR THE STATE’S PRIMARY. John McCain won the GOP Primary in SC last Saturday. Florida is holding its primaries on Tuesday.
Good news from the front lines: The U.S.-led Coalition saying that a three-year-old Iraqi girl, discovered by Marines operating in the Al Anbar Province, was diagnosed as having a congenital heart defect. The surgeon then made arrangements with the Children’s Hospital at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University. The Marines airlifted the little girl to the Jordanian border earlier this week. A medical team escorted the girl and her mom to Nashville. Vanderbilt’s Children’s Hospital has agreed to perform the open heart surgery at no cost to the family.
The Triad Chapter of the American Culinary Foundation will hold its 14th Annual Chef’s Ball this Sunday, January 27 @ 6:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites in Greensboro. Funds raised to benefit non-profits in the area. For ticket information, call 399-6774.
http://www.acftriad.org/
WBFJ celebrating life during Sanctity of Human Life Week by highlighting Pregnancy Resource centers in our listening area:
-HOPE Pregnancy Care Center (King)
-New Hope Pregnancy Center (Yadkinville)
Information about area Pregnancy Resource Centers online at wbfj.fm.
ACC: Duke over Virginia Tech…81-64. Duke is now 4-0 in the ACC
SoConn: ASU over Furman…84-66
One week before Super Bowl 42: Patriots vs The Giants on February 3rd
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny skies…High 38
Tonight: Some clouds…Low 24
Saturday: Mix of sun and clouds…High 45
Sunday: Sunny skies…High 50
1.24.2008
WBFJ News Update
Thursday, January 24, 2008
I-85 southbound near the split with Interstate 40 in Greensboro was closed last night after a high speed chase between an off duty officer and a reported robber ended near Creekridge Road. The robbery happened at Four Seasons Town Center. According to police, an altercation occurred and the suspect was shot by the officer. The off duty officer was taken to Moses Cone Hospital. (Fox 8, WXII, Journalnow.com)
General Motors just barely retaining its lead over Toyota as the world's No. 1 automaker in 2007. Toyota (with its popular Camry, Corolla and Prius hybrid) is now the No. 2 seller in the US…surpassing Ford.
Some parts of Southern California are recovering from record rainfall while the mountains north of Los Angeles are dealing with heavy snow.
THOUSANDS OF PALESTINIANS ARE CONTINUING TO CROSS INTO EGYPT after explosives were used to blow holes in the wall between Gaza and Egypt. Israel sealed the border late last week in response to rocket attacks into southern Israel. The Palestinians are buying food and other supplies in Egypt.
INITIAL RESULTS FROM AN AUTOPSY ON ACTOR HEATH LEDGER ARE INCONCLUSIVE. The New York Post reports the results of additional tests will take up to 2 weeks. Ledger was found unresponsive yesterday in his Manhattan apartment on Tuesday. Foul play isn’t suspected. Ledger had just finished filming the role as the Joker in "The Dark Knight,"
the latest installment in the Batman series. The film is to open in July.
The Christian and Missionary Alliance is expanding Christian radio in the West African nation of Burkina Fasco. Gospel Radio Burkina is in the process of setting up three more stations…adding to the four stations already on the air. The C-and-M A saying that the additional radio stations will reach people in parts of Burkina that missionaries have not yet been able to penetrate.
Crooks in Malaysia stole an adult cow, squeezed it into the back seat of a mid-sized car and drove off with it, but abandoned the animal when the getaway vehicle crashed into a tree. It was not clear how the thieves managed to push the cow into the car or whether the animal had been sedated. The crooks got away…but the cow did not.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080124/D8UC0JRO0.html
The Triad Chapter of the American Culinary Foundation will hold its 14th Annual Chef’s Ball this Sunday, January 27 @ 6:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites in Greensboro. Funds raised to benefit non-profits in the area. Lots of food and Ice Sculptures by top ice carvers from around the Triad. There is a cost to attend. For more information, call 399-6774. http://www.acftriad.org/
Thanks to Chef Jeff Bacon (Triad Community Kitchen / Second Harvest Food Bank of NWNC)
for stopping by on Thursday.
WBFJ celebrating life during Sanctity of Human Life Week by highlighting Pregnancy Resource centers in our listening area: Today…
-Davie Pregnancy Care Center
-Pregnancy Support Center (serving Salisbury and Rowan County)
Information about Pregnancy Resource Centers online at wbfj.fm.
SPORTS:
UNC winning on the road over Miami. Georgia Tech over NC State
Hoops Tonight: Duke plays Virginia Tech / ASU plays Furman
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mostly sunny and breezy…High 45
Tonight: Clear and cold. Breezy…Low 19
Friday: Sunny skies…High near 40
The Weekend: Mostly sunny…Highs near 50
I-85 southbound near the split with Interstate 40 in Greensboro was closed last night after a high speed chase between an off duty officer and a reported robber ended near Creekridge Road. The robbery happened at Four Seasons Town Center. According to police, an altercation occurred and the suspect was shot by the officer. The off duty officer was taken to Moses Cone Hospital. (Fox 8, WXII, Journalnow.com)
General Motors just barely retaining its lead over Toyota as the world's No. 1 automaker in 2007. Toyota (with its popular Camry, Corolla and Prius hybrid) is now the No. 2 seller in the US…surpassing Ford.
Some parts of Southern California are recovering from record rainfall while the mountains north of Los Angeles are dealing with heavy snow.
THOUSANDS OF PALESTINIANS ARE CONTINUING TO CROSS INTO EGYPT after explosives were used to blow holes in the wall between Gaza and Egypt. Israel sealed the border late last week in response to rocket attacks into southern Israel. The Palestinians are buying food and other supplies in Egypt.
INITIAL RESULTS FROM AN AUTOPSY ON ACTOR HEATH LEDGER ARE INCONCLUSIVE. The New York Post reports the results of additional tests will take up to 2 weeks. Ledger was found unresponsive yesterday in his Manhattan apartment on Tuesday. Foul play isn’t suspected. Ledger had just finished filming the role as the Joker in "The Dark Knight,"
the latest installment in the Batman series. The film is to open in July.
The Christian and Missionary Alliance is expanding Christian radio in the West African nation of Burkina Fasco. Gospel Radio Burkina is in the process of setting up three more stations…adding to the four stations already on the air. The C-and-M A saying that the additional radio stations will reach people in parts of Burkina that missionaries have not yet been able to penetrate.
Crooks in Malaysia stole an adult cow, squeezed it into the back seat of a mid-sized car and drove off with it, but abandoned the animal when the getaway vehicle crashed into a tree. It was not clear how the thieves managed to push the cow into the car or whether the animal had been sedated. The crooks got away…but the cow did not.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080124/D8UC0JRO0.html
The Triad Chapter of the American Culinary Foundation will hold its 14th Annual Chef’s Ball this Sunday, January 27 @ 6:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites in Greensboro. Funds raised to benefit non-profits in the area. Lots of food and Ice Sculptures by top ice carvers from around the Triad. There is a cost to attend. For more information, call 399-6774. http://www.acftriad.org/
Thanks to Chef Jeff Bacon (Triad Community Kitchen / Second Harvest Food Bank of NWNC)
for stopping by on Thursday.
WBFJ celebrating life during Sanctity of Human Life Week by highlighting Pregnancy Resource centers in our listening area: Today…
-Davie Pregnancy Care Center
-Pregnancy Support Center (serving Salisbury and Rowan County)
Information about Pregnancy Resource Centers online at wbfj.fm.
SPORTS:
UNC winning on the road over Miami. Georgia Tech over NC State
Hoops Tonight: Duke plays Virginia Tech / ASU plays Furman
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mostly sunny and breezy…High 45
Tonight: Clear and cold. Breezy…Low 19
Friday: Sunny skies…High near 40
The Weekend: Mostly sunny…Highs near 50
1.23.2008
WBFJ News
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Several residents in the Abington Creek subdivision of Kernersville were coming down with symptoms of nausea and fatigue last week…now been told their water is contaminated. Tests showed harmful bacteria in the water.
http://www.myfoxwghp.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5556512&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.2.1
Former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson has dropped out of the Presidential race yesterday citing poor showings in early primary and caucus states.
An autopsy is scheduled for today for actor Heath Ledger. Ledger was found unresponsive yesterday in his Manhattan apartment.The 28-year-old Australian-born actor leaves behind a two-year-old daughter. Ledger had just finished filming the role as the Joker in "The Dark Knight," the latest installment in the Batman series. The film is to open in July. Ledger was also in ‘The Patriot’ (with Mel Gibson)
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/23/heath.ledger.dead/index.html
Chain restaurants in New York must begin posting calorie information on their menus beginning March 31st. The regulation approved by New York City’s Board of Health yesterday applies to restaurant chains that operate 15 or more outlets nationwide.
Whole Foods is phasing out traditional disposable plastic grocery bags. The decision covers all of the company's 270 stores in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. Whole Foods says it wants to stop using the plastic bags by Earth Day, April 22.
WBFJ celebrating life during Sanctity of Human Life Week by highlighting Pregnancy Resource centers in our listening area:
-Wilkes Crisis Pregnancy Center (Wilkesboro)
-Life Line Pregnancy Help Center (Elkin)
ACC: Wake losing at Clemson last night in OT (80 – 75)
NC State hosting Georgia Tech
UNC at Miami
Super Bowl 42: Patriots vs The Giants on February 3rd
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mostly sunny…High 48
Tonight: Mostly clear…Low 32
Thursday: Sunny and breezy…High 40
Thursday Night: Clear and cold…Low 18
Several residents in the Abington Creek subdivision of Kernersville were coming down with symptoms of nausea and fatigue last week…now been told their water is contaminated. Tests showed harmful bacteria in the water.
http://www.myfoxwghp.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5556512&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.2.1
Former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson has dropped out of the Presidential race yesterday citing poor showings in early primary and caucus states.
An autopsy is scheduled for today for actor Heath Ledger. Ledger was found unresponsive yesterday in his Manhattan apartment.The 28-year-old Australian-born actor leaves behind a two-year-old daughter. Ledger had just finished filming the role as the Joker in "The Dark Knight," the latest installment in the Batman series. The film is to open in July. Ledger was also in ‘The Patriot’ (with Mel Gibson)
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/23/heath.ledger.dead/index.html
Chain restaurants in New York must begin posting calorie information on their menus beginning March 31st. The regulation approved by New York City’s Board of Health yesterday applies to restaurant chains that operate 15 or more outlets nationwide.
Whole Foods is phasing out traditional disposable plastic grocery bags. The decision covers all of the company's 270 stores in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. Whole Foods says it wants to stop using the plastic bags by Earth Day, April 22.
WBFJ celebrating life during Sanctity of Human Life Week by highlighting Pregnancy Resource centers in our listening area:
-Wilkes Crisis Pregnancy Center (Wilkesboro)
-Life Line Pregnancy Help Center (Elkin)
ACC: Wake losing at Clemson last night in OT (80 – 75)
NC State hosting Georgia Tech
UNC at Miami
Super Bowl 42: Patriots vs The Giants on February 3rd
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mostly sunny…High 48
Tonight: Mostly clear…Low 32
Thursday: Sunny and breezy…High 40
Thursday Night: Clear and cold…Low 18
1.22.2008
WBFJ News Update
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Winter Weather Advisory through 1pm
Watch out for Black Ice on roadways while the temperatures are at or below freezing.
This Morning: Wintry mix (patchy freezing drizzle)
This Afternoon: Rain this afternoon for the Triad…High 36.
Tonight: Rain ending. Then, cloudy…Low around 32.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 47.
Guilford County Schools: Busses were put into a holding pattern at 8:30am this morning.
From their website:
Due to unforeseen changes with the weather that have negatively impacted road conditions, buses have been instructed to hold at a safe location until further notice. Buses will be released as soon as temperatures rise and road conditions improve – no later than 10 a.m.
Buses will run their engines to maintain heat while being held.
-School is not delayed.
-End-of-Course exams have been postponed.
http://www.guilford.k12.nc.us/
Today marks the 35th anniversary of the Roe-v-Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the US.
-Thousands will participate in the March for Life in Washington, D.C today.
WBFJ celebrating life during Sanctity of Human Life Week by highlighting Pregnancy Resource centers in our listening area: Today…
-Pregnancy Care Center of High Point
-Alpha Pregnancy Support (Lexington)
NEARLY THREE HUNRED PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN SUDAN RECENTLY HAD THEIR SIGHT RESTORED THANKS TO THE MEDICAL WORK OF TWO CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY ORGANIZATIONS. Mission Aviation Fellowship flew a team from Christian Blind Mission into the southern portion of Sudan. Christian Today-dot-com reports that, in all, the team examined about six hundred patients during their stay in the region. Half of those patients were suffering from what is known as river blindness. The medical team operated on some of the patients and administered medicine to others.
Talking on a cell phone before bedtime may disrupt your sleep.
New study: found that radiation from a cell phone can cause insomnia, headaches and confusion and may reduce the amount of deep sleep, thus interfering with the body's ability to refresh itself. The study funded by the cell phone industry conducted by researchers from Wayne State University in Detroit and an Institute in Sweden.
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=611921
THIRD DAY WILL SOON TREK TO PERFORM IN THE PERSIAN GULF. The band Third Day will perform a concert for service members in the Persian Gulf as part of a USO and Air Force Chaplains Entertainment Tour. For more info on the tour:
www.uso.org/whatwedo/entertainment
Colts Head Coach Tony Dungy will return to Indianapolis next season
Super Bowl 42: Patriots vs The Giants on February 3rd.
ACC: Wake will travel to play Clemson tonight
AP Poll: Duke moves past UNC in the latest AP College Coaches Poll
SoConn: Davidson rolls past Western Carolina to remain unbeaten.
Winter Weather Advisory through 1pm
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
This Morning: Wintry mix (Freezing drizzle)
This Afternoon: Rain this afternoon for the Triad…High 36.
Tonight: Rain ending. Then, cloudy…Low around 32.
Wednesday: Sunny skies. Warmer…High 47.
Winter Weather Advisory through 1pm
Watch out for Black Ice on roadways while the temperatures are at or below freezing.
This Morning: Wintry mix (patchy freezing drizzle)
This Afternoon: Rain this afternoon for the Triad…High 36.
Tonight: Rain ending. Then, cloudy…Low around 32.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 47.
Guilford County Schools: Busses were put into a holding pattern at 8:30am this morning.
From their website:
Due to unforeseen changes with the weather that have negatively impacted road conditions, buses have been instructed to hold at a safe location until further notice. Buses will be released as soon as temperatures rise and road conditions improve – no later than 10 a.m.
Buses will run their engines to maintain heat while being held.
-School is not delayed.
-End-of-Course exams have been postponed.
http://www.guilford.k12.nc.us/
Today marks the 35th anniversary of the Roe-v-Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the US.
-Thousands will participate in the March for Life in Washington, D.C today.
WBFJ celebrating life during Sanctity of Human Life Week by highlighting Pregnancy Resource centers in our listening area: Today…
-Pregnancy Care Center of High Point
-Alpha Pregnancy Support (Lexington)
NEARLY THREE HUNRED PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN SUDAN RECENTLY HAD THEIR SIGHT RESTORED THANKS TO THE MEDICAL WORK OF TWO CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY ORGANIZATIONS. Mission Aviation Fellowship flew a team from Christian Blind Mission into the southern portion of Sudan. Christian Today-dot-com reports that, in all, the team examined about six hundred patients during their stay in the region. Half of those patients were suffering from what is known as river blindness. The medical team operated on some of the patients and administered medicine to others.
Talking on a cell phone before bedtime may disrupt your sleep.
New study: found that radiation from a cell phone can cause insomnia, headaches and confusion and may reduce the amount of deep sleep, thus interfering with the body's ability to refresh itself. The study funded by the cell phone industry conducted by researchers from Wayne State University in Detroit and an Institute in Sweden.
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=611921
THIRD DAY WILL SOON TREK TO PERFORM IN THE PERSIAN GULF. The band Third Day will perform a concert for service members in the Persian Gulf as part of a USO and Air Force Chaplains Entertainment Tour. For more info on the tour:
www.uso.org/whatwedo/entertainment
Colts Head Coach Tony Dungy will return to Indianapolis next season
Super Bowl 42: Patriots vs The Giants on February 3rd.
ACC: Wake will travel to play Clemson tonight
AP Poll: Duke moves past UNC in the latest AP College Coaches Poll
SoConn: Davidson rolls past Western Carolina to remain unbeaten.
Winter Weather Advisory through 1pm
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
This Morning: Wintry mix (Freezing drizzle)
This Afternoon: Rain this afternoon for the Triad…High 36.
Tonight: Rain ending. Then, cloudy…Low around 32.
Wednesday: Sunny skies. Warmer…High 47.
1.21.2008
Martin Luther King Day Events
Noon…Commemoration Benton Convention Center (Winston-Salem)
Henry J. Pankey is the guest speaker
Actor LeVar Burton (host of the PBS show “Reading Rainbow) will speak at Wait Chapel on the campus of Wake Forest University at 7pm. The event is sponsored by Wake Forest and Winston-Salem State University. The gospel choirs of Wake Forest and Winston-Salem State gospel choirs will perform. Free and open to the public.
Peace March (3:30pm) in Greensboro
Starts at the statue on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and ends at Greensboro College's Hannah Brown Finch Memorial Chapel
"Through the Arts"…10:30am-Noon
Dana Auditorium at Guilford College
Program features dance, music & theatre inspired by Dr. King's legacy
Memorial Service…11:00am
Hayworth Chapel at High Point University Program features music and guest speaker Rev. Dr. John Kinney
"Dream in Color"…2:00pm
Catawba Theatre of Performance NCSA Campus (Winston-Salem)
Performance includes screening of the "I Have a Dream" speech
"Lift Every Voice"…6:00pm
Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel at Bennett College Greensboro
President & Dr. Julianne Malveaux will be the featured speaker
Celebration Service…6:30pm in Greensboro
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Performance from the MLK Jr. choir & special speakers
Henry J. Pankey is the guest speaker
Actor LeVar Burton (host of the PBS show “Reading Rainbow) will speak at Wait Chapel on the campus of Wake Forest University at 7pm. The event is sponsored by Wake Forest and Winston-Salem State University. The gospel choirs of Wake Forest and Winston-Salem State gospel choirs will perform. Free and open to the public.
Peace March (3:30pm) in Greensboro
Starts at the statue on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and ends at Greensboro College's Hannah Brown Finch Memorial Chapel
"Through the Arts"…10:30am-Noon
Dana Auditorium at Guilford College
Program features dance, music & theatre inspired by Dr. King's legacy
Memorial Service…11:00am
Hayworth Chapel at High Point University Program features music and guest speaker Rev. Dr. John Kinney
"Dream in Color"…2:00pm
Catawba Theatre of Performance NCSA Campus (Winston-Salem)
Performance includes screening of the "I Have a Dream" speech
"Lift Every Voice"…6:00pm
Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel at Bennett College Greensboro
President & Dr. Julianne Malveaux will be the featured speaker
Celebration Service…6:30pm in Greensboro
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Performance from the MLK Jr. choir & special speakers
WBFJ News update
Monday, January 21, 2008
Public schools, Banks and Government offices will be closed today in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr Holiday. One of many MLK events going on today…Actor Levar Burton (host of Reading Rainbow) will speak and the choirs from Wake Forest and WSSU will perform at Wait Chapel tonight at 7pm. The event is Free and open to the public.
Tuesday marks the 35th anniversary of the Roe-v-Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the US.Sunday was the start of Sanctity of Human Life Week.
WBFJ celebrating life this week by highlighting Pregnancy Resource centers in our listening area:
-Salem Pregnancy Care Center (WS)
-Greensboro Pregnancy Care Center
A new study suggesting that caffeine consumption during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage. The study showed that women who consume 200 milligrams or more of caffeine a day (that’s two or more cups of regular coffee or five cans of caffeinated soda) had twice the miscarriage risk as women who consumed no caffeine. The study sponsored by Kaiser Permanente.
Terry Grier is heading west. The superintendent for the Guilford County school system has been selected as the new superintendent for the San Diego Unified School District. Grier will begin in California on July 1st.
http://www.digtriad.com/news/local_state/article.aspx?storyid=96552&catid=57
And the winners are…Republican Mitt Romney and Democrat Hillary Clinton won the Nevada caucuses with John McCain winning in South Carolina’s GOP Primary.South Carolina will hold its Democratic Primary this Saturday.Super Tuesday is coming up. Two dozen states will hold their Presidential primary contests on Tuesday, February fifth.
Busted: A campaign mailer from Dean Hrbacek, one congressional candidate in Texas, contains a photo of his head attached to an image of a different body that makes him look thinner. The photo is presented as a true image of Hrbacek, a Republican former mayor of Sugar Land.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080119/D8U8MGL00.html
In Australia - Boomerangs really do come back - even after 25 years. Officials in an Australian Outback town were surprised when a missing boomerang arrived back in town. Along with it was a note from a guilt-ridden American (named Peter) who said he stole it years earlier from a museum in the mining town of Mount Isa. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080118/D8U823F80.html
SPORTS:
Super Bowl 42 is set…Patriots vs The Giants on February 3rd.
ACC: Wake Forest over Florida State last night
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mostly sunny…High 37
Tonight: Increased clouds. Cold…Low 22 Tuesday: A chance of freezing rain before noon. Then, rain showers possible…High 38
Wednesday: Mostly sunny…High 43.
Public schools, Banks and Government offices will be closed today in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr Holiday. One of many MLK events going on today…Actor Levar Burton (host of Reading Rainbow) will speak and the choirs from Wake Forest and WSSU will perform at Wait Chapel tonight at 7pm. The event is Free and open to the public.
Tuesday marks the 35th anniversary of the Roe-v-Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the US.Sunday was the start of Sanctity of Human Life Week.
WBFJ celebrating life this week by highlighting Pregnancy Resource centers in our listening area:
-Salem Pregnancy Care Center (WS)
-Greensboro Pregnancy Care Center
A new study suggesting that caffeine consumption during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage. The study showed that women who consume 200 milligrams or more of caffeine a day (that’s two or more cups of regular coffee or five cans of caffeinated soda) had twice the miscarriage risk as women who consumed no caffeine. The study sponsored by Kaiser Permanente.
Terry Grier is heading west. The superintendent for the Guilford County school system has been selected as the new superintendent for the San Diego Unified School District. Grier will begin in California on July 1st.
http://www.digtriad.com/news/local_state/article.aspx?storyid=96552&catid=57
And the winners are…Republican Mitt Romney and Democrat Hillary Clinton won the Nevada caucuses with John McCain winning in South Carolina’s GOP Primary.South Carolina will hold its Democratic Primary this Saturday.Super Tuesday is coming up. Two dozen states will hold their Presidential primary contests on Tuesday, February fifth.
Busted: A campaign mailer from Dean Hrbacek, one congressional candidate in Texas, contains a photo of his head attached to an image of a different body that makes him look thinner. The photo is presented as a true image of Hrbacek, a Republican former mayor of Sugar Land.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080119/D8U8MGL00.html
In Australia - Boomerangs really do come back - even after 25 years. Officials in an Australian Outback town were surprised when a missing boomerang arrived back in town. Along with it was a note from a guilt-ridden American (named Peter) who said he stole it years earlier from a museum in the mining town of Mount Isa. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080118/D8U823F80.html
SPORTS:
Super Bowl 42 is set…Patriots vs The Giants on February 3rd.
ACC: Wake Forest over Florida State last night
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mostly sunny…High 37
Tonight: Increased clouds. Cold…Low 22 Tuesday: A chance of freezing rain before noon. Then, rain showers possible…High 38
Wednesday: Mostly sunny…High 43.
1.18.2008
‘Sanctity of Human Life’ Week January 20-27, 2008
WBFJ will highlight Pregnancy Resource Centers in our listening area all next week.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008 marks the 35th Anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion in the US.
Need more information?
Focus on the Family http://www.family.org/
Be a Voice for Life http://www.heartlink.org/beavoice/resources.cfm
IQ test…How much do you know about Roe v Wade?
www.roeiqtest.com/ui/
NC Right To Life
http://www.ncrtl.org/
In the News:
U.S. Abortion Rate Falls to Lowest Level in Decades(but) New report does find medical abortions on the increase. http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=611813
Tuesday, January 22, 2008 marks the 35th Anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion in the US.
Need more information?
Focus on the Family http://www.family.org/
Be a Voice for Life http://www.heartlink.org/beavoice/resources.cfm
IQ test…How much do you know about Roe v Wade?
www.roeiqtest.com/ui/
NC Right To Life
http://www.ncrtl.org/
In the News:
U.S. Abortion Rate Falls to Lowest Level in Decades(but) New report does find medical abortions on the increase. http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=611813
WBFJ News Update
Friday, January 18, 2008
Winter Storm Watch for Central NC (including the Triad) for Saturday morning through Saturday evening. 2 to 4 inches accumulation possible.
Cold temperatures: Saturday and Sunday night…Lows in the teens
The Presidential race continues. GOP Primary set for South Carolina tomorrow. The NEVADA caucuses is also set for Nevada on Saturday. Democratic Primary in SC will be next Saturday.
THE FDA HAS ISSUED A STRONG WARNING ABOUT YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE USE OF OVER-THE-COUNTER COUGH AND COLD MEDICINES. OTC products including decongestants, expectorants, antihistamines, and cough suppressants should not be given to children under two years of age.
Transylvania County detectives have linked Gary Hilton to the murder of 84-year-old Irene Bryant and disappearance of her 80-year-old husband John Bryant. The couple disappeared in November after going for a hike in the NC Mountains. Last week, Gary Hilton was charged with the death of 24-year-old Meredith Emerson…who was last seen hiking in a Georgia state forest.
Information from the Alan Guttmacher Institute shows that the abortion rate fell to 19 abortions per one thousand women aged 15 to 44 in 2005. That is the lowest number of abortions since 1974. In terms of numbers, that translates to over one million abortions were performed in 2005. The National Right to Life Committee welcomed the news…saying that it’s a testimony to the impact of pro-life education, outreach, and the passage of state laws that require waiting periods before women receive an abortion.
Chess Champ Bobby Fischer who gained fame in 1972 after beating an opponent from the Soviet Union has died. Fischer was 64.
Thanks to record-setting attendance last year, the Dixie Classic Fair has made the list of the 50 largest fairs in North America in 2007 as ranked by carnivalwarehouse.com. Attendance at the Dixie Classic Fair last year jumped 17% to 371,219. More information at http://www.dcfair.com/
NFL Play-offs on Saturday: Chargers vs Patriots (3pm) Giants vs Green Bay (6:30)
Super Bowl…February 3rd.
ACC: Saturday: Maryland at UNC, Clemson vs Duke, Miami at NC State
Sunday: Florida State vs Wake at the Joel
Winter Storm Watch for Central NC (including the Triad) for Saturday morning through Saturday evening. 2 to 4 inches accumulation possible.
Cold temperatures: Saturday and Sunday night…Lows in the teens
The Presidential race continues. GOP Primary set for South Carolina tomorrow. The NEVADA caucuses is also set for Nevada on Saturday. Democratic Primary in SC will be next Saturday.
THE FDA HAS ISSUED A STRONG WARNING ABOUT YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE USE OF OVER-THE-COUNTER COUGH AND COLD MEDICINES. OTC products including decongestants, expectorants, antihistamines, and cough suppressants should not be given to children under two years of age.
Transylvania County detectives have linked Gary Hilton to the murder of 84-year-old Irene Bryant and disappearance of her 80-year-old husband John Bryant. The couple disappeared in November after going for a hike in the NC Mountains. Last week, Gary Hilton was charged with the death of 24-year-old Meredith Emerson…who was last seen hiking in a Georgia state forest.
Information from the Alan Guttmacher Institute shows that the abortion rate fell to 19 abortions per one thousand women aged 15 to 44 in 2005. That is the lowest number of abortions since 1974. In terms of numbers, that translates to over one million abortions were performed in 2005. The National Right to Life Committee welcomed the news…saying that it’s a testimony to the impact of pro-life education, outreach, and the passage of state laws that require waiting periods before women receive an abortion.
Chess Champ Bobby Fischer who gained fame in 1972 after beating an opponent from the Soviet Union has died. Fischer was 64.
Thanks to record-setting attendance last year, the Dixie Classic Fair has made the list of the 50 largest fairs in North America in 2007 as ranked by carnivalwarehouse.com. Attendance at the Dixie Classic Fair last year jumped 17% to 371,219. More information at http://www.dcfair.com/
NFL Play-offs on Saturday: Chargers vs Patriots (3pm) Giants vs Green Bay (6:30)
Super Bowl…February 3rd.
ACC: Saturday: Maryland at UNC, Clemson vs Duke, Miami at NC State
Sunday: Florida State vs Wake at the Joel
WBFJ News Update
Friday, January 18, 2008
Winter Storm Watch for Central NC (including the Triad) for Saturday morning through Saturday evening. 2 to 4 inches accumulation possible.
Cold temperatures: Saturday and Sunday night…Lows in the teens
The Presidential race continues. GOP Primary set for South Carolina tomorrow. The NEVADA caucuses is also set for Nevada on Saturday. Democratic Primary in SC will be next Saturday.
THE FDA HAS ISSUED A STRONG WARNING ABOUT YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE USE OF OVER-THE-COUNTER COUGH AND COLD MEDICINES. OTC products including decongestants, expectorants, antihistamines, and cough suppressants should not be given to children under two years of age.
Transylvania County detectives have linked Gary Hilton to the murder of 84-year-old Irene Bryant and disappearance of her 80-year-old husband John Bryant. The couple disappeared in November after going for a hike in the NC Mountains. Last week, Gary Hilton was charged with the death of 24-year-old Meredith Emerson…who was last seen hiking in a Georgia state forest.
Information from the Alan Guttmacher Institute shows that the abortion rate fell to 19 abortions per one thousand women aged 15 to 44 in 2005. That is the lowest number of abortions since 1974. In terms of numbers, that translates to over one million abortions were performed in 2005. The National Right to Life Committee welcomed the news…saying that it’s a testimony to the impact of pro-life education, outreach, and the passage of state laws that require waiting periods before women receive an abortion.
Chess Champ Bobby Fischer who gained fame in 1972 after beating an opponent from the Soviet Union has died. Fischer was 64.
Thanks to record-setting attendance last year, the Dixie Classic Fair has made the list of the 50 largest fairs in North America in 2007 as ranked by carnivalwarehouse.com. Attendance at the Dixie Classic Fair last year jumped 17% to 371,219. More information at http://www.dcfair.com/
NFL Play-offs on Saturday: Chargers vs Patriots (3pm) Giants vs Green Bay (6:30)
Super Bowl…February 3rd.
ACC: Saturday: Maryland at UNC, Clemson vs Duke, Miami at NC State
Sunday: Florida State vs Wake at the Joel
Winter Storm Watch for Central NC (including the Triad) for Saturday morning through Saturday evening. 2 to 4 inches accumulation possible.
Cold temperatures: Saturday and Sunday night…Lows in the teens
The Presidential race continues. GOP Primary set for South Carolina tomorrow. The NEVADA caucuses is also set for Nevada on Saturday. Democratic Primary in SC will be next Saturday.
THE FDA HAS ISSUED A STRONG WARNING ABOUT YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE USE OF OVER-THE-COUNTER COUGH AND COLD MEDICINES. OTC products including decongestants, expectorants, antihistamines, and cough suppressants should not be given to children under two years of age.
Transylvania County detectives have linked Gary Hilton to the murder of 84-year-old Irene Bryant and disappearance of her 80-year-old husband John Bryant. The couple disappeared in November after going for a hike in the NC Mountains. Last week, Gary Hilton was charged with the death of 24-year-old Meredith Emerson…who was last seen hiking in a Georgia state forest.
Information from the Alan Guttmacher Institute shows that the abortion rate fell to 19 abortions per one thousand women aged 15 to 44 in 2005. That is the lowest number of abortions since 1974. In terms of numbers, that translates to over one million abortions were performed in 2005. The National Right to Life Committee welcomed the news…saying that it’s a testimony to the impact of pro-life education, outreach, and the passage of state laws that require waiting periods before women receive an abortion.
Chess Champ Bobby Fischer who gained fame in 1972 after beating an opponent from the Soviet Union has died. Fischer was 64.
Thanks to record-setting attendance last year, the Dixie Classic Fair has made the list of the 50 largest fairs in North America in 2007 as ranked by carnivalwarehouse.com. Attendance at the Dixie Classic Fair last year jumped 17% to 371,219. More information at http://www.dcfair.com/
NFL Play-offs on Saturday: Chargers vs Patriots (3pm) Giants vs Green Bay (6:30)
Super Bowl…February 3rd.
ACC: Saturday: Maryland at UNC, Clemson vs Duke, Miami at NC State
Sunday: Florida State vs Wake at the Joel
1.14.2008
Sanctity of Human Life Week (January 20 - 27, 2008)
Verne from the WBFJ Morning Show was the MC for the Pro-Life Rally over the weekend in Raleigh on January 12, 2008.
Channel 14 video link of the rally:
Pro-life activists rally in Raleigh on Saturday (Jan 12, 2008)
http://news14.com/content/local_news/triangle/591754/pro-life-activists-rally-in-raleigh/Default.aspx
N.C. Right to Life
(336) 274-LIFE (5433)
1-800-392-6275
http://www.ncrtl.org/
Channel 14 video link of the rally:
Pro-life activists rally in Raleigh on Saturday (Jan 12, 2008)
http://news14.com/content/local_news/triangle/591754/pro-life-activists-rally-in-raleigh/Default.aspx
N.C. Right to Life
(336) 274-LIFE (5433)
1-800-392-6275
http://www.ncrtl.org/
WBFJ News
Monday, January 14, 2008
A wintry nor'easter will keep students in Boston at home on Monday. The Northeast could get between 6 to 10 inches of snow.
Police in Shreveport, Louisiana are casting doubt on reported sightings of a man charged with murder in the death of a pregnant Marine. Authorities in North Carolina have charged Marine Corporal Cesar Laurean with murder in the death of Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach.
Lauterbach was eight months pregnant when last reported seen. An adult and an un-born baby were unearthed in shallow grave near Laurean's home on Saturday. (Fox News)
Presidential candidates making one last push through Michigan today…before Primaries on Tuesday. Attention then turns to Nevada, where the primary is being held this Saturday. The Republican Primary in South Carolina will be held on Saturday. The Democratic Primary will be held in South Carolina on January 26th.
Sheriff's deputies in Forsyth County will soon undergo random drug testing with testing for firefighters and paramedics to follow. Officials saying that random drug testing is a good way for the county to ensure public confidence. Winston-Salem police have had random drug tests since the early 1990s. http://www.journalnow.com/
A MAJOR GROUND BEEF RECALL: Rochester Meat Company is voluntarily recalling nearly 188-thousand pounds of ground beef products because of E. coli contamination. The beef products in question were not sold to consumers in retail establishments.The Rochester Meat Company is based in Rochester, Minnesota.
The Red Cross in Kenya reporting that the death toll from post-election violence in Kenya has risen to at least 575.
THE GOLDEN GLOBES AWARDS WERE ANNOUNCED LAST NIGHT. Because of the writers strike, the winners were called out during a news conference. The British drama "Atonement" won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture drama while "Sweeney Todd" took the Best Musical or Comedy. Best Animated Film: "Ratatouille"
The ‘Bucket List’ tops at the Box Office over the weekend. The Veggie Tales movie ‘The Pirates That Don’t Do Anything’ making the top 10 list nationwide at #9.
NFL Play-offs: Giants, Chargers Stay Alive…Indianapolis, Dallas Eliminated
ACC: Blue Devils over Virginia (87-65)
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny…High 45
Tonight: Mostly clear…Low 28. Tuesday: Sunny…High 45
Early Thursday morning: Rain mixed with sleet, mainly after 4am….Low near 30
A wintry nor'easter will keep students in Boston at home on Monday. The Northeast could get between 6 to 10 inches of snow.
Police in Shreveport, Louisiana are casting doubt on reported sightings of a man charged with murder in the death of a pregnant Marine. Authorities in North Carolina have charged Marine Corporal Cesar Laurean with murder in the death of Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach.
Lauterbach was eight months pregnant when last reported seen. An adult and an un-born baby were unearthed in shallow grave near Laurean's home on Saturday. (Fox News)
Presidential candidates making one last push through Michigan today…before Primaries on Tuesday. Attention then turns to Nevada, where the primary is being held this Saturday. The Republican Primary in South Carolina will be held on Saturday. The Democratic Primary will be held in South Carolina on January 26th.
Sheriff's deputies in Forsyth County will soon undergo random drug testing with testing for firefighters and paramedics to follow. Officials saying that random drug testing is a good way for the county to ensure public confidence. Winston-Salem police have had random drug tests since the early 1990s. http://www.journalnow.com/
A MAJOR GROUND BEEF RECALL: Rochester Meat Company is voluntarily recalling nearly 188-thousand pounds of ground beef products because of E. coli contamination. The beef products in question were not sold to consumers in retail establishments.The Rochester Meat Company is based in Rochester, Minnesota.
The Red Cross in Kenya reporting that the death toll from post-election violence in Kenya has risen to at least 575.
THE GOLDEN GLOBES AWARDS WERE ANNOUNCED LAST NIGHT. Because of the writers strike, the winners were called out during a news conference. The British drama "Atonement" won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture drama while "Sweeney Todd" took the Best Musical or Comedy. Best Animated Film: "Ratatouille"
The ‘Bucket List’ tops at the Box Office over the weekend. The Veggie Tales movie ‘The Pirates That Don’t Do Anything’ making the top 10 list nationwide at #9.
NFL Play-offs: Giants, Chargers Stay Alive…Indianapolis, Dallas Eliminated
ACC: Blue Devils over Virginia (87-65)
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny…High 45
Tonight: Mostly clear…Low 28. Tuesday: Sunny…High 45
Early Thursday morning: Rain mixed with sleet, mainly after 4am….Low near 30
1.04.2008
2008 Pro-Life Rally and March For Life in Raleigh
North Carolina Right to Life is celebrating Life
Saturday, January 12, 2008 in Raleigh
9th Annual Prayer Breakfast for Life
Holiday Inn Brownstone Hotel and Conference Center
1707 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, NC
Featured Speaker: Dr. David A. Prentice, Ph. D.
(there is a cost to attend the prayer breakfast)
Click Here for Details
2008 Pro-Life Rally and March For Life
Nash Square, Downtown Raleigh, NC
Featured Speaker: Ashley Ahlquist
Rally MC: Verne Hill (WBFJ Morning Show)
Click Here for Map
Click Here for Speaker Bio's
Click Here for Sponsor Form
Contact: N.C. Right to Life...
(336) 274-LIFE (5433)
1-800-392-6275
http://www.ncrtl.org/
National March for Life in Washington, DC
coming up on Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008 in Raleigh
9th Annual Prayer Breakfast for Life
Holiday Inn Brownstone Hotel and Conference Center
1707 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, NC
Featured Speaker: Dr. David A. Prentice, Ph. D.
(there is a cost to attend the prayer breakfast)
Click Here for Details
2008 Pro-Life Rally and March For Life
Nash Square, Downtown Raleigh, NC
Featured Speaker: Ashley Ahlquist
Rally MC: Verne Hill (WBFJ Morning Show)
Click Here for Map
Click Here for Speaker Bio's
Click Here for Sponsor Form
Contact: N.C. Right to Life...
(336) 274-LIFE (5433)
1-800-392-6275
http://www.ncrtl.org/
National March for Life in Washington, DC
coming up on Tuesday, January 22, 2008
WBFJ News Update
Friday, January 04, 2008
The statewide ban on Open Burning has been lifted.
The ban was imposed in mid-October because of the worsening drought. Another statewide burn ban could be reinstated if conditions change.
Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama tops in Iowa. Republican Mitt Romney and Democrat John Edwards coming in second. Hillary Clinton coming in third behind Edwards. GOP candidates Fred Thompson and John McCain essentially tying for third. Democratic candidates Joe Biden and Chris Dodd have dropped out of the race for President after poor showings in Iowa. For everyone else…it’s on to New Hampshire.
More bad news for Brittney: CNN reporting that Pop star Britney Spears was taken to the hospital for a psychological evaluation after police were called to her home last night because of a heated custody battle.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/04/spears/index.html
Good News for thousands of residents in eastern Forsyth and western Guilford Counties after a transformer failed…knocking out power to parts of Kernersville, Oak Ridge and Colfax.
Mission Aviation Fellowship has suspended in and out of Kenya.
Christian Today-dot-com saying that MAF made the decision because of the deadly post-election violence that has spread across the east African nation since Sunday. http://www.christiantoday.com/
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/mission.aviation.fellowship.suspends.flights.in.kenya/15973.htm
Mark Hollingsworth with Compassion International saying that there have been NO reports of injuries or deaths of Compassion sponsored kids or families.
Skybus Airlines celebrating the New Year with ‘new’ discount airfares. Skybus tickets selling for $20.08. The airline plans to roll out additional service from PTI this weekend…with plans to eventually offer 13 daily flights from PTI to several cities, including the New York and Los Angeles. http://www.skybus.com/
The Winter Days of Giving with the American Red Cross runs through Sunday.
Call 1-800-Give Life to schedule an appointment today.
PetSmart stores in Georgia have been ordered to quarantine all birds sold at the stores because of confirmed cases of psit·ta·co·sis a bird disease that can be transferred to humans. The disease is most prevalent in parrots and parakeets.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny and warmer…High 45
Tonight: Clear and cold…Low 21
The Weekend: Sunny and mild…Highs in the 50’s
Sunny and High temperatures in the 60’s for the start of the work week!
The statewide ban on Open Burning has been lifted.
The ban was imposed in mid-October because of the worsening drought. Another statewide burn ban could be reinstated if conditions change.
Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama tops in Iowa. Republican Mitt Romney and Democrat John Edwards coming in second. Hillary Clinton coming in third behind Edwards. GOP candidates Fred Thompson and John McCain essentially tying for third. Democratic candidates Joe Biden and Chris Dodd have dropped out of the race for President after poor showings in Iowa. For everyone else…it’s on to New Hampshire.
More bad news for Brittney: CNN reporting that Pop star Britney Spears was taken to the hospital for a psychological evaluation after police were called to her home last night because of a heated custody battle.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/04/spears/index.html
Good News for thousands of residents in eastern Forsyth and western Guilford Counties after a transformer failed…knocking out power to parts of Kernersville, Oak Ridge and Colfax.
Mission Aviation Fellowship has suspended in and out of Kenya.
Christian Today-dot-com saying that MAF made the decision because of the deadly post-election violence that has spread across the east African nation since Sunday. http://www.christiantoday.com/
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/mission.aviation.fellowship.suspends.flights.in.kenya/15973.htm
Mark Hollingsworth with Compassion International saying that there have been NO reports of injuries or deaths of Compassion sponsored kids or families.
Skybus Airlines celebrating the New Year with ‘new’ discount airfares. Skybus tickets selling for $20.08. The airline plans to roll out additional service from PTI this weekend…with plans to eventually offer 13 daily flights from PTI to several cities, including the New York and Los Angeles. http://www.skybus.com/
The Winter Days of Giving with the American Red Cross runs through Sunday.
Call 1-800-Give Life to schedule an appointment today.
PetSmart stores in Georgia have been ordered to quarantine all birds sold at the stores because of confirmed cases of psit·ta·co·sis a bird disease that can be transferred to humans. The disease is most prevalent in parrots and parakeets.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny and warmer…High 45
Tonight: Clear and cold…Low 21
The Weekend: Sunny and mild…Highs in the 50’s
Sunny and High temperatures in the 60’s for the start of the work week!
1.03.2008
WBFJ News
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Winter storm warning is in effect until 10am this morning for elevations above 3000 feet.
1 to 2 inches of additional snowfall is expected.
Wind chills in the mountains will remain below zero this morning.
Boone has about 4 inches of snow this morning. Close to a foot of new snow on Beech Mountain. 1-2 inches of snow in Sparta and Deep Gap.
Getting warmer next week: Expected High on Monday…60 degrees
Continuing story: Close to 8,000 homes and businesses without power this morning in western Forsyth and northwestern Guilford Counties. Traffic lights out in the effected area. Could be at least 10am until crews get the power back on. 1-800-Power-on to report an outage.
Citrus growers in the South are keeping a close eye on their crops this morning. The National Weather Service has issued a hard freeze warning from northern Florida westward through eastern Texas this morning.
State officials have lifted the ban on open burning…saying that recent rains have provided enough precipitation to make open burning safe.
A statewide burn ban was imposed in mid-October because of the worsening drought. Another burn ban could be reinstated if conditions change.
Out with the old …up with the new: Demolition started on a homeless shelter at the Bethesda Center in Winston-Salem. The old facility was no longer functional and employees said it simply was too small. The new shelter will also provide room for counselors to work with those who have nowhere to go during the day.
At least 50 people were taken to the hospital after a Greyhound bus turned over near the town of Henderson on Route 1 where it collided with a tractor-trailer truck yesterday morning. The bus was traveling from Richmond, Va., to Raleigh. Henderson is about 45 miles north of Raleigh near the Virginia border.
The worst start to a new year in 25 years on Wall Street yesterday.
Oil hitting one-hundred dollars a barrel and gold reached a record high of 861 dollars an ounce.
Voters in Iowa will be selecting their favorite Presidential candidate later today. The Iowa caucuses are the first event of the national presidential primary season. The National Weather Service is forecasting a cold and windy day for much of Iowa.
Tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes in Kenya because of post-election violence that has claimed 300 lives since Sunday. The State Department and the European Union have both voiced concerns about possible irregularities in the elections in Kenya.
The San Francisco Zoo is set to reopen today…Nine days after a deadly tiger attack that occurred on Christmas day. The tiger exhibit will remain closed. The zoo has also posted new signs asking patrons not to throw things into the exhibits or to tease or call out to the animals.
The Northwest North Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross
is hoping that you will take time to ‘Give the Gift of Life’ this week.
The Winter Days of Giving with the Red Cross runs through January 6th.
Call 1-800-Give Life to schedule an appointment today.
Fiesta Bowl: West Virginia (Mountaineers) routing Oklahoma…48-28
ACC basketball: Wake Forest and the Tarheels winning.
Conference play starts on Sunday.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny and cold…High only 35
Tonight: Clear and cold…Low 18
Friday: Sunny and warmer…High 45
Sneak Peak to the Weekend: Sunny and mild
Saturday: High 52
Sunday: High 58 Warming up to 60 degrees on Monday
Winter storm warning is in effect until 10am this morning for elevations above 3000 feet.
1 to 2 inches of additional snowfall is expected.
Wind chills in the mountains will remain below zero this morning.
Boone has about 4 inches of snow this morning. Close to a foot of new snow on Beech Mountain. 1-2 inches of snow in Sparta and Deep Gap.
Getting warmer next week: Expected High on Monday…60 degrees
Continuing story: Close to 8,000 homes and businesses without power this morning in western Forsyth and northwestern Guilford Counties. Traffic lights out in the effected area. Could be at least 10am until crews get the power back on. 1-800-Power-on to report an outage.
Citrus growers in the South are keeping a close eye on their crops this morning. The National Weather Service has issued a hard freeze warning from northern Florida westward through eastern Texas this morning.
State officials have lifted the ban on open burning…saying that recent rains have provided enough precipitation to make open burning safe.
A statewide burn ban was imposed in mid-October because of the worsening drought. Another burn ban could be reinstated if conditions change.
Out with the old …up with the new: Demolition started on a homeless shelter at the Bethesda Center in Winston-Salem. The old facility was no longer functional and employees said it simply was too small. The new shelter will also provide room for counselors to work with those who have nowhere to go during the day.
At least 50 people were taken to the hospital after a Greyhound bus turned over near the town of Henderson on Route 1 where it collided with a tractor-trailer truck yesterday morning. The bus was traveling from Richmond, Va., to Raleigh. Henderson is about 45 miles north of Raleigh near the Virginia border.
The worst start to a new year in 25 years on Wall Street yesterday.
Oil hitting one-hundred dollars a barrel and gold reached a record high of 861 dollars an ounce.
Voters in Iowa will be selecting their favorite Presidential candidate later today. The Iowa caucuses are the first event of the national presidential primary season. The National Weather Service is forecasting a cold and windy day for much of Iowa.
Tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes in Kenya because of post-election violence that has claimed 300 lives since Sunday. The State Department and the European Union have both voiced concerns about possible irregularities in the elections in Kenya.
The San Francisco Zoo is set to reopen today…Nine days after a deadly tiger attack that occurred on Christmas day. The tiger exhibit will remain closed. The zoo has also posted new signs asking patrons not to throw things into the exhibits or to tease or call out to the animals.
The Northwest North Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross
is hoping that you will take time to ‘Give the Gift of Life’ this week.
The Winter Days of Giving with the Red Cross runs through January 6th.
Call 1-800-Give Life to schedule an appointment today.
Fiesta Bowl: West Virginia (Mountaineers) routing Oklahoma…48-28
ACC basketball: Wake Forest and the Tarheels winning.
Conference play starts on Sunday.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny and cold…High only 35
Tonight: Clear and cold…Low 18
Friday: Sunny and warmer…High 45
Sneak Peak to the Weekend: Sunny and mild
Saturday: High 52
Sunday: High 58 Warming up to 60 degrees on Monday
1.02.2008
WBFJ Morning News update
Tuesday…January 02, 2008
Winter Storm Warning is in effect for Ashe, Watauga and Grayson Counties
Snow showers will increase this morning mainly in areas above 3000 feet.
The Northern Mountains could get up to 8 inches of snow by Thursday morning.
Wilkesboro and Dobson…50-50 chance of flurries today
Great site for mountain weather updates: http://raysweather.com/
The Triad: A slight chance of flurries this morning. Windy and cold!!
Early Thursday and Friday morning…Temperatures will be in the teens.
‘Wind Chill’ will push Lows into the single digits.
Red Flag Fire Danger Warning today (9am-6pm) because of the high winds and low humidity.
If you spot a wildfire…call your local fire department or 911
With the races too close to call, presidential candidates are spending their last full campaign day before the Iowa caucuses urging voters for their support…offering everything from babysitting services to snow shovels to help supporters get to the caucuses on Thursday. Most of the candidates are crisscrossing Iowa, appearing at rallies, house parties, restaurants -- wherever voters can be found. GOP candidate Mike Huckabee is scheduled to appear on the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" tonight. Democrat John Edwards will appear at a free concert by John Mellencamp.
Elections will be postponed until next month in Pakistan.
Over 200 people have lost their lives in election-related violence across Kenya. The Red Cross reporting that at least 50 people seeking refuge inside an Assemblies of God Church were burned to death when rioting mobs set the church on fire. http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/02/kenya.unrest/index.html
Police in Kernersville need your help. They are looking for the driver who struck and killed a police tracking dog Monday morning, then drove away from the scene. The incident happened on Dobson Street. The four-year-old dog named Jake was owned by Tri-City Trackers, a group that trains and aids the Kernersville police department and other agencies with criminal and rescue tracking. Police are looking for a white Ford F150 pickup with a camper shell.
Someone used the water tower for the town of Maiden (just south of Hickory) for target practice sometime early Monday morning. The Catawba County Sheriff's Department said the tower appears to have been shot three times with a high-powered rifle. Officials are now waiting for most of the 750,000 gallons of water to drain out of the water tower because repairs must be done from inside the holding tank. Repairs to the tank- $15,000 to $20,000.
http://www.wxii12.com/news/14956588/detail.html
The Northwest North Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross is hoping that you will take time to ‘Give the Gift of Life’ this week. The Winter Days of Giving with the Red Cross runs through January 6th. Call 1-800-Give Life to schedule an appointment today.
Sugar Bowl: Georgia over Hawaii…41-10
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: A slight chance of flurries this morning. Mostly cloudy and windy…High 35
Tonight: Clear and cold…Low 19
Thursday: Sunny and cold…High 35
Thursday Night…Clear and cold…Low 16
Sneak Peak to the Weekend:
Sunny and mild…Highs in the low to mid 50’s
Winter Storm Warning is in effect for Ashe, Watauga and Grayson Counties
Snow showers will increase this morning mainly in areas above 3000 feet.
The Northern Mountains could get up to 8 inches of snow by Thursday morning.
Wilkesboro and Dobson…50-50 chance of flurries today
Great site for mountain weather updates: http://raysweather.com/
The Triad: A slight chance of flurries this morning. Windy and cold!!
Early Thursday and Friday morning…Temperatures will be in the teens.
‘Wind Chill’ will push Lows into the single digits.
Red Flag Fire Danger Warning today (9am-6pm) because of the high winds and low humidity.
If you spot a wildfire…call your local fire department or 911
With the races too close to call, presidential candidates are spending their last full campaign day before the Iowa caucuses urging voters for their support…offering everything from babysitting services to snow shovels to help supporters get to the caucuses on Thursday. Most of the candidates are crisscrossing Iowa, appearing at rallies, house parties, restaurants -- wherever voters can be found. GOP candidate Mike Huckabee is scheduled to appear on the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" tonight. Democrat John Edwards will appear at a free concert by John Mellencamp.
Elections will be postponed until next month in Pakistan.
Over 200 people have lost their lives in election-related violence across Kenya. The Red Cross reporting that at least 50 people seeking refuge inside an Assemblies of God Church were burned to death when rioting mobs set the church on fire. http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/02/kenya.unrest/index.html
Police in Kernersville need your help. They are looking for the driver who struck and killed a police tracking dog Monday morning, then drove away from the scene. The incident happened on Dobson Street. The four-year-old dog named Jake was owned by Tri-City Trackers, a group that trains and aids the Kernersville police department and other agencies with criminal and rescue tracking. Police are looking for a white Ford F150 pickup with a camper shell.
Someone used the water tower for the town of Maiden (just south of Hickory) for target practice sometime early Monday morning. The Catawba County Sheriff's Department said the tower appears to have been shot three times with a high-powered rifle. Officials are now waiting for most of the 750,000 gallons of water to drain out of the water tower because repairs must be done from inside the holding tank. Repairs to the tank- $15,000 to $20,000.
http://www.wxii12.com/news/14956588/detail.html
The Northwest North Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross is hoping that you will take time to ‘Give the Gift of Life’ this week. The Winter Days of Giving with the Red Cross runs through January 6th. Call 1-800-Give Life to schedule an appointment today.
Sugar Bowl: Georgia over Hawaii…41-10
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: A slight chance of flurries this morning. Mostly cloudy and windy…High 35
Tonight: Clear and cold…Low 19
Thursday: Sunny and cold…High 35
Thursday Night…Clear and cold…Low 16
Sneak Peak to the Weekend:
Sunny and mild…Highs in the low to mid 50’s
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