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.
