St Patrick’s Day
A fire early Sunday morning destroyed a gift shop and museum at Tweetsie Railroad. The 1,300-square-foot building was one of the original depot buildings at Tweetsie. Owners saying that they will rebuild and be ready to open in May.
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1003040.html
The clean-up continues in downtown Atlanta: No one was seriously injured but a number of buildings and cars were heavily damaged by an F2 tornado that blew through Atlanta on Friday night.
Tibet's governor has promised leniency to anti-Chinese protesters who turned themselves in before the end of Monday - and harsh consequences for those who don't. The uprising, the fiercest against Chinese rule in the region in almost 20 years, has claimed at least 16 lives. Sympathy demonstrations have spilled into three additional provinces. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080317/D8VF4F6O0.html
More fall out from the US Mortgage Crisis: JPMorgan Chase has agreed banking giant Bear Stearns for over $236 million dollars (or just $2 dollars a share). JPMorgan Chase said that it will get special financing from the Fed in connection with the deal. The Wall Street Journal reporting that Bear Stearns was pushed to the brink of collapse by the current mortgage crisis in the U.S. Three people are still missing, after a deadly crane collapse in East Manhattan on Saturday. The accident fatally wounded four construction workers. NY City officials inspected the crane Friday and found no violations.
VICE PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY ARRIVED IN IRAQ FOR A SURPRISE VISIT TO US TROOPS EARLIER TODAY. Wednesday is the 5th anniversary of the War in Iraq.
A drummer for the Swedish pop group ABBA has died after an apparent accident at his home in Spain. Ola Brunkert was killed in a apparent freak accident at his home in Spain on Sunday. An autopsy has been ordered by police. www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/17/abba.drummer/index.html
What are the most important relationships in your life???
According to the latest Barna Group research…"Family" was the most popular response.
70% of Americans listing some form of their family as the source of their most important relationships. Three out of ten Americans listed "church" as their most significant group affiliation.Nearly 20% listed ‘god’ as their most important relationship.. Those most likely to list God as their most important relationship were 40 or older. More details of the ‘relationship’ survey on line at http://www.barna.org/.
‘Slavery’ is still a reality right here in North Carolina: The Salvation Army and Triad Ladder of Hope will be holding FREE training sessions on Human Trafficking at three separate locations starting today through Wednesday. Registration is required. Contact Sandra Johnson with Triad Ladder of HOPE @ (336) 883-2233 www.triadladderofhope.org/
Millions of swarming honey bees were on the loose Sunday afternoon after a truck carrying crates of the insects flipped over on Highway 99 near Sacramento, California. The California Highway Patrol said 8-to-12 million bees escaped… quite few officers, firefighters and tow truck drivers trying to clear the accident were stung. http://www.forsythbeekeepers.org/
Who’s on first? "Dr. Seuss' ‘Horton Hears a Who’ topping out at #1 at the Box Office this weekend. ‘Horton’, featuring the voices of Jim Carrey and Steve Carell, racked in $45 million dollars.
SPORTS:
-Jeff Burton grabbing the checkered…Team RCR taking 1, 2 and 3 in Bristol.
-Tarheels winning the Men’s ACC Tournament in Charlotte. Men’s NCAA Tournament: Carolina the #1 seed in the East will play Friday in Raleigh. Davidson College (winners of the Southern Conference Tournament) will stay in North Carolina.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: (St Patrick’s Day) Sunny skies…High 57
Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low 37
Tuesday: Mix of sun and clouds. Breezy…High near 60
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely
