Code Orange Ozone Alert today until 9pm. Sensative groups could be affected.
Triple A saying that gas prices have hit a record ‘high’ for the third time this week. The national average for regular unleaded gas has increased to more than $3.44 per gallon. Diesel fuel is averaging at $4.17 a gallon.
A Florida couple traveling north on I-77 in Carroll, County Virginia told authorities that a passing tractor-trailer created a ‘draft’, causing their truck and camper to spin and crash. Authorities with the Hillsville Fire Department said that the couple was not injured. Virginia State Police are still investigating. www.wxii12.com/news/15901897/detail.html
PARTS OF ILLINOIS, INDIANA, AND MISSOURI WERE SHAKEN BY AN EARTHQUAKE EARLY THIS MORNING. The 5.4 magnitude quake was centered about 120 miles east of St. Louis but felt some 350 miles away. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080418/D90482203.html
Former President Jimmy Carter will meet with the leaders of Hamas today. The meeting with the militant Islamic group has been criticized by both American and Israeli leaders. Representative Sue Myrick (from Charlotte) has asked Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to revoke Carter’s passport. Hamas has been designated by the US as an official ‘Terrorist Organization’. www.house.gov/list/press/nc09_myrick/041608carterpassport.html
Pope Benedict (the 16th) is traveling to New York City and will speak at the UN today. On Saturday, the Pope will attend a Papal Youth Rally at St. Joseph's Seminary Chapel in New York City. Scheduled to perform: TobyMac, Third Day, (WBFJ Sharathon Artist) Salvador and former "American Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson. http://www.youthworker.com/reviews/bands/11572339/
The longtime keyboard player for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band died Thursday. Danny Federici had been battling melanoma for three years. He was 58. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080418/D90460O80.html
DUBUQUE, Iowa -- Rick and Marilyn Jones got a quite a ‘pay back’ when they returned home last week. When the Joneses left their Dubuque, Iowa, home for an out-of-town wedding, their neighbors (Tom and Paula Tschudi) planted 3,000 white plastic forks in the Jones' yard. It was sweet revenge for years of pranks by the Joneses. In the past, Rick and Marilyn have hung aluminum cans like Christmas lights around their neighbors' home, put a for-sale sign in their yard and strung crime-scene tape around chalk outlines of bodies on the sidewalk.
When a passer-by asked the neighbors what they were doing, Paula and Tom said that they were aerating their neighbors' lawn. www.wxii12.com/news/15912407/detail.html
Just a reminder: Take Your Son and Daughter to Work Day is coming up next Thursday, April 24th. A day to include your son or daughter in your normal day at work.
Will this game ever end??? Colorado and San Diego played 22-innings last night…into this morning. The game lasted 6 hours and 16 minutes. The Rockies finally won 2-1. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/gameflash/2008/04/17/19963_recap.html?cnn=yes
Local Baseball action: Warthogs at home tonight and Saturday night against the Fredrick Keys.
www.warthogs.com/
Traffic Updates:
Greensboro: “A Night of Hope” with Joel Osteen at the Greensboro Coliseum tonight at 7pm. http://www.greensborocoliseum.com/ 722-6400
Winston-Salem: Senator Hilary Clinton will be speaking at Wait Chapel on the campus of Wake Forest University this evening at 6pm. A portion of Wake Forest Road, which wraps around Wait Chapel and a number of parking lots on campus will be closed starting around 3pm after the event. www.wfu.edu/news/release/2008.04.17.h.php
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Lots of sunshine…High 83
Tonight: Clear…Low 53
Saturday and Sunday: Partly sunny. Afternoon showers possible…High 73
WBFJ…Chick-Fil-A ‘NUGGET’ (between 8-9am)
Music: The latest CD from Big Daddy Weave
Plus…handspun milkshakes from Chick-Fil-A of the Triad
New flavor…Coffee Caramel
