Burma’s military government is removing cyclone victims from refugee camps and dumping them near their devastated villages with virtually no help or supplies. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080530/D90VTN0G0.html
A U.S. Marine in Iraq has been removed from duty after complaints from Iraqis that he was handing out coins with Bible verses. The ‘witness’ coins were printed in Arabic and being handed out at a checkpoint in Falluja. At least one of the coins was stamped with the words "Where will you spend eternity?" with John 3:16 inscribed on the other side." www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/29/iraq.bible/index.html
Members of one of Brazil's last un-contacted Indian tribes have been photographed pointing spears into the air. More than 100 un-contacted tribes remain worldwide. www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/30/brazil.tribes/index.html
A bill that has passed the California State Senate would allow landlords to say No to smoking in apartments. www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-smoke30-2008may30,0,3243347.story
Harvey Korman, the comedian who won four Emmys for his outrageously funny contributions to "The Carol Burnett Show" during the 1970s passed away on Thursday. He was 81. www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/29/korman.obit.ap/index.html
Joseph Pevney, the man who directed some of the best-loved episodes of the original "Star Trek" television series, passed away on May 18th. He was 96.
Pevney directed 14 episodes of the 1960s series, including "The City on the Edge of Forever," in which Capt. Kirk and Spock travel back in time to the Depression Era… and "The Trouble With Tribbles," in which the starship Enterprise is infested with cute, furry creatures.
www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/29/obit.pevney.ap/index.html
Forty-five students out of 288 advancing into today’s semi-finals of the
81st-annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. Baron Fenwick 14 year old eight grader from Todd, NC near Boone, is still in the hunt. ESPN will air the semifinals (11-2pm) and the two-hour Championship will be aired live tonight on ABC (8-10pm). www.spellingbee.com/
www.wxii12.com/education/16425000/detail.html
SPORTS:
State high school softball championships are on the line starting today. Five Piedmont teams have advanced including: North Davidson, Central Davidson, West Stokes and East Surry.
WBFJ sponsored West Yadkin Yankees…their season is over. The Forbush Blue beat the West Yadkin Yankess 13 – 0.
Warthogs winning the second game of a doubleheader against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans yesterday. Warthogs on the road this weekend. http://www.warthogs.com/
NBA Playoffs: Lakers will play either Boston or Detroit in the NBA Finals.
NASCAR: Racing at Dover on Sunday. The Best Buy 400 benefiting student clubs for Autism Speaks
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds…High 85
Tonight: Clear…Low 68
Saturday: Partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms
later in the day. Some storms could be severe…High 88
5.30.2008
5.29.2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
With temperatures making their way into the 80s, keeping your home AC more efficient is a good way to cut costs. Proper maintenance along with a digital thermostat (keeping the temp at 78 degrees), adequate insulation, changing the air filter monthly and keep those drapes closed in the heat of the day.
Join Richard and Jeff with Gwyn Electrical, Plumbing, Heating and Cooling with monthly updates on the WBFJ Morning Show. http://www.gwyn.ws/ 774-1818
A North Carolina A&T football player died after collapsing during a workout on campus. 22 year old Chad Wiley of Black Mountain, N.C., was taken to Moses Cone Hospital on Tuesday where he later died from complications related to heat illness. The university is providing counseling for students on campus.
Officials said he had just completed a 45-minute weight-lifting session when he and other teammates went outside into the 80-degree temperatures for a conditioning session.
A new "Choose Life" license plate has gained approved by the state House Transportation Committee. The bill now goes to the House Finance Committee.To be created, the Pro-Life license plate must be requested by 300 people. Proceeds from the additional $25 dollar fee for the ‘Choose Life’ plate would go to a special fund to benefit crisis pregnancy centers around the state.
Pro lifers in South Carolina are celebrating a new bill that goes into effect today. The bill allows women considering an abortion to see an ultrasound of their unborn baby.
Joan Hope (the founder of the Kernersville Little Theater) passed away on Monday. Joan had been battling cancer. A funeral is set for Friday at 4pm at St Matthews Episcopal Church. Joan was 79.
Dr. Michael J. Easley, the President of Moody Bible College, is stepping down at the end of the month because of health reasons.Easley underwent back surgery in November and has since had difficulty traveling…and just day to day activity is difficult.
The Forsyth County Public Library Central Branch has been doing some Spring cleaning. Roughly 2,000 magazines will be on sale starting today for members of the Friends of the Central Library between 4-6pm. The magazine sale is open to the public on Friday and Saturday.
Outgoing Winston-Salem police chief Pat Norris will be the next head of public safety at Winston-Salem State University. Norris replaces Willie Bell who is retiring June 30th.
We all are paying more for virtually everything that is tied to fuel. The next item that could jump in cost is emergency medical care. Forsyth County EMS officials have asked county commissioners to increase ambulance fees for the first time in three years.
For almost 60 years, Dianne Odell lived inside a 7-foot-long metal tube, unable to breathe outside it but determined not to let it destroy her spirit. But on Wednesday, Odell passed away when a power failure shut off electricity to the tube and stopped the pump drawing air into her lungs.
Dianne, age 61, lived in an iron lung after contracting polio at age 3.
From her 750-pound iron lung, she got a high school diploma, took college courses and wrote a children's book about a "wishing star" named Blinky.
Spinal deformity kept her from using portable modern machine
www.onenewsnow.com/AP/Search/US/Default.aspx?id=125854
Sandwich maker Subway is apologizing to homeschoolers across the nation for excluding them in a student essay contest.
The contest “Every Sandwich Tells a Story” sponsored by Scholastic, offers a chance to be published on the Subway Web site and in Scholastic's "Parent & Child" magazine…with a Grand Prize of $5,000 dollars worth of athletic equipment. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN AND
No home schools will be accepted.
In an online apology from Scholastic by way of Subway: ‘we understand how homeschool children could benefit from this type of prizing and we will make sure eligibility is open to everyone in future promotions.’
www.onenewsnow.com/Blog/Default.aspx?id=125590
Cartoonist Dick Sutcliffe, who created the stop action 1960s ‘claymation’ series "Davey & Goliath" passed away earlier this month in Dallas. Sutcliffe, age 90, died May 11 after suffering a stroke.
Sutcliffe, a Lutheran minister's son and former newspaper reporter, created the idea for the "Davey and Goliath" cartoons in the late 1950s while working as a radio programmer for the Lutheran Church.
The cartoon featured a young boy, Davey, modeled after Sutcliffe's son, and the talking dog Goliath, who served as the voice of frequently divine wisdom.The inspirational cartoon series was produced by the United Lutheran Church in America. www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2008/05/25/davey_and_goliath_cartoon_creator_dies/4866/
SPORTS: -Warthogs will play a doubleheader today at 6pm against the MB Pelicans
http://www.warthogs.com/
Tournament time: West Yadkin Yankees rained out last night. They will play later today.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds…High 77
Tonight: Clear…Low 60
Friday: Mix of sun and clouds…High 84
Sneak Peak to the Weekend
Saturday: Scattered afternoon thunderstorms…High 88
Sunday: Partly cloudy. A shower possible…High 85
Join Richard and Jeff with Gwyn Electrical, Plumbing, Heating and Cooling with monthly updates on the WBFJ Morning Show. http://www.gwyn.ws/ 774-1818
A North Carolina A&T football player died after collapsing during a workout on campus. 22 year old Chad Wiley of Black Mountain, N.C., was taken to Moses Cone Hospital on Tuesday where he later died from complications related to heat illness. The university is providing counseling for students on campus.
Officials said he had just completed a 45-minute weight-lifting session when he and other teammates went outside into the 80-degree temperatures for a conditioning session.
A new "Choose Life" license plate has gained approved by the state House Transportation Committee. The bill now goes to the House Finance Committee.To be created, the Pro-Life license plate must be requested by 300 people. Proceeds from the additional $25 dollar fee for the ‘Choose Life’ plate would go to a special fund to benefit crisis pregnancy centers around the state.
Pro lifers in South Carolina are celebrating a new bill that goes into effect today. The bill allows women considering an abortion to see an ultrasound of their unborn baby.
Joan Hope (the founder of the Kernersville Little Theater) passed away on Monday. Joan had been battling cancer. A funeral is set for Friday at 4pm at St Matthews Episcopal Church. Joan was 79.
Dr. Michael J. Easley, the President of Moody Bible College, is stepping down at the end of the month because of health reasons.Easley underwent back surgery in November and has since had difficulty traveling…and just day to day activity is difficult.
The Forsyth County Public Library Central Branch has been doing some Spring cleaning. Roughly 2,000 magazines will be on sale starting today for members of the Friends of the Central Library between 4-6pm. The magazine sale is open to the public on Friday and Saturday.
Outgoing Winston-Salem police chief Pat Norris will be the next head of public safety at Winston-Salem State University. Norris replaces Willie Bell who is retiring June 30th.
We all are paying more for virtually everything that is tied to fuel. The next item that could jump in cost is emergency medical care. Forsyth County EMS officials have asked county commissioners to increase ambulance fees for the first time in three years.
For almost 60 years, Dianne Odell lived inside a 7-foot-long metal tube, unable to breathe outside it but determined not to let it destroy her spirit. But on Wednesday, Odell passed away when a power failure shut off electricity to the tube and stopped the pump drawing air into her lungs.
Dianne, age 61, lived in an iron lung after contracting polio at age 3.
From her 750-pound iron lung, she got a high school diploma, took college courses and wrote a children's book about a "wishing star" named Blinky.
Spinal deformity kept her from using portable modern machine
www.onenewsnow.com/AP/Search/US/Default.aspx?id=125854
Sandwich maker Subway is apologizing to homeschoolers across the nation for excluding them in a student essay contest.
The contest “Every Sandwich Tells a Story” sponsored by Scholastic, offers a chance to be published on the Subway Web site and in Scholastic's "Parent & Child" magazine…with a Grand Prize of $5,000 dollars worth of athletic equipment. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN AND
No home schools will be accepted.
In an online apology from Scholastic by way of Subway: ‘we understand how homeschool children could benefit from this type of prizing and we will make sure eligibility is open to everyone in future promotions.’
www.onenewsnow.com/Blog/Default.aspx?id=125590
Cartoonist Dick Sutcliffe, who created the stop action 1960s ‘claymation’ series "Davey & Goliath" passed away earlier this month in Dallas. Sutcliffe, age 90, died May 11 after suffering a stroke.
Sutcliffe, a Lutheran minister's son and former newspaper reporter, created the idea for the "Davey and Goliath" cartoons in the late 1950s while working as a radio programmer for the Lutheran Church.
The cartoon featured a young boy, Davey, modeled after Sutcliffe's son, and the talking dog Goliath, who served as the voice of frequently divine wisdom.The inspirational cartoon series was produced by the United Lutheran Church in America. www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2008/05/25/davey_and_goliath_cartoon_creator_dies/4866/
SPORTS: -Warthogs will play a doubleheader today at 6pm against the MB Pelicans
http://www.warthogs.com/
Tournament time: West Yadkin Yankees rained out last night. They will play later today.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds…High 77
Tonight: Clear…Low 60
Friday: Mix of sun and clouds…High 84
Sneak Peak to the Weekend
Saturday: Scattered afternoon thunderstorms…High 88
Sunday: Partly cloudy. A shower possible…High 85
5.28.2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
So why all the tornadoes? Weather experts can’t explain it. The year is not even half over, but 2008 is already the deadliest since 1998 when you are talking tornado deaths. Over the weekend, tornadoes ripping through Parkersburg, Iowa destroying over 280 homes. (AP CNN)
Frightened but not hurt: A tree fell on a minivan at the intersection of Stratford Road and Robinhood Road yesterday afternoon in Winston-Salem. Elizabeth Kester (the driver of the minivan) first thought that she had been rear-ended…but looked back and saw tree limbs. The tree also knocked out power to streetlights in the area. No one was hurt in the accident. www.wxii12.com/news/16406193/detail.html http://www.journalnow.com/
Seven vehicles were damaged earlier in the week after rocks were thrown off the Johnsontown Road Bridge over southbound I-85 in Davidson County. Police are still investigating. (The Dispatch)
The US military saying that newly diagnosed cases of Post-tramatic Stress Disorder among US troops sent to the Middle East jumped 50% last year. Troops with the Marines and Army, the forces bearing the brunt of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, were most affected.
Aftershocks have toppled hundreds of thousands of homes on Tuesday in China’s earthquake zone. Authorities have also evacuated 158,000 people downstream from an unstable ‘quake lake’ that formed since the first major quake on May 12th. Engineers are attempting to create a spillway. (CNN)
The man who is best known to millions for his whistle (on the Andy Griffith Show) has passed away. Earle H. Hagen died Monday night at his home in California. He was 88. Hagen composed the original music for more than 3,000 TV episodes, pilots and TV movies. TV Themes to Hagen’s credit: The Mod Squad, I Spy and the Dick Van Dyke Show.
FYI: The theme song for the Andy Griffith Show was titled "The Fishing Hole". Lyrics for the song were written by Everett Sloane but the producers decided that whistling the tune set the tone for the show, so the words were dropped.
“The Fishing Hole” Lyrics at www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=3045
CONSTANTINE, Michigan - Andria Baker has always been in her seat.
From the first day of kindergarten through her last day of high school…despite colds and sports injuries…Andria can now say that she has perfect attendance. Her motivating factor: her father promised her a car. Andria completed her 13th year of uninterrupted classroom attendance with her final day at Constantine High School on Friday. At a party on Sunday, her father, Tim Baker, presented his daughter with the keys to a new Pontiac G6, and a personalized license plate marked "0 DAYS." The dad said "Without a doubt, it was worth every penny I spent."
The look on his daughter's face when she saw the car was priceless.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080528/D90UJEAG0.html
Graduates, how about a new Dell laptop from WBFJ and Eastwood Homes?!
Details at http://www.wbfj.fm/
THE PERCENTAGE OF AMERICAN CHILDREN WHO ARE OVERWEIGHT APPEARS TO HAVE LEVELED OFF AFTER A 25-YEAR INCREASE. The study is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
No more mouse? Bill Gates unveiling Microsoft’s next tech goodie yesterday…a touch screen application for the Windows 7 operating system. The upgrade is slated for release in late 2009.
NBA Playoffs: Lakers holding on to beat the Spurs (93-91)
LA up three games to one in the series.
Warthogs vs the Myrtle Beach Pelicans today at Noon http://www.warthogs.com/
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Cloudy with scattered showers…High near 70
Tonight: Cloudy…Low 53
Thursday: Lots of sunshine…High 77
FYI: Back in the 80’s for Friday and the Weekend
Frightened but not hurt: A tree fell on a minivan at the intersection of Stratford Road and Robinhood Road yesterday afternoon in Winston-Salem. Elizabeth Kester (the driver of the minivan) first thought that she had been rear-ended…but looked back and saw tree limbs. The tree also knocked out power to streetlights in the area. No one was hurt in the accident. www.wxii12.com/news/16406193/detail.html http://www.journalnow.com/
Seven vehicles were damaged earlier in the week after rocks were thrown off the Johnsontown Road Bridge over southbound I-85 in Davidson County. Police are still investigating. (The Dispatch)
The US military saying that newly diagnosed cases of Post-tramatic Stress Disorder among US troops sent to the Middle East jumped 50% last year. Troops with the Marines and Army, the forces bearing the brunt of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, were most affected.
Aftershocks have toppled hundreds of thousands of homes on Tuesday in China’s earthquake zone. Authorities have also evacuated 158,000 people downstream from an unstable ‘quake lake’ that formed since the first major quake on May 12th. Engineers are attempting to create a spillway. (CNN)
The man who is best known to millions for his whistle (on the Andy Griffith Show) has passed away. Earle H. Hagen died Monday night at his home in California. He was 88. Hagen composed the original music for more than 3,000 TV episodes, pilots and TV movies. TV Themes to Hagen’s credit: The Mod Squad, I Spy and the Dick Van Dyke Show.
FYI: The theme song for the Andy Griffith Show was titled "The Fishing Hole". Lyrics for the song were written by Everett Sloane but the producers decided that whistling the tune set the tone for the show, so the words were dropped.
“The Fishing Hole” Lyrics at www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=3045
CONSTANTINE, Michigan - Andria Baker has always been in her seat.
From the first day of kindergarten through her last day of high school…despite colds and sports injuries…Andria can now say that she has perfect attendance. Her motivating factor: her father promised her a car. Andria completed her 13th year of uninterrupted classroom attendance with her final day at Constantine High School on Friday. At a party on Sunday, her father, Tim Baker, presented his daughter with the keys to a new Pontiac G6, and a personalized license plate marked "0 DAYS." The dad said "Without a doubt, it was worth every penny I spent."
The look on his daughter's face when she saw the car was priceless.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080528/D90UJEAG0.html
Graduates, how about a new Dell laptop from WBFJ and Eastwood Homes?!
Details at http://www.wbfj.fm/
THE PERCENTAGE OF AMERICAN CHILDREN WHO ARE OVERWEIGHT APPEARS TO HAVE LEVELED OFF AFTER A 25-YEAR INCREASE. The study is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
No more mouse? Bill Gates unveiling Microsoft’s next tech goodie yesterday…a touch screen application for the Windows 7 operating system. The upgrade is slated for release in late 2009.
NBA Playoffs: Lakers holding on to beat the Spurs (93-91)
LA up three games to one in the series.
Warthogs vs the Myrtle Beach Pelicans today at Noon http://www.warthogs.com/
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Cloudy with scattered showers…High near 70
Tonight: Cloudy…Low 53
Thursday: Lots of sunshine…High 77
FYI: Back in the 80’s for Friday and the Weekend
5.23.2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
Memorial Day
Remembering US service men and women who died in military service to their country. A National Moment of Remembrance takes place at 3 PM Monday afternoon with the US Flag flown at half-mast.
Fact: Memorial Day –began first to honor those that died during the American Civil War. After WWI, it expanded to include those who died in any war or military action.
Locally: Thomasville's Memorial Day Parade and Freedom Celebration 2008
Schedule of Events
10 am assemble at Gazebo/Special Entertainment. Special Presentations
11 am laying of wreath at Vietnam Memorial on I-85
11:45 am Parade Begins
12:15 pm Free Lunch / Enterainment at Cushw
1:30 pm Stadium / Military Displays
2 pm Parachute Team
2:15 pm Presentations of Honored Families of those who have Lost Love ones
2:45 pm Address by Honored Guest. Laying of Memorial Wreath
www.thomasvilletourism.com/default.htm
Remembering US service men and women who died in military service to their country. A National Moment of Remembrance takes place at 3 PM Monday afternoon with the US Flag flown at half-mast.
Fact: Memorial Day –began first to honor those that died during the American Civil War. After WWI, it expanded to include those who died in any war or military action.
Locally: Thomasville's Memorial Day Parade and Freedom Celebration 2008
Schedule of Events
10 am assemble at Gazebo/Special Entertainment. Special Presentations
11 am laying of wreath at Vietnam Memorial on I-85
11:45 am Parade Begins
12:15 pm Free Lunch / Enterainment at Cushw
1:30 pm Stadium / Military Displays
2 pm Parachute Team
2:15 pm Presentations of Honored Families of those who have Lost Love ones
2:45 pm Address by Honored Guest. Laying of Memorial Wreath
www.thomasvilletourism.com/default.htm
Friday, May 23, 2008
Update: Details regarding funeral arrangements for Maria Sue Chapman
Visitation for Maria will be today…with a Memorial service on Saturday morning at Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville.
Maria, the youngest daughter of Steven Curtis Chapman and wife Mary Beth who was accidentally struck and killed by an SUV in the driveway of the family’s home near Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday afternoon.
The Chapman family is requesting that gifts be directed to Shaohannah’s Hope.
More information at www.stevencurtischapman.com/
Severe storms ripping through parts of Kansas, Wyoming and California. Authorities imposing an overnight curfew after a tornado swept through northern Colorado.
The 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season just days away looks likely to be fairly busy…six to nine hurricanes, of which as many as five may swell into major storms. The Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1st through the end of November. (NOAA )
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-noaa23-2008may23,0,7181468.story
Burma’s military leaders have agreed to "allow all aid workers" into the country to help storm survivors. Aid groups have criticized the country for not accepting help after the cyclone hit three weeks ago. An estimated 130,000 people have lost their lives with 2 million left homeless.
A Federal Appeals Court in Richmond has once again declared Virginia’s Partial Birth Abortion Law Unconstitutional. Virginia’s Partial Birth Abortion ban was approved by voters 5 years ago, but the appeals court has never allowed it to take effect.
Hundreds of children taken from a Polygamist Sect in west Texas could be reunited with their parents soon. An appeals court in Austin ruling that Texas state workers improperly removed 440 children after an allegation of child abuse.
If all goes well, NASA’s Phoenix Lander spacecraft will touch down on Mars sometime Sunday night. The probe’s mission is to search for signs of water and other evidence that life might have once existed on Mars.
Ford Motor Company is cutting production of its pickups and SUV’s. The company saying that car buyers are wanting more fuel-efficient vehicles as gasoline prices continue to rise.
Hold the tartar sause: A BRITISH COUPLE HAS EMBARKED ON A JOURNEY AROUND AUSTRALIA IN A CAR POWERED BY LEFTOVER VEGETABLE OIL FROM FISH AND CHIP RESTAURANTS. They plan to drive 18 thousand miles in a specially designed four-wheel drive. One of the car's two fuel tanks holds discarded fish and chip oil donated by restaurants. The other is for diesel, which is used only in small amounts.
ChickenFest 2008 happening all weekend in North Wilkesboro. Free food and lots of music. ChickenFest is sponsored by Tyson Foods. family fun event. http://www.therecordofwilkes.com/
The 24th annual NCHE Homeschool Conference and Bookfair going on at the Benton Convention Center in Downtown Winston-Salem. The state’s largest gathering of Homeschool families continues through Saturday. Lots of workshops, keynote speakers, great deals on educational supplies and curriculum and more.
Information: http://nche.com/conference/index.php
Local number during the conference: (336) 727-2976
SPORTS: NASCAR: the Coca Cola 600 in Charlotte
Traffic: "Click-it or Ticket” Highway Patrol out and about.
The DOT will suspend most road construction along interstates and highways during the Memorial Day Weekend starting Friday afternoon through Tuesday morning. Work zone penalties still apply, even though workers aren't there. The penalty for speeding through a work zone is $250 dollars.
Weather looking great for the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend: Lots of sunshine and warm
Visitation for Maria will be today…with a Memorial service on Saturday morning at Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville.
Maria, the youngest daughter of Steven Curtis Chapman and wife Mary Beth who was accidentally struck and killed by an SUV in the driveway of the family’s home near Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday afternoon.
The Chapman family is requesting that gifts be directed to Shaohannah’s Hope.
More information at www.stevencurtischapman.com/
Severe storms ripping through parts of Kansas, Wyoming and California. Authorities imposing an overnight curfew after a tornado swept through northern Colorado.
The 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season just days away looks likely to be fairly busy…six to nine hurricanes, of which as many as five may swell into major storms. The Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1st through the end of November. (NOAA )
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-noaa23-2008may23,0,7181468.story
Burma’s military leaders have agreed to "allow all aid workers" into the country to help storm survivors. Aid groups have criticized the country for not accepting help after the cyclone hit three weeks ago. An estimated 130,000 people have lost their lives with 2 million left homeless.
A Federal Appeals Court in Richmond has once again declared Virginia’s Partial Birth Abortion Law Unconstitutional. Virginia’s Partial Birth Abortion ban was approved by voters 5 years ago, but the appeals court has never allowed it to take effect.
Hundreds of children taken from a Polygamist Sect in west Texas could be reunited with their parents soon. An appeals court in Austin ruling that Texas state workers improperly removed 440 children after an allegation of child abuse.
If all goes well, NASA’s Phoenix Lander spacecraft will touch down on Mars sometime Sunday night. The probe’s mission is to search for signs of water and other evidence that life might have once existed on Mars.
Ford Motor Company is cutting production of its pickups and SUV’s. The company saying that car buyers are wanting more fuel-efficient vehicles as gasoline prices continue to rise.
Hold the tartar sause: A BRITISH COUPLE HAS EMBARKED ON A JOURNEY AROUND AUSTRALIA IN A CAR POWERED BY LEFTOVER VEGETABLE OIL FROM FISH AND CHIP RESTAURANTS. They plan to drive 18 thousand miles in a specially designed four-wheel drive. One of the car's two fuel tanks holds discarded fish and chip oil donated by restaurants. The other is for diesel, which is used only in small amounts.
ChickenFest 2008 happening all weekend in North Wilkesboro. Free food and lots of music. ChickenFest is sponsored by Tyson Foods. family fun event. http://www.therecordofwilkes.com/
The 24th annual NCHE Homeschool Conference and Bookfair going on at the Benton Convention Center in Downtown Winston-Salem. The state’s largest gathering of Homeschool families continues through Saturday. Lots of workshops, keynote speakers, great deals on educational supplies and curriculum and more.
Information: http://nche.com/conference/index.php
Local number during the conference: (336) 727-2976
SPORTS: NASCAR: the Coca Cola 600 in Charlotte
Traffic: "Click-it or Ticket” Highway Patrol out and about.
The DOT will suspend most road construction along interstates and highways during the Memorial Day Weekend starting Friday afternoon through Tuesday morning. Work zone penalties still apply, even though workers aren't there. The penalty for speeding through a work zone is $250 dollars.
Weather looking great for the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend: Lots of sunshine and warm
5.22.2008
Steven Curtis Chapman (Maria) Update
The Chapman family (Steven Curtis Chapman, wife Mary Beth and surviving children) is so grateful for the incredible outpouring of love and support at this difficult time. The Chapman's youngest daughter (Maria) was tragicly killed in an accident at the family's home on Wednesday afternoon.
Here is the official place to send condolences: http://chapmanchannel.typepad.com/inmemoryofmaria/
By mail:
The Chapman Family
PO Box 150156
Nashville, TN 37215
In lieu of flowers, gifts should be directed to Shaohannah’s Hope
Here is the official place to send condolences: http://chapmanchannel.typepad.com/inmemoryofmaria/
By mail:
The Chapman Family
PO Box 150156
Nashville, TN 37215
In lieu of flowers, gifts should be directed to Shaohannah’s Hope
Isaiah 55:8-9
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Breaking News:
Our prayers are with the Steven Curtis Chapman family this morning:
Maria Sue Chapman, the youngest daughter of Steven Curtis Chapman and wife Mary Beth was accidentally hit by an SUV driven by her teenage brother in the driveway of the family’s home near Nashville, Tennessee yesterday afternoon. Several family members witnessed the accident. Police reports say that Maria was rushed to the hospital but died of her injuries.
-Steven and Mary Beth have promoted international adoption through Shaohannah’s Hope.
Maria (age 5) was one of three adopted daughters from China. The Chapman family has 3 biological children as well. Maria had just graduated from the church preschool.
There is a link to SCC’s message board on Tami’s Blog.
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24766629/from/ET/
www.stevencurtischapman.com/
Do you plan on flying over the summer? American Airlines will soon be charging to check a single piece of luggage. Passengers will have to pay $15 dollars each way for the first piece of checked luggage after June 14th. The fee does not apply to passengers who pay full-price for tickets or people traveling overseas.
http://finance.myway.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt.jsp?section=news&feed=ap&src=601&news_id=ap-d90ql6700&date=20080522
The death toll from last week's earthquake in China has risen to over 51,000. The 7.9-magnitude quake has left more than 5 million homeless. Chinese officials saying that more than 4,000 kids have been orphaned by the quake.
www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/22/china.earthquake/index.html
President Bush will make a stop in Fort Bragg today. On the agenda: a tour of the 82 Airborne facilities and the President will attend a memorial service.
www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/may/22/president-bush-attend-fort-bragg-memorial/
Duke Energy has agreed to buy more than 16 megawatts of electricity produced by a solar farm that's under construction in Davidson County. SunEdison, the largest solar-energy company in the nation, is building the plant which is expected to provide enough power for 2,600 homes.
www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2008/05/19/daily38.html?ana=from_rss
The state’s largest gathering of homeschool families comes to the Triad.
The 24th annual NCHE Homeschool Conference and Bookfair starts this afternoon at the Benton Convention Center in Downtown Winston-Salem. The conference runs through Saturday. Lots of workshops, keynote speakers, great deals on educational supplies and curriculum and more. Information: http://nche.com/conference/index.php
Local number during the conference: (336) 727-2976
And the new American Idol is…David Cook. Cook edging out David Archuleta becoming the winner of season 7. Regie Hamm, a songwriter from Nashville won this season’s
"AMERICAN IDOL" Songwriting Competition with his song, "The Time of My Life." The song will be released as a single. Reggie’s songs have been recorded by Mercy Me, Rebecca St James, Jaci Velasquez and Joy Williams. Reggie also helped write the Clay Crosse hit “I Surrender All”.
The ringmaster of Lowe’s Motor Speedway (President and GM) Humpy Wheeler is retiring after Sunday’s big race (the Coca Cola 600) in Charlotte.
“Click-it or Ticket” now underway. Highway Patrol out and about.
The DOT will suspend most road construction along interstates and highways during the Memorial Day Weekend starting Friday afternoon through Tuesday morning. Work zone penalties still apply, even though workers aren't there. The penalty for speeding through a work zone is $250 dollars.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mostly sunny…High near 80
Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low 55
Friday: Mostly cloudy with a shower possible…High 75
Memorial Day Weekend: Lots of sunshine and warm
Getaway Forecast:
The Beaches: (Myrtle Beach) Mostly sunny…High 78
Northern Mountains: (Boone) Mix of sun and clouds…High 75
Our prayers are with the Steven Curtis Chapman family this morning:
Maria Sue Chapman, the youngest daughter of Steven Curtis Chapman and wife Mary Beth was accidentally hit by an SUV driven by her teenage brother in the driveway of the family’s home near Nashville, Tennessee yesterday afternoon. Several family members witnessed the accident. Police reports say that Maria was rushed to the hospital but died of her injuries.
-Steven and Mary Beth have promoted international adoption through Shaohannah’s Hope.
Maria (age 5) was one of three adopted daughters from China. The Chapman family has 3 biological children as well. Maria had just graduated from the church preschool.
There is a link to SCC’s message board on Tami’s Blog.
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24766629/from/ET/
www.stevencurtischapman.com/
Do you plan on flying over the summer? American Airlines will soon be charging to check a single piece of luggage. Passengers will have to pay $15 dollars each way for the first piece of checked luggage after June 14th. The fee does not apply to passengers who pay full-price for tickets or people traveling overseas.
http://finance.myway.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt.jsp?section=news&feed=ap&src=601&news_id=ap-d90ql6700&date=20080522
The death toll from last week's earthquake in China has risen to over 51,000. The 7.9-magnitude quake has left more than 5 million homeless. Chinese officials saying that more than 4,000 kids have been orphaned by the quake.
www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/22/china.earthquake/index.html
President Bush will make a stop in Fort Bragg today. On the agenda: a tour of the 82 Airborne facilities and the President will attend a memorial service.
www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/may/22/president-bush-attend-fort-bragg-memorial/
Duke Energy has agreed to buy more than 16 megawatts of electricity produced by a solar farm that's under construction in Davidson County. SunEdison, the largest solar-energy company in the nation, is building the plant which is expected to provide enough power for 2,600 homes.
www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2008/05/19/daily38.html?ana=from_rss
The state’s largest gathering of homeschool families comes to the Triad.
The 24th annual NCHE Homeschool Conference and Bookfair starts this afternoon at the Benton Convention Center in Downtown Winston-Salem. The conference runs through Saturday. Lots of workshops, keynote speakers, great deals on educational supplies and curriculum and more. Information: http://nche.com/conference/index.php
Local number during the conference: (336) 727-2976
And the new American Idol is…David Cook. Cook edging out David Archuleta becoming the winner of season 7. Regie Hamm, a songwriter from Nashville won this season’s
"AMERICAN IDOL" Songwriting Competition with his song, "The Time of My Life." The song will be released as a single. Reggie’s songs have been recorded by Mercy Me, Rebecca St James, Jaci Velasquez and Joy Williams. Reggie also helped write the Clay Crosse hit “I Surrender All”.
The ringmaster of Lowe’s Motor Speedway (President and GM) Humpy Wheeler is retiring after Sunday’s big race (the Coca Cola 600) in Charlotte.
“Click-it or Ticket” now underway. Highway Patrol out and about.
The DOT will suspend most road construction along interstates and highways during the Memorial Day Weekend starting Friday afternoon through Tuesday morning. Work zone penalties still apply, even though workers aren't there. The penalty for speeding through a work zone is $250 dollars.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mostly sunny…High near 80
Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low 55
Friday: Mostly cloudy with a shower possible…High 75
Memorial Day Weekend: Lots of sunshine and warm
Getaway Forecast:
The Beaches: (Myrtle Beach) Mostly sunny…High 78
Northern Mountains: (Boone) Mix of sun and clouds…High 75
5.21.2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Crude oil prices have hit a new record high…$130 dollars a barrel. Oil futures are now selling for about twice what they were just a year ago. Gasoline prices also moving up: The national average for regular unleaded is $3.80 a gallon. (AAA)
Starting early next year, Japanese automaker Honda will start selling a new, improved and affordable gas-electric hybrid in the U.S. Honda leaning on new "green" cars, especially hybrids, for sales over the next three years.
Leaders in Burma is still refusing to allow US naval ships to deliver emergency aid. The oppressive military government fears that the US wants to overthrow the country's government and seize its oil.
Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Usual course of treatment includes radiation and chemotherapy The diagnosis comes after the 76-year-old Democratic senator suffered a seizure over the weekend.
Due to rising labor and food prices…Members of the School Nutrition Association of North Carolina (the lobbing group for public school cafeteria workers) are requesting $20 million dollars (or about 25 cents per meal) to meet new nutritional standards required under state law. Elementary schools have been given until June 2009 to implement the healthier standards.
A NEW STUDY FINDS THAT GREEN TEA MAY HELP PROTECT THE BRAIN FROM THE EFFECTS OF SLEEP APNEA. The study is published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
And the crown goes to…Kristi Yamaguchi defeated Jason Taylor to win "Dancing With the Stars". Yamaguchi becomes the first woman to win the title since show's first season
David or David? Who did you vote for? David Archuleta or David Cook?
American Idol…The Finale tonight on FOX.
From the 'Say What?' file:
Chris Kronenberg landed something that he wasn’t expecting.
Police say afour foot iron beam slammed through the windshield of Chris’s vehicle on Business 85 at the Surrett Drive overpass Sunday morning landing dangerously close to his 4-year-old son.
Chris suffered a broken wrist and cuts on his face. The son is OK…
His 4 year old son was asleep in the backseat with his legs tucked up in the car seat. EMS workers said if the boy's legs had been dangling, the beam would have likely cut them off. Chris and his family were traveling toward Gibsonville, when the accident happened. http://www.digtriad.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=103827&catid=216
How high is too high? The city of Canton, Ohio wants to keep lawns manicured legally. The Canton City Council wants to beef up its existing high-grass and weeds law by making a second offense a fourth-degree misdemeanor (punishable by a fine of up to $250 and up to 30 days in jail). In the spring and summer, it's not uncommon for council members to field complaints from residents about overgrown lots owned by individuals or banks and corporations that ignore the law and notices in the mail. According to city law…Grass higher than 8 inches is a no-no.
First-time violators now face a minor misdemeanor, which carries up to a $150 fine and no jail time.
Traffic Reports:
“Click-it or Ticket” being enforced through the weekend. Highway Patrol out and about.
The DOT will suspend most road construction along interstates and highways during the Memorial Day Weekend starting Friday afternoon through Tuesday morning. Work zone penalties still apply, even though workers aren't there. The penalty for speeding through a work zone is $250 dollars.
Memorial Day Weekend: Lots of sunshine and warm.
Starting early next year, Japanese automaker Honda will start selling a new, improved and affordable gas-electric hybrid in the U.S. Honda leaning on new "green" cars, especially hybrids, for sales over the next three years.
Leaders in Burma is still refusing to allow US naval ships to deliver emergency aid. The oppressive military government fears that the US wants to overthrow the country's government and seize its oil.
Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Usual course of treatment includes radiation and chemotherapy The diagnosis comes after the 76-year-old Democratic senator suffered a seizure over the weekend.
Due to rising labor and food prices…Members of the School Nutrition Association of North Carolina (the lobbing group for public school cafeteria workers) are requesting $20 million dollars (or about 25 cents per meal) to meet new nutritional standards required under state law. Elementary schools have been given until June 2009 to implement the healthier standards.
A NEW STUDY FINDS THAT GREEN TEA MAY HELP PROTECT THE BRAIN FROM THE EFFECTS OF SLEEP APNEA. The study is published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
And the crown goes to…Kristi Yamaguchi defeated Jason Taylor to win "Dancing With the Stars". Yamaguchi becomes the first woman to win the title since show's first season
David or David? Who did you vote for? David Archuleta or David Cook?
American Idol…The Finale tonight on FOX.
From the 'Say What?' file:
Chris Kronenberg landed something that he wasn’t expecting.
Police say afour foot iron beam slammed through the windshield of Chris’s vehicle on Business 85 at the Surrett Drive overpass Sunday morning landing dangerously close to his 4-year-old son.
Chris suffered a broken wrist and cuts on his face. The son is OK…
His 4 year old son was asleep in the backseat with his legs tucked up in the car seat. EMS workers said if the boy's legs had been dangling, the beam would have likely cut them off. Chris and his family were traveling toward Gibsonville, when the accident happened. http://www.digtriad.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=103827&catid=216
How high is too high? The city of Canton, Ohio wants to keep lawns manicured legally. The Canton City Council wants to beef up its existing high-grass and weeds law by making a second offense a fourth-degree misdemeanor (punishable by a fine of up to $250 and up to 30 days in jail). In the spring and summer, it's not uncommon for council members to field complaints from residents about overgrown lots owned by individuals or banks and corporations that ignore the law and notices in the mail. According to city law…Grass higher than 8 inches is a no-no.
First-time violators now face a minor misdemeanor, which carries up to a $150 fine and no jail time.
Traffic Reports:
“Click-it or Ticket” being enforced through the weekend. Highway Patrol out and about.
The DOT will suspend most road construction along interstates and highways during the Memorial Day Weekend starting Friday afternoon through Tuesday morning. Work zone penalties still apply, even though workers aren't there. The penalty for speeding through a work zone is $250 dollars.
Memorial Day Weekend: Lots of sunshine and warm.
5.20.2008
Summer vacations
Michele Zavatski (The Family Travel Mom) NC trips...
Revised book: Kids Love North Carolina http://www.kidslovetravel.com/
FYI: One of the most requested books on the WBFJ Morning Show! There are 12 other states available on her website.
Also...
Great Getaways under a $1,000 with Gale Adouli (Great Getaways Travel)
336-778-0349
http://www.greatgetawaystriad.com/
E-Mail: gadouli@triad.rr.com
Come and visit me Gale this weekend at the Arbor Run Clubhouse, Ridge Gate Drive in Lewisville 27023 (next to pool) from 2-5pm!! Prizes and brochures to give away! Hope to see you there....
Revised book: Kids Love North Carolina http://www.kidslovetravel.com/
FYI: One of the most requested books on the WBFJ Morning Show! There are 12 other states available on her website.
Also...
Great Getaways under a $1,000 with Gale Adouli (Great Getaways Travel)
336-778-0349
http://www.greatgetawaystriad.com/
E-Mail: gadouli@triad.rr.com
Come and visit me Gale this weekend at the Arbor Run Clubhouse, Ridge Gate Drive in Lewisville 27023 (next to pool) from 2-5pm!! Prizes and brochures to give away! Hope to see you there....
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
An alarming 70% of Americans now believe that divorce is morally acceptable. That’s according to a recent poll by Gallup’s 2008 Values and Beliefs survey. While the recent poll reveals a steady rise in the acceptability of divorce, more than 70% of Americans continued to rate suicide, cloning humans, polygamy, and adultery as morally unacceptable.
http://christianpost.com/article/20080519/32435_Survey:_70_Percent_of_Americans_Find_Divorce_
The Christian legal defense group ‘LIBERTY COUNSEL’ will file a 57 page ‘brief’ with the California Court of Appeals in a highly publicized homeschool case. Back February 28, the California Court of Appeals ruled that parents who lack teaching credentials do not have the constitutional right to school their children at home. www.lc.org/index.cfm?PID=14102&AlertID=837
Tragic accident in Tyro: Brandon Craver, a senior at West Davidson High School, was killed late Sunday night in a motorcycle accident on Swicegood Road. Brandon was 18 years old and a volunteer firefighter with the Tyro Volunteer Fire Department. (WXII / FOX 8) Pray for the family, friends and fellow firefighters.
Two of six suspects charged in connection with the shooting of a Triad convenience store clerk last October will face the death penalty. Prosecutors said Keith Jackson Jr. and an accomplice, Ronnie Covington, fatally shot store clerk Josh Sweitzer during a gang related hold up last October. (News 14Carolina)
Primaries in Kentucky and Oregon today. Barack Obama is looking to secure a majority of pledged Democratic delegates in the presidential contest.
THE U.S. SUPREME COURT YESTERDAY UPHELD CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR PROMOTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. In a 7-2 decision, the High court referencing part of a 2003 law that also prohibits possession of such material.
Charles Barkley has paid a $400,000 dollar debt to the Wynn Casino in Las Vegas. Barkley racked up the debt during a gambling trip in October. Barkley apologized to family and friends stating that he is not going to gamble for the next year or two.
Got milk with that cookie spill? Police say a trailer loaded with 14 tons of double-stuffed Oreos overturned on I-80…50 miles south of Chicago on Monday. Oreos were spilled all over the roadway. Illinois State Police say that the truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and slammed into the median.
NBA: San Antonio Spurs take Game 7…beating the New Orleans Hornets (91-82)
Jon Lester, the 24-year-old lefty with the Boston Red Sox,
pitched the first no-hitter of the major league season…shutting down Kansas City last night…7-0. Lester has accomplished a lot in the past few years… pitched a World Series clincher for the Boston Red Sox and he is a cancer survivor.
http://sports.myway.com/news/05192008/v9344.html
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms possible. Windy…High 78
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms ending…Low 52
Wednesday: Mostly sunny…High 74
Looking ahead: Lots of sunshine with temps in the mid 70’s through Friday
http://christianpost.com/article/20080519/32435_Survey:_70_Percent_of_Americans_Find_Divorce_
The Christian legal defense group ‘LIBERTY COUNSEL’ will file a 57 page ‘brief’ with the California Court of Appeals in a highly publicized homeschool case. Back February 28, the California Court of Appeals ruled that parents who lack teaching credentials do not have the constitutional right to school their children at home. www.lc.org/index.cfm?PID=14102&AlertID=837
Tragic accident in Tyro: Brandon Craver, a senior at West Davidson High School, was killed late Sunday night in a motorcycle accident on Swicegood Road. Brandon was 18 years old and a volunteer firefighter with the Tyro Volunteer Fire Department. (WXII / FOX 8) Pray for the family, friends and fellow firefighters.
Two of six suspects charged in connection with the shooting of a Triad convenience store clerk last October will face the death penalty. Prosecutors said Keith Jackson Jr. and an accomplice, Ronnie Covington, fatally shot store clerk Josh Sweitzer during a gang related hold up last October. (News 14Carolina)
Primaries in Kentucky and Oregon today. Barack Obama is looking to secure a majority of pledged Democratic delegates in the presidential contest.
THE U.S. SUPREME COURT YESTERDAY UPHELD CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR PROMOTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. In a 7-2 decision, the High court referencing part of a 2003 law that also prohibits possession of such material.
Charles Barkley has paid a $400,000 dollar debt to the Wynn Casino in Las Vegas. Barkley racked up the debt during a gambling trip in October. Barkley apologized to family and friends stating that he is not going to gamble for the next year or two.
Got milk with that cookie spill? Police say a trailer loaded with 14 tons of double-stuffed Oreos overturned on I-80…50 miles south of Chicago on Monday. Oreos were spilled all over the roadway. Illinois State Police say that the truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and slammed into the median.
NBA: San Antonio Spurs take Game 7…beating the New Orleans Hornets (91-82)
Jon Lester, the 24-year-old lefty with the Boston Red Sox,
pitched the first no-hitter of the major league season…shutting down Kansas City last night…7-0. Lester has accomplished a lot in the past few years… pitched a World Series clincher for the Boston Red Sox and he is a cancer survivor.
http://sports.myway.com/news/05192008/v9344.html
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms possible. Windy…High 78
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms ending…Low 52
Wednesday: Mostly sunny…High 74
Looking ahead: Lots of sunshine with temps in the mid 70’s through Friday
5.19.2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
No more steroid testing of student athletes in Winston-Salem / Forsyth County school system. The Federal grant that paid for the steroid testing will run out at the end of the school year. Good news: no students tested positive for steroids over two and a half years. (WS Journal)
Greensboro police are investigating a robbery that happened in broad daylight Saturday afternoon. According to police, a man was walking down Phillips Avenue near Woodbriar Street when three men approached him. One of the suspects struck him in the head, while another suspect cut him before taking his wallet. The victim was taken to Moses Cone Hospital for treatment. (Fox8 news)
China has begun three days of national mourning for the victims of last week’s 7.9 magnitude earthquake. 158 relief workers in China have been buried by a mud slide while repairing roads damaged by last week’s quake. The official death toll is now more than 32 thousand, but is expected to surpass 50 thousand. CNN
Willing and waiting in Burma: Relief ships from the US and France are in the area loaded with much needed supplies, but Burma’s military leaders are still refusing to allow the cargo into the country. The UN Secretary General will travel to Burma on Wednesday.
FORMER REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MIKE HUCKABEE IS MAKING HIS SALES PITCH TO BE JOHN MCCAIN’S RUNNING MATE. Mike Huckabee, appearing yesterday on NBC's "Meet the Press," said besides himself, he was rooting for McCain to be the presidential nominee. Huckabee also eluded that if the VP position is still open…he is available. Two more state primaries on Tuesday: KENTUCKY AND OREGON
Senator Edward Kennedy was rushed to the hospital over the weekend after suffering a seizure. The 76-year-old Massachusetts is undergoing more tests.
"The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" dethroned "Iron Man" at the box office. Prince Caspian brought in $56 million dollars over the weekend. The third of the series, "The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader," is set for release in the summer of 2010. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080518/D90O7GFO0.html
FYI: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is rated PG
and not recommended for younger viewers.
Franklin Graham, the head of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, is catching some heat from other Christian organizations for a statement made during a recent visit to China. Franklin saying that he is against groups ‘evangelizing’ because it's against Chinese law. The president of Open Doors USA saying that "He is not to criticize a brother, but would say the Gospel has always been preached in places where governments did not want it preached. God's Word says we should be ready to share the Gospel in any season." www.mnnonline.org/article/11241 www.christianpost.com/article/20080510/32318_Franklin_Graham_Visits_China_Ahead_of_Olympics_.htm
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny…High 75
Tonight: Mostly cloudy…Low 55
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms…High 75
Greensboro police are investigating a robbery that happened in broad daylight Saturday afternoon. According to police, a man was walking down Phillips Avenue near Woodbriar Street when three men approached him. One of the suspects struck him in the head, while another suspect cut him before taking his wallet. The victim was taken to Moses Cone Hospital for treatment. (Fox8 news)
China has begun three days of national mourning for the victims of last week’s 7.9 magnitude earthquake. 158 relief workers in China have been buried by a mud slide while repairing roads damaged by last week’s quake. The official death toll is now more than 32 thousand, but is expected to surpass 50 thousand. CNN
Willing and waiting in Burma: Relief ships from the US and France are in the area loaded with much needed supplies, but Burma’s military leaders are still refusing to allow the cargo into the country. The UN Secretary General will travel to Burma on Wednesday.
FORMER REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MIKE HUCKABEE IS MAKING HIS SALES PITCH TO BE JOHN MCCAIN’S RUNNING MATE. Mike Huckabee, appearing yesterday on NBC's "Meet the Press," said besides himself, he was rooting for McCain to be the presidential nominee. Huckabee also eluded that if the VP position is still open…he is available. Two more state primaries on Tuesday: KENTUCKY AND OREGON
Senator Edward Kennedy was rushed to the hospital over the weekend after suffering a seizure. The 76-year-old Massachusetts is undergoing more tests.
"The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" dethroned "Iron Man" at the box office. Prince Caspian brought in $56 million dollars over the weekend. The third of the series, "The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader," is set for release in the summer of 2010. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080518/D90O7GFO0.html
FYI: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is rated PG
and not recommended for younger viewers.
Franklin Graham, the head of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, is catching some heat from other Christian organizations for a statement made during a recent visit to China. Franklin saying that he is against groups ‘evangelizing’ because it's against Chinese law. The president of Open Doors USA saying that "He is not to criticize a brother, but would say the Gospel has always been preached in places where governments did not want it preached. God's Word says we should be ready to share the Gospel in any season." www.mnnonline.org/article/11241 www.christianpost.com/article/20080510/32318_Franklin_Graham_Visits_China_Ahead_of_Olympics_.htm
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny…High 75
Tonight: Mostly cloudy…Low 55
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms…High 75
5.16.2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
The California Supreme Court ruling that a law defining marriage as the union between one man and one woman is “unconstitutional,” allowing same-sex couples to marry within the next 30 days. The ruling struck down Proposition 22, a voter-approved statute protecting traditional marriage. ProtectMarriage.com, a pro family coalition is working to place a constitutional marriage amendment on the California ballot in November. http://www.citizenlink.org/content/A000007441.cfm
In China, the focus is now shifting from search and rescue…to burying the dead. A strong 5.5 magnitude aftershock has triggered landslides, blocking roads, covering cars and knocking out phone service near the epicenter of this week's powerful 7.9 earthquake. 10 million people in southwestern China have been affected by the 7.9 magnitude earthquake on Monday.
THE PENTAGON IS CALLING ON BURMA'S LEADERS TO "PUT THEIR PRIDE ASIDE" AND ALLOW MORE INTERNATIONAL HELP FOR VICTIMS OF THE CYCLONE THAT HIT THE COUNTRY 12 DAYS AGO. So far, there have been 13 U.S. military flights from Thailand to Burma carrying water, tents, blankets and other relief supplies.
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is urging Congress to help boost research on Alzheimer's disease. O'Connor’s husband suffers from Alzheimer's and is encouraged on recent legislation to ban discrimination based on genetic testing results. More than 5 million Americans have Alzheimer's.www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=615528
The North Carolina State Fair will open its gates a day early. For the first time in 22 years officials have added days to the State Fair. The State Fair will run Oct. 16-26 at the State Fairgrounds. http://www.ncstatefair.org/
Sports: WS Warthogs over the Hillcats (4-3) in 10 innings. http://www.warthogs.com/
Warthogs at home this weekend…Fireworks Friday (7pm) Saturday (5pm) Sunday (2pm)
-Check out the progress on the new stadium at www.baseballdowntown.com/
WBFJ sponsored West Yadkin Yankees (little league baseball) . Yankees will play tonight at 6pm
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds. Slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm. Breezy…High 80
Tonight: Mostly cloudy and breezy…Low 50
Saturday: Mostly sunny…High 75
Sunday: Partly cloudy. An afternoon shower possible…High 75
In China, the focus is now shifting from search and rescue…to burying the dead. A strong 5.5 magnitude aftershock has triggered landslides, blocking roads, covering cars and knocking out phone service near the epicenter of this week's powerful 7.9 earthquake. 10 million people in southwestern China have been affected by the 7.9 magnitude earthquake on Monday.
THE PENTAGON IS CALLING ON BURMA'S LEADERS TO "PUT THEIR PRIDE ASIDE" AND ALLOW MORE INTERNATIONAL HELP FOR VICTIMS OF THE CYCLONE THAT HIT THE COUNTRY 12 DAYS AGO. So far, there have been 13 U.S. military flights from Thailand to Burma carrying water, tents, blankets and other relief supplies.
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is urging Congress to help boost research on Alzheimer's disease. O'Connor’s husband suffers from Alzheimer's and is encouraged on recent legislation to ban discrimination based on genetic testing results. More than 5 million Americans have Alzheimer's.www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=615528
The North Carolina State Fair will open its gates a day early. For the first time in 22 years officials have added days to the State Fair. The State Fair will run Oct. 16-26 at the State Fairgrounds. http://www.ncstatefair.org/
Sports: WS Warthogs over the Hillcats (4-3) in 10 innings. http://www.warthogs.com/
Warthogs at home this weekend…Fireworks Friday (7pm) Saturday (5pm) Sunday (2pm)
-Check out the progress on the new stadium at www.baseballdowntown.com/
WBFJ sponsored West Yadkin Yankees (little league baseball) . Yankees will play tonight at 6pm
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds. Slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm. Breezy…High 80
Tonight: Mostly cloudy and breezy…Low 50
Saturday: Mostly sunny…High 75
Sunday: Partly cloudy. An afternoon shower possible…High 75
5.15.2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
This week is National Bike to Work Week. The goal of the week is to get Americans out of their cars and to promote exercise and clean air. According to the EPA, driving a car is the single most polluting thing most Americans do.
Another record high for a gallon of unleaded: AAA saying that the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is now $3.75. In some cities (including Chicago) regular unleaded has passed $4 dollars a gallon.
Rescue efforts are slow after Monday quake in China: Chinese authorities are concerned that the number of fatalities (now over 15 thousand) could skyrocket unless more help arrives soon. 10 million people in southwestern China have been affected by the 7.9 magnitude earthquake on Monday. As a result of China's one-child policy, not only must thousands of parents suddenly cope with the loss of a child -- they must often cope with the loss of their only child.
California could become the second state after Massachusetts to allow same sex marriage. The California Supreme Court is set to rule on several lawsuits that seek to overturn a voter-approved law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
Former NC Senator John Edwards has endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic Presidential nomination.
Nearly 30% of Americans only use their cell phones. 3 in 10 households seldom take calls on their traditional landline phones. The survey from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
FREE iced coffee at Dunkin Donuts today: Get a free 16 oz iced coffee til 10pm. www.dunkindonuts.com/
The Winston-Salem Rescue Mission is having its annual Customer Appreciation Day. FREE hamburgers served up today from 10:30 am – 1:30p. http://www.wsrescue.org/ 723-1848
WS Warthogs falling to the Lynchburg Hillcats (12-11) http://www.warthogs.com/
Warthogs at home all this week. Check out the progress on the new stadium at www.baseballdowntown.com/
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Cloudy with showers…High 75
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms…Low 60
Friday: Showers early. Partly cloudy and windy…High 75
Sneak Peak to the Weekend:
The Weekend: Mostly sunny…High 75
Another record high for a gallon of unleaded: AAA saying that the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is now $3.75. In some cities (including Chicago) regular unleaded has passed $4 dollars a gallon.
Rescue efforts are slow after Monday quake in China: Chinese authorities are concerned that the number of fatalities (now over 15 thousand) could skyrocket unless more help arrives soon. 10 million people in southwestern China have been affected by the 7.9 magnitude earthquake on Monday. As a result of China's one-child policy, not only must thousands of parents suddenly cope with the loss of a child -- they must often cope with the loss of their only child.
California could become the second state after Massachusetts to allow same sex marriage. The California Supreme Court is set to rule on several lawsuits that seek to overturn a voter-approved law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
Former NC Senator John Edwards has endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic Presidential nomination.
Nearly 30% of Americans only use their cell phones. 3 in 10 households seldom take calls on their traditional landline phones. The survey from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
FREE iced coffee at Dunkin Donuts today: Get a free 16 oz iced coffee til 10pm. www.dunkindonuts.com/
The Winston-Salem Rescue Mission is having its annual Customer Appreciation Day. FREE hamburgers served up today from 10:30 am – 1:30p. http://www.wsrescue.org/ 723-1848
WS Warthogs falling to the Lynchburg Hillcats (12-11) http://www.warthogs.com/
Warthogs at home all this week. Check out the progress on the new stadium at www.baseballdowntown.com/
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Cloudy with showers…High 75
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms…Low 60
Friday: Showers early. Partly cloudy and windy…High 75
Sneak Peak to the Weekend:
The Weekend: Mostly sunny…High 75
5.14.2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
TRAFFIC ALERT: 9am Overturned tractor trailer I-40 EB at 52. Major traffic delays at last check.
Another record high: AAA saying that the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is now $3.75. In some cities (including Chicago) regular unleaded has passed $4 dollars a gallon.
Neighborhoods in Davie and Forsyth Counties devastated by a tornado last week will get a helping hand from the state. DOT crews will begin picking up trees and tree limbs today through early next week.
Survivors in Burma (Myanmar) are bracing themselves for another possible storm. Another cyclone is expected to form in the next 24 hours and sweep across Burma’s most devastated area. Over a million survivors of the May 3rd cyclone are still homeless. (CNN)
RESCUE OPERATIONS CONTINUE IN SOUTHWESTERN CHINA. RELIEF SUPPLIES ARE TRICKLING INTO THE HARDEST HIT AREA. The 7.9 magnitude quake has claimed at least 20 thousand lives.
A relief team from Samaritan’s Purse (including Franklin Graham) were in Beijing, China and felt the 7.9 quake that hit 900 miles away on Monday. The team was trying to coordinate relief efforts in Burma when the quake happened. Samaritan’s Purse has committed $150,000 dollars to help in rescue efforts. http://www.samaritanspurse.org/
Clinton winning big over Obama in the West Virginia Primary. The win won't do much to cut into Senator Obama's delegate lead. Primaries in Kentucky and Oregon next Tuesday (May 20).
This week is National Bike to Work Week: The goal of the week is to get Americans out of their cars and to promote exercise and clean air. According to the EPA, driving a car is the single most polluting thing most Americans do.
Give the Gift of Life with the American Red Cross
TODAY from 1 – 5:30 at Village Care Of King
The Mobile Blood unit will be at 440 Ingram Road off Main Street in King
It’s part of Village Care’s Celebration of National Nursing Home Week
Verne and Bonnie from WBFJ will be spinning the RAM Fabrication Prize Wheel between 2 - 4pm. To donate blood call 983-4900.
Sports
WS Warthogs over the Lynchburg Hillcats (7-6) Warthogs at home all this week. Noon game today. http://www.warthogs.com/ Check out the progress on the new stadium at www.baseballdowntown.com/
The WBFJ West Yadkin Yankees played the Jonesville Blue Jays last night.
The game was tied 3-3 until the bottom of the 4th inning when the Blue Jays broke the game open with four runs and went on to defeat the WY Yankees 9-4. In a losing effort, Dylan Mathis led the Yankees with a double and a triple. He also scored a run. Also contributing was Joshua Christy with a double; he also scored two of the four runs. Patrick Usher also scored a run.
The West Yadkin Yankees will play the Yadkinville Orioles this Friday.
(Kurt and Cindy – WBFJ staff reporters)
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny skies. Windy this afternoon…High 77
Tonight: Mostly cloudy…Low 55
Thursday: Cloudy skies with afternoon showers…High 75
Thursday Night: Showers likely…Low 60
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms. Breezy…High 75
Saturday: Mostly sunny…High 75
Another record high: AAA saying that the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is now $3.75. In some cities (including Chicago) regular unleaded has passed $4 dollars a gallon.
Neighborhoods in Davie and Forsyth Counties devastated by a tornado last week will get a helping hand from the state. DOT crews will begin picking up trees and tree limbs today through early next week.
Survivors in Burma (Myanmar) are bracing themselves for another possible storm. Another cyclone is expected to form in the next 24 hours and sweep across Burma’s most devastated area. Over a million survivors of the May 3rd cyclone are still homeless. (CNN)
RESCUE OPERATIONS CONTINUE IN SOUTHWESTERN CHINA. RELIEF SUPPLIES ARE TRICKLING INTO THE HARDEST HIT AREA. The 7.9 magnitude quake has claimed at least 20 thousand lives.
A relief team from Samaritan’s Purse (including Franklin Graham) were in Beijing, China and felt the 7.9 quake that hit 900 miles away on Monday. The team was trying to coordinate relief efforts in Burma when the quake happened. Samaritan’s Purse has committed $150,000 dollars to help in rescue efforts. http://www.samaritanspurse.org/
Clinton winning big over Obama in the West Virginia Primary. The win won't do much to cut into Senator Obama's delegate lead. Primaries in Kentucky and Oregon next Tuesday (May 20).
This week is National Bike to Work Week: The goal of the week is to get Americans out of their cars and to promote exercise and clean air. According to the EPA, driving a car is the single most polluting thing most Americans do.
Give the Gift of Life with the American Red Cross
TODAY from 1 – 5:30 at Village Care Of King
The Mobile Blood unit will be at 440 Ingram Road off Main Street in King
It’s part of Village Care’s Celebration of National Nursing Home Week
Verne and Bonnie from WBFJ will be spinning the RAM Fabrication Prize Wheel between 2 - 4pm. To donate blood call 983-4900.
Sports
WS Warthogs over the Lynchburg Hillcats (7-6) Warthogs at home all this week. Noon game today. http://www.warthogs.com/ Check out the progress on the new stadium at www.baseballdowntown.com/
The WBFJ West Yadkin Yankees played the Jonesville Blue Jays last night.
The game was tied 3-3 until the bottom of the 4th inning when the Blue Jays broke the game open with four runs and went on to defeat the WY Yankees 9-4. In a losing effort, Dylan Mathis led the Yankees with a double and a triple. He also scored a run. Also contributing was Joshua Christy with a double; he also scored two of the four runs. Patrick Usher also scored a run.
The West Yadkin Yankees will play the Yadkinville Orioles this Friday.
(Kurt and Cindy – WBFJ staff reporters)
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny skies. Windy this afternoon…High 77
Tonight: Mostly cloudy…Low 55
Thursday: Cloudy skies with afternoon showers…High 75
Thursday Night: Showers likely…Low 60
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms. Breezy…High 75
Saturday: Mostly sunny…High 75
5.13.2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
New this morning: Parking deck collapses near South Park
A parking deck collapsed at the office complex SouthPark Towers in Charlotte this morning. Eyewitness reports say that one whole section collapsed straight down onto the deck below. So far, no injuries have been reported. (9:15am) http://www.wcnc.com/
So, what will be done with all of the debris that is piling up along the Frye Bridge Road area the in Forsyth County? The area affected by Thursday night's tornado lies in an unincorporated part of Forsyth County. Forsyth County is not wanting to provide help saying that "The county does not have capability to remove debris.” www.myfoxwghp.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=6524672&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1
Want to help? NC Baptist Men 1-800-395-5102 www.ncmissions.org/ContactUs.aspx
The death toll is close to 12,000 after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked central China yesterday morning. The Chinese state media says more than 18,000 people are buried in one earthquake-hit city. There have been many aftershocks during the past 24 hours. (CNN, FOX news channel)
Registered voters going to the polls in West Virginia today. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton will likely win the state. (CNN)
ALL OF THE U.S. MILITARY SERVICES MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR RECRUITING GOALS FOR APRIL, WITH THE MARINE CORPS RECRUITING up 142% OF ITS GOAL.
MORE THAN HALF OF U.S. ADULTS DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES ALSO HAVE ARTHRITIS. Researchers say that exercise including walking, swimming and biking is a vital tool for diabetics to manage their blood sugar levels, but arthritis pain can be a barrier to physical activity. The information found in a new study by the CDC in Atlanta. http://www.cdc.gov/
72% of American men have not had a vacation in the past year.
(Vitality magazine).
Celebrating National Nursing Home Week (May 12-16)
Blood Drive from 1- 5pm at Village Care Of King
440 Ingram Road in King on Wednesday, May 14th
Verne and Bonnie from WBFJ will broadcast LIVE from 2-4pm
Call 983-4900 to schedule an appointment
NBA Playoffs: Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 88-77 in Game 4 last night to tie the best-of-seven series at 2 games each.
WS Warthogs over the Lynchburg Hillcats (4-2) http://www.warthogs.com/
Warthogs at home all this week. Tonight’s game is 7pm.
-Check out the progress on the new stadium at www.baseballdowntown.com/
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds…High 73
Tonight: Mostly clear…Low 45
Wednesday: Mostly sunny…High 75
Thursday and Friday: Cloudy skies with showers and thunderstorms possible
A parking deck collapsed at the office complex SouthPark Towers in Charlotte this morning. Eyewitness reports say that one whole section collapsed straight down onto the deck below. So far, no injuries have been reported. (9:15am) http://www.wcnc.com/
So, what will be done with all of the debris that is piling up along the Frye Bridge Road area the in Forsyth County? The area affected by Thursday night's tornado lies in an unincorporated part of Forsyth County. Forsyth County is not wanting to provide help saying that "The county does not have capability to remove debris.” www.myfoxwghp.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=6524672&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1
Want to help? NC Baptist Men 1-800-395-5102 www.ncmissions.org/ContactUs.aspx
The death toll is close to 12,000 after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked central China yesterday morning. The Chinese state media says more than 18,000 people are buried in one earthquake-hit city. There have been many aftershocks during the past 24 hours. (CNN, FOX news channel)
Registered voters going to the polls in West Virginia today. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton will likely win the state. (CNN)
ALL OF THE U.S. MILITARY SERVICES MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR RECRUITING GOALS FOR APRIL, WITH THE MARINE CORPS RECRUITING up 142% OF ITS GOAL.
MORE THAN HALF OF U.S. ADULTS DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES ALSO HAVE ARTHRITIS. Researchers say that exercise including walking, swimming and biking is a vital tool for diabetics to manage their blood sugar levels, but arthritis pain can be a barrier to physical activity. The information found in a new study by the CDC in Atlanta. http://www.cdc.gov/
72% of American men have not had a vacation in the past year.
(Vitality magazine).
Celebrating National Nursing Home Week (May 12-16)
Blood Drive from 1- 5pm at Village Care Of King
440 Ingram Road in King on Wednesday, May 14th
Verne and Bonnie from WBFJ will broadcast LIVE from 2-4pm
Call 983-4900 to schedule an appointment
NBA Playoffs: Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 88-77 in Game 4 last night to tie the best-of-seven series at 2 games each.
WS Warthogs over the Lynchburg Hillcats (4-2) http://www.warthogs.com/
Warthogs at home all this week. Tonight’s game is 7pm.
-Check out the progress on the new stadium at www.baseballdowntown.com/
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds…High 73
Tonight: Mostly clear…Low 45
Wednesday: Mostly sunny…High 75
Thursday and Friday: Cloudy skies with showers and thunderstorms possible
5.12.2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Wind Advisory for central NC including the Triad
High Wind Warning for the Foothills and Northern Mountains
These wind gusts (along with the wet ground) will be strong enough to down some trees or power lines. Wind gusts between 50 and 65 mph at times in the Foothills and Northern Mountains.
The Zoo is open today. The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro has apologized for being closed on Mother's Day weekend. A broken water pipe caused officials to close the zoo over the weekend. www.nczoo.org/
Gasoline prices just keep going up: According to AAA, the national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline rose to a new all-time high of $3.72 over the weekend. CNNMoney.com
It will cost you more to mail a letter today. The cost of a first-class stamp is now 42 cents. According to the U.S. Postal Service, the Forever stamp is still good.
At least 22 people lost their lives from strong storms including several tornadoes that ripped through three states over the weekend.Tornado watches were issued for over half of North Carolina yesterday afternoon as strong storms traveled across our state. A funnel cloud was spotted by law enforcement officers in Lincoln County. At least two twisters were spotted in Eastern NC. (journalnow.com)
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck central China earlier today. Nearly 900 students were buried at a school during the quake. Thousands are feared dead. www.cnn.com/
A U.S. military cargo plane loaded with tons of supplies has finally landed in Myanmar. This is the first US aid flight that Burma's military government has allowed to enter the country since a Cyclone struck May 3rd.Two more air shipments are scheduled to land on Tuesday.
A tour bus accident early Sunday morning has claimed the life of
legendary Gospel singer/songwriter Dottie Rambo. Dottie was 74.
www.gaither.com/news/news.php?uid=1510
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080511/ap_en_mu/obit_rambo
www.dottierambo.net/index2.htm
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Windy with a mix of sun and clouds…High 65
Tonight: Windy…Low 48
Tuesday: Mostly sunny…High 72
WBFJ…Chick-Fil-A ‘NUGGET’ (between 7-8am )
Music from Building 429 “Iris to Iris” Plus…handspun milkshakes from Chick-Fil-A of the Triad. Try the New flavor…Coffee Caramel
High Wind Warning for the Foothills and Northern Mountains
These wind gusts (along with the wet ground) will be strong enough to down some trees or power lines. Wind gusts between 50 and 65 mph at times in the Foothills and Northern Mountains.
The Zoo is open today. The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro has apologized for being closed on Mother's Day weekend. A broken water pipe caused officials to close the zoo over the weekend. www.nczoo.org/
Gasoline prices just keep going up: According to AAA, the national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline rose to a new all-time high of $3.72 over the weekend. CNNMoney.com
It will cost you more to mail a letter today. The cost of a first-class stamp is now 42 cents. According to the U.S. Postal Service, the Forever stamp is still good.
At least 22 people lost their lives from strong storms including several tornadoes that ripped through three states over the weekend.Tornado watches were issued for over half of North Carolina yesterday afternoon as strong storms traveled across our state. A funnel cloud was spotted by law enforcement officers in Lincoln County. At least two twisters were spotted in Eastern NC. (journalnow.com)
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck central China earlier today. Nearly 900 students were buried at a school during the quake. Thousands are feared dead. www.cnn.com/
A U.S. military cargo plane loaded with tons of supplies has finally landed in Myanmar. This is the first US aid flight that Burma's military government has allowed to enter the country since a Cyclone struck May 3rd.Two more air shipments are scheduled to land on Tuesday.
A tour bus accident early Sunday morning has claimed the life of
legendary Gospel singer/songwriter Dottie Rambo. Dottie was 74.
www.gaither.com/news/news.php?uid=1510
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080511/ap_en_mu/obit_rambo
www.dottierambo.net/index2.htm
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Windy with a mix of sun and clouds…High 65
Tonight: Windy…Low 48
Tuesday: Mostly sunny…High 72
WBFJ…Chick-Fil-A ‘NUGGET’ (between 7-8am )
Music from Building 429 “Iris to Iris” Plus…handspun milkshakes from Chick-Fil-A of the Triad. Try the New flavor…Coffee Caramel
5.09.2008
Friday, May 09, 2008
School Delays for Friday morning: Davie, Patrick and Henry County Schools – 2 hour delay
Flood Warning (until 12:45pm): Stokes, Henry and Patrick Counties
A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or has been reported.
The clean up begins:
Many hours of strong storms that produced at least three tornadoes kept many of us glued to the weather radio last night.
One fatality from the storms last night…a truck overturned because of strong winds in a parking lot in west Greensboro. Severe storms caused damage to businesses near the Sandy Ridge Road area in Guilford County. Greensboro Police have set up a command post at the Farmers Market to assess storm damage. Triad Business Park area closed because of no power. Davie County: Down trees and Power lines in the Advance area
www.myfoxwghp.com/
www.wxii12.com/
http://www.journalnow.com/
Duke Energy – Power outages in the Triad
www.duke-energy.com/news/outage-information.asp?sec=mainnav
Presidential wedding this weekend: George and Laura’s daughter Jenna is getting married this Saturday in a ceremony at the Bush ranch in Crawford, Texas, rather than at the White House.
Jenna's Fiance is Henry Hager.
Join letter carriers, U.S. postal workers and Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina. This Saturday (May 10) Help Stamp Out Hunger by placing non-perishable food donations in a bag (in) or next to your mail box before the mail runs on Saturday. (No glass containers please). Examples: Canned soups and veggies, pasta, rice or cereal…
More information at http://www.hungernwnc.org/ Phone: (336) 784-5770
Celtic Festival (annual event) at Historic Bethabara Park this Saturday from 10:30 – 4:30pm.
A celebration of Celtic music, food, dancing and more. FREE event. (336) 924-8191 http://www.bethabarapark.org/
WS Warthogs at home this weekend http://www.warthogs.com/
Check out the progress on the new stadium at www.baseballdowntown.com/
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds. Breezy…High 80
Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low 58
Saturday: Mostly sunny…High 75
Mother’s Day (Sunday): Mostly cloudy…High near 70
Strong to severe thunderstorms may develop late Sunday afternoon into Sunday night http://www.weather.com/
Flood Warning (until 12:45pm): Stokes, Henry and Patrick Counties
A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or has been reported.
The clean up begins:
Many hours of strong storms that produced at least three tornadoes kept many of us glued to the weather radio last night.
One fatality from the storms last night…a truck overturned because of strong winds in a parking lot in west Greensboro. Severe storms caused damage to businesses near the Sandy Ridge Road area in Guilford County. Greensboro Police have set up a command post at the Farmers Market to assess storm damage. Triad Business Park area closed because of no power. Davie County: Down trees and Power lines in the Advance area
www.myfoxwghp.com/
www.wxii12.com/
http://www.journalnow.com/
Duke Energy – Power outages in the Triad
www.duke-energy.com/news/outage-information.asp?sec=mainnav
Presidential wedding this weekend: George and Laura’s daughter Jenna is getting married this Saturday in a ceremony at the Bush ranch in Crawford, Texas, rather than at the White House.
Jenna's Fiance is Henry Hager.
Join letter carriers, U.S. postal workers and Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina. This Saturday (May 10) Help Stamp Out Hunger by placing non-perishable food donations in a bag (in) or next to your mail box before the mail runs on Saturday. (No glass containers please). Examples: Canned soups and veggies, pasta, rice or cereal…
More information at http://www.hungernwnc.org/ Phone: (336) 784-5770
Celtic Festival (annual event) at Historic Bethabara Park this Saturday from 10:30 – 4:30pm.
A celebration of Celtic music, food, dancing and more. FREE event. (336) 924-8191 http://www.bethabarapark.org/
WS Warthogs at home this weekend http://www.warthogs.com/
Check out the progress on the new stadium at www.baseballdowntown.com/
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds. Breezy…High 80
Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low 58
Saturday: Mostly sunny…High 75
Mother’s Day (Sunday): Mostly cloudy…High near 70
Strong to severe thunderstorms may develop late Sunday afternoon into Sunday night http://www.weather.com/
5.08.2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Major Traffic problem in Winston-Salem:
Overturned tractor trailer has traffic backed up...I-40 EB at Hwy 52
It could be NOON before clean-up is complete.
Davie County residents are now able to water their lawns and wash their cars. Officials in Davie County have moved from mandatory water restrictions to voluntary restrictions.
(journalnow.com)
Regional Park-and-Ride bus service will be expanded to cover Lexington starting this summer. A 144 space parking lot will be built on Forest Hill Rd and Hwy 64. (journalnow.com)
Dudley Senior High School and Bluford Elementary School in Greensboro were placed on lockdown after gunshots were fired near the two schools yesterday afternoon. School officials said children were on the playground when school resource officers heard shots. A 17 year old was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm on school property.
Bronze flower containers disappearing from cemeteries. In the past three days, the Rockingham County sheriff's department said three different cemeteries have reported missing bronze flower vases. The value of the stolen all-bronze vases is about $29,000 dollars. (Fox8)
BURMA'S MILITARY GOVERNMENT HAS GIVEN PERMISSION FOR A U.S. MILITARY PLANE TO DELIVER EMERGENCY AID TO SURVIVORS OF LAST WEEK'S CYCLONE. The death toll is now being estimated at 100,000. Planes from the U.N.'s World Food Program filled with tons of supplies are waiting to take off from Thailand, Bangladesh and Dubai.
Hillary Clinton is being pressured from members for her own party to end her campaign against Barack Obama. Clinton saying that she will remain in the Democratic race for President until there is a nominee. The West Virginia Primary is set for next Tuesday.
VALPARAISO, Indiana (AP) – Jay Weinberg climbed to the roof of his neighborhood convenience store with his guitar and a megaphone to serenade commuters with a musical protest of high gasoline prices—until the police stopped by. The performance lasted about 15 minutes before three Valparaiso police officers arrived and arrested Weinberg on charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct. Gas prices at the Family Express store Monday were
around $3.78 per gallon. www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D90GGG000&show_article=1&catnum=9
SPORTS:
NBA Play-offs…Game 3 (Last night) Orlando Magic over the Detroit Pistons…111-86. Game 3 (Tonight) New Orleans Hornets (Chris Paul) vs San Antonio Spurs (Tim Duncan )
WBFJ sponsored West Yadkin Yankees play next week…
WS Warthogs at home this weekend starting Friday www.warthogs.com
Check out the progress on the new stadium at www.baseballdowntown.com/
Severe weather is possible this afternoon and overnight...
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: A few showers early with scattered showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Breezy…High 78
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms overnight…Low 64
Friday: Thunderstorms early. Then, clearing skies.
Sunny skies for the afternoon…High around 80
Sneak Peak to the Weekend:
Saturday: Mix of sun and clouds…High 75
Mother’s Day: Cloudy skies with afternoon showers…High 75
Overturned tractor trailer has traffic backed up...I-40 EB at Hwy 52
It could be NOON before clean-up is complete.
Davie County residents are now able to water their lawns and wash their cars. Officials in Davie County have moved from mandatory water restrictions to voluntary restrictions.
(journalnow.com)
Regional Park-and-Ride bus service will be expanded to cover Lexington starting this summer. A 144 space parking lot will be built on Forest Hill Rd and Hwy 64. (journalnow.com)
Dudley Senior High School and Bluford Elementary School in Greensboro were placed on lockdown after gunshots were fired near the two schools yesterday afternoon. School officials said children were on the playground when school resource officers heard shots. A 17 year old was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm on school property.
Bronze flower containers disappearing from cemeteries. In the past three days, the Rockingham County sheriff's department said three different cemeteries have reported missing bronze flower vases. The value of the stolen all-bronze vases is about $29,000 dollars. (Fox8)
BURMA'S MILITARY GOVERNMENT HAS GIVEN PERMISSION FOR A U.S. MILITARY PLANE TO DELIVER EMERGENCY AID TO SURVIVORS OF LAST WEEK'S CYCLONE. The death toll is now being estimated at 100,000. Planes from the U.N.'s World Food Program filled with tons of supplies are waiting to take off from Thailand, Bangladesh and Dubai.
Hillary Clinton is being pressured from members for her own party to end her campaign against Barack Obama. Clinton saying that she will remain in the Democratic race for President until there is a nominee. The West Virginia Primary is set for next Tuesday.
VALPARAISO, Indiana (AP) – Jay Weinberg climbed to the roof of his neighborhood convenience store with his guitar and a megaphone to serenade commuters with a musical protest of high gasoline prices—until the police stopped by. The performance lasted about 15 minutes before three Valparaiso police officers arrived and arrested Weinberg on charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct. Gas prices at the Family Express store Monday were
around $3.78 per gallon. www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D90GGG000&show_article=1&catnum=9
SPORTS:
NBA Play-offs…Game 3 (Last night) Orlando Magic over the Detroit Pistons…111-86. Game 3 (Tonight) New Orleans Hornets (Chris Paul) vs San Antonio Spurs (Tim Duncan )
WBFJ sponsored West Yadkin Yankees play next week…
WS Warthogs at home this weekend starting Friday www.warthogs.com
Check out the progress on the new stadium at www.baseballdowntown.com/
Severe weather is possible this afternoon and overnight...
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: A few showers early with scattered showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Breezy…High 78
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms overnight…Low 64
Friday: Thunderstorms early. Then, clearing skies.
Sunny skies for the afternoon…High around 80
Sneak Peak to the Weekend:
Saturday: Mix of sun and clouds…High 75
Mother’s Day: Cloudy skies with afternoon showers…High 75
5.07.2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
National Nurses Week (May 6-12)
Code Orange Air Quality Alert for the Triad today
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Today: Mostly sunny. Breezy this afternoon…High 80
Moving on toward November. Heavy voter turnout yesterday for the North Carolina Primary:
-Barack Obama winning big over Hillary Clinton in the Democratic race for president. Clinton edging out Obama in Indiana. Obama needs only 187 delegates to wrap up the Democratic nomination. Only 217 Democratic delegates are left with 6 state primaries to go.
-Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory and Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue will battle it out for Governor this Fall.
-Voters in Guilford County saying YES to school bonds…but rejecting a sales tax increase.
For complete Primary Election counts go to the State Board of Elections site: http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IS OFFERING AID TO MILITARY-RULED BURMA (Myanmar). The death toll is estimated at around 22,000. The United Nations says U.N. staffers who were already in Burma are distributing supplies. The government is not granting any visas for additional workers to come in and help.
Dozens of San Diego State University students were arrested and six fraternities were suspended after a sweeping drug investigation found that some fraternity members openly dealt drugs including cocaine. The cocaine overdose death of a student last year prompted to a five-month investigation. www.onenewsnow.com/Headlines/Default.aspx?id=110402
A Georgia inmate on death row was executed last night…the first inmate put to death since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of lethal injections. William Earl Lynd was pronounced dead Tuesday at 7:51pm… less than an hour after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected efforts to block it.
Sprint Nextel and Clearwire will merge their wireless broadband units… forming a new $14.55 billion dollar wireless communications company
THE HEAD OF THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAM SAYING THAT THE CURRENT FOOD PRICE CRISIS IS THE FIRST GLOBAL HUNGER EMERGENCY. Rice prices have gone up 250 percent in the past year while wheat has doubled
Mental Health Awareness Month (May) was created more than 50 years ago to raise awareness about mental health conditions and the importance of mental wellness for all. This year’s theme ‘Get Connected’ focuses on an essential component of maintaining and protecting mental health and wellness: social connectedness. www.nmha.org/go/may/
Join ‘Associates in Christian Counseling’ on the WBFJ Morning Show the first Wednesday of every month at 8:35am! www.christiancounseling.org/ (336) 896-0065
"EXPELLED: NO INTELLIGENCE ALLOWED" is making history. The pro-intelligent design film is now the 13th highest grossing documentary film of all time. "Expelled" has earned over $6.5 million at the Box Office in 3 weeks. http://www.getexpelled.com/
SPORTS:
WBFJ sponsored West Yadkin Yankees coming up short against the Fall Creek Giants…12 – 5.
WS Warthogs at home this weekend starting Friday www.warthogs.com
Check out the progress on the new stadium at www.baseballdowntown.com/
NBA Playoffs:
Game 3 The Detroit Pistons vs Orlando Magic in Orlando.
Game 3 (Thursday night) New Orleans Hornets (Chris Paul)
vs San Antonio Spurs (Tim Duncan )
Code Orange Air Quality Alert for the Triad today
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mostly sunny. Breezy this afternoon…High 80
Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low 60
Thursday: Mostly cloudy. Breezy…High 78
Looking ahead:
Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely…Low 63
Friday: Showers possible. Mostly cloudy…High 75
Code Orange Air Quality Alert for the Triad today
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Today: Mostly sunny. Breezy this afternoon…High 80
Moving on toward November. Heavy voter turnout yesterday for the North Carolina Primary:
-Barack Obama winning big over Hillary Clinton in the Democratic race for president. Clinton edging out Obama in Indiana. Obama needs only 187 delegates to wrap up the Democratic nomination. Only 217 Democratic delegates are left with 6 state primaries to go.
-Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory and Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue will battle it out for Governor this Fall.
-Voters in Guilford County saying YES to school bonds…but rejecting a sales tax increase.
For complete Primary Election counts go to the State Board of Elections site: http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IS OFFERING AID TO MILITARY-RULED BURMA (Myanmar). The death toll is estimated at around 22,000. The United Nations says U.N. staffers who were already in Burma are distributing supplies. The government is not granting any visas for additional workers to come in and help.
Dozens of San Diego State University students were arrested and six fraternities were suspended after a sweeping drug investigation found that some fraternity members openly dealt drugs including cocaine. The cocaine overdose death of a student last year prompted to a five-month investigation. www.onenewsnow.com/Headlines/Default.aspx?id=110402
A Georgia inmate on death row was executed last night…the first inmate put to death since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of lethal injections. William Earl Lynd was pronounced dead Tuesday at 7:51pm… less than an hour after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected efforts to block it.
Sprint Nextel and Clearwire will merge their wireless broadband units… forming a new $14.55 billion dollar wireless communications company
THE HEAD OF THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAM SAYING THAT THE CURRENT FOOD PRICE CRISIS IS THE FIRST GLOBAL HUNGER EMERGENCY. Rice prices have gone up 250 percent in the past year while wheat has doubled
Mental Health Awareness Month (May) was created more than 50 years ago to raise awareness about mental health conditions and the importance of mental wellness for all. This year’s theme ‘Get Connected’ focuses on an essential component of maintaining and protecting mental health and wellness: social connectedness. www.nmha.org/go/may/
Join ‘Associates in Christian Counseling’ on the WBFJ Morning Show the first Wednesday of every month at 8:35am! www.christiancounseling.org/ (336) 896-0065
"EXPELLED: NO INTELLIGENCE ALLOWED" is making history. The pro-intelligent design film is now the 13th highest grossing documentary film of all time. "Expelled" has earned over $6.5 million at the Box Office in 3 weeks. http://www.getexpelled.com/
SPORTS:
WBFJ sponsored West Yadkin Yankees coming up short against the Fall Creek Giants…12 – 5.
WS Warthogs at home this weekend starting Friday www.warthogs.com
Check out the progress on the new stadium at www.baseballdowntown.com/
NBA Playoffs:
Game 3 The Detroit Pistons vs Orlando Magic in Orlando.
Game 3 (Thursday night) New Orleans Hornets (Chris Paul)
vs San Antonio Spurs (Tim Duncan )
Code Orange Air Quality Alert for the Triad today
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mostly sunny. Breezy this afternoon…High 80
Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low 60
Thursday: Mostly cloudy. Breezy…High 78
Looking ahead:
Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely…Low 63
Friday: Showers possible. Mostly cloudy…High 75
5.06.2008
Eat out for a good cause...TODAY
Hope du Jour in Forsyth County
Participating restaurants will donate 10% of their proceeds to Crisis Control Ministry of Forsyth County. www.hopedujour.org/
'Serving Greensboro Together'
Participating restaurants will donate 10% of their proceeds to help Greensboro Urban Ministry. www.greensborourbanministry.org/
Just a reminder: Primary elections today in North Carolina
Polls open until 7:30pm
Participating restaurants will donate 10% of their proceeds to Crisis Control Ministry of Forsyth County. www.hopedujour.org/
'Serving Greensboro Together'
Participating restaurants will donate 10% of their proceeds to help Greensboro Urban Ministry. www.greensborourbanministry.org/
Just a reminder: Primary elections today in North Carolina
Polls open until 7:30pm
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Primary Election Day in North Carolina
Polls will be open until 7:30pm this evening.
Turn out is expected to be highest around supper time.
Lots of items to for or against…depending on where you live:
Alcohol referendums on the ballot in several cities including Pilot Mountain, Dobson and Denton. Several Bonds on the Ballot in Greensboro.
Senator John McCain will be speaking at Wait Chapel around 10am this morning on the campus of Wake Forest University. http://www.wfu.edu/
UPDATE: Government-run radio in Myanmar has updated the death toll from last weekend’s cyclone to over 22,000. UN officials saying that up to a million people in the southeast Asia country are homeless. Some villages and vast rice-growing areas have been wiped out.
www.onenewsnow.com/Headlines/Default.aspx?id=107736
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=4793048
More than 200 million children worldwide under age 5 do not get basic health care. According to Save the Children, nearly 10 million kids die annual from treatable ailments like diarrhea and pneumonia. In sub-Saharan Africa, four out of five mothers are likely to lose a child in their lifetime. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080506/D90G49E80.html
Pull over and put down the dog. A California lawmaker wants to ban motorists from holding pets on their laps while driving. Getting caught with a pet on your lap could cost you $35 dollars.
Assemblyman Bill Maze in California says he introduced the bill after seeing a woman driving with three dogs on her lap. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080506/D90G46F80.html
Have you gotten your Economic Stimulus payment yet? It is all based on the last two digits of your Social Security number. The IRS has a stimulus tracker on their website: http://www.irs.gov/.
See Tami's Blog on the Morning Show page at http://www.wbfj.fm/
Eat out TODAY for a good cause:
Hope du Jour in Forsyth County: Participating restaurants will donate 10% of their proceeds to Crisis Control Ministry of Forsyth County. www.hopedujour.org/'Serving Greensboro Together': Participating restaurants will donate 10% of their proceeds to help Greensboro Urban Ministry. www.greensborourbanministry.org/
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is honoring nurses this week during National Nurses Week (May 6-12).
SPORTS: WBFJ sponsored West Yadkin Yankees will play Fall Creek Giants at 6pm
WS Warthogs on the road until Friday.
NBA Playoffs: The Detroit Pistons taking a two game lead over the Orlando Magic last night.
Game 3 in the best-of-seven series is Wednesday night in Orlando.
In last night's other NBA playoff game, Chris Paul and the New Orleans Hornets dominating Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs (102-84).
The Hornets have a two game lead. The series now goes to San Antonio for Game 3 on Thursday night.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny skies…High 78
Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low 53
Wednesday: Mostly sunny…High 80
Looking ahead:
Thursday: Clouds moving into the triad. Breezy…High 78
Thursday Night: (Best chance) showers and thunderstorms…Low 63
Friday: Mostly cloudy…High 75
Polls will be open until 7:30pm this evening.
Turn out is expected to be highest around supper time.
Lots of items to for or against…depending on where you live:
Alcohol referendums on the ballot in several cities including Pilot Mountain, Dobson and Denton. Several Bonds on the Ballot in Greensboro.
Senator John McCain will be speaking at Wait Chapel around 10am this morning on the campus of Wake Forest University. http://www.wfu.edu/
UPDATE: Government-run radio in Myanmar has updated the death toll from last weekend’s cyclone to over 22,000. UN officials saying that up to a million people in the southeast Asia country are homeless. Some villages and vast rice-growing areas have been wiped out.
www.onenewsnow.com/Headlines/Default.aspx?id=107736
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=4793048
More than 200 million children worldwide under age 5 do not get basic health care. According to Save the Children, nearly 10 million kids die annual from treatable ailments like diarrhea and pneumonia. In sub-Saharan Africa, four out of five mothers are likely to lose a child in their lifetime. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080506/D90G49E80.html
Pull over and put down the dog. A California lawmaker wants to ban motorists from holding pets on their laps while driving. Getting caught with a pet on your lap could cost you $35 dollars.
Assemblyman Bill Maze in California says he introduced the bill after seeing a woman driving with three dogs on her lap. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080506/D90G46F80.html
Have you gotten your Economic Stimulus payment yet? It is all based on the last two digits of your Social Security number. The IRS has a stimulus tracker on their website: http://www.irs.gov/.
See Tami's Blog on the Morning Show page at http://www.wbfj.fm/
Eat out TODAY for a good cause:
Hope du Jour in Forsyth County: Participating restaurants will donate 10% of their proceeds to Crisis Control Ministry of Forsyth County. www.hopedujour.org/'Serving Greensboro Together': Participating restaurants will donate 10% of their proceeds to help Greensboro Urban Ministry. www.greensborourbanministry.org/
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is honoring nurses this week during National Nurses Week (May 6-12).
SPORTS: WBFJ sponsored West Yadkin Yankees will play Fall Creek Giants at 6pm
WS Warthogs on the road until Friday.
NBA Playoffs: The Detroit Pistons taking a two game lead over the Orlando Magic last night.
Game 3 in the best-of-seven series is Wednesday night in Orlando.
In last night's other NBA playoff game, Chris Paul and the New Orleans Hornets dominating Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs (102-84).
The Hornets have a two game lead. The series now goes to San Antonio for Game 3 on Thursday night.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny skies…High 78
Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low 53
Wednesday: Mostly sunny…High 80
Looking ahead:
Thursday: Clouds moving into the triad. Breezy…High 78
Thursday Night: (Best chance) showers and thunderstorms…Low 63
Friday: Mostly cloudy…High 75
5.05.2008
Eat out on Tuesday (May 6) for a good cause
Forsyth County: Over 135 participating restaurants in Forsyth County will donate 10% of their proceeds to Crisis Control Ministry during the 18th annual Hope du Jour on Tuesday.
http://www.hopedujour.org/
Guilford County: 'Serving Greensboro Together' over 120 participating restaurants will donate 10% of their proceeds to help Greensboro Urban Ministry. http://www.greensborourbanministry.org/
http://www.hopedujour.org/
Guilford County: 'Serving Greensboro Together' over 120 participating restaurants will donate 10% of their proceeds to help Greensboro Urban Ministry. http://www.greensborourbanministry.org/
Monday, May 05, 2008
UPDATE: Almost 4,000 people are believed dead and 3,000 are missing after this weekend's devastating cyclone in Myanmar (the country formerly known as Burma). Leaders in Myanmar are requesting a rare appeal for help.
www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/05/myanmar.cyclone/index.html
With Primaries in North Carolina and Indiana, Tuesday may go down as one of the most dramatic voting days in North Carolina. Lots of national attention on the Democratic presidential race. The ballot contains the races for governor among other things. Polls open at 6:30am (until 7:30pm) on Tuesday.
Senator John McCain will be speaking at Wait Chapel tomorrow morning on the campus of Wake Forest University. Doors open at 8am. http://www.wfu.edu/
Eat out on Tuesday for a good cause: 135 participating restaurants in Forsyth County will donate 10% of their proceeds to Crisis Control during the 18th annual Hope du Jour tomorrow. http://www.hopedujour.org/
The cost of a first-class stamp will increase to 42 cents starting next Monday, May 12. According to the U.S. Postal Service, the Forever stamp will go up at the same time. However, the Forever stamps can still be purchased this week for 41 cents and can be used as first-class postage even after the rate increase takes effect next Monday.
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is honoring nurses this week during National Nurses Week (May 6-12).
THE USE OF ANTI-PSYCHOTOC DRUGS IS SOARING AMONG KIDS IN THE U.S. AND THE UK. According to a new U.K. study American children take anti-psychotic medicines at about six times the rate of children in the U.K.The research also suggests it is likely the drugs are being over-prescribed for both U.S. and U.K. children. Among the most commonly used drugs were those to treat autism and hyperactivity. www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/05/05/psychdrugs.children.ap/index.html
Christian artist MATT MAHER NEW PROJECT EMPTY & BEAUTIFUL WILL BE PLAYED ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY MISSION SCHEDULED FOR LAUNCH LATER THIS MONTH. During Matt's recent VIP tour of NASA Space Center in Houston he commanded a flight in the Space Shuttle simulator. Following the Space Shuttle mission, Matt and his band will receive a certificate of authenticity, as well as a photo of Empty & Beautiful floating in outer space, aboard Discovery.
SPORTS:
WBFJ sponsored West Yadkin Yankees losing to the East Bend Cardinals…14-1
-West Yadkin Yankees will play Fall Creek Giants on Tuesday
WS Warthogs on the road until Friday. http://www.warthogs.com/
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms …High 74Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low 50
Tuesday: Sunny…High 78
Wednesday and Thursday: Sunny…High near 80
www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/05/myanmar.cyclone/index.html
With Primaries in North Carolina and Indiana, Tuesday may go down as one of the most dramatic voting days in North Carolina. Lots of national attention on the Democratic presidential race. The ballot contains the races for governor among other things. Polls open at 6:30am (until 7:30pm) on Tuesday.
Senator John McCain will be speaking at Wait Chapel tomorrow morning on the campus of Wake Forest University. Doors open at 8am. http://www.wfu.edu/
Eat out on Tuesday for a good cause: 135 participating restaurants in Forsyth County will donate 10% of their proceeds to Crisis Control during the 18th annual Hope du Jour tomorrow. http://www.hopedujour.org/
The cost of a first-class stamp will increase to 42 cents starting next Monday, May 12. According to the U.S. Postal Service, the Forever stamp will go up at the same time. However, the Forever stamps can still be purchased this week for 41 cents and can be used as first-class postage even after the rate increase takes effect next Monday.
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is honoring nurses this week during National Nurses Week (May 6-12).
THE USE OF ANTI-PSYCHOTOC DRUGS IS SOARING AMONG KIDS IN THE U.S. AND THE UK. According to a new U.K. study American children take anti-psychotic medicines at about six times the rate of children in the U.K.The research also suggests it is likely the drugs are being over-prescribed for both U.S. and U.K. children. Among the most commonly used drugs were those to treat autism and hyperactivity. www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/05/05/psychdrugs.children.ap/index.html
Christian artist MATT MAHER NEW PROJECT EMPTY & BEAUTIFUL WILL BE PLAYED ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY MISSION SCHEDULED FOR LAUNCH LATER THIS MONTH. During Matt's recent VIP tour of NASA Space Center in Houston he commanded a flight in the Space Shuttle simulator. Following the Space Shuttle mission, Matt and his band will receive a certificate of authenticity, as well as a photo of Empty & Beautiful floating in outer space, aboard Discovery.
SPORTS:
WBFJ sponsored West Yadkin Yankees losing to the East Bend Cardinals…14-1
-West Yadkin Yankees will play Fall Creek Giants on Tuesday
WS Warthogs on the road until Friday. http://www.warthogs.com/
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms …High 74Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low 50
Tuesday: Sunny…High 78
Wednesday and Thursday: Sunny…High near 80
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