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
