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
