Code Orange Air Quality Alert
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups including children and the elderly
Today: Sunny…High 94 (Today’s Record High is 96)
Hot, Hazy and Humid through the weekend
A Blessing out of the Chapman tragedy: Over $300,000 dollars has been donated to Shaohannah's Hope in memory of Steven Curtis Chapman’s youngest daughter.
You may remember that 5 year old Maria Sue Chapman died in a tragic accident at the family home 2 weeks ago. The Chapman family and the adoption ministry has been truly overwhelmed by the enormous response. http://www.showhope.org/
New ‘vertical driver’s license’ for the under 21 crowd. A typical NC license is formatted horizontally but the new proposal approved by a House panel in Raleigh would flip cards vertically for residents under 21. www.wxii12.com/news/16494075/detail.html
The California Supreme Court will not stay its decision authorizing homosexuals to "marry" in that state, even though voters will consider a constitutional amendment to ban the practice in November. The justices had ruled last month that California must allow homosexuals to marry under the same terms and conditions as heterosexuals despite a state law defining marriage as the union of only one man and one woman.
www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=130848
Three fatalities associated with strong storms that stretched from Indiana to Virginia yesterday. Rain fell at a rate of 2 inches an hour in parts of Ohio. (http://www.weather.com/)
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake has struck China's quake-battered Sichuan province this morning.
CNN
Continental Airlines will cut 3,000 jobs and retire some 67 mainline aircraft in an attempt to cut costs amid record oil and fuel prices. United Airlines announced yesterday that an additional 1,000 jobs will be cut by the end of the year.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/05/news/companies/continental_cuts/index.htm?cnn=yes
Senator Hillary Clinton will suspend her Democratic bid for the White House…as of Saturday.
Senator Barack Obama has officially begun his search for a Vice Presidential running mate. A three-person team that includes Caroline Kennedy will help screen potential VP candidates.
In Winston-Salem, a squirrel that had crawled into a substation near Wake Forest University knocked out power to the area for several hours yesterday morning.
The latest electrical outage in the city of Statesville was caused by a black snake that crawled into an electrical substation. Some 3,100 customers were without power for about 90 minutes Tuesday night.
http://www.wxii12.com/news/16496585/detail.html
Friday is National Doughnut Day.
Krispy Kreme is offering one free doughnut to customers at their retail locations.
National Doughnut Day was established in 1938 by the Chicago Salvation Army to raise funds during the Great Depression and to honor World War I Salvation Army volunteers who prepared doughnuts for thousands of soldiers. http://www.krispykreme.com/.
Sports:
For the fourth time in 11 seasons, the Detroit Red Wings are the NHL champions
MLB: Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz will be out for the season because of surgery on his right shoulder.
