Severe weather possible for the Triad this afternoon
A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some storms could be severe with large hail and gusty winds.
North Carolina's non-public schools reached an enrollment high with almost 98,000 students this school year. Mecklenburg, Wake and Guilford counties have the largest number of students enrolled in K through 12 nonpublic schools. The North Carolina Division of Nonpublic Education oversees religious schools and independent schools including home schools. www.ncdnpe.org/
Because of the residential mortgage crisis, Ken Thompson is out as Wachovia Bank’s CEO. Thompson had made a commitment to keep a work force of 3,000 in Winston-Salem. Thompson will ‘retire’…leaving the company with a severance package (and stock options) valued at $8.7 million dollars. (journalnow.com)www.wachovia.com/inside/page/0,,134_307^1767,00.html
Davie County Hospital in Mocksville will go ‘tobacco free’ as of July 01. The hospital went smoke free in 1995…but the new policy applies to all tobacco products.
http://triad.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2008/06/02/daily8.html
Los Angeles County Fire officials saying that the huge fire at Universal Studios on Sunday was accidentally started by studio workers. The workers were using a blowtorch to heat asphalt shingles being applied to a structure early Sunday morning.
THE TWO LAST DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES TODAY IN SOUTH DAKOTA AND MONTANA.
Senator Robert C. Byrd was hospitalized on Monday after suffering becoming lethargic and sluggish. The 90-year-old senator from West Virginia is the longest-serving senator in history.
Senator Ted Kennedy is recuperating after having surgery to remove a cancerous brain tumor at Duke University Medical Center. The 76-year-old senator from Massachusetts will now undergo chemotherapy and radiation.
Kelsey Grammer is resting comfortably after suffered a mild heart attack at his home in Hawaii over the weekend. Grammer and his wife (Camille) live in Kona on the Big Island. Grammer, age 53, gained star status on the sitcoms "Cheers" and "Frasier."
SOME OF THE CHILDREN OF A WEST TEXAS POLYGAMIST SECT HAVE BEING REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILIES AFTER A JUDGE IN SAN ANGELO YESTERDAY RESCINDED THE ORDER THAT HAD PLACED THEM IN FOSTER CARE. A spokesman for the sect says there has been a clarification of church policy stating that from now on underage girls will not be allowed to marry.
Prayer request: The 2-month-old son of former Selah member Nicol Sponberg passed away last week at the family’s home in Georgia. Apparent cause of death was SIDS or sudden infant death syndrome. Nicol and her husband Greg also have a 2-year-old daughter, Summer.
Mac Powell and Third Day will be the first ‘Christian’ band to grace the cover of Billboard Magazine. The longtime rockers are featured in the cover story in the June 7th edition. Third Day has made some recent changes...switching to a mainstream management company and producer. Third Day’s new studio album…Revelation (which features vocals from Chris Daughtry) comes out at the end of July. http://www.thirdday.com/
Doctors are saying that Haley Lents (from HUNTINGBURG, Indiana) is lucky to be alive. The eight-year-old Indiana girl swallowed 30 magnets and steel balls from a toy called Magnetix (made by Mega Brands) last month. Haley needed emergency surgery to save her from stab-like holes in her intestines. She spent two weeks in the hospital.
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/02/earlyshow/living/parenting/main4144807.shtml?source=mostpop_story
Severe weather possible for the Triad this afternoon
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Increasing clouds. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.
Some storms could be severe (large hail and gusty winds)…High 85
