Complete U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq by 2012? U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have reached an agreement on a proposal, but the deal still must be approved by both sides. www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/22/iraq.main/index.html
Senator Barack Obama said he has decided on his running mate, but he's not saying who it is. Obama is expected to appear at a rally with his running mate in Springfield, Illinois, on Saturday.
WHITE POWDER MAILED WITH A THREATENING LETTER TO JOHN MCCAIN'S CAMPAIGN OFFICE IN CENTENNIAL, COLORADO TURNED OUT TO BE NON-LETHAL. The letter arrived at the McCain campaign office yesterday.
Tropical Storm Fay is slowly moving west.The National Hurricane Center expects the center of the storm to be over or near the Florida panhandle coast by late tonight. President Bush has declared a State of Emergency for parts of Florida. www.weather.com/
A Kernersville man was shot in the neck while riding in a car Thursday morning in Winston-Salem. The incident happened around 6:30 a.m. yesterday morning in the 1500 block of Liberty Street. If you have any information about this case, call Crimestoppers at 727-2800
Suspected members of the "Latin Kings" gang have been arrested in connection with a home invasion and assault. According to the Greensboro News & Record, three suspected gang members and five other people were arrested Thursday.
Officials from the Mexican consulate's North Carolina offices will be in Lexington on Saturday at Grace Episcopal Church (419 South Main Street) to provide legal Mexican immigrants with passports. More than 400 legal immigrants have signed up to meet with consulate officials. There is also a waiting list of 300.
www.the-dispatch.com/article/20080820/articles/808200324&tc=yahoo
Police say they arrested suspected members of the "Latin Kings" gang who are believed to be connected to a home invasion and assault, according to the Greensboro News & Record.
The memorial service for former Wake Forest University president Thomas Hearn is set for this afternoon at 3 p.m. in Wait Chapel on school's campus. Hearn passed away on Monday. He was 71. A bio and condolence page: www.wfu.edu/wowf/2008/20080818.hearn.html
The maker of Snickers and M+Ms candies is raising wholesale prices to offset the rising cost of raw materials, packaging and fuel. Last week, Hershey raised prices on its products by an average of 11%.
U.S. News & World Report has put out its Best Colleges list for the Fall:
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college
Beijing Olympic Summer Games
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/4581243/
Warthogs: Final home stand at Ernie Shore Field (Fri-Sat…Mon-Thur)
http://www.warthogs.com/
NASCAR: Sharpie 500 Saturday night in Bristol
High School football starts tonight across the Piedmont...
Mt Airy at Starmount
North Surry at Elkin
Watauga at Davie County
Durham Jordan at North Davidson
Ledford at Surry Central
Greensboro Page at Reynolds
