Owners of a gas station in Fayetteville and five stations in Murphy, Marble and Hayesville will repay consumers thousands of dollars for overpriced gas. State Attorney General Roy Cooper said under an agreement, the owner will also pay $5,000 in civil penalties to the state. That money will go to North Carolina schools. If you have a report of price gouging: Call 1-877-5-NO-SCAM www.digtriad.com/news/local_state/article.aspx?storyid=112721
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama is canceling nearly all his campaign events on Thursday and Friday to fly to Hawaii to visit his critically ill grandmother. Madelyn Payne Dunham is 86-year-old. www.wxii12.com/politics/17766246/detail.html
Vice-Presidential candidate Senator Joe Biden will make three campaign stops in North Carolina on Thursday. One of the stops will be here in Winston-Salem at Wake Forest University’s Hearn Plaza. www.wxii12.com/politics/17766537/detail.html
Early voting continues in North Carolina until November 1st.
ELECTION DAY is Tuesday, November 4th (Just 2 weeks away)
The Winston-Salem Salvation Army is accepting applications for Christmas assistance through this Saturday. Last Christmas, more than 2,700 families received food, clothing and toys through the Salvation Army. For more information you can contact the Salvation Army in Winston-Salem at 723-6366 (Ext 106).
The WBFJ Great Stocking Stuff with the Salvation Army starts on Monday, November 10th.
Police in Blue Ash, Ohio have arrested 89-year-old Edna Jester and charging her with petty theft. Neighborhood children have accused her of refusing to give back their football. Jester is accused kept the youngsters' ball after it landed in her yard. There has been an ongoing dispute in the neighborhood over kids' balls landing in the woman's yard. Jester is to appear in court next month. The maximum penalty for a petty theft conviction in Ohio is six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081021/D93UJ8L00.html
Sports:
Lee Fobbs Jr…the head football coach at North Carolina A&T is out. Running back coach George Ragsdale has been named interim coach for the Aggies.
Monday Night Football: New England (Patriots) spanking Denver (Broncos)…41-7
