Wind Advisory for Central NC including the Triad thru 6pm
High Wind Warning (til 9pm) for the Northern Mountains (including Surry and Wilkes)
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny and breezy…Temperatures staying in the mid 40s
Midnight: Clear skies. 30 degrees as the BALL drops
GASOLINE PRICES ARE HOLDING STEADY. The Triple A says the national average price for regular unleaded is hovering right around a dollar-62-cents a gallon. That's about 20 cents cheaper than what we were paying one month ago.
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR ROD BLAGOJEVICH HAS NAMED A SUCCESSOR TO FILL BARACK OBAMA'S SENATE SEAT…Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris has been named. PRESIDENT-ELECT Barack Obama SAYS HE'S DISAPPOINTED BY THE MOVE.
Israel is rejecting international pressure to suspend its air offensive against Palestinian militants in Gaza.
TODAY is the final day of Greensboro's month long parking ticket amnesty program. Starting in 2009, the Greensboro police will tow cars that have three or more overdue parking tickets.
http://www.newsrecord.com/content/2008/12/29/article/hey_parking_scofflaws_time_to_pay_without_penalties_is_about_to_run_out
TODAY is the deadline for beneficiaries to review their prescription drug coverage and health-plan needs through Medicare and Medicaid early enrollment for 2009. More information online at the news blog at wbfj.fm. 1-800-MEDICARE
www.medicare.gov www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=622645
An extra second will be added to 2008…Immediately before Midnight, a leap second will be added to atomic clocks around the world by official timekeepers because of the Earth's erratic rotation. ww.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/31/leap.second.new.year/index.html
Thursday (New Year’s Day) is a state and Federal holiday. Banks will be closed. No Mail service.Garbage collection in Winston-Salem: Thursday collection will be Friday…Friday next Monday, January 5th.
College Basketball: Wake Forest over Radford…83-61 (Wake moves to 12 -0)
NC State at home (Towson) 2pm
Duke hosting (Loyola) Maryland 4pm
UNC at Nevada at 10pm
Looking Ahead:
Friday: Cloudy skies…High near 50
Saturday: Sunny…High 50
Sunday: Cloudy skies…High 53
