Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Today: Mostly sunny this morning. Clouds moving in this afternoon. Rain after midnight…High 65
RECALL: You may want to lay off the pistachios. FDA is investigating salmonella-tainted pistachios. The recall involves one million pounds of nuts sold in at least 31 states.
Recall info: www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/setton03_09.html
www.foxbusiness.com/story/setton-pistachio-terra-bella-announces-nationwide-recall-pistachios-possible/
www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=625577
President Obama is on his way to Europe today to attend the G-20 economic summit in London. The major themes of the summit: Afghanistan, national security, and the global economy.
Winter Storm Warnings have been posted over parts of the Dakotas and Minnesota. Heavy snow and gusty winds continue to produce near-blizzard conditions this morning Fargo, North Dakota could get up to a foot of snow by Wednesday…adding to the fear of additional flooding along the Red River. www.weather.com/newscenter/stormwatch/?from=hp_news
Authorities assuring the public that the deadly shooting at a nursing home in Carthage “was not a random act of violence”.Police still trying to unravel the mystery why Robert Stewart fatally wounded 8 people at Pinelake Health and Rehab in Carthage on Sunday.
www.myfox8.com/wghp-nursing-home-suspect-090330,0,3911349.story
The clock is ticking for GM and Chrysler to once again come up with viable business plans. The Obama administration wanting Detroit to refocus before giving out additional federal bailout money. BTW: The Obama administration says it's come to the conclusion that Chrysler needs a corporate partner to remain viable. The White House says if the number three automaker can close a deal with Italy's Fiat car company within 30 days it will provide an additional six billion dollars.
New York City's Tompkins Square Park will be the host of the Unemployment Olympics this afternoon. 26 year old Nick Goddard, a laid-off computer programmer, is the brainchild of the event. The Unemployment Olympics will feature 40 unemployed "athletes" participating in events such as the Fax Machine Toss, the "You're Fired" race and Pin the Blame on the Bosses.
Goddard said. "Originally, my thought was just to make people laugh."Local restaurants and bookstores have donated prizes for the winners.
www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/dpgo_unemployment_olympics_lwf_0330092344442
A Cleaner World is offering FREE dry cleaning to anyone who is currently unemployed. To qualify for the FREE dry cleaning at area ‘A Cleaner World’ locations you will need to bring a current statement from the Employment Security Commission. The offer continues through August 31st. www.acleanerworld.com/
A new survey by the Barna Group shows how liberals and conservatives really differ on matters of faith. Barna says the other half of the American population falls somewhere between liberal and conservative. Some of the questions:
Is the Bible totally accurate in all of the principles it teaches?
63% of conservatives say YES
27% of liberals say NO
Is Satan real?
36% of conservatives say Satan IS indeed real
17% of liberals say Satan is NOT real
www.barna.org/barna-update/article/13-culture/258-survey-shows-how-liberals-and-conservatives-differ-on-matters-of-faith
Free Skype for the iPhone will be made available from the iTunes App Store later today. Calls on Skype for iPhone work only if you're in range of a Wi-Fi network. The feature includes the ability to accept incoming conference calls. BTW: Skype is software that allows users to make calls or video conferences over the internet. Calls to other Skype users are free
The fast-moving computer worm is set to spring to life in a new way on Wednesday, April Fool’s Day. The internet worm called Conficker has infected at least 3 million PCs so far. Conficker could cause wide spread havoc…but researchers who have been tracking Conficker say the date will probably come and go quietly. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090330/D978AIB00.html
VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’
at www.wbfj.fm. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
3.31.2009
3.30.2009
Update: During a LIVE news conference, Carthage Police Chief Chris McKenzie said that investigators are still working to uncover the motives of 45-year-old Robert Stewart for a rampage that claimed the lives of seven residents and a nurse at the Pinelake Health and Rehab center on Sunday.
Stewart was stopped by a single shot to the chest fired by a Carthage police officer responding to a 911 call. The rampage ended when 25-year-old Officer Justin Garner wounded Stewart in a hallway. Garner was wounded in the leg.
Court records said Stewart is not scheduled to appear in court until next week on eight counts of first-degree murder and a charge of felony assault of a law enforcement officer.
Read more:
http://news14.com/default.aspx
http://news.mync.com/site/news/story/30786/multiple-shootings-reported-in-moore-county
Sources telling WBFJ News that Stewart was spotted being moved into ICU earlier Monday morning.
Stewart was stopped by a single shot to the chest fired by a Carthage police officer responding to a 911 call. The rampage ended when 25-year-old Officer Justin Garner wounded Stewart in a hallway. Garner was wounded in the leg.
Court records said Stewart is not scheduled to appear in court until next week on eight counts of first-degree murder and a charge of felony assault of a law enforcement officer.
Read more:
http://news14.com/default.aspx
http://news.mync.com/site/news/story/30786/multiple-shootings-reported-in-moore-county
Sources telling WBFJ News that Stewart was spotted being moved into ICU earlier Monday morning.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Beautiful day alert! Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Today: Sunny and breezy…High 65
Police still searching for answers…after a shooting rampage at a nursing home yesterday morning in Carthage, North Carolina. 45-year-old Robert Stewart fatally shot 8 people (7 residents and a nurse) at the nursing home. Carthage is 70 miles south of Greensboro in Moore County. A news conference has been scheduled at 10am this morning.
www.myfox8.com/wghp-carthage-standoff,0,1868161.story
Weary residents of Fargo, North Dakota attending church services Sunday morning to count their blessings that the Red River finally stopped rising and praying that the levees will continue to hold. The Red River continues to slowly recede after cresting on Saturday…at just over 40 feet. Now, the residents of Fargo are bracing for a winter storm that’s expected to bring a half-foot of snow. (RnR)
On Friday…‘late term abortion’ doctor George Tiller was found not guilty of violating late-term abortion laws in Kansas. A jury acquitted Tiller of all 19 counts against him. Shortly after the verdict was read, the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts is proceeding with a disciplinary petition against Tiller that could result in the suspension or revocation of his license, as well as fines, and other limitations upon his practice. (RnR)
General Motors Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner will step down immediately at the request of the White House. Later today, President Obama will announce measures to restructure GM and Chrysler in exchange for additional government loans. (RnR)
The fast-moving computer worm is set to spring to life in a new way on Wednesday, April Fool’s Day. The internet worm called Conficker has infected at least 3 million PCs so far. Conficker could cause wide spread havoc…but researchers who have been tracking Conficker say the date will probably come and go quietly. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090330/D978AIB00.html
Doctors are puzzled over what seems to be an increase in the number of children with kidney stones. A diet consisting of cheeseburgers, fries and other salty foods could be the main factor. Drinking plenty of water is key in preventing kidney stones. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090326/D975VK6O0.html
Tops at the Box Office over the weekennd: Monsters vs Aliens racking in $58 million dollars.
A judge in Malawi has delayed a ruling on the latest request for adoption by pop star Madonna until Friday. The 4 year old girl would be the second child adopted from the south African nation. FYI: The child's name - Chifundo James, means "Mercy" in a local language. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090330/D978AH6O2.html
A Cleaner World is offering FREE dry cleaning to anyone who is currently unemployed. To qualify for the FREE dry cleaning at area ‘A Cleaner World’ locations you will need to bring a current statement from the Employment Security Commission. The offer continues through August 31st. www.acleanerworld.com/
VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm.
The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
SPORTS: The Men’s NCAA Tournament Final Four…next Saturday www.ncaa.com
Carolina vs Villanova (9pm)...UCONN vs Michigan State (6pm)
NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson winning at Martinsville. Jeff Gordon leading in points
Police still searching for answers…after a shooting rampage at a nursing home yesterday morning in Carthage, North Carolina. 45-year-old Robert Stewart fatally shot 8 people (7 residents and a nurse) at the nursing home. Carthage is 70 miles south of Greensboro in Moore County. A news conference has been scheduled at 10am this morning.
www.myfox8.com/wghp-carthage-standoff,0,1868161.story
Weary residents of Fargo, North Dakota attending church services Sunday morning to count their blessings that the Red River finally stopped rising and praying that the levees will continue to hold. The Red River continues to slowly recede after cresting on Saturday…at just over 40 feet. Now, the residents of Fargo are bracing for a winter storm that’s expected to bring a half-foot of snow. (RnR)
On Friday…‘late term abortion’ doctor George Tiller was found not guilty of violating late-term abortion laws in Kansas. A jury acquitted Tiller of all 19 counts against him. Shortly after the verdict was read, the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts is proceeding with a disciplinary petition against Tiller that could result in the suspension or revocation of his license, as well as fines, and other limitations upon his practice. (RnR)
General Motors Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner will step down immediately at the request of the White House. Later today, President Obama will announce measures to restructure GM and Chrysler in exchange for additional government loans. (RnR)
The fast-moving computer worm is set to spring to life in a new way on Wednesday, April Fool’s Day. The internet worm called Conficker has infected at least 3 million PCs so far. Conficker could cause wide spread havoc…but researchers who have been tracking Conficker say the date will probably come and go quietly. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090330/D978AIB00.html
Doctors are puzzled over what seems to be an increase in the number of children with kidney stones. A diet consisting of cheeseburgers, fries and other salty foods could be the main factor. Drinking plenty of water is key in preventing kidney stones. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090326/D975VK6O0.html
Tops at the Box Office over the weekennd: Monsters vs Aliens racking in $58 million dollars.
A judge in Malawi has delayed a ruling on the latest request for adoption by pop star Madonna until Friday. The 4 year old girl would be the second child adopted from the south African nation. FYI: The child's name - Chifundo James, means "Mercy" in a local language. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090330/D978AH6O2.html
A Cleaner World is offering FREE dry cleaning to anyone who is currently unemployed. To qualify for the FREE dry cleaning at area ‘A Cleaner World’ locations you will need to bring a current statement from the Employment Security Commission. The offer continues through August 31st. www.acleanerworld.com/
VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm.
The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
SPORTS: The Men’s NCAA Tournament Final Four…next Saturday www.ncaa.com
Carolina vs Villanova (9pm)...UCONN vs Michigan State (6pm)
NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson winning at Martinsville. Jeff Gordon leading in points
3.27.2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
A Cleaner World is offering FREE dry cleaning to anyone who is currently unemployed and needs freshly cleaned and pressed clothes for your next job interview. To qualify for the free service customers will need to bring a current statement from the Employment Security Commission. The offer continues through August 31st. www.acleanerworld.com/
www.digtriad.com/money/your_money/article.aspx?storyid=121497&catid=248
Another band of severe thunderstorms rolling across the South early this morning, injuring at least one person in Louisiana. Yesterday, the small town of Magee, Mississippi town was devastated by a tornado…with winds estimated at 150mph.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090327/D976BEAO1.html
MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA AFTER FLOOD WATERS STARTED ERODING SECTIONS OF THE DIKES BUILT TO CONTAIN THE RISING RED RIVER. National Weather Service warned the Red River could crest as high as 43 feet. That's 2 feet higher than earlier predicted.
According to Triple-A: Gas prices back up over $2 dollars a gallon. The national average price for regular unleaded is $2.03.
Guilford County Schools Superintendent Mo Green plans to cut 90 positions and hold back $6 million dollars in student funding from next year's budget. The cuts are expected to save the school system about $2.9 million. www.myfox8.com/wghp-guilford-school-cuts-090326,0,6546578.story
In light of the debate over snow makeup days, Guilford County school board members voted on a new calendar for the 2009-10 school year.The new calendar would move more optional teacher workdays into the second half of the year. The school calendar vote will be open to public comment at the board's next meeting on Tuesday, April 7.
A little frustrated with changes to Facebook? You’re not alone. Facebook has been inundated with feedback on its new layout, much of it negative…but constructive. Most users have given Facebook’s latest re-design a thumbs-down in a user poll. While the social network isn't reverting back to the old page design, they are making a handful of changes including live updating and photo tags. www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/25/facebook.changes/index.html?iref=hpmostpop
PRESIDENT OBAMA IS SET TO UNVEIL HIS NEW AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY TODAY. The president wants to send four thousand additional troops to Afghanistan
Televangelist Robert H. Schuller has reached millions worldwide with his weekly "Hour of Power" TV broadcasts, but when it comes to the Internet, he had a high-tech headache: an online impostor. When 82-year-old Schuller, the founder of the Crystal Cathedral megachurch, recently tried to set up an account on Twitter.com, he discovered another user masquerading as himself. San Francisco-based Twitter Inc. confirmed that the user was an impostor and suspended the account late Tuesday. Read more: www.myfox8.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-crystal-cathedral-twitter,0,5123876.story
VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
Men’s NCAA Tournament (Sweet 16)
Duke losing to Villanova last night…77-54 in the East Regionals
Tonight: Carolina vs Gonzaga (late game…around 10pm)
www.ncaa.com
NASCAR: Martinsville
www.digtriad.com/money/your_money/article.aspx?storyid=121497&catid=248
Another band of severe thunderstorms rolling across the South early this morning, injuring at least one person in Louisiana. Yesterday, the small town of Magee, Mississippi town was devastated by a tornado…with winds estimated at 150mph.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090327/D976BEAO1.html
MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA AFTER FLOOD WATERS STARTED ERODING SECTIONS OF THE DIKES BUILT TO CONTAIN THE RISING RED RIVER. National Weather Service warned the Red River could crest as high as 43 feet. That's 2 feet higher than earlier predicted.
According to Triple-A: Gas prices back up over $2 dollars a gallon. The national average price for regular unleaded is $2.03.
Guilford County Schools Superintendent Mo Green plans to cut 90 positions and hold back $6 million dollars in student funding from next year's budget. The cuts are expected to save the school system about $2.9 million. www.myfox8.com/wghp-guilford-school-cuts-090326,0,6546578.story
In light of the debate over snow makeup days, Guilford County school board members voted on a new calendar for the 2009-10 school year.The new calendar would move more optional teacher workdays into the second half of the year. The school calendar vote will be open to public comment at the board's next meeting on Tuesday, April 7.
A little frustrated with changes to Facebook? You’re not alone. Facebook has been inundated with feedback on its new layout, much of it negative…but constructive. Most users have given Facebook’s latest re-design a thumbs-down in a user poll. While the social network isn't reverting back to the old page design, they are making a handful of changes including live updating and photo tags. www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/25/facebook.changes/index.html?iref=hpmostpop
PRESIDENT OBAMA IS SET TO UNVEIL HIS NEW AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY TODAY. The president wants to send four thousand additional troops to Afghanistan
Televangelist Robert H. Schuller has reached millions worldwide with his weekly "Hour of Power" TV broadcasts, but when it comes to the Internet, he had a high-tech headache: an online impostor. When 82-year-old Schuller, the founder of the Crystal Cathedral megachurch, recently tried to set up an account on Twitter.com, he discovered another user masquerading as himself. San Francisco-based Twitter Inc. confirmed that the user was an impostor and suspended the account late Tuesday. Read more: www.myfox8.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-crystal-cathedral-twitter,0,5123876.story
VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
Men’s NCAA Tournament (Sweet 16)
Duke losing to Villanova last night…77-54 in the East Regionals
Tonight: Carolina vs Gonzaga (late game…around 10pm)
www.ncaa.com
NASCAR: Martinsville
3.26.2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Thanks to Mandisa for stopping by the WBFJ Morning Show around 8:30am.
Mandisa in concert TONIGHT. CD release party at Pinedale Christian Church in Winston-Salem. Details at http://www.wbfj.fm/
Outback for Wishes All 4 Outback Steakhouse locations in the Triad will be open for lunch today from 11 till 2pm. You can eat in, or carry out. $20 DONATION. Proceeds will go to grant wishes for LOCAL children with life threatening medical conditions through the local chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. http://www.ncwish.org/
The lay-off process has started at UNC-G. The school is cutting its budget by up to 7% in the coming year. More than a hundred UNC-G employees could lose their jobs, including dozens of faculty. The reductions could save up to $10 million dollars. www.news-record.com/content/2009/03/25/article/layoffs_begin_at_uncg
Lawmakers have proposed a measure that could end the last of North Carolina's "blue laws." Legislation filed this week would allow cities and counties to open their local ABC stores on Sundays and allow restaurants and bars to serve liquor on Sundays. The News & Observer of Raleigh reporting that liquor industry analysts project the state would get at least $5.5 million in additional tax revenue. Opponents say it will take more consumption to lead to additional revenue. www.digtriad.com/news/local_state/article.aspx?storyid=121460
Another candidate in the running to lead the North Carolina Republican Party has dropped out of the race. Wake County party chairman David Robinson is withdrawing from the field because he believes he can better use his time on local political matters. There are 3 remaining candidates including former Guilford County chairman Marcus Kindley. www.wxii12.com/news/19015090/detail.html
The couple who reportedly called 911 last week have been charged with the death of 4 year old Kalli Martin. Police arrested the child's cousin, Tonya Dobson Williams and Anthony Ravon Duncan, with first degree murder. www.myfox8.com/wghp-child-homicide-arrests-090325,0,5577394.story
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE RED RIVER WHICH RUNS THROUGH FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA COULD CREST AT A RECORD BREAKING 41-FEET THIS WEEKEND. Residents of the city have been filling sandbags and building dikes to contain the flood waters. A state of emergency has been issued in the city.
Of the 1.3 million legally blind people in the US…fewer than 10% actually read Braille. Also, just 10% of blind children are learning Braille…that’s according to the National Federation of the Blind. At the height of its use in the 1950s, more than half the nation's blind children were learning Braille. Today Braille is considered by many to be too difficult, too outdated, a last resort. Instead, teachers ask students to rely on audio texts, voice-recognition software or other technology. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FEA_LIFESTYLES_BRAILLE_LITERACY?SITE=NCGRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
The Postmaster General is asking permission to cut mail delivery to five days a week while reducing other costs. The post office was $2.8 billion in the red last year and is facing even larger losses this year due to the sharp decline in mail volume in the weak economy.
It's a BOY: Kevin Max (formerly of DC Talk) and his wife Amanda announcing the birth of their third child. An eight pound, three ounce baby boy…Knightly Christobal Max was born on Tuesday. Knightly?? Kevin says the name Knightly comes from his and his wife's affection for medieval art and history. The Max’s have 2 additional kids…sister London and a brother named Wilder.
VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd. www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
The Men’s NCAA Tournament 'Sweet 16'
Duke vs Villanova (Thursday night 10pm)
UNC vs Gonzaga (Friday night 10pm)
http://www.ncaa.com/
Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is recovering after surgery to stabilize a broken collarbone. Armstrong crashed in the first stage of a race in northern Spain on Monday. Surgeons inserted a stainless steel plate and 12 screws to stabilize the broken collarbone. After taking a few days off, Armstrong will be allowed to ride a stationary bike. Armstrong plans to ride in the upcoming Tour de France this July.
Mandisa in concert TONIGHT. CD release party at Pinedale Christian Church in Winston-Salem. Details at http://www.wbfj.fm/
Outback for Wishes All 4 Outback Steakhouse locations in the Triad will be open for lunch today from 11 till 2pm. You can eat in, or carry out. $20 DONATION. Proceeds will go to grant wishes for LOCAL children with life threatening medical conditions through the local chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. http://www.ncwish.org/
The lay-off process has started at UNC-G. The school is cutting its budget by up to 7% in the coming year. More than a hundred UNC-G employees could lose their jobs, including dozens of faculty. The reductions could save up to $10 million dollars. www.news-record.com/content/2009/03/25/article/layoffs_begin_at_uncg
Lawmakers have proposed a measure that could end the last of North Carolina's "blue laws." Legislation filed this week would allow cities and counties to open their local ABC stores on Sundays and allow restaurants and bars to serve liquor on Sundays. The News & Observer of Raleigh reporting that liquor industry analysts project the state would get at least $5.5 million in additional tax revenue. Opponents say it will take more consumption to lead to additional revenue. www.digtriad.com/news/local_state/article.aspx?storyid=121460
Another candidate in the running to lead the North Carolina Republican Party has dropped out of the race. Wake County party chairman David Robinson is withdrawing from the field because he believes he can better use his time on local political matters. There are 3 remaining candidates including former Guilford County chairman Marcus Kindley. www.wxii12.com/news/19015090/detail.html
The couple who reportedly called 911 last week have been charged with the death of 4 year old Kalli Martin. Police arrested the child's cousin, Tonya Dobson Williams and Anthony Ravon Duncan, with first degree murder. www.myfox8.com/wghp-child-homicide-arrests-090325,0,5577394.story
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE RED RIVER WHICH RUNS THROUGH FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA COULD CREST AT A RECORD BREAKING 41-FEET THIS WEEKEND. Residents of the city have been filling sandbags and building dikes to contain the flood waters. A state of emergency has been issued in the city.
Of the 1.3 million legally blind people in the US…fewer than 10% actually read Braille. Also, just 10% of blind children are learning Braille…that’s according to the National Federation of the Blind. At the height of its use in the 1950s, more than half the nation's blind children were learning Braille. Today Braille is considered by many to be too difficult, too outdated, a last resort. Instead, teachers ask students to rely on audio texts, voice-recognition software or other technology. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FEA_LIFESTYLES_BRAILLE_LITERACY?SITE=NCGRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
The Postmaster General is asking permission to cut mail delivery to five days a week while reducing other costs. The post office was $2.8 billion in the red last year and is facing even larger losses this year due to the sharp decline in mail volume in the weak economy.
It's a BOY: Kevin Max (formerly of DC Talk) and his wife Amanda announcing the birth of their third child. An eight pound, three ounce baby boy…Knightly Christobal Max was born on Tuesday. Knightly?? Kevin says the name Knightly comes from his and his wife's affection for medieval art and history. The Max’s have 2 additional kids…sister London and a brother named Wilder.
VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd. www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
The Men’s NCAA Tournament 'Sweet 16'
Duke vs Villanova (Thursday night 10pm)
UNC vs Gonzaga (Friday night 10pm)
http://www.ncaa.com/
Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is recovering after surgery to stabilize a broken collarbone. Armstrong crashed in the first stage of a race in northern Spain on Monday. Surgeons inserted a stainless steel plate and 12 screws to stabilize the broken collarbone. After taking a few days off, Armstrong will be allowed to ride a stationary bike. Armstrong plans to ride in the upcoming Tour de France this July.
3.25.2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Umbrella alert: ‘Rain’ in the forecast through the weekend
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Steady rain this afternoon. Temperatures holding in the mid-40’s
A Silver Alert has been issued for 18 year old Jeffrey Behr. Behr was last scene on Muncus Road in Jonesville possibly heading to Hanes Mall. Behr was wearing a white bandana, NY baseball cap, grey jacket, and blue jeans with brown Timberland boots.
Contact: Yadkin County Sheriff's Office at 336-679-4217
www.nccrimecontrol.org/?CFID=530706&CFTOKEN=49901492
GTCC is hosting a job fair TODAY from 10 to 3pm at the Medlin Center on the Jamestown Campus in High Point. Around 50 companies are expected at the event.
More info: (336) 334-4822 x-2639
Parking info: www.gtcc.edu/departments/careerServices/employment/jobFair.html
Prayer lawsuit in Forsyth County could be coming to an end. Prayers offered to a specific deity to start county commissioner meetings is at the heart of a lawsuit against Forsyth County. The lawsuit has dragged on since 2006. A judge could rule on the lawsuit next month. The ACLU took the case on behalf of two county residents. The Alliance Defense Fund is defending the county against the lawsuit at no charge.
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/25/prayer-lawsuit-may-be-coming-to-end/
A plan for dividing the Guilford County school district into four regions will get more attention before the Board of Education on Thursday. Superintendent “Mo” Green’s plan is similar to one he helped develop in Charlotte. The new structure will decentralize core school-support areas such as transportation and discipline…placing staff closer to the schools and community. The plan will have no impact on where students go to school or school board districts.
www.news-record.com/content/2009/03/24/article/regional_maps_going_before_guilford_school_board
A proposal to ban smoking in most public places cleared the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Rep. Hugh Holliman (of Davidson County) the bill’s chief sponsor, said the floor vote would likely come early next week. The ban would cover virtually all public workplaces, including bars and restaurants. www.news-record.com/content/2009/03/24/article/no_smoking_bill_heads_to_house_floor
The Obama administration is sending hundreds of federal agents and equipment to the Mexican border. The move is part of a plan to prevent violence from spilling into the US from powerful drug cartels.
In another prime time address to the nation, President Obama claiming early ‘progress’ in efforts to lead the nation out of economic turmoil.
The President of the European Union says the Obama administration's stimulus package and financial bailout "will undermine the stability of the global financial market." Many EU nations favor regulation over more bailout efforts.
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510445,00.html
Fargo, North Dakota is currently under a State of Emergency because of flooding. The Red River is already 14 feet above flood stage and could rise another eight feet or more by the end of the week.
VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
SPORTS: The Winston-Salem Dash will start the 2009 minor league baseball season homestand at Ernie Shore Field…which is now named Wake Forest Baseball Park. The team was scheduled to play its first home game at the new stadium on April 23. www.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/25/250050/stadium-in-mad-dash-to-finish-line/
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Steady rain this afternoon. Temperatures holding in the mid-40’s
A Silver Alert has been issued for 18 year old Jeffrey Behr. Behr was last scene on Muncus Road in Jonesville possibly heading to Hanes Mall. Behr was wearing a white bandana, NY baseball cap, grey jacket, and blue jeans with brown Timberland boots.
Contact: Yadkin County Sheriff's Office at 336-679-4217
www.nccrimecontrol.org/?CFID=530706&CFTOKEN=49901492
GTCC is hosting a job fair TODAY from 10 to 3pm at the Medlin Center on the Jamestown Campus in High Point. Around 50 companies are expected at the event.
More info: (336) 334-4822 x-2639
Parking info: www.gtcc.edu/departments/careerServices/employment/jobFair.html
Prayer lawsuit in Forsyth County could be coming to an end. Prayers offered to a specific deity to start county commissioner meetings is at the heart of a lawsuit against Forsyth County. The lawsuit has dragged on since 2006. A judge could rule on the lawsuit next month. The ACLU took the case on behalf of two county residents. The Alliance Defense Fund is defending the county against the lawsuit at no charge.
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/25/prayer-lawsuit-may-be-coming-to-end/
A plan for dividing the Guilford County school district into four regions will get more attention before the Board of Education on Thursday. Superintendent “Mo” Green’s plan is similar to one he helped develop in Charlotte. The new structure will decentralize core school-support areas such as transportation and discipline…placing staff closer to the schools and community. The plan will have no impact on where students go to school or school board districts.
www.news-record.com/content/2009/03/24/article/regional_maps_going_before_guilford_school_board
A proposal to ban smoking in most public places cleared the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Rep. Hugh Holliman (of Davidson County) the bill’s chief sponsor, said the floor vote would likely come early next week. The ban would cover virtually all public workplaces, including bars and restaurants. www.news-record.com/content/2009/03/24/article/no_smoking_bill_heads_to_house_floor
The Obama administration is sending hundreds of federal agents and equipment to the Mexican border. The move is part of a plan to prevent violence from spilling into the US from powerful drug cartels.
In another prime time address to the nation, President Obama claiming early ‘progress’ in efforts to lead the nation out of economic turmoil.
The President of the European Union says the Obama administration's stimulus package and financial bailout "will undermine the stability of the global financial market." Many EU nations favor regulation over more bailout efforts.
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510445,00.html
Fargo, North Dakota is currently under a State of Emergency because of flooding. The Red River is already 14 feet above flood stage and could rise another eight feet or more by the end of the week.
VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
SPORTS: The Winston-Salem Dash will start the 2009 minor league baseball season homestand at Ernie Shore Field…which is now named Wake Forest Baseball Park. The team was scheduled to play its first home game at the new stadium on April 23. www.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/25/250050/stadium-in-mad-dash-to-finish-line/
3.23.2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Spring Military Blood Drive on Tuesday: The mobile blood unit from Fort Bragg will be collecting blood for the troops.
Tomorrow (Tuesday, March 24) from 7:30 am to 5pm at the National Guard Armory on Silas Creek Parkway (near Forsyth Tech) in Winston-Salem.
FYI: 99% of the blood donated through this program is sent to help troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Contact: Don Adamick 408-7280
Governor Bev Perdue proclaiming this coming week (March 22-28) as Home Education Week in North Carolina. More details about ‘Capital Fest’ going on Tuesday in Raleigh www.nche.com
Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano erupted four times overnight, sending an ash plume more than 9 miles high into the air. The volcano is located 100 miles from Anchorage. www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510100,00.html
The Treasury will unveil details of a three-part plan that will partner the federal government with private investors to purchase up to a trillion dollars -- or more -- of toxic loans and securities from the nation’s banks.
www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/government/purchase-t-toxic-assets-securities/
INVESTIGATORS WITH THE FAA ARE ONCE AGAIN ON THE SCENE OF A DEADLY PLANE CRASH IN BUTTE, MONTANA. Sunday's crash of a private plane claimed the lives of 14 people, seven of whom were children. The plane crashed in a cemetery about five-hundred feet short of a local airport runway.
www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/23/montana.plane.crash/index.html
A FEDEX cargo plane crash landed near Tokyo last night. Both pilots were killed in the crash. Strong wind shears may have played a part in the crash. The accident has caused widespread flight disruptions at Japan's largest international airport. Pirates attacking a Japanese cargo ship off the coast of Somalia on Sunday. There were no injuries. In 2008, pirates attacked nearly 100 vessels and hijacked as many as 40 off Somalia.
The Pro-Life Action League is urging Notre Dame University to just say NO to this year’s commencement speaker. This year’s commencement speaker …President Obama. Joe Scheidler, the group’s director, stating that the President has, quote, "enacted a string of executive orders, appointments and policy decisions that contradict Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life."Notre Dame is one of America’s largest Catholic universities. RnR
Cell phone ban at one Christian school: Beginning Tuesday, Fayetteville Christian School will be confiscating cell phones from students at the start of the day…after several students were caught texting test answers.In an e-mail to parents, cell phones will be placed into plastic food bags marked with their name at the start of the school day. Then, returned at the end of te day.
Violators will get a $25 dollar fine and a Saturday ‘work day’ at the school.
Recurring offenders could be suspended. http://www.wxii12.com/news/18987607/detail.html
Jade Goody, a dental assistant turned reality-TV star, lost her battle with cervical cancer on Sunday. Goody was 27. Goody’s whirlwind journey from poverty to celebrity to tragedy became a ‘real life’ national soap opera in Britain. www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510050,00.html
VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm.
The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
SPORTS: The Men’s NCAA Tournament (Sweet 16): www.ncaa.com
Thursday: Duke vs Villanova (10pm)...Friday: UNC vs Gonzaga (10pm)
NASCAR: Kyle Busch winning at Bristol…second win of season
Tomorrow (Tuesday, March 24) from 7:30 am to 5pm at the National Guard Armory on Silas Creek Parkway (near Forsyth Tech) in Winston-Salem.
FYI: 99% of the blood donated through this program is sent to help troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Contact: Don Adamick 408-7280
Governor Bev Perdue proclaiming this coming week (March 22-28) as Home Education Week in North Carolina. More details about ‘Capital Fest’ going on Tuesday in Raleigh www.nche.com
Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano erupted four times overnight, sending an ash plume more than 9 miles high into the air. The volcano is located 100 miles from Anchorage. www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510100,00.html
The Treasury will unveil details of a three-part plan that will partner the federal government with private investors to purchase up to a trillion dollars -- or more -- of toxic loans and securities from the nation’s banks.
www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/government/purchase-t-toxic-assets-securities/
INVESTIGATORS WITH THE FAA ARE ONCE AGAIN ON THE SCENE OF A DEADLY PLANE CRASH IN BUTTE, MONTANA. Sunday's crash of a private plane claimed the lives of 14 people, seven of whom were children. The plane crashed in a cemetery about five-hundred feet short of a local airport runway.
www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/23/montana.plane.crash/index.html
A FEDEX cargo plane crash landed near Tokyo last night. Both pilots were killed in the crash. Strong wind shears may have played a part in the crash. The accident has caused widespread flight disruptions at Japan's largest international airport. Pirates attacking a Japanese cargo ship off the coast of Somalia on Sunday. There were no injuries. In 2008, pirates attacked nearly 100 vessels and hijacked as many as 40 off Somalia.
The Pro-Life Action League is urging Notre Dame University to just say NO to this year’s commencement speaker. This year’s commencement speaker …President Obama. Joe Scheidler, the group’s director, stating that the President has, quote, "enacted a string of executive orders, appointments and policy decisions that contradict Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life."Notre Dame is one of America’s largest Catholic universities. RnR
Cell phone ban at one Christian school: Beginning Tuesday, Fayetteville Christian School will be confiscating cell phones from students at the start of the day…after several students were caught texting test answers.In an e-mail to parents, cell phones will be placed into plastic food bags marked with their name at the start of the school day. Then, returned at the end of te day.
Violators will get a $25 dollar fine and a Saturday ‘work day’ at the school.
Recurring offenders could be suspended. http://www.wxii12.com/news/18987607/detail.html
Jade Goody, a dental assistant turned reality-TV star, lost her battle with cervical cancer on Sunday. Goody was 27. Goody’s whirlwind journey from poverty to celebrity to tragedy became a ‘real life’ national soap opera in Britain. www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510050,00.html
VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm.
The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
SPORTS: The Men’s NCAA Tournament (Sweet 16): www.ncaa.com
Thursday: Duke vs Villanova (10pm)...Friday: UNC vs Gonzaga (10pm)
NASCAR: Kyle Busch winning at Bristol…second win of season
3.20.2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
First Day of Spring
Freeze Warning overnight for areas west of the Triad
An autopsy confirming that actress Natasha Richardson died from bleeding in her skull caused by the fall she took on a ski slope earlier in the week. The medical examiner ruled her death an accident, and doctors said she might have survived had she received immediate treatment. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090320/D971LCQO0.html
The jobless rate goes above 10% in the Triad. All 100 counties in North Carolina experienced a jobless rate increase during January.
Church volunteers will be asking for canned food donations to help fill up Greensboro Urban Ministry’s food bank. Volunteers will be outside participating grocery stores in Greensboro today and Saturday. Greensboro Urban Ministry has seen an increase of between 30-40% in demand for food and other emergency assistance in the past 6 months. Contact Greensboro Urban Ministry: (336) 271-5959 x302 www.greensborourbanministry.org
Two Russian military planes ‘buzzing’ a little too close to U.S. Navy ships in the Sea of Japan earlier in the week. The ships were participated in a joint military exercise with South Korea. Two Russian ‘Mays’ flew about 500 feet over one of the US Navy ships. A short time after the fly-by, two U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighters met up with the Russian aircraft and flew alongside them until they left the area. www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/us.russia.planes/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
President Barack Obama might have rolled a gutter ball on NBC's "The Tonight Show." Toward the end of the interview on Thursday, The President telling host Jay Leno he's been practicing at the White House's bowling alley but wasn't happy with his score of 129. Obama saying that the score “was like the Special Olympics or something," which prompted laughter from the audience.
(FOX News) VIDEO: Click to watch the remark via YouTube
A spider that was found in a Tulsa, Oklahoma grocery store may not have been as deadly as originally thought. The spider found in a shipment of bananas at Whole Foods was taken Sunday to the University of Tulsa, where animal facilities manager Terry Childs identified it as a Brazilian wandering spider, considered one of the most lethal in the world.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090320/D971O03O0.html
Do you doodle when you are bored??? You’re not alone. Bill Gates, Lyndon Johnson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ronald Reagan. According to researchers at the University of Plymouth, though many people assume that the brain is inactive when they're bored, the reverse is actually true. "If you look at people's brain function when they're bored, we find that they are using a lot of energy — their brains are very active." Some research finding that doodlers remembered much more than the nondoodlers. www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101727048
Officers in High Point arrested 12 people in connection with the ‘break- in’ of more than 60 homes and cars in several High Point neighborhoods. One suspect charged is currently serving in the Army at Fort Bragg. High Point police said they're working with the military to bring the suspect back to High Point to face charges. .http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-hp-burglary-ring-090319,0,3662892.story
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system will get money from the federal economic-stimulus package much earlier than expected. Around $23 million dollars will be used for high-poverty schools and students with disabilities.
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/20/local-schools-to-get-stimulus-cash-early/news/
VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
The Men’s NCAA Tournament: www.ncaa.com
First ‘big upset’ of NCAA tournament: The Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky outlasting fifth-seeded Illinois 76-72. ACC: Carolina, Duke and Maryland advancing.
-Clemson…the first ACC team out of the Big Dance.
-Tonight: Midwest Regional: Wake Forest plays Cleveland State (9:40pm)
Speaking of Carolina: Tyler Hansbrough of the Tarheels becoming the career scoring leader in the ACC yesterday during the first round game against Radford.
Printable NCAA Tournament Bracket:
http://mm.news-record.com/legacy/indepth/09/03/men_bracket.pdf
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
Freeze Warning overnight for areas west of the Triad
An autopsy confirming that actress Natasha Richardson died from bleeding in her skull caused by the fall she took on a ski slope earlier in the week. The medical examiner ruled her death an accident, and doctors said she might have survived had she received immediate treatment. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090320/D971LCQO0.html
The jobless rate goes above 10% in the Triad. All 100 counties in North Carolina experienced a jobless rate increase during January.
Church volunteers will be asking for canned food donations to help fill up Greensboro Urban Ministry’s food bank. Volunteers will be outside participating grocery stores in Greensboro today and Saturday. Greensboro Urban Ministry has seen an increase of between 30-40% in demand for food and other emergency assistance in the past 6 months. Contact Greensboro Urban Ministry: (336) 271-5959 x302 www.greensborourbanministry.org
Two Russian military planes ‘buzzing’ a little too close to U.S. Navy ships in the Sea of Japan earlier in the week. The ships were participated in a joint military exercise with South Korea. Two Russian ‘Mays’ flew about 500 feet over one of the US Navy ships. A short time after the fly-by, two U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighters met up with the Russian aircraft and flew alongside them until they left the area. www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/us.russia.planes/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
President Barack Obama might have rolled a gutter ball on NBC's "The Tonight Show." Toward the end of the interview on Thursday, The President telling host Jay Leno he's been practicing at the White House's bowling alley but wasn't happy with his score of 129. Obama saying that the score “was like the Special Olympics or something," which prompted laughter from the audience.
(FOX News) VIDEO: Click to watch the remark via YouTube
A spider that was found in a Tulsa, Oklahoma grocery store may not have been as deadly as originally thought. The spider found in a shipment of bananas at Whole Foods was taken Sunday to the University of Tulsa, where animal facilities manager Terry Childs identified it as a Brazilian wandering spider, considered one of the most lethal in the world.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090320/D971O03O0.html
Do you doodle when you are bored??? You’re not alone. Bill Gates, Lyndon Johnson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ronald Reagan. According to researchers at the University of Plymouth, though many people assume that the brain is inactive when they're bored, the reverse is actually true. "If you look at people's brain function when they're bored, we find that they are using a lot of energy — their brains are very active." Some research finding that doodlers remembered much more than the nondoodlers. www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101727048
Officers in High Point arrested 12 people in connection with the ‘break- in’ of more than 60 homes and cars in several High Point neighborhoods. One suspect charged is currently serving in the Army at Fort Bragg. High Point police said they're working with the military to bring the suspect back to High Point to face charges. .http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-hp-burglary-ring-090319,0,3662892.story
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system will get money from the federal economic-stimulus package much earlier than expected. Around $23 million dollars will be used for high-poverty schools and students with disabilities.
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/20/local-schools-to-get-stimulus-cash-early/news/
VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
The Men’s NCAA Tournament: www.ncaa.com
First ‘big upset’ of NCAA tournament: The Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky outlasting fifth-seeded Illinois 76-72. ACC: Carolina, Duke and Maryland advancing.
-Clemson…the first ACC team out of the Big Dance.
-Tonight: Midwest Regional: Wake Forest plays Cleveland State (9:40pm)
Speaking of Carolina: Tyler Hansbrough of the Tarheels becoming the career scoring leader in the ACC yesterday during the first round game against Radford.
Printable NCAA Tournament Bracket:
http://mm.news-record.com/legacy/indepth/09/03/men_bracket.pdf
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
3.19.2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
TRAFFIC UPDATE: as of 10am
NB I-85 near the Highway 109 Exit in Thomasville
Major accident involving 2 tractor trailers has one of the three northbound lanes closed. Expect delays. The southbound lanes of I-85 are open.
http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/TIMS/IncidentDetail.aspx?id=163737
Traffic Note in Greensboro: NCAA Tournament First round action going on today
at the Greensboro Coliseum. Expect heavier traffic volume before and after the games along High Point Road and Lee Street.
Nearly 3,000 students faced suspension last fall for not having the Tdap vaccination on file at school, as required by a recently enacted state law. Officials with the Guilford County Schools are trying to get the word out early for the 2009-10 year in hopes of avoiding mass suspensions because of the vaccination. Parents need to provide proof their child has received the shot by the first day of school Aug. 25.
www.news14.com/content/top_stories/606505/gcs-begins-tdap-awareness-campaign/Default.aspx
www.news-record.com/content/2009/03/18/article/parents_are_urged_to_get_kids_vaccinated
A 4-year-old girl died early Wednesday morning at the hospital after an unspecified incident at her Caldwell Street home. The death has been ruled a homicide, though investigators are slowly releasing specific details about the incident because of an ongoing investigation.
www.news-record.com/content/2009/03/18/article/police_probe_death_of_4_year_old_in_greensboro
Forget the 1950s Baby Boom. More babies were born in the US in 2007 than any other year in the nation’s history. Over 4.3 million births were reported. The numbers complied by the CDC also showed that teen birth rates and babies born to unwed moms were up too.
The Salvation Army saying that the Red Kettle campaign brought in a record breaking $130 million dollars in donations in 2008…the largest one year jump in donations since 1997. Red Kettles located at Walmart and Sam's Club stores accounted for 26% of the total amount raised.
THE U.S. HOUSE TODAY PLANS TO TAKE UP LEGISLATION DESIGNED TO RECOVER LARGE BONUSES PAID TO THE EXECUTIVES OF COMPANIES THAT RECEIVE FEDERAL BAILOUT MONEY. The proposal would impose a tax of as much as 90% on such bonuses.
THE U.S. ECONOMY IS SET TO GET A ONE TRILLION DOLLAR SHOT IN THE ARM. The Federal Reserve has announced a two-part plan to inject nearly one trillion dollars into the nation's financial system to help the ailing economy.
WFMY (Local Channel 2) is adding two extra channels for the NCAA tournament broadcasts. But only one of those new channels will available over the air. The other will be exclusive to Time Warner Digital Cable. And unlike WFMY's primary channel, they won't be broadcast in high definition. www.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/19/wfmy-expands-ncaa-offering/
Actress Natasha Richardson died Wednesday just days after suffering a head injury while on a ski trip in Quebec. A statement released by the family did not give details on the cause of death. Richardson complained that she didn't feel well about an hour after the fall. She was hospitalized on Tuesday and later flown to a hospital in New York. BTW: Richardson starred with a young Lindsay Lohan in a remake of "The Parent Trap." http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090319/D9710G3O4.html
Paint it GREEN? One small town in California is going green to combat foreclosure blight. The town of Perris, California, located about 70 miles southeast of Los Angeles, has hired a contractor to spray-paint lawn ‘bald spots’ associated with foreclosed properties. An environmentally friendly dye will be used that lasts up to six months and is harmless to people and pets. The cost to spray-paint a lawn: $550 dollars
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090319/D970PIMO1.html
VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
SPORTS: The Men’s NCAA Tournament starts today…
First round play in Greensboro: Carolina vs Radford (2:30)…Duke vs Binghamton (9:40)
A total of 7 ACC teams including Wake Forest are playing in the NCAA Tournament.
Printable NCAA Tournament Bracket:
http://mm.news-record.com/legacy/indepth/09/03/men_bracket.pdf
NB I-85 near the Highway 109 Exit in Thomasville
Major accident involving 2 tractor trailers has one of the three northbound lanes closed. Expect delays. The southbound lanes of I-85 are open.
http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/TIMS/IncidentDetail.aspx?id=163737
Traffic Note in Greensboro: NCAA Tournament First round action going on today
at the Greensboro Coliseum. Expect heavier traffic volume before and after the games along High Point Road and Lee Street.
Nearly 3,000 students faced suspension last fall for not having the Tdap vaccination on file at school, as required by a recently enacted state law. Officials with the Guilford County Schools are trying to get the word out early for the 2009-10 year in hopes of avoiding mass suspensions because of the vaccination. Parents need to provide proof their child has received the shot by the first day of school Aug. 25.
www.news14.com/content/top_stories/606505/gcs-begins-tdap-awareness-campaign/Default.aspx
www.news-record.com/content/2009/03/18/article/parents_are_urged_to_get_kids_vaccinated
A 4-year-old girl died early Wednesday morning at the hospital after an unspecified incident at her Caldwell Street home. The death has been ruled a homicide, though investigators are slowly releasing specific details about the incident because of an ongoing investigation.
www.news-record.com/content/2009/03/18/article/police_probe_death_of_4_year_old_in_greensboro
Forget the 1950s Baby Boom. More babies were born in the US in 2007 than any other year in the nation’s history. Over 4.3 million births were reported. The numbers complied by the CDC also showed that teen birth rates and babies born to unwed moms were up too.
The Salvation Army saying that the Red Kettle campaign brought in a record breaking $130 million dollars in donations in 2008…the largest one year jump in donations since 1997. Red Kettles located at Walmart and Sam's Club stores accounted for 26% of the total amount raised.
THE U.S. HOUSE TODAY PLANS TO TAKE UP LEGISLATION DESIGNED TO RECOVER LARGE BONUSES PAID TO THE EXECUTIVES OF COMPANIES THAT RECEIVE FEDERAL BAILOUT MONEY. The proposal would impose a tax of as much as 90% on such bonuses.
THE U.S. ECONOMY IS SET TO GET A ONE TRILLION DOLLAR SHOT IN THE ARM. The Federal Reserve has announced a two-part plan to inject nearly one trillion dollars into the nation's financial system to help the ailing economy.
WFMY (Local Channel 2) is adding two extra channels for the NCAA tournament broadcasts. But only one of those new channels will available over the air. The other will be exclusive to Time Warner Digital Cable. And unlike WFMY's primary channel, they won't be broadcast in high definition. www.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/19/wfmy-expands-ncaa-offering/
Actress Natasha Richardson died Wednesday just days after suffering a head injury while on a ski trip in Quebec. A statement released by the family did not give details on the cause of death. Richardson complained that she didn't feel well about an hour after the fall. She was hospitalized on Tuesday and later flown to a hospital in New York. BTW: Richardson starred with a young Lindsay Lohan in a remake of "The Parent Trap." http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090319/D9710G3O4.html
Paint it GREEN? One small town in California is going green to combat foreclosure blight. The town of Perris, California, located about 70 miles southeast of Los Angeles, has hired a contractor to spray-paint lawn ‘bald spots’ associated with foreclosed properties. An environmentally friendly dye will be used that lasts up to six months and is harmless to people and pets. The cost to spray-paint a lawn: $550 dollars
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090319/D970PIMO1.html
VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
SPORTS: The Men’s NCAA Tournament starts today…
First round play in Greensboro: Carolina vs Radford (2:30)…Duke vs Binghamton (9:40)
A total of 7 ACC teams including Wake Forest are playing in the NCAA Tournament.
Printable NCAA Tournament Bracket:
http://mm.news-record.com/legacy/indepth/09/03/men_bracket.pdf
3.18.2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Spring Job Fair is going on today from noon to 4pm at the Greensboro Coliseum’s Special Events Center. Employers will take applications, free workshops will be offered. Even a ‘Dress for Success’ fashion show at 3pm. The Job Fair is sponsored by the Greensboro News and Record ‘Triad Careers’ division. http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/03/17/article/triad_careers_job_fair_is_wednesday
Could a vintage, dog-eared copy of "The Cat in the Hat" or "Where the Wild Things Are" be hazardous to your children? The Consumer Product Safety Commission has raised that possibility in urging the nation's libraries to take children’s books printed before 1986 off their shelves while the federal agency investigates whether the ink contains unsafe levels of lead. www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,509614,00.html
UNC-G has received a $6 million dollar anonymous gift…the largest one time donation ever in the school’s history. The bulk of the donation will be used for student financial aid. www.wxii12.com/education/18950869/detail.html
Governor Bev Perdue releasing her proposed budget on Tuesday. Lawmakers in Raleigh will review the plan as it approves its own budget for the next two years starting July 1st . www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-perdue-budget-090317,0,6417765.story
A break down of the Governor’s recommended budget (2009-2011)
www.governor.state.nc.us/budget.aspx
The White House giving insurance giant AIG an ultimatum on Tuesday: give back $165 million dollars of the federal bail out money or watch Congress tax it away. The CEO of A-I-G faces tough questioning on Capitol Hill this morning.
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in favor of a Texas law allowing students in public schools to observe one minute of silence at the beginning of classes. The moment of silence follows the Pledge of Allegiance. The Alliance Defense Fund filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case last year. Under the Texas law, no student is compelled to pray. Students can use that time to reflect, pray or engage in any other non-disruptive silent activity. www.alliancedefensefund.org/news/story.aspx?cid=4872
THE OBAMA ADMINSTRATION WILL SOON NAME A SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE AFRICAN NATION OF SUDAN. It's a move that Franklin Graham suggested last week. Graham and his ministry Samaritan's Purse have worked extensively in Sudan since 1997. One of the names suggested: Collin Powell.-Secretary of state Hilary Clinton criticized Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir, for his decision to expel 13 foreign aid groups from the country…saying that
al-Bashir will be held responsible for any deaths among Darfur refugees that are caused by that decision. (Fox News / CNN)
Hits from the Grand Ole Opry this week on American Idol: Country music star Randy Travis appeared on American Idol last night. Randy Travis has released his latest project called "Three Wooden Crosses: The Inspirational Hits". Randy has sold more than 25 million records, had 22 number one hits, and won six Grammys and seven Dove Awards. Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley and Randy Travis will perform tonight on American Idol.
www.americanidol.com/news/view/pid/1592
Now, here’s a cool Christian music camp for teens: Camp Electric, in Nashville, describes itself as a "Worship and Rock & Roll Music Camp" for teens…13 to 18 years old.
Some of the Christian artists who will be performing at Camp Electric this summer: tobyMac, Chris Tomlin, MercyMe, Kutless, and Sanctus Real. Details about Camp Electric www.CampElectric.com
VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
SPORTS: The Men’s NCAA Tournament starts on Thursday.
President Obama making his Final Four picks yesterday: Louisville, Pittsburgh, Memphis and UNC. First round play in Greensboro:
Carolina vs Radford (2:30)…Duke vs Binghamton (9:40)
A total of 7 ACC teams are going to the Big Dance including Wake Forest.
Printable NCAA Tournament Bracket:
http://mm.news-record.com/legacy/indepth/09/03/men_bracket.pdf
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html www.ncaa.com/
Could a vintage, dog-eared copy of "The Cat in the Hat" or "Where the Wild Things Are" be hazardous to your children? The Consumer Product Safety Commission has raised that possibility in urging the nation's libraries to take children’s books printed before 1986 off their shelves while the federal agency investigates whether the ink contains unsafe levels of lead. www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,509614,00.html
UNC-G has received a $6 million dollar anonymous gift…the largest one time donation ever in the school’s history. The bulk of the donation will be used for student financial aid. www.wxii12.com/education/18950869/detail.html
Governor Bev Perdue releasing her proposed budget on Tuesday. Lawmakers in Raleigh will review the plan as it approves its own budget for the next two years starting July 1st . www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-perdue-budget-090317,0,6417765.story
A break down of the Governor’s recommended budget (2009-2011)
www.governor.state.nc.us/budget.aspx
The White House giving insurance giant AIG an ultimatum on Tuesday: give back $165 million dollars of the federal bail out money or watch Congress tax it away. The CEO of A-I-G faces tough questioning on Capitol Hill this morning.
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in favor of a Texas law allowing students in public schools to observe one minute of silence at the beginning of classes. The moment of silence follows the Pledge of Allegiance. The Alliance Defense Fund filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case last year. Under the Texas law, no student is compelled to pray. Students can use that time to reflect, pray or engage in any other non-disruptive silent activity. www.alliancedefensefund.org/news/story.aspx?cid=4872
THE OBAMA ADMINSTRATION WILL SOON NAME A SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE AFRICAN NATION OF SUDAN. It's a move that Franklin Graham suggested last week. Graham and his ministry Samaritan's Purse have worked extensively in Sudan since 1997. One of the names suggested: Collin Powell.-Secretary of state Hilary Clinton criticized Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir, for his decision to expel 13 foreign aid groups from the country…saying that
al-Bashir will be held responsible for any deaths among Darfur refugees that are caused by that decision. (Fox News / CNN)
Hits from the Grand Ole Opry this week on American Idol: Country music star Randy Travis appeared on American Idol last night. Randy Travis has released his latest project called "Three Wooden Crosses: The Inspirational Hits". Randy has sold more than 25 million records, had 22 number one hits, and won six Grammys and seven Dove Awards. Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley and Randy Travis will perform tonight on American Idol.
www.americanidol.com/news/view/pid/1592
Now, here’s a cool Christian music camp for teens: Camp Electric, in Nashville, describes itself as a "Worship and Rock & Roll Music Camp" for teens…13 to 18 years old.
Some of the Christian artists who will be performing at Camp Electric this summer: tobyMac, Chris Tomlin, MercyMe, Kutless, and Sanctus Real. Details about Camp Electric www.CampElectric.com
VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
SPORTS: The Men’s NCAA Tournament starts on Thursday.
President Obama making his Final Four picks yesterday: Louisville, Pittsburgh, Memphis and UNC. First round play in Greensboro:
Carolina vs Radford (2:30)…Duke vs Binghamton (9:40)
A total of 7 ACC teams are going to the Big Dance including Wake Forest.
Printable NCAA Tournament Bracket:
http://mm.news-record.com/legacy/indepth/09/03/men_bracket.pdf
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html www.ncaa.com/
3.17.2009
Silver Alert
The N.C. Center for Missing Persons has issued a Silver Alert for Marian May Toney of Archdale.
If you have any information contact the Archdale Police Department at (336) 434-3134
www.nccrimecontrol.org/?CFID=530706&CFTOKEN=49901492
If you have any information contact the Archdale Police Department at (336) 434-3134
www.nccrimecontrol.org/?CFID=530706&CFTOKEN=49901492
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Happy St Patrick's Day Expect sunshine...High 60
Check out the real story
“Missionary Heroes: The (real) Story of Patrick of Ireland”
http://issuu.com/thecrowncollege/docs/09-03_baptist_vision2/13
Governor Bev Perdue will release her budget plan for the state today. Perdue stating that the state's share of federal stimulus money would help raise overall education spending by $350 million dollars. The Legislature will review the plan as it approves its own budget for the two years starting July 1. www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-perdue-budget-090317,0,6417765.story
Lawmakers in Vermont have begun a week of hearings on legalizing same-sex marriage. Currently, the only two states that allow same-sex marriage are Connecticut and Massachusetts. www.onenewsnow.com/Headlines/Default.aspx?id=454598
Some smokers all steamed up over cigarette tax increase. Tobacco shops are already raising prices in advance of a federal tax increase on cigarettes that takes effect April 1st. The money expected to be used to pay for expanding health care coverage for low income children. http://www.wxii12.com/news/18946266/detail.html
The online headline reads "One Era Ends, Another Begins". The Seattle Post Intelligencer will print its final paper edition today…now becoming the nation’s largest online only newspaper. The paper’s transition ends 146 years of publishing. The Seattle Post Intelligencer was the city's oldest business. http://www.seattlepi.com/
The White House is pursuing every legal avenue to block insurance giant AIG from paying out $165 million dollars in bonuses to its top executives. AIG saying that the bonuses and retention payments were put in place…before the company took any of the federal bailout money.
Controversial radio host Don Imus announcing yesterday that he has been diagnosed with Stage II Prostate Cancer. Imus and his wife Deidre have worked on behalf of pediatric cancer patients for years through their well-known Imus Cattle Ranch for Kids with Cancer.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/16/don-imus-i-have-prostate_n_175203.html
SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY IS SCHEDULED TO DOCK WITH THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION LATER THIS AFTERNOON. Discovery lifted off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Sunday.
Some people that are currently unemployed are turning their attention toward donating their free time. Non profit organizations around the nation are seeing an increase of out-of-work-professionals wanting to help out through volunteering. www.philanthromedia.org/archives/2009/02/volunteering_your_way_through.html
Thanks to Pastor Michael Bowers and Todd Shore for stopping by the Morning Show this morning. Rich Fork Baptist in Thomasville will be hosting “HOPE LIVES” to help those in need on Saturday, March 28, 2009. Details: www.richfork.com
Phil Vischer, the creator of “Veggie Tales,” has developed a new faith-based, children's web project called "Jelly Telly". “Jelly Telly” is designed to bring the Bible to life, help children understand the work of the Church around the world, and learn how to live out their faith. A link to “Jelly Telly” (which features videos and interactive games) here: www.jellytelly.com/
VOTE now for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at http://www.wbfj.fm/.
The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
SPORTS: NCAA Tournament: First round play in Greensboro (Thursday)
Carolina vs Radford (2:30)…Duke vs Binghamton (9:40)
A total of 7 ACC teams are going to the Big Dance including Wake Forest.
Printable NCAA Tournament Bracket:
http://mm.news-record.com/legacy/indepth/09/03/men_bracket.pdf
http://www.ncaa.com/
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
Check out the real story
“Missionary Heroes: The (real) Story of Patrick of Ireland”
http://issuu.com/thecrowncollege/docs/09-03_baptist_vision2/13
Governor Bev Perdue will release her budget plan for the state today. Perdue stating that the state's share of federal stimulus money would help raise overall education spending by $350 million dollars. The Legislature will review the plan as it approves its own budget for the two years starting July 1. www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-perdue-budget-090317,0,6417765.story
Lawmakers in Vermont have begun a week of hearings on legalizing same-sex marriage. Currently, the only two states that allow same-sex marriage are Connecticut and Massachusetts. www.onenewsnow.com/Headlines/Default.aspx?id=454598
Some smokers all steamed up over cigarette tax increase. Tobacco shops are already raising prices in advance of a federal tax increase on cigarettes that takes effect April 1st. The money expected to be used to pay for expanding health care coverage for low income children. http://www.wxii12.com/news/18946266/detail.html
The online headline reads "One Era Ends, Another Begins". The Seattle Post Intelligencer will print its final paper edition today…now becoming the nation’s largest online only newspaper. The paper’s transition ends 146 years of publishing. The Seattle Post Intelligencer was the city's oldest business. http://www.seattlepi.com/
The White House is pursuing every legal avenue to block insurance giant AIG from paying out $165 million dollars in bonuses to its top executives. AIG saying that the bonuses and retention payments were put in place…before the company took any of the federal bailout money.
Controversial radio host Don Imus announcing yesterday that he has been diagnosed with Stage II Prostate Cancer. Imus and his wife Deidre have worked on behalf of pediatric cancer patients for years through their well-known Imus Cattle Ranch for Kids with Cancer.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/16/don-imus-i-have-prostate_n_175203.html
SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY IS SCHEDULED TO DOCK WITH THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION LATER THIS AFTERNOON. Discovery lifted off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Sunday.
Some people that are currently unemployed are turning their attention toward donating their free time. Non profit organizations around the nation are seeing an increase of out-of-work-professionals wanting to help out through volunteering. www.philanthromedia.org/archives/2009/02/volunteering_your_way_through.html
Thanks to Pastor Michael Bowers and Todd Shore for stopping by the Morning Show this morning. Rich Fork Baptist in Thomasville will be hosting “HOPE LIVES” to help those in need on Saturday, March 28, 2009. Details: www.richfork.com
Phil Vischer, the creator of “Veggie Tales,” has developed a new faith-based, children's web project called "Jelly Telly". “Jelly Telly” is designed to bring the Bible to life, help children understand the work of the Church around the world, and learn how to live out their faith. A link to “Jelly Telly” (which features videos and interactive games) here: www.jellytelly.com/
VOTE now for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at http://www.wbfj.fm/.
The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
SPORTS: NCAA Tournament: First round play in Greensboro (Thursday)
Carolina vs Radford (2:30)…Duke vs Binghamton (9:40)
A total of 7 ACC teams are going to the Big Dance including Wake Forest.
Printable NCAA Tournament Bracket:
http://mm.news-record.com/legacy/indepth/09/03/men_bracket.pdf
http://www.ncaa.com/
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
3.16.2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
One more day of much needed rain. The sun should be out on Tuesday.
Over the weekend: Much needed rain in some areas…and no rain in others. Central North Carolina including the Triad getting lots of rain while the ground remains dry in our western counties.
New food label policy begins today. Labels on most fresh meats, along with some fruits, vegetables and other foods, will now list where the food originated. In the case of meats, the new labels will list where the animal was born, raised and slaughtered. The new policy was written by the Bush administration.
www.news-record.com/content/2009/03/16/article/new_food_label_policy_begins_today
One therapy for extreme peanut allergies is still experimental but promising. Scientists from Duke Medical Center and Arkansas Children's Hospital saying that more research is needed…and should not be tried by parents on their own. This specific therapy exposes children with peanut allergies to a carefully administered small daily oral dose of peanuts…the dose is as little as 1/1000th of a peanut. www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=625049
Successful launch of Space Shuttle Discovery last night. Discovery is carrying a crew of seven astronauts to the International Space Station…plus the final set of power-generating solar panel wings to the International Space Station.
Three foreign aid workers with ‘Doctors Without Borders’ who were abducted last Wednesday in Sudan were released on Saturday. The kidnapping occurred about a week after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Sudanese President Omar al Bashier.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke appearing on 60 Minutes suggesting that the US recession "probably" will end this year if the government succeeds in bolstering the banking system.
Bernanke stresses the prospects for the recession ending this year and a recovery taking root next year hinge on a difficult task: getting banks to lend more freely again and getting the financial markets to work more normally. www.wxii12.com/money/18937915/detail.html
INSURANCE GIA NT A-I-G IS COMING UNDER INTENSE CRITICISM AFTER REVEALING THAT IT'S PAYING OUT some $165 MILLION DOLLARS IN EMPLOYEE BONUSES. A-I-G received more than $170 billion dollars in federal bail out money.
Actor Ron Silver, who had a recurring role as consultant Bruno Gianelli on "The West Wing," died Sunday after a two-year battle with (esophageal) cancer. Silver died in his sleep surrounded by his family. Silver was 62. Silver's politics moved from Democrat to Republican after the 9/11 terror attacks. (CNN)
According to an article in the WS Journal, Fire Ants are invading the Triad.
Fire Ants first appeared in Winston-Salem as early as the late '80s and early '90s on Hanes Mall Boulevard near Circuit City. They likely came to our area on construction equipment from South Carolina. Fire ants are already established in "quarantined” areas in southern Davidson and Randolph counties. Fact: Fire ants appear to be harmless, but they swarm and bite in unison, inflicting sometimes serious injury. www.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/16/fire-ants-are-beginning-to-move-into-the-triad/news/
VOTE now for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ www.wbfj.fm
The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd. www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
SPORTS: Duke Blue Devils winning the ACC Tournament
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
NCAA Tournament: Duke and Carolina will open in Greensboro. Five additional ACC teams are going to the Big Dance including Wake Forest.
Printable NCAA Tournament Bracket:
http://mm.news-record.com/legacy/indepth/09/03/men_bracket.pdf
Big Dance info: www.ncaa.com/
Congratulations to our area High Schools bringing home State Championships on Saturday
BOYS: Mt Tabor, Northern Guilford and Bishop McGuinness
GIRLS: Salisbury, Dudley and Bishop McGuinness
Over the weekend: Much needed rain in some areas…and no rain in others. Central North Carolina including the Triad getting lots of rain while the ground remains dry in our western counties.
New food label policy begins today. Labels on most fresh meats, along with some fruits, vegetables and other foods, will now list where the food originated. In the case of meats, the new labels will list where the animal was born, raised and slaughtered. The new policy was written by the Bush administration.
www.news-record.com/content/2009/03/16/article/new_food_label_policy_begins_today
One therapy for extreme peanut allergies is still experimental but promising. Scientists from Duke Medical Center and Arkansas Children's Hospital saying that more research is needed…and should not be tried by parents on their own. This specific therapy exposes children with peanut allergies to a carefully administered small daily oral dose of peanuts…the dose is as little as 1/1000th of a peanut. www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=625049
Successful launch of Space Shuttle Discovery last night. Discovery is carrying a crew of seven astronauts to the International Space Station…plus the final set of power-generating solar panel wings to the International Space Station.
Three foreign aid workers with ‘Doctors Without Borders’ who were abducted last Wednesday in Sudan were released on Saturday. The kidnapping occurred about a week after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Sudanese President Omar al Bashier.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke appearing on 60 Minutes suggesting that the US recession "probably" will end this year if the government succeeds in bolstering the banking system.
Bernanke stresses the prospects for the recession ending this year and a recovery taking root next year hinge on a difficult task: getting banks to lend more freely again and getting the financial markets to work more normally. www.wxii12.com/money/18937915/detail.html
INSURANCE GIA NT A-I-G IS COMING UNDER INTENSE CRITICISM AFTER REVEALING THAT IT'S PAYING OUT some $165 MILLION DOLLARS IN EMPLOYEE BONUSES. A-I-G received more than $170 billion dollars in federal bail out money.
Actor Ron Silver, who had a recurring role as consultant Bruno Gianelli on "The West Wing," died Sunday after a two-year battle with (esophageal) cancer. Silver died in his sleep surrounded by his family. Silver was 62. Silver's politics moved from Democrat to Republican after the 9/11 terror attacks. (CNN)
According to an article in the WS Journal, Fire Ants are invading the Triad.
Fire Ants first appeared in Winston-Salem as early as the late '80s and early '90s on Hanes Mall Boulevard near Circuit City. They likely came to our area on construction equipment from South Carolina. Fire ants are already established in "quarantined” areas in southern Davidson and Randolph counties. Fact: Fire ants appear to be harmless, but they swarm and bite in unison, inflicting sometimes serious injury. www.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/16/fire-ants-are-beginning-to-move-into-the-triad/news/
VOTE now for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ www.wbfj.fm
The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd. www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
SPORTS: Duke Blue Devils winning the ACC Tournament
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
NCAA Tournament: Duke and Carolina will open in Greensboro. Five additional ACC teams are going to the Big Dance including Wake Forest.
Printable NCAA Tournament Bracket:
http://mm.news-record.com/legacy/indepth/09/03/men_bracket.pdf
Big Dance info: www.ncaa.com/
Congratulations to our area High Schools bringing home State Championships on Saturday
BOYS: Mt Tabor, Northern Guilford and Bishop McGuinness
GIRLS: Salisbury, Dudley and Bishop McGuinness
3.13.2009
"Lost Boy" Jacob Atem
Wow! Thanks so much to “Lost Boy’ Jacob Atem for joining us in studio today and for sharing his incredible story. Jacob escaped from the Darfur region of Sudan in 1987 when he was around 6 years old. For more information about the "Southern Sudan Health Care Organization" which Jacob has co-founded go to: www.sshco.org/
Jacob will be speaking this Sunday, March 15 at Star of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Winston-Salem. (336) 794-0260
Directions: www.wswelstar.org/
Fact sheet: www.wswelstar.org/Jacob_One_Page.pdf
Jacob will be speaking this Sunday, March 15 at Star of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Winston-Salem. (336) 794-0260
Directions: www.wswelstar.org/
Fact sheet: www.wswelstar.org/Jacob_One_Page.pdf
Friday, March 13, 2009
Update: Over $1.6 million dollars raised for the Global Food Crisis Awareness Day this past Wednesday. Also, over 11-hundred children were sponsored through Compassion International. Learn more: www.compassion.com
Residents in Virginia, Nebraska, Iowa and North Carolina will be on the lookout for something new in their mailboxes this summer — their driver's licenses. The new process allows drivers to go to their local DMV to take the necessary tests, have their photo taken and pay the application fee. The photograph and information is then sent to a secure central location. The completed license is later mailed to the driver. North Carolina's roll out of the new process should be active by June 30.
www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-03-12-centrallicense12_N.htm
State officials deciding late yesterday that Guilford County Schools can make up snow days after June 10th. Make up days for students in Guilford County will be June 11, 12 and 15. (Greensboro News/Record)
Officials with the Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools are considering asking teachers to take a UNPAID day off next year because of looming budget cuts. An unofficial ‘poll’ is being conducted as part of the school system’s regular vote on next year’s school calendar.
A ransom has been demanded for the release of three aid workers associated with ‘Doctors Without Borders’ who were kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur region late Wednesday. The Sudanese government ordered the expulsion of aid groups as a response to the International Criminal Court's decision to indict Sudan’s president last week. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090312/D96SEEHO0.html
Foreclosures up 30%: RealtyTrac reporting that nationwide, nearly 291,000 homes received at least one foreclosure-related notice last month, up 6 percent from January. While foreclosures are highly concentrated in the Western states and Florida, the problem is spreading to states like Idaho, Illinois and Oregon.
Digestive Health Specialists (DHS) are providing 50 FREE colonoscopies tomorrow (Saturday, March 14) during Colon Cancer Awareness month. Doctors urge people 50 and over to get screened regularly. Colon Cancer is one of the most preventable cancers if detected early. Colon Cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death. (336) 768-6211
50 and over? Sign up for the FREE screening: www.digestivehealth.ws
Check out the story of the North Carolina Judge who has ordered a Raleigh home school mom to send her 3 children to public school.
The story from WorldNetDaily: www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=9139
FYI: Home School parents and their kids across North Carolina will travel to Raleigh for ‘Capital Fest 2009’ happening Tuesday, March 24th. The planned 'field trip' gives a ‘face’ and a ‘voice’ to homeschoolers in the state and an opportunity to talk with their representatives. www.nche.com
VOTE now for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd. Vote here: www.wbfj.fm
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
SPORTS: Men’s ACC Tournament in Atlanta through Sunday
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
Today: UNC vs Virginia Tech (noon)
Wake Forest vs Maryland (7pm)
Duke vs Boston College (9:30pm)
MEAC Tournament (wraps up on Saturday) at the Joel Coliseum
State High School Basketball Finals on Saturday
BOYS: Mt Tabor, Northern Guilford and Bishop McGuinness
GIRLS: Salisbury, Dudley and Bishop McGuinness
In case you missed it: Syracuse outlasting UConn…127-117 in 6 OTs. The Big East tournament game lasted almost 4 hours. The marathon match up tied for the second-longest game in Division I history. Also, West Virginia stunning No. 2 Pitt… 74-60. West Virginia will now face Syracuse.
Residents in Virginia, Nebraska, Iowa and North Carolina will be on the lookout for something new in their mailboxes this summer — their driver's licenses. The new process allows drivers to go to their local DMV to take the necessary tests, have their photo taken and pay the application fee. The photograph and information is then sent to a secure central location. The completed license is later mailed to the driver. North Carolina's roll out of the new process should be active by June 30.
www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-03-12-centrallicense12_N.htm
State officials deciding late yesterday that Guilford County Schools can make up snow days after June 10th. Make up days for students in Guilford County will be June 11, 12 and 15. (Greensboro News/Record)
Officials with the Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools are considering asking teachers to take a UNPAID day off next year because of looming budget cuts. An unofficial ‘poll’ is being conducted as part of the school system’s regular vote on next year’s school calendar.
A ransom has been demanded for the release of three aid workers associated with ‘Doctors Without Borders’ who were kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur region late Wednesday. The Sudanese government ordered the expulsion of aid groups as a response to the International Criminal Court's decision to indict Sudan’s president last week. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090312/D96SEEHO0.html
Foreclosures up 30%: RealtyTrac reporting that nationwide, nearly 291,000 homes received at least one foreclosure-related notice last month, up 6 percent from January. While foreclosures are highly concentrated in the Western states and Florida, the problem is spreading to states like Idaho, Illinois and Oregon.
Digestive Health Specialists (DHS) are providing 50 FREE colonoscopies tomorrow (Saturday, March 14) during Colon Cancer Awareness month. Doctors urge people 50 and over to get screened regularly. Colon Cancer is one of the most preventable cancers if detected early. Colon Cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death. (336) 768-6211
50 and over? Sign up for the FREE screening: www.digestivehealth.ws
Check out the story of the North Carolina Judge who has ordered a Raleigh home school mom to send her 3 children to public school.
The story from WorldNetDaily: www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=9139
FYI: Home School parents and their kids across North Carolina will travel to Raleigh for ‘Capital Fest 2009’ happening Tuesday, March 24th. The planned 'field trip' gives a ‘face’ and a ‘voice’ to homeschoolers in the state and an opportunity to talk with their representatives. www.nche.com
VOTE now for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd. Vote here: www.wbfj.fm
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
SPORTS: Men’s ACC Tournament in Atlanta through Sunday
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
Today: UNC vs Virginia Tech (noon)
Wake Forest vs Maryland (7pm)
Duke vs Boston College (9:30pm)
MEAC Tournament (wraps up on Saturday) at the Joel Coliseum
State High School Basketball Finals on Saturday
BOYS: Mt Tabor, Northern Guilford and Bishop McGuinness
GIRLS: Salisbury, Dudley and Bishop McGuinness
In case you missed it: Syracuse outlasting UConn…127-117 in 6 OTs. The Big East tournament game lasted almost 4 hours. The marathon match up tied for the second-longest game in Division I history. Also, West Virginia stunning No. 2 Pitt… 74-60. West Virginia will now face Syracuse.
3.12.2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Rain and freezing rain possible on elevated surfaces between sunrise and noon tomorrow morning…mainly north of I-40. Listen to WBFJ for updates!
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE WEEKS, ALL THREE MAJOR AVERAGES ON WALL STREET CLOSED IN POSITIVE TERRITORY FOR A SECOND DAY IN A ROW ON WEDNESDAY. However, the gains weren't as strong as they were the day before.
Foreclosures up 30%: RealtyTrac reporting that nationwide, nearly 291,000 homes received at least one foreclosure-related notice last month, up 6 percent from January. While foreclosures are highly concentrated in the Western states and Florida, the problem is spreading to states like Idaho, Illinois and Oregon. (AP)
The states ‘jobless’ rate hit 9.7% in January…a 26 year high. Experts saying that things may get worse before they get better. (www.journalnow.com)
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit producer of "Sesame Street" and other kids' programs, will cut 20% of its work force because of the recession. The company says it's eliminating 67 of 355 staff positions. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090311/D96S1DTO0.html
Former investment manager Bernard Madoff is expected to plead guilty this morning to eleven criminal charges for allegedly scamming thousands of investors in a ‘Ponzi scheme’ that spanned at least two decades. Madoff could be sentenced up to 150 years in prison.
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101778462
Bristol Palin, the daughter of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, and her fiancé Levi Johnston have mutually decided to break off their engagement. The two are the parents of a boy named Tripp, who was born December 27. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090312/D96SF7004.html
Red light…Green light? The launch of Space Shuttle Discovery has been postponed until Sunday. (CNN)
So, what do you do with thousands of boxes of cereal with Olympic gold metal winner Michael Phelps’ picture printed on the outside??? Kellogg's donated two tons of cereal to the San Francisco Food Bank late last month. The cereal maker was stuck with thousands of boxes of cereal featuring Phelps’ image. Phelps (age 23) won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/11/phelps.kelloggs/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
Last Friday (March 6)…Judge Ned W. Mangum has ordered a Raleigh home school mom to send her 3 children to public school. The mom Venessa Mills was forced to defend her right to home school during divorce proceedings brought on by her husband’s infidelity. Even with evidence showing that the Mills children are well adjusted and well educated, Judge Mangum ruled overwhelmingly against the mom Venessa Mills on every point.
The story from WorldNetDaily: www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=9139
FYI: Coming up on Tuesday, March 24th, HomeSchool parents and children across North Carolina will travel to Raleigh for ‘Capital Fest 2009’. The planned field trip gives a ‘face’ and a ‘voice’ to homeschoolers in the state…and an opptournity to talk with their representatives.
www.nche.com
Digestive Health Specialists (DHS) are providing 50 FREE colonoscopies this Saturday (March 14) during Colon Cancer Awareness month. You can sign up for the FREE screening on line at www.digestivehealth.ws or by calling (336) 768-6211. Doctors urge people 50 and over to get screened regularly. Colon Cancer is one of the most preventable cancers if detected early. Colon Cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death.
VOTE now for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’.
The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd. www.wbfj.fm
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
Americans Mull The Choice: 401(k) Or The Mattress? www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101388671
SPORTS:
Men’s ACC Tournament starts at noon TODAY in Atlanta
First game: Virginia Tech taking on Miami…Clemson (2:30)…NC State (7pm)
Carolina, Wake and Duke will play on Friday
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
MEAC Tournament (now through Saturday) at the Joel Coliseum
A&T Men play tonight at 8pm…A&T Women blasting Howard, they advance
State High School Basketball Finals this Saturday
BOYS: Mt Tabor, Northern Guilford and Bishop McGuinness
GIRLS: Salisbury, Dudley and Bishop McGuinness
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE WEEKS, ALL THREE MAJOR AVERAGES ON WALL STREET CLOSED IN POSITIVE TERRITORY FOR A SECOND DAY IN A ROW ON WEDNESDAY. However, the gains weren't as strong as they were the day before.
Foreclosures up 30%: RealtyTrac reporting that nationwide, nearly 291,000 homes received at least one foreclosure-related notice last month, up 6 percent from January. While foreclosures are highly concentrated in the Western states and Florida, the problem is spreading to states like Idaho, Illinois and Oregon. (AP)
The states ‘jobless’ rate hit 9.7% in January…a 26 year high. Experts saying that things may get worse before they get better. (www.journalnow.com)
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit producer of "Sesame Street" and other kids' programs, will cut 20% of its work force because of the recession. The company says it's eliminating 67 of 355 staff positions. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090311/D96S1DTO0.html
Former investment manager Bernard Madoff is expected to plead guilty this morning to eleven criminal charges for allegedly scamming thousands of investors in a ‘Ponzi scheme’ that spanned at least two decades. Madoff could be sentenced up to 150 years in prison.
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101778462
Bristol Palin, the daughter of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, and her fiancé Levi Johnston have mutually decided to break off their engagement. The two are the parents of a boy named Tripp, who was born December 27. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090312/D96SF7004.html
Red light…Green light? The launch of Space Shuttle Discovery has been postponed until Sunday. (CNN)
So, what do you do with thousands of boxes of cereal with Olympic gold metal winner Michael Phelps’ picture printed on the outside??? Kellogg's donated two tons of cereal to the San Francisco Food Bank late last month. The cereal maker was stuck with thousands of boxes of cereal featuring Phelps’ image. Phelps (age 23) won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/11/phelps.kelloggs/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
Last Friday (March 6)…Judge Ned W. Mangum has ordered a Raleigh home school mom to send her 3 children to public school. The mom Venessa Mills was forced to defend her right to home school during divorce proceedings brought on by her husband’s infidelity. Even with evidence showing that the Mills children are well adjusted and well educated, Judge Mangum ruled overwhelmingly against the mom Venessa Mills on every point.
The story from WorldNetDaily: www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=9139
FYI: Coming up on Tuesday, March 24th, HomeSchool parents and children across North Carolina will travel to Raleigh for ‘Capital Fest 2009’. The planned field trip gives a ‘face’ and a ‘voice’ to homeschoolers in the state…and an opptournity to talk with their representatives.
www.nche.com
Digestive Health Specialists (DHS) are providing 50 FREE colonoscopies this Saturday (March 14) during Colon Cancer Awareness month. You can sign up for the FREE screening on line at www.digestivehealth.ws or by calling (336) 768-6211. Doctors urge people 50 and over to get screened regularly. Colon Cancer is one of the most preventable cancers if detected early. Colon Cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death.
VOTE now for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’.
The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd. www.wbfj.fm
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
Americans Mull The Choice: 401(k) Or The Mattress? www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101388671
SPORTS:
Men’s ACC Tournament starts at noon TODAY in Atlanta
First game: Virginia Tech taking on Miami…Clemson (2:30)…NC State (7pm)
Carolina, Wake and Duke will play on Friday
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
MEAC Tournament (now through Saturday) at the Joel Coliseum
A&T Men play tonight at 8pm…A&T Women blasting Howard, they advance
State High School Basketball Finals this Saturday
BOYS: Mt Tabor, Northern Guilford and Bishop McGuinness
GIRLS: Salisbury, Dudley and Bishop McGuinness
3.11.2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Fun Fact: Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury...so far!
Today is Global Food Crisis Awareness Day Sponsored by Compassion International While most of us here in America will commit to cutting coupons to offset costs, the poor around the world will cut meals. You can still help: http://www.compassion.com/
Thanks to everyone who sponsored a child during our ‘WBFJ Days of Compassion’.
For every child sponsored, WBFJ donated $25 dollars (or over $3,300) to help fight hunger around the world on Global Food Crisis Awareness Day.
The Guilford County school board voting 8-3 in favor of keeping snow makeup days at end of the school year. That, after a warning from the state Department of Public Instruction this week informing the school system if it held classes after June 10 it would not be in compliance with state law. Scheduled make-up days for students in Guilford will be June 11, 12 and 15.
www.news-record.com/content/2009/03/10/article/state_takes_issue_with_school_make_up_days
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school board voting to merge two elementary schools. Students at Diggs Elementary will move to the Latham Elementary campus. The new combined school is scheduled to open in the fall of 2010. www.news-record.com/content/2009/03/11/article/two_forsyth_county_schools_to_merge
A deadly shooting spree in two southern Alabama towns on yesterday afternoon. Police say a lone gunman took the lives of ten people before turning the gun on himself. www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/11/germany.school.shooting/index.html
A 17-year-old former student, dressed in military gear, killing at least 10 people at a middle school in southwest Germany earlier this morning. Police are still looking for the teen. www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/11/germany.school.shooting/index.html
The ‘green light’ has been given for the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery this evening. Discovery will lift-off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center at 9:20pm tonight. The launch was delayed by about a month because of a problem with three fuel control valves.
Nickelodeon says it has no plans to remove pop singer Chris Brown as a nominee for its annual Kids' Choice Awards…despite the singer's felony charges for allegedly beating up his girlfriend Rihanna last month. The awards are scheduled for March 28. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090310/D96R95RO4.html
www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/10/campbell.brown.chris.brown/index.html
The City of San Diego has reportedly ‘abandoned’ a proposed policy that would have prevented local ministries from serving the homeless in the city’s Mission Bay Park. The Alliance Defense Fund says the proposed policy would have forced ministries to move their work from the park to a fenced-in area three miles away. www.alliancedefensefund.org/news/pressrelease.aspx?cid=4856
(New York) Seven-year-old Heather McNamara was heading home Tuesday, a month after surgery that temporarily removed organs from her digestive tract to allow removal of a tennis ball-size tumor. Read more… www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/10/multiple.organ.removal.tumor/index.html?iref=hpmostpop
HISTORY EXPERTS IN TEXAS SAY THAT HURRICANE IKE MAY HAVE UNCOVERED A CIVIL WAR-ERA SHIPWRECK. Contractors who were hired to survey the floor of the Gulf of Mexico for debris from Hurricane Ike picked up a sonar image that could be that of the ‘Carolina’…a southern merchant ship that ran aground in 1864 after they attempted to break through a federal blockade.
Digestive Health Specialists (DHS) are providing 50 FREE colonoscopies this Saturday (March 14) during Colon Cancer Awareness month. You can sign up for the FREE screening on line at http://www.digestivehealth.ws/ or by calling (336) 768-6211. Doctors urge people 50 and over to get screened regularly. Colon Cancer is one of the most preventable cancers if detected early. Colon Cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death.
SPORTS: Ty Lawson has been named ACC Player of the Year
Men’s ACC Tournament starts Thursday
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
MEAC Tournament through Saturday at the Joel Coliseum
#4 A&T men’s game Thursday… A&T women’s game today
State High School Basketball Finals this Saturday (Area teams still playing)
BOYS: Mt Tabor, Northern Guilford and Bishop McGuinness
GIRLS: Salisbury, Dudley and Bishop McGuinness
Today is Global Food Crisis Awareness Day Sponsored by Compassion International While most of us here in America will commit to cutting coupons to offset costs, the poor around the world will cut meals. You can still help: http://www.compassion.com/
Thanks to everyone who sponsored a child during our ‘WBFJ Days of Compassion’.
For every child sponsored, WBFJ donated $25 dollars (or over $3,300) to help fight hunger around the world on Global Food Crisis Awareness Day.
The Guilford County school board voting 8-3 in favor of keeping snow makeup days at end of the school year. That, after a warning from the state Department of Public Instruction this week informing the school system if it held classes after June 10 it would not be in compliance with state law. Scheduled make-up days for students in Guilford will be June 11, 12 and 15.
www.news-record.com/content/2009/03/10/article/state_takes_issue_with_school_make_up_days
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school board voting to merge two elementary schools. Students at Diggs Elementary will move to the Latham Elementary campus. The new combined school is scheduled to open in the fall of 2010. www.news-record.com/content/2009/03/11/article/two_forsyth_county_schools_to_merge
A deadly shooting spree in two southern Alabama towns on yesterday afternoon. Police say a lone gunman took the lives of ten people before turning the gun on himself. www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/11/germany.school.shooting/index.html
A 17-year-old former student, dressed in military gear, killing at least 10 people at a middle school in southwest Germany earlier this morning. Police are still looking for the teen. www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/11/germany.school.shooting/index.html
The ‘green light’ has been given for the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery this evening. Discovery will lift-off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center at 9:20pm tonight. The launch was delayed by about a month because of a problem with three fuel control valves.
Nickelodeon says it has no plans to remove pop singer Chris Brown as a nominee for its annual Kids' Choice Awards…despite the singer's felony charges for allegedly beating up his girlfriend Rihanna last month. The awards are scheduled for March 28. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090310/D96R95RO4.html
www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/10/campbell.brown.chris.brown/index.html
The City of San Diego has reportedly ‘abandoned’ a proposed policy that would have prevented local ministries from serving the homeless in the city’s Mission Bay Park. The Alliance Defense Fund says the proposed policy would have forced ministries to move their work from the park to a fenced-in area three miles away. www.alliancedefensefund.org/news/pressrelease.aspx?cid=4856
(New York) Seven-year-old Heather McNamara was heading home Tuesday, a month after surgery that temporarily removed organs from her digestive tract to allow removal of a tennis ball-size tumor. Read more… www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/10/multiple.organ.removal.tumor/index.html?iref=hpmostpop
HISTORY EXPERTS IN TEXAS SAY THAT HURRICANE IKE MAY HAVE UNCOVERED A CIVIL WAR-ERA SHIPWRECK. Contractors who were hired to survey the floor of the Gulf of Mexico for debris from Hurricane Ike picked up a sonar image that could be that of the ‘Carolina’…a southern merchant ship that ran aground in 1864 after they attempted to break through a federal blockade.
Digestive Health Specialists (DHS) are providing 50 FREE colonoscopies this Saturday (March 14) during Colon Cancer Awareness month. You can sign up for the FREE screening on line at http://www.digestivehealth.ws/ or by calling (336) 768-6211. Doctors urge people 50 and over to get screened regularly. Colon Cancer is one of the most preventable cancers if detected early. Colon Cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death.
SPORTS: Ty Lawson has been named ACC Player of the Year
Men’s ACC Tournament starts Thursday
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
MEAC Tournament through Saturday at the Joel Coliseum
#4 A&T men’s game Thursday… A&T women’s game today
State High School Basketball Finals this Saturday (Area teams still playing)
BOYS: Mt Tabor, Northern Guilford and Bishop McGuinness
GIRLS: Salisbury, Dudley and Bishop McGuinness
3.10.2009
March 11: Wednesday is Global Food Crisis Awareness Day…
Compassion International is raising awareness of extreme food costs
-While most of us here in America will commit to cutting coupons to offset costs, the poor around the world will cut meals.
"Severe food shortage threatens survival of millions of children and families worldwide. Average food prices around the world have risen at staggering levels over the past three years."
Mark Hanlon - senior VP for Compassion International-USA
Worldwide: Rice has risen 217%...Wheat…136%...Maize…125%...Soybeans…107%
For example: Food prices in Ethiopia rose 200% in 2008
Thanks for helping and praying…
For every child sponsored during our ‘WBFJ Days of Compassion’…WBFJ donated $25 dollars (or over $3,300) to help fight hunger around the world on Global Food Crisis Awareness Day.
You can still help: www.compassion.com/
-While most of us here in America will commit to cutting coupons to offset costs, the poor around the world will cut meals.
"Severe food shortage threatens survival of millions of children and families worldwide. Average food prices around the world have risen at staggering levels over the past three years."
Mark Hanlon - senior VP for Compassion International-USA
Worldwide: Rice has risen 217%...Wheat…136%...Maize…125%...Soybeans…107%
For example: Food prices in Ethiopia rose 200% in 2008
Thanks for helping and praying…
For every child sponsored during our ‘WBFJ Days of Compassion’…WBFJ donated $25 dollars (or over $3,300) to help fight hunger around the world on Global Food Crisis Awareness Day.
You can still help: www.compassion.com/
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Governor Bev Perdue making history last night, delivering her first state of the state address. The speech was short on specifics but long on warnings. Perdue stressed that education will be her top priority, pledging to expand per-pupil spending in the public schools.
www.news-record.com/content/2009/03/10/article/budget_will_step_on_toes_perdue_says
PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS LIFTED A BAN ON FEDERAL FUNDING FOR EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH. The pro-life community has sharply criticized President Obama's decision.
http://www.citizenlink.org/
FedEx Office locations around the country will be providing FREE resume printing TODAY. You can bring in your resumes, on paper or in digital form, and print 25 black-and-white copies FREE of charge.
Christian Music News
After 22 years on the road with the Newsboys, Peter Furler is stepping down as lead singer of the group. Peter will continue writing and producing for the band…focusing on the Newsboys' studio career and spending time in his own bed after many years in a tour bus. Michael Tait (formerly of dcTalk) will replace Peter as the new lead singer of the Newsboys.
The new studio project ‘In The Hands of God’, which features Peter Furler, will hit stores on May 5th. www.newsboys.com
Catch Peter Furler and the Newsboys this weekend at Battle Cry Youth Conference in Greensboro. Details online: www.wbfj.fm
The wife of Stryper co-founder Michael Sweet lost her battle with cancer last week. Kyle Rae Sweet was diagnosed with cancer back in February of 2007; she passed away last Thursday evening. A fund has been established to receive donations for the children's college education.
Digestive Health Specialists (DHS) are providing 50 FREE colonoscopies this Saturday (March 14) during Colon Cancer Awareness month. You can sign up for the FREE screening on line at www.digestivehealth.ws or by calling (336) 768-6211. Doctors urge people 50 and over to get screened regularly. Colon Cancer is one of the most preventable cancers if detected early. Colon Cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death.
UPDATE: The donations are still coming in for the Celebrity Serve benefiting Make-A-Wish in NC. They met their goal of $15,000 dollars helping to make wishes come true for kids with life threatening illnesses through the Make-A Wish foundation. Thanks to Don Timmons (Regional Director for Make-A-Wish in central and western NC) for the update. www.ncwish.org
Emergency managers say social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are radically changing the way disaster situations are handled. Dr. Jeannette Sutton of Colorado University Boulder’s Natural Disaster Center said that her research showed that Web-savvy people are all "a-Twitter" when disasters strike. One of the first documented signs of the tech connected phenomenon came from Facebook in the hours after the shootings on the Virginia Tech campus in April 2007. www.wxii12.com/technology/18894229/detail.html
VOTE now for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd. Vote here: www.wbfj.fm
Sports: Southern Conference tournament: Chattanooga beating College of Charleston (80-69) last night to win the Southern Conference championship. With the win, the Mocs get an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Men’s ACC Tournament starts Thursday www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
www.news-record.com/content/2009/03/10/article/budget_will_step_on_toes_perdue_says
PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS LIFTED A BAN ON FEDERAL FUNDING FOR EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH. The pro-life community has sharply criticized President Obama's decision.
http://www.citizenlink.org/
FedEx Office locations around the country will be providing FREE resume printing TODAY. You can bring in your resumes, on paper or in digital form, and print 25 black-and-white copies FREE of charge.
Christian Music News
After 22 years on the road with the Newsboys, Peter Furler is stepping down as lead singer of the group. Peter will continue writing and producing for the band…focusing on the Newsboys' studio career and spending time in his own bed after many years in a tour bus. Michael Tait (formerly of dcTalk) will replace Peter as the new lead singer of the Newsboys.
The new studio project ‘In The Hands of God’, which features Peter Furler, will hit stores on May 5th. www.newsboys.com
Catch Peter Furler and the Newsboys this weekend at Battle Cry Youth Conference in Greensboro. Details online: www.wbfj.fm
The wife of Stryper co-founder Michael Sweet lost her battle with cancer last week. Kyle Rae Sweet was diagnosed with cancer back in February of 2007; she passed away last Thursday evening. A fund has been established to receive donations for the children's college education.
Digestive Health Specialists (DHS) are providing 50 FREE colonoscopies this Saturday (March 14) during Colon Cancer Awareness month. You can sign up for the FREE screening on line at www.digestivehealth.ws or by calling (336) 768-6211. Doctors urge people 50 and over to get screened regularly. Colon Cancer is one of the most preventable cancers if detected early. Colon Cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death.
UPDATE: The donations are still coming in for the Celebrity Serve benefiting Make-A-Wish in NC. They met their goal of $15,000 dollars helping to make wishes come true for kids with life threatening illnesses through the Make-A Wish foundation. Thanks to Don Timmons (Regional Director for Make-A-Wish in central and western NC) for the update. www.ncwish.org
Emergency managers say social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are radically changing the way disaster situations are handled. Dr. Jeannette Sutton of Colorado University Boulder’s Natural Disaster Center said that her research showed that Web-savvy people are all "a-Twitter" when disasters strike. One of the first documented signs of the tech connected phenomenon came from Facebook in the hours after the shootings on the Virginia Tech campus in April 2007. www.wxii12.com/technology/18894229/detail.html
VOTE now for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd. Vote here: www.wbfj.fm
Sports: Southern Conference tournament: Chattanooga beating College of Charleston (80-69) last night to win the Southern Conference championship. With the win, the Mocs get an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Men’s ACC Tournament starts Thursday www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
3.09.2009
THE WIFE OF STRYPER CO-FOUNDER MICHAEL SWEET LOSES HER BATTLE WITH CANCER.
Kyle Rae Sweet passed away last Thursday evening after being diagnosed with cancer back in February of 2007. A statement released on Michael Sweet's and Stryper's websites says Kyle is, quote, "now at peace with her Savior, our Lord Jesus Christ." The same statement goes on to say that Kyle's life was dedicated to caring for her husband and home-schooling their two children. A fund has been established to receive donations for the children's college education.
You can find out more:
www.MichaelSweet.com
www.Stryper.com
www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2009/03/06.The%20Passing%20of%20Kyle%20Sweet.asp
Kyle Rae Sweet passed away last Thursday evening after being diagnosed with cancer back in February of 2007. A statement released on Michael Sweet's and Stryper's websites says Kyle is, quote, "now at peace with her Savior, our Lord Jesus Christ." The same statement goes on to say that Kyle's life was dedicated to caring for her husband and home-schooling their two children. A fund has been established to receive donations for the children's college education.
You can find out more:
www.MichaelSweet.com
www.Stryper.com
www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2009/03/06.The%20Passing%20of%20Kyle%20Sweet.asp
Topic: “Planning and Paying for College”
Thanks to Takeila Barnes – Regional Representative with the College Foundation of NC for giving us some helpful advise this morning.
Phone: (336) 402-5622
www.CFNC.org
Thanks to Takeila Barnes – Regional Representative with the College Foundation of NC for giving us some helpful advise this morning.
Phone: (336) 402-5622
www.CFNC.org
Monday, March 09, 2009
Increased FIRE DANGER RISK for central North Carolina
Also, the Northern Mountains are under a Wind Advisory until noon today(especially at elevations above 3000 feet)
Fun Fact: Today is the 50th anniversary of the Barbie Doll. The first Barbie doll went on sale in the US back in 1959. More than 900-million Barbies have been sold…and still sell at the rate of about 120 dolls a minute.
UPDATE: Suspect in pastor murder could be charged today or Tuesday. The alledged shooter listed serious condition after surgery.
www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=440036
The investigation continues in the shooting death of a pastor in Maryville, Illinois. Pastor Fred Winters was shot and killed during the 8am early service yesterday morning. Several members of the congregation tackled the gunman after his pistol jammed. Maryville is in southern Illinois, near St. Louis, Missouri. (RnR)
PRESIDENT OBAMA IS EXPECTED TO OVERTURN FORMER PRESIDENT GEROGE W BUSH'S EXECUTIVE ORDER TODAY CLEARING THE WAY FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH. Conservative leaders are urging the President not to rescend the order. "Taxpayers should not have to foot the bill for experiments that require the destruction of human life," said Tony Perkins of the conservative Family Research Council. "President Obama's policy change is especially troubling given the significant adult stem cell advances that are being used to treat patients now without harming or destroying human embryos." There are different types of stem cells: So-called adult stem cells that produce a specific type of tissue; younger stem cells found floating in amniotic fluid or the placenta.
www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=439644
THE NATION'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CLIMBED TO 8.1% IN JANUARY. That's the highest rate since December of 1983.
Circuit City, the nation's second-largest retailer of consumer electronics, closing its doors (nationwide) for good on Sunday…leaving more than 34,000 employees unemployed and more than 18 million square feet of retail space is vacant.
Animal control officials warning that coyote sightings (and attacks) across Winston-Salem are on the rise. A Winston-Salem farmer saying that coyote attacks on his livestock are starting to cost him thousands of dollars. Late last week, a coyote attacked and killed one of Mac Tymball's cows on Thomasville Road. www.wxii12.com/news/18878309/detail.html
A late-night mall brawl at Hanes Mall sending two teenagers to jail Saturday night. The ruckus broke out just before closing time between different community groups. Police estimating that between 150 to 200 teenagers were involved. www.wxii12.com/news/18882180/detail.html
The N.C. DOT is canceling plans for improvements to Business 220 after receiving negative citizen feedback. The $21 million project would have made improvements on 220 Business (North Fayetteville Street) from Old Liberty Road in Asheboro to the U.S. 311 Extension in Randleman. www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2009/03/02/daily66.html?ana=from_rss
Tix on Sale at 10am this morning for the 20-11 US Figure Skating Championships coming to the Greensboro Coliseum. To purchase tickets or to learn more about the 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships: www.northcarolina2011.com
Tuesday (March 10) FedEx Office locations around the country will be providing free resume printing. You can bring in your resumes, on paper or in digital form, and print 25 black-and-white copies FREE of charge.
This Saturday (March 14) The physicians at Digestive Health Specialists (DHS) will provide 50 FREE colonoscopies next Saturday during Colon Cancer Awareness month. You can sign up for the FREE screening on line at www.digestivehealth.ws/ or by calling (336) 768-6211. Doctors urge people 50 and over to get screened regularly. Colon Cancer is one of the most preventable cancers if detected early. Colon Cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death.
VOTE now for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd. Check out http://www.wbfj.fm/ for a voting link.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
Sports: Final regular season games:
Yesterday: North Carolina over Duke…79 – 71. UNC captures its third outright ACC title in 5 years. Wake Forest over Clemson…96 - 88 Men’s ACC Tournament starts Thursday www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
Women’s ACC Tournament: Maryland over Duke…92 – 89 (OT)
SoConn: College of Charleston beat Davidson (59-52) last night in the Southern Conference tournament semifinals. College of Charleston will play Chattanooga in tonight's championship game.
Also, the Northern Mountains are under a Wind Advisory until noon today(especially at elevations above 3000 feet)
Fun Fact: Today is the 50th anniversary of the Barbie Doll. The first Barbie doll went on sale in the US back in 1959. More than 900-million Barbies have been sold…and still sell at the rate of about 120 dolls a minute.
UPDATE: Suspect in pastor murder could be charged today or Tuesday. The alledged shooter listed serious condition after surgery.
www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=440036
The investigation continues in the shooting death of a pastor in Maryville, Illinois. Pastor Fred Winters was shot and killed during the 8am early service yesterday morning. Several members of the congregation tackled the gunman after his pistol jammed. Maryville is in southern Illinois, near St. Louis, Missouri. (RnR)
PRESIDENT OBAMA IS EXPECTED TO OVERTURN FORMER PRESIDENT GEROGE W BUSH'S EXECUTIVE ORDER TODAY CLEARING THE WAY FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH. Conservative leaders are urging the President not to rescend the order. "Taxpayers should not have to foot the bill for experiments that require the destruction of human life," said Tony Perkins of the conservative Family Research Council. "President Obama's policy change is especially troubling given the significant adult stem cell advances that are being used to treat patients now without harming or destroying human embryos." There are different types of stem cells: So-called adult stem cells that produce a specific type of tissue; younger stem cells found floating in amniotic fluid or the placenta.
www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=439644
THE NATION'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CLIMBED TO 8.1% IN JANUARY. That's the highest rate since December of 1983.
Circuit City, the nation's second-largest retailer of consumer electronics, closing its doors (nationwide) for good on Sunday…leaving more than 34,000 employees unemployed and more than 18 million square feet of retail space is vacant.
Animal control officials warning that coyote sightings (and attacks) across Winston-Salem are on the rise. A Winston-Salem farmer saying that coyote attacks on his livestock are starting to cost him thousands of dollars. Late last week, a coyote attacked and killed one of Mac Tymball's cows on Thomasville Road. www.wxii12.com/news/18878309/detail.html
A late-night mall brawl at Hanes Mall sending two teenagers to jail Saturday night. The ruckus broke out just before closing time between different community groups. Police estimating that between 150 to 200 teenagers were involved. www.wxii12.com/news/18882180/detail.html
The N.C. DOT is canceling plans for improvements to Business 220 after receiving negative citizen feedback. The $21 million project would have made improvements on 220 Business (North Fayetteville Street) from Old Liberty Road in Asheboro to the U.S. 311 Extension in Randleman. www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2009/03/02/daily66.html?ana=from_rss
Tix on Sale at 10am this morning for the 20-11 US Figure Skating Championships coming to the Greensboro Coliseum. To purchase tickets or to learn more about the 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships: www.northcarolina2011.com
Tuesday (March 10) FedEx Office locations around the country will be providing free resume printing. You can bring in your resumes, on paper or in digital form, and print 25 black-and-white copies FREE of charge.
This Saturday (March 14) The physicians at Digestive Health Specialists (DHS) will provide 50 FREE colonoscopies next Saturday during Colon Cancer Awareness month. You can sign up for the FREE screening on line at www.digestivehealth.ws/ or by calling (336) 768-6211. Doctors urge people 50 and over to get screened regularly. Colon Cancer is one of the most preventable cancers if detected early. Colon Cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death.
VOTE now for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd. Check out http://www.wbfj.fm/ for a voting link.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
Sports: Final regular season games:
Yesterday: North Carolina over Duke…79 – 71. UNC captures its third outright ACC title in 5 years. Wake Forest over Clemson…96 - 88 Men’s ACC Tournament starts Thursday www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
Women’s ACC Tournament: Maryland over Duke…92 – 89 (OT)
SoConn: College of Charleston beat Davidson (59-52) last night in the Southern Conference tournament semifinals. College of Charleston will play Chattanooga in tonight's championship game.
3.06.2009
Friday, March 06, 2009
Doctors saying that Comedian Robin Williams will have to undergo heart surgery similar to the procedure former first lady Barbara Bush underwent on Wednesday. The 57-year-old Williams was admitted to the hospital for testing earlier this week after complaining from a shortness of breath. www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/05/robin.williams/index.html?iref=hpmostpop
Police in Cleveland, Ohio on a widespread manhunt for 33 year old Davon Crawford… the primary suspect in the fatal shooting of his new wife and four children ages 3 to 14. A fifth child, a 7-year-old boy, is in "very critical condition."
www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/06/ohio.family.killed/index.html?iref=hpmostpop
The UN is urging Sudan’s president (Omar al-Bashir) to reconsider his decision to expel 13 humanitarian aid groups from his country.
Al-Bashir made the decision after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
www.theworld.org/?q=node/24861
Thirteen turned out to be the ‘lucky’ number for Anoop Desai on "American Idol." After announcing the three remaining finalists at the end of last night’s wild card show…Simon Cowell announced that Desai, the 22-year-old college student from Chapel Hill, will be #13. http://www.americanidol.com/
A new ‘pirate’ exhibit opens today at the N.C. Museum of History. "Knights of the Black Flag," traces the history of pirates from ancient Egypt and Greece to Blackbeard, who terrorized our state’s coast to today's pirates in Somalia. The exhibit will run through July.
http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/ http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/knights/index.html
Next Tuesday (March 10) FedEx Office locations around the country will be providing free resume printing. You can bring in your resumes, on paper or in digital form, and print 25 black-and-white copies FREE of charge. Locate a store: www.fedex.com//Dropoff/start
Next Saturday (March 14) The physicians at Digestive Health Specialists (DHS) will provide 50 FREE colonoscopies next Saturday during Colon Cancer Awareness month.
You can sign up for the FREE screening on line at http://www.digestivehealth.ws/ or by calling (336) 768-6211. Doctors urge people 50 and over to get screened regularly. Colon Cancer is one of the most preventable cancers if detected early. Colon Cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death.
HOLLYWOOD LEGEND ELIZABETH TAYLOR HAS MADE A $100,000 DONATION to the Santa Barbara, California-based Alliance for Christian Education. The 77 year-old Taylor (who is Jewish) saying that she made the donation because President Obama challenged Americans to, quote, "break down barriers that divide us." Taylor has a tradition of offering generous support to HIV-AIDS organizations.
Keep up with Darren and Wally while they are in (Maseru) Lesotho, South Africa Check out their BLOG: http://journey2lesotho.blogspot.com/
VOTE now for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd. The voting link here http://www.wbfj.fm/
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
Sports:
Women’s ACC Tournament (Greensboro) First Round action yesterday:
Lady Deacs (Wake Forest) knocking off NC State…59 – 54
Today: UNC vs Clemson…Wake vs Maryland…Duke vs Virginia
Southern Conference Tournament (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Men’s First round action starts today
Final regular season games this weekend:
Saturday: NC State @ Miami
Sunday: Duke @ North Carolina (4pm)…Clemson @ Wake Forest (Joel)
FYI: The Men’s ACC Tournament next week (March 12-15)
at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
Police in Cleveland, Ohio on a widespread manhunt for 33 year old Davon Crawford… the primary suspect in the fatal shooting of his new wife and four children ages 3 to 14. A fifth child, a 7-year-old boy, is in "very critical condition."
www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/06/ohio.family.killed/index.html?iref=hpmostpop
The UN is urging Sudan’s president (Omar al-Bashir) to reconsider his decision to expel 13 humanitarian aid groups from his country.
Al-Bashir made the decision after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
www.theworld.org/?q=node/24861
Thirteen turned out to be the ‘lucky’ number for Anoop Desai on "American Idol." After announcing the three remaining finalists at the end of last night’s wild card show…Simon Cowell announced that Desai, the 22-year-old college student from Chapel Hill, will be #13. http://www.americanidol.com/
A new ‘pirate’ exhibit opens today at the N.C. Museum of History. "Knights of the Black Flag," traces the history of pirates from ancient Egypt and Greece to Blackbeard, who terrorized our state’s coast to today's pirates in Somalia. The exhibit will run through July.
http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/ http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/knights/index.html
Next Tuesday (March 10) FedEx Office locations around the country will be providing free resume printing. You can bring in your resumes, on paper or in digital form, and print 25 black-and-white copies FREE of charge. Locate a store: www.fedex.com//Dropoff/start
Next Saturday (March 14) The physicians at Digestive Health Specialists (DHS) will provide 50 FREE colonoscopies next Saturday during Colon Cancer Awareness month.
You can sign up for the FREE screening on line at http://www.digestivehealth.ws/ or by calling (336) 768-6211. Doctors urge people 50 and over to get screened regularly. Colon Cancer is one of the most preventable cancers if detected early. Colon Cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death.
HOLLYWOOD LEGEND ELIZABETH TAYLOR HAS MADE A $100,000 DONATION to the Santa Barbara, California-based Alliance for Christian Education. The 77 year-old Taylor (who is Jewish) saying that she made the donation because President Obama challenged Americans to, quote, "break down barriers that divide us." Taylor has a tradition of offering generous support to HIV-AIDS organizations.
Keep up with Darren and Wally while they are in (Maseru) Lesotho, South Africa Check out their BLOG: http://journey2lesotho.blogspot.com/
VOTE now for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd. The voting link here http://www.wbfj.fm/
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
Sports:
Women’s ACC Tournament (Greensboro) First Round action yesterday:
Lady Deacs (Wake Forest) knocking off NC State…59 – 54
Today: UNC vs Clemson…Wake vs Maryland…Duke vs Virginia
Southern Conference Tournament (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Men’s First round action starts today
Final regular season games this weekend:
Saturday: NC State @ Miami
Sunday: Duke @ North Carolina (4pm)…Clemson @ Wake Forest (Joel)
FYI: The Men’s ACC Tournament next week (March 12-15)
at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
3.05.2009
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Tyco Electronics will reduce its workforce by 20% worldwide. Officials are confirming that there will be layoffs at all four of its Triad plants through September. (http://www.journalnow.com/)
How the cookie crumbles to help others (a feature on Mrs Hanes’ Moravian Cookies)
Check out the video: http://www.wxii12.com/video/18855635/index.html
www.hanescookies.com/hanes_cs/default.asp
The search is on for a new city manager in Greensboro after the Greensboro City Council fired City Manager Mitchell Johnson earlier in the week. Johnson will continue to work for the city until July 15, according to an agreement reached by the council.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/03/03/article/city_manager_will_face_debate_about_his_job_tonight
One fatality and three others hurt yesterday after a head-on collision in Mount Airy. Highway Patrol troopers saying that Laura Seal collided with a pickup truck yesterday afternoon on Quaker Road in the Flat Rock community of Mount Airy. Seal was pronounced dead at the scene, and her 3-year-old son, Levi, was airlifted to Baptist Medical Center. The firefighters were in route to block the road for a funeral procession. www.wxii12.com/news/18854879/detail.html
THE CALIFORNIA STATE SUPREME COURT WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS TODAY ON A VOTER-APPROVED BAN ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. State Supreme Court justices must decide if Proposition 8 is simply an amendment to the state constitution or if it is a revision of it. 'Proposition 8' won approval by California voters last November defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
Former first lady Barbara Bush is recovering after open heart surgery to replace her aortic valve yesterday. The 83 year old former first lady was up and talking last night just hours after undergoing the procedure at Methodist Hospital in Houston.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090305/D96NQGHG1.html
He’s back in: Anoop Desai has one more chance to make the finals of "American Idol." The UNC graduate will compete in a wild card round tonight when the last three of 12 finalists will be selected. http://www.americanidol.com/
UPDATE: Actor / comedian Robin Williams is being treated at a Miami hospital with heart related issues. According to The Miami Herald, doctors evaluating Williams (who is 57 years old) and recommended a week of rest.
Buy American…Mrs Hanes’ Moravian Cookies
www.hanescookies.com/hanes_cs/default.asp
A new ‘pirate’ exhibit opens this Friday at the N.C. Museum of History. "Knights of the Black Flag," traces the history of pirates from ancient Egypt and Greece to Blackbeard, who terrorized our state’s coast to today's pirates in Somalia. The exhibit will run through July.
http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/
http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/knights/index.html
VOTE now for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd. http://www.wbfj.fm/
Sports: ACC Basketball www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
Last Night: UNC over Virginia Tech…86 – 78 NC State @ Boston College…74 - 69
FYI: The Men’s ACC Tournament next week (March 12-15) at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga.
Women’s ACC Tournament starts today in Greensboro
Southern Conference Tournament (Chattanooga, Tennessee)...Women’s first round today and Men’s First round on Friday
ESPN reporting that the Dallas Cowboys will cut (TO)Terrell Owens
Students in Alamance-Burlington schools will have to go to school this Saturday to make up for Monday’s snow day. Their last day of classes is June 10.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Today: Sunny…High 55
The Weekend: Mostly sunny…Highs in the 70’s
FYI: ‘Spring Forward’ 1 hour late Saturday night for Daylight Saving Time
Forecast for (Maseru) Lesotho, South Africa: Sunny…High 77
How the cookie crumbles to help others (a feature on Mrs Hanes’ Moravian Cookies)
Check out the video: http://www.wxii12.com/video/18855635/index.html
www.hanescookies.com/hanes_cs/default.asp
The search is on for a new city manager in Greensboro after the Greensboro City Council fired City Manager Mitchell Johnson earlier in the week. Johnson will continue to work for the city until July 15, according to an agreement reached by the council.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/03/03/article/city_manager_will_face_debate_about_his_job_tonight
One fatality and three others hurt yesterday after a head-on collision in Mount Airy. Highway Patrol troopers saying that Laura Seal collided with a pickup truck yesterday afternoon on Quaker Road in the Flat Rock community of Mount Airy. Seal was pronounced dead at the scene, and her 3-year-old son, Levi, was airlifted to Baptist Medical Center. The firefighters were in route to block the road for a funeral procession. www.wxii12.com/news/18854879/detail.html
THE CALIFORNIA STATE SUPREME COURT WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS TODAY ON A VOTER-APPROVED BAN ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. State Supreme Court justices must decide if Proposition 8 is simply an amendment to the state constitution or if it is a revision of it. 'Proposition 8' won approval by California voters last November defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
Former first lady Barbara Bush is recovering after open heart surgery to replace her aortic valve yesterday. The 83 year old former first lady was up and talking last night just hours after undergoing the procedure at Methodist Hospital in Houston.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090305/D96NQGHG1.html
He’s back in: Anoop Desai has one more chance to make the finals of "American Idol." The UNC graduate will compete in a wild card round tonight when the last three of 12 finalists will be selected. http://www.americanidol.com/
UPDATE: Actor / comedian Robin Williams is being treated at a Miami hospital with heart related issues. According to The Miami Herald, doctors evaluating Williams (who is 57 years old) and recommended a week of rest.
Buy American…Mrs Hanes’ Moravian Cookies
www.hanescookies.com/hanes_cs/default.asp
A new ‘pirate’ exhibit opens this Friday at the N.C. Museum of History. "Knights of the Black Flag," traces the history of pirates from ancient Egypt and Greece to Blackbeard, who terrorized our state’s coast to today's pirates in Somalia. The exhibit will run through July.
http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/
http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/knights/index.html
VOTE now for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd. http://www.wbfj.fm/
Sports: ACC Basketball www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
Last Night: UNC over Virginia Tech…86 – 78 NC State @ Boston College…74 - 69
FYI: The Men’s ACC Tournament next week (March 12-15) at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga.
Women’s ACC Tournament starts today in Greensboro
Southern Conference Tournament (Chattanooga, Tennessee)...Women’s first round today and Men’s First round on Friday
ESPN reporting that the Dallas Cowboys will cut (TO)Terrell Owens
Students in Alamance-Burlington schools will have to go to school this Saturday to make up for Monday’s snow day. Their last day of classes is June 10.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Today: Sunny…High 55
The Weekend: Mostly sunny…Highs in the 70’s
FYI: ‘Spring Forward’ 1 hour late Saturday night for Daylight Saving Time
Forecast for (Maseru) Lesotho, South Africa: Sunny…High 77
3.04.2009
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
So, when's your make up day??? Alamance-Burlington schools students will have to go to school this Saturday to make up for Monday’s snow day. Their last day of classes is June 10.
Power Update: Duke Energy reporting just under 2,000 homes without power this morning in North Carolina. 1,200 outages in Gaston County (southwest of the Triad)
http://www.duke-energy.com/outages/stats/default.asp
As of noon Tuesday, Energy United crews had restored power to all but 40 members affected by Sunday night’s snow storm. www.energyunited.com
A bill that would ban public smoking in North Carolina passed a state legislative committee yesterday with bipartisan agreement that cigarette smoke harms health. The Bill now heads next to a House legal-issues committee. www.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/04/bill-banning-public-smoking-clears-panel/
The demand for crude oil has plummeted…now the world suddenly finds itself with lots of crude oil that has nowhere to go. Supertankers are now parked offshore, fully loaded, anchors down, their crews killing time. In the United States, vast storage farms for oil are almost out of room.
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/04/idle-crude-producers-stockpile-oil-rather-than-sel/business/
Thousands of people ‘standing up’ for traditional marriage in Raleigh yesterday. State Capitol Police estimated the crowd at over 3,000 people. The conservative Christian group Return America organized the rally. Some conservative lawmakers in Raleigh are pushing to allow citizens to vote on the definition of ‘marriage’ this November. http://www.wxii12.com/news/18845055/detail.html
The Coast Guard has suspended their search for 3 men still missing after their fishing boat overturned during rough seas on Saturday. Nick Schuyler, one of the 4 men lost off Florida's Gulf Coast, was rescued on Monday. NFL's Corey Smith and Marquis Cooper and a third man remain missing. www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/03/florida.missing.boaters/index.html
Officials and family members are still searching for an area composer who didn't return home on Sunday. www.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/03/family-officials-search-greensboro-missing-musicia/news-regional/
Do you know someone who has lost a job? What about those who didn't lose thier job? Survivor Stress: Laid-off employees aren't the only ones who suffer from staff reductions.
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/04/layoffs-have-emotional-and-practical-consequences-/living/
The Disney Channel announcing that production will begin later this year on "High School Musical 4." “HSM4” will introduce a new cast of characters and focus on a cross-town school rivalry. “HSM4” will open in 2010 on the Disney Channel. "High School Musical 3" brought in $40 million dollars during opening weekend. The original High School Musical" debuted in 2006.
http://www.hsmusicalweb.org/index2.php
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jyptncA8yIrfb1FSzmBKgQZYegEQD96MTS2G3
VOTE now for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd. Check out www.wbfj.fm for a voting link.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
Chick-Fil-A (in WS and High point) hosting a 3/K - 5/K run/walk/ride this Saturday, March 7 (10am) at Tanglewood Park. Lunch will be served after
Peter Zimmerman…Owner / operator Chick-fil-A (Hanes Mall)
Krista Valade (Va-laid)…Marketing Director Chick-fil-A (Hanes Mall)
WHY?
All of the proceeds will go directly to the Barber family. The event is called Miles for Matheson (Barber) benefiting a 6 month old infant who right before Christmas was diagnosed with Leukemia. Matt's father, Matt Barber is a teacher and coach at Wesleyan Academy in High Point. Sign up at any area Chick-Fil-A in Winston-Salem, Kernersville or High Point today or the day of the race.
Sports: ACC Basketball
Last Night: Wake Forest over Maryland…65 – 63…Duke over FSU…84 - 81
Tonight: UNC @ Virginia Tech…Boston College @ NC State… Miami @ Georgia Tech
FYI: The ACC Tournament is coming up next week (March 12-15) at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga. www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
FYI: Don’t forget to ‘Spring Forward’ 1 hour late Saturday night to start Daylight Saving Time
Power Update: Duke Energy reporting just under 2,000 homes without power this morning in North Carolina. 1,200 outages in Gaston County (southwest of the Triad)
http://www.duke-energy.com/outages/stats/default.asp
As of noon Tuesday, Energy United crews had restored power to all but 40 members affected by Sunday night’s snow storm. www.energyunited.com
A bill that would ban public smoking in North Carolina passed a state legislative committee yesterday with bipartisan agreement that cigarette smoke harms health. The Bill now heads next to a House legal-issues committee. www.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/04/bill-banning-public-smoking-clears-panel/
The demand for crude oil has plummeted…now the world suddenly finds itself with lots of crude oil that has nowhere to go. Supertankers are now parked offshore, fully loaded, anchors down, their crews killing time. In the United States, vast storage farms for oil are almost out of room.
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/04/idle-crude-producers-stockpile-oil-rather-than-sel/business/
Thousands of people ‘standing up’ for traditional marriage in Raleigh yesterday. State Capitol Police estimated the crowd at over 3,000 people. The conservative Christian group Return America organized the rally. Some conservative lawmakers in Raleigh are pushing to allow citizens to vote on the definition of ‘marriage’ this November. http://www.wxii12.com/news/18845055/detail.html
The Coast Guard has suspended their search for 3 men still missing after their fishing boat overturned during rough seas on Saturday. Nick Schuyler, one of the 4 men lost off Florida's Gulf Coast, was rescued on Monday. NFL's Corey Smith and Marquis Cooper and a third man remain missing. www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/03/florida.missing.boaters/index.html
Officials and family members are still searching for an area composer who didn't return home on Sunday. www.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/03/family-officials-search-greensboro-missing-musicia/news-regional/
Do you know someone who has lost a job? What about those who didn't lose thier job? Survivor Stress: Laid-off employees aren't the only ones who suffer from staff reductions.
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/04/layoffs-have-emotional-and-practical-consequences-/living/
The Disney Channel announcing that production will begin later this year on "High School Musical 4." “HSM4” will introduce a new cast of characters and focus on a cross-town school rivalry. “HSM4” will open in 2010 on the Disney Channel. "High School Musical 3" brought in $40 million dollars during opening weekend. The original High School Musical" debuted in 2006.
http://www.hsmusicalweb.org/index2.php
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jyptncA8yIrfb1FSzmBKgQZYegEQD96MTS2G3
VOTE now for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’. The 40th annual GMA Dove Awards happens April 23rd. Check out www.wbfj.fm for a voting link.
www.doveawards.com/doveawards/
Chick-Fil-A (in WS and High point) hosting a 3/K - 5/K run/walk/ride this Saturday, March 7 (10am) at Tanglewood Park. Lunch will be served after
Peter Zimmerman…Owner / operator Chick-fil-A (Hanes Mall)
Krista Valade (Va-laid)…Marketing Director Chick-fil-A (Hanes Mall)
WHY?
All of the proceeds will go directly to the Barber family. The event is called Miles for Matheson (Barber) benefiting a 6 month old infant who right before Christmas was diagnosed with Leukemia. Matt's father, Matt Barber is a teacher and coach at Wesleyan Academy in High Point. Sign up at any area Chick-Fil-A in Winston-Salem, Kernersville or High Point today or the day of the race.
Sports: ACC Basketball
Last Night: Wake Forest over Maryland…65 – 63…Duke over FSU…84 - 81
Tonight: UNC @ Virginia Tech…Boston College @ NC State… Miami @ Georgia Tech
FYI: The ACC Tournament is coming up next week (March 12-15) at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga. www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
FYI: Don’t forget to ‘Spring Forward’ 1 hour late Saturday night to start Daylight Saving Time
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