Breaking News: Mexico taking even more drastic action to stamp out a swine flu epidemic, ordering a halt to non-essential business and federal government activities, as the World Health Organization ratcheted up its pandemic alert, warning that "all of humanity" is threatened.
The Swine Flu has claimed only a confirmed eight lives in Mexico and one in the United States. Roughly 170 deaths are suspected of having been caused by the virus in Mexico. Switzerland and the Netherlands are the latest countries to report swine flu infections. European Union health ministers planned emergency talks in Luxembourg to coordinate national efforts in preventing the spread of swine flu in Europe.
Read More: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,518444,00.html
Swine Flu vs Seasonal Flu
About 36,000 people in the U.S. die annually from seasonal influenza, and more than 200,000 are hospitalized, according to the CDC. But in the U.S., where most swine flu cases are mild, "it's a situation where we should be cautious but not panicky," said Susan Rehm, medical director for the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/04/090429-swine-flu.html
Swine Flu: Facts and Myths
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/04/090427-swine-flu-facts.html
Major Traffic Update in Greensboro: 9 to 4pm today Five streets will be closed along Wendover Avenue today as city crews work to install water lines. The effected roads include: Hill, Idlewood, Cleburne, Grayland and Latham Road. All will be closed at eastbound Wendover Avenue from about 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Comments by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) while debating a measure related to federal hate-crimes legislation Wednesday referenced the October 1998 killing of a University of Wyoming student. The hate-crimes bill was named for Matthew Shepard him.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/29/article/foxx_says_shepard_murder_was_not_a_hate_crime
Elizabeth Edwards: My husband’s affair made me vomit
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/30/article/elizabeth_edwards_johns_affair_made_me_vomit
The Triad’s apartment vacancy rate was higher in March than it was a year ago, despite the high foreclosure rate in single-family homes. The poor economy and mounting job losses are to blame.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/29/article/apartment_vacancy_rate_continues_to_climb
A Cleaner World wants you to look great for your next job interview. A Cleaner World is offering FREE dry cleaning to anyone who is currently unemployed. The offer continues through August 31st. Locations: www.acleanerworld.com/
SPORTS: Minor League Baseball: The Winston-Salem Dash over the Frederick Keys…9 – 4 www.wsdash.com
4.30.2009
4.29.2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Partner with WBFJ during Sharathon 2009...NOW
Call (336) 777-1893 or make your Faith Promise online aat http://www.wbfj.fm/
WBFJ CiCi’s Pizza Pledge winners:
Miss Rachel Care (5th Graders) at Union Grove Christian School in northern Davidson County.
Breaking News: According to the CDC, a 23-month-old Texas child confirmed as first U.S. swine flu death. www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/29/swine.flu/index.html
THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES OF SWINE FLU IN THE UNITED STATES IS UP TO 64. Nations around the world are taking measures to stop or slow the spread of the infection. In Mexico, the death toll has climbed to 159, with nearly 13,000 people hospitalized with swine flu-like symptoms. Besides the U.S. and Mexico, cases of the virus have also been confirmed in Israel, Spain, Costa Rica, Canada, Germany, and New Zealand.No Swine Flu cases have been reported in North Carolina.
An outbreak of swine flu that is suspected in more than 150 deaths in Mexico and has sickened dozens of people in the United States and elsewhere has grabbed the attention of a nervous public and of medical officials worried the strain will continue to mutate and spread. Experts are nervous that, as a new strain, the swine flu will be harder to stop because there aren't any vaccines to fight it. http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/28/regular.flu/index.html
To put things in perspective…since January, more than 13,000 people have died of complications from seasonal flu, according to the CDC in Atlanta weekly report on the causes of death in the nation. No fewer than 800 flu-related deaths were reported in any week between January 1 and April 18, the most recent week for which figures were available.
The National Religious Broadcasters are calling on Congress to reject a proposed federal 'Hate Crimes Bill'. The NRB says in its current form the bill threatens Christian communicators, broadcasters, Bible teachers, and everyday citizens. The legislation is known as the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 and is scheduled to be voted on in the House today.The NRB says the bill would add sexual orientation and so-called "gender identity" as new justification for federal prosecution.
LONGTIME REPUBLICAN SENATOR ARLEN SPECTER HAS SWITCHED HIS PARTY AFFILIATION AND IS NOW A DEMOCRAT. Specter's move puts Democrats just one seat away from holding a filibuster-proof majority of 60 members in the Senate. Specter was one of the most liberal Republicans in the U.S. Senate. The chairman of the Republican National Committee says Specter did not leave the GOP based on principles. Instead, says Michael Steele, Specter left the party because he knew he was going to lose a Republican primary due to his, quote, "left wing voting record."
THE U.S. SENATE HAS CONFIRMED KATHLEEN SEBELIUS AS THE NATION'S NEXT SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. Sebelius leaves her role as Governor of Kansas to head HHS. They pointed to her liberal abortion-rights political record and her financial and political ties to late term abortion doctor George Tiller.
THE U.S. SUPREME COURT HAS RULED THAT THE FCC CAN FINE TELEVISION BROADCASTERS FOR THE AIRING OF SO-CALLED "FLEETING EXPLETIVES". At issue was a policy change the Federal Communications Commission made in 2004. The TV networks challenging the revised policy argued that the FCC created it without sufficient explanation. Previous FCC policy did not penalize broadcasters for the occasional airing of a foul word during a live program. The justices voted five to four in favor of allowing the FCC to impose the stricter standards.
AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING A DEADLY BUS CRASH IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. The charter bus was carrying Canadian and French tourists when it flipped and rolled Tuesday on an overpass of Highway 101, near Soledad, California. The Los Angeles Times reports that four people lost their lives and three dozen others were injured.
A Cleaner World wants you to look great for your next job interview. A Cleaner World is offering FREE dry cleaning to anyone who is currently unemployed. The offer continues through August 31st. Locations: www.acleanerworld.com/
SPORTS: NHL Post-series play: ‘Canes winning Game 7.
The Winston-Salem Dash fall to the Frederick Keys…6 - 4. Noon game Wednesday at Wake Forest Baseball Park. http://www.wsdash.com/
Call (336) 777-1893 or make your Faith Promise online aat http://www.wbfj.fm/
WBFJ CiCi’s Pizza Pledge winners:
Miss Rachel Care (5th Graders) at Union Grove Christian School in northern Davidson County.
Breaking News: According to the CDC, a 23-month-old Texas child confirmed as first U.S. swine flu death. www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/29/swine.flu/index.html
THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES OF SWINE FLU IN THE UNITED STATES IS UP TO 64. Nations around the world are taking measures to stop or slow the spread of the infection. In Mexico, the death toll has climbed to 159, with nearly 13,000 people hospitalized with swine flu-like symptoms. Besides the U.S. and Mexico, cases of the virus have also been confirmed in Israel, Spain, Costa Rica, Canada, Germany, and New Zealand.No Swine Flu cases have been reported in North Carolina.
An outbreak of swine flu that is suspected in more than 150 deaths in Mexico and has sickened dozens of people in the United States and elsewhere has grabbed the attention of a nervous public and of medical officials worried the strain will continue to mutate and spread. Experts are nervous that, as a new strain, the swine flu will be harder to stop because there aren't any vaccines to fight it. http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/28/regular.flu/index.html
To put things in perspective…since January, more than 13,000 people have died of complications from seasonal flu, according to the CDC in Atlanta weekly report on the causes of death in the nation. No fewer than 800 flu-related deaths were reported in any week between January 1 and April 18, the most recent week for which figures were available.
The National Religious Broadcasters are calling on Congress to reject a proposed federal 'Hate Crimes Bill'. The NRB says in its current form the bill threatens Christian communicators, broadcasters, Bible teachers, and everyday citizens. The legislation is known as the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 and is scheduled to be voted on in the House today.The NRB says the bill would add sexual orientation and so-called "gender identity" as new justification for federal prosecution.
LONGTIME REPUBLICAN SENATOR ARLEN SPECTER HAS SWITCHED HIS PARTY AFFILIATION AND IS NOW A DEMOCRAT. Specter's move puts Democrats just one seat away from holding a filibuster-proof majority of 60 members in the Senate. Specter was one of the most liberal Republicans in the U.S. Senate. The chairman of the Republican National Committee says Specter did not leave the GOP based on principles. Instead, says Michael Steele, Specter left the party because he knew he was going to lose a Republican primary due to his, quote, "left wing voting record."
THE U.S. SENATE HAS CONFIRMED KATHLEEN SEBELIUS AS THE NATION'S NEXT SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. Sebelius leaves her role as Governor of Kansas to head HHS. They pointed to her liberal abortion-rights political record and her financial and political ties to late term abortion doctor George Tiller.
THE U.S. SUPREME COURT HAS RULED THAT THE FCC CAN FINE TELEVISION BROADCASTERS FOR THE AIRING OF SO-CALLED "FLEETING EXPLETIVES". At issue was a policy change the Federal Communications Commission made in 2004. The TV networks challenging the revised policy argued that the FCC created it without sufficient explanation. Previous FCC policy did not penalize broadcasters for the occasional airing of a foul word during a live program. The justices voted five to four in favor of allowing the FCC to impose the stricter standards.
AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING A DEADLY BUS CRASH IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. The charter bus was carrying Canadian and French tourists when it flipped and rolled Tuesday on an overpass of Highway 101, near Soledad, California. The Los Angeles Times reports that four people lost their lives and three dozen others were injured.
A Cleaner World wants you to look great for your next job interview. A Cleaner World is offering FREE dry cleaning to anyone who is currently unemployed. The offer continues through August 31st. Locations: www.acleanerworld.com/
SPORTS: NHL Post-series play: ‘Canes winning Game 7.
The Winston-Salem Dash fall to the Frederick Keys…6 - 4. Noon game Wednesday at Wake Forest Baseball Park. http://www.wsdash.com/
4.28.2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Prayer and Praise Day at WBFJ
Celebrate with Phillips, Craig and Dean at Winston-Salem First TONIGHT.
Details www.wbfj.fm
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Today: Sunny skies…High 85
Record High: 88 degrees set back in 1957
Countries around the world are stepping up swine flu precautions. The World Health Organization raised its global alert level on Monday stating that the ‘Swine Flu’ virus is spreading BUT stopping short of declaring a global emergency.
-The death toll from swine flu has risen to 152 in Mexico.
-Health officials are looking at pigs in Mexico as a potential source of the outbreak.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,518196,00.html
- Federal health officials have confirmed 50 cases of Swine Flu in the US in 5 states…no reported cases of Swine Flu in North Carolina.
-State health officials are urging people who are ‘sick’ to stay home from school or work.
-Practicing good hygiene, including frequent hand-washing, is very important.
-People are encouraged to postpone travel to Mexico.
www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-nc-swine-090427,0,2642973.story
New this morning: ‘Binge drinking’ likely the cause of death for a female college at ASU. Boone police identified the student as Raisa Sheikh, an Appalachian State University student from Charlotte. Sheikh was a freshman majoring in art. Officers were sent to an apartment complex near ASU after a call that a person was unresponsive after drinking alcohol. Sheikh was taken to Watauga Medical Center, where she died.
http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/28/student-dead-at-asu/news-regional/
General Motors making some big changes in hopes to avoid bankruptcy. The radical restructuring plan eliminates four brands: Pontiac, Hummer, Saturn and Saab.
More job cuts at HanesBrands. 440 jobs will be eliminated in Forsyth County. Also…PPG cutting jobs in Lexington
A Cleaner World wants you to look great for your next job interview. A Cleaner World is offering FREE dry cleaning to anyone who is currently unemployed. The offer continues through August 31st. Locations: www.acleanerworld.com/
The State House passing changes to spanking in public schools. School districts where corporal punishment is allowed would have to give parents the option of exempting their children from ‘spanking’. In the proposed Bill, school officials would be required to make a "reasonable attempt" to contact a parent before such punishment is administered. The measure now goes to the Senate. Fifty-five of the 115 districts allow corporal punishment.
http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/5035044/
Big airplane with a fighter jet flying low over New York City? Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he is furious that the federal government flew a presidential Boeing 747 and a fighter jet near Ground Zero yesterday in New York City. The FAA and the Air Force saying that the flight was a government photo-op and training mission involving a presidential plane.Bloomberg says the fly-over so near the World Trade Center site showed "poor judgment”. The NYPD was notified last week, but did not tell the Mayor.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-low-flying-plane,0,3643628.story
Two 11-year-old North Carolina students have won $10,000 in a weekend Scrabble championship in Rhode Island. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Tuesday that fifth-graders Andy Hoang and Erik Salgado beat the New Jersey team to win the 2009 National School Scrabble Championship. The boys play in the Scrabble club at Salem Elementary School in Apex, just south of Raleigh. http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/28/apex-11-year-olds-win-cash-scrabble-championship/
SPORTS:
NHL Post-series play: (Game 7) Canes and Devils TONIGHT in New Jersey.
The Winston-Salem Dash over the Frederick Keys…9 - 2. The Dash at ‘home’ through Wednesday at Wake Forest Baseball Park. http://www.wsdash.com/
The Charlotte Bobcats will play the New Orleans Hornets in an NBA pre-season game on October 8th at the Greensboro Coliseum. Ticket info: http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/27/article/bobcats_to_play_preseason_game_in_greensboro
FYI: Heavier traffic downtown HP (watch out for pedestrians). Spring Home Furnishings Market continues through Thursday in High Point (April 25-30) http://www.highpointmarket.org/
Celebrate with Phillips, Craig and Dean at Winston-Salem First TONIGHT.
Details www.wbfj.fm
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Today: Sunny skies…High 85
Record High: 88 degrees set back in 1957
Countries around the world are stepping up swine flu precautions. The World Health Organization raised its global alert level on Monday stating that the ‘Swine Flu’ virus is spreading BUT stopping short of declaring a global emergency.
-The death toll from swine flu has risen to 152 in Mexico.
-Health officials are looking at pigs in Mexico as a potential source of the outbreak.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,518196,00.html
- Federal health officials have confirmed 50 cases of Swine Flu in the US in 5 states…no reported cases of Swine Flu in North Carolina.
-State health officials are urging people who are ‘sick’ to stay home from school or work.
-Practicing good hygiene, including frequent hand-washing, is very important.
-People are encouraged to postpone travel to Mexico.
www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-nc-swine-090427,0,2642973.story
New this morning: ‘Binge drinking’ likely the cause of death for a female college at ASU. Boone police identified the student as Raisa Sheikh, an Appalachian State University student from Charlotte. Sheikh was a freshman majoring in art. Officers were sent to an apartment complex near ASU after a call that a person was unresponsive after drinking alcohol. Sheikh was taken to Watauga Medical Center, where she died.
http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/28/student-dead-at-asu/news-regional/
General Motors making some big changes in hopes to avoid bankruptcy. The radical restructuring plan eliminates four brands: Pontiac, Hummer, Saturn and Saab.
More job cuts at HanesBrands. 440 jobs will be eliminated in Forsyth County. Also…PPG cutting jobs in Lexington
A Cleaner World wants you to look great for your next job interview. A Cleaner World is offering FREE dry cleaning to anyone who is currently unemployed. The offer continues through August 31st. Locations: www.acleanerworld.com/
The State House passing changes to spanking in public schools. School districts where corporal punishment is allowed would have to give parents the option of exempting their children from ‘spanking’. In the proposed Bill, school officials would be required to make a "reasonable attempt" to contact a parent before such punishment is administered. The measure now goes to the Senate. Fifty-five of the 115 districts allow corporal punishment.
http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/5035044/
Big airplane with a fighter jet flying low over New York City? Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he is furious that the federal government flew a presidential Boeing 747 and a fighter jet near Ground Zero yesterday in New York City. The FAA and the Air Force saying that the flight was a government photo-op and training mission involving a presidential plane.Bloomberg says the fly-over so near the World Trade Center site showed "poor judgment”. The NYPD was notified last week, but did not tell the Mayor.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-low-flying-plane,0,3643628.story
Two 11-year-old North Carolina students have won $10,000 in a weekend Scrabble championship in Rhode Island. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Tuesday that fifth-graders Andy Hoang and Erik Salgado beat the New Jersey team to win the 2009 National School Scrabble Championship. The boys play in the Scrabble club at Salem Elementary School in Apex, just south of Raleigh. http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/28/apex-11-year-olds-win-cash-scrabble-championship/
SPORTS:
NHL Post-series play: (Game 7) Canes and Devils TONIGHT in New Jersey.
The Winston-Salem Dash over the Frederick Keys…9 - 2. The Dash at ‘home’ through Wednesday at Wake Forest Baseball Park. http://www.wsdash.com/
The Charlotte Bobcats will play the New Orleans Hornets in an NBA pre-season game on October 8th at the Greensboro Coliseum. Ticket info: http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/27/article/bobcats_to_play_preseason_game_in_greensboro
FYI: Heavier traffic downtown HP (watch out for pedestrians). Spring Home Furnishings Market continues through Thursday in High Point (April 25-30) http://www.highpointmarket.org/
4.27.2009
WBFJ is having some technical problems.
If you can't pick up WBFJ's signal...you're not alone! No, it's probably NOT your radio.
Here is the deal: Thursday evening we had an important part at the transmission tower go bad. The station cannot go back to full strength until we receive the 'part' we need.
Good News: Our engineers will begin working on the problem at the transmitter site around 10am Monday morning. WBFJ may be off the air until the repair can be made. We hope and pray to be at full power by the end of the day today.
Listen online at http://www.wbfj.fm/
Please be in prayer for WBFJ this week...
Tuesday: Prayer and Praise Day. Plus the concert with Phillips, Craig and Dean.
Wednesday - Friday: Sharathon 2009
Thank you all for your patience.
Here is the deal: Thursday evening we had an important part at the transmission tower go bad. The station cannot go back to full strength until we receive the 'part' we need.
Good News: Our engineers will begin working on the problem at the transmitter site around 10am Monday morning. WBFJ may be off the air until the repair can be made. We hope and pray to be at full power by the end of the day today.
Listen online at http://www.wbfj.fm/
Please be in prayer for WBFJ this week...
Tuesday: Prayer and Praise Day. Plus the concert with Phillips, Craig and Dean.
Wednesday - Friday: Sharathon 2009
Thank you all for your patience.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Today: Sunny and warm…High 88
Today’s Record High was 90 degrees set back in 1990
Spring Home Furnishings Market continues through Thursday in High Point
(April 25-30) http://www.highpointmarket.org/
Breaking News: Officials at Duke University have scheduled a meeting to discuss the nation's current ‘swine flu’ emergency and how to respond.
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/27/duke-officials-meet-discuss-swine-flu/news/
A ‘public health emergency’ has been declared by both the Obama administration and the World Health Organization because of the recent outbreak of Swine Flu. Three countries (Mexico, Canada and the US) have confirmed cases of Swine Flu.
More details…
-20 ‘mild’ cases of Swine Flu have been reported in five states in the US.
In Mexico, at least 103 fatalities have been reported…more than 1,600 people have been infected.
-Multiple airlines, including American, United, Continental and US Airways are waiving their usual penalties for changing reservations for anyone traveling to Mexico. So far, the airlines have not canceled flights.
-The U.S. hasn't advised against travel to Mexico but does urge precautions such as frequent hand-washing while there, and began questioning arriving travelers about flu symptoms.
President Barack Obama is set to address the health crisis later today.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517998,00.html
Firefighters continue to contain a wildfire in North Myrtle Beach. Good News: the wildfires were 85% contained by Sunday afternoon. Bad News: Shifting winds later today could cause the fire to possibly spread to different neighborhoods. (Forecast: Sunny and breezy)
Seven Horry County schools are on a 2-hour delay this morning. The fire - which started Wednesday, has destroyed 70 houses and close to 20,000 acres have been burned. www.thesunnews.com/
Map of the wildfire: http://www.thesunnews.com/142/story/872218.html
The Triad's unemployment rate declined slightly in March to 10.2%. According to the N.C. Employment Security Commission, this is the first decline in six months.
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/24/241639/triad-jobless-figures-be-released-today/
Roxana Saberi, an American journalist jailed by Iran on charges of spying for the US "is very weak and in bad condition" almost a week after she went on hunger strike. Saberi’s mother and father visited her in jail over the weekend. www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,518040,00.html
A Cleaner World is offering FREE dry cleaning to anyone who is currently unemployed. The offer continues through August 31st. www.acleanerworld.com/
SPORTS: A wild ride for Carl Edwards, going airborne on the last lap of the NASCAR race in Talledaga. Seven fans in the stands were injured. Brad Keselowski won the race.
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/27/270111/wild-finish-1st-victory/sports/
On Sunday: The Winston-Salem Dash over the Wilmington Blue Rocks…8 – 4. The Dash at ‘home’ vs the Frederick Keys through Wednesday at Wake Forest Baseball Park. http://www.wsdash.com/
Carolina Hurricanes forcing a ‘game seven’ with New Jersey. Canes over the Devils…4-0 last night. (Series tied at 3 games apiece). Game 7 is Tuesday night in New Jersey.
Today’s Record High was 90 degrees set back in 1990
Spring Home Furnishings Market continues through Thursday in High Point
(April 25-30) http://www.highpointmarket.org/
Breaking News: Officials at Duke University have scheduled a meeting to discuss the nation's current ‘swine flu’ emergency and how to respond.
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/27/duke-officials-meet-discuss-swine-flu/news/
A ‘public health emergency’ has been declared by both the Obama administration and the World Health Organization because of the recent outbreak of Swine Flu. Three countries (Mexico, Canada and the US) have confirmed cases of Swine Flu.
More details…
-20 ‘mild’ cases of Swine Flu have been reported in five states in the US.
In Mexico, at least 103 fatalities have been reported…more than 1,600 people have been infected.
-Multiple airlines, including American, United, Continental and US Airways are waiving their usual penalties for changing reservations for anyone traveling to Mexico. So far, the airlines have not canceled flights.
-The U.S. hasn't advised against travel to Mexico but does urge precautions such as frequent hand-washing while there, and began questioning arriving travelers about flu symptoms.
President Barack Obama is set to address the health crisis later today.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517998,00.html
Firefighters continue to contain a wildfire in North Myrtle Beach. Good News: the wildfires were 85% contained by Sunday afternoon. Bad News: Shifting winds later today could cause the fire to possibly spread to different neighborhoods. (Forecast: Sunny and breezy)
Seven Horry County schools are on a 2-hour delay this morning. The fire - which started Wednesday, has destroyed 70 houses and close to 20,000 acres have been burned. www.thesunnews.com/
Map of the wildfire: http://www.thesunnews.com/142/story/872218.html
The Triad's unemployment rate declined slightly in March to 10.2%. According to the N.C. Employment Security Commission, this is the first decline in six months.
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/24/241639/triad-jobless-figures-be-released-today/
Roxana Saberi, an American journalist jailed by Iran on charges of spying for the US "is very weak and in bad condition" almost a week after she went on hunger strike. Saberi’s mother and father visited her in jail over the weekend. www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,518040,00.html
A Cleaner World is offering FREE dry cleaning to anyone who is currently unemployed. The offer continues through August 31st. www.acleanerworld.com/
SPORTS: A wild ride for Carl Edwards, going airborne on the last lap of the NASCAR race in Talledaga. Seven fans in the stands were injured. Brad Keselowski won the race.
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/27/270111/wild-finish-1st-victory/sports/
On Sunday: The Winston-Salem Dash over the Wilmington Blue Rocks…8 – 4. The Dash at ‘home’ vs the Frederick Keys through Wednesday at Wake Forest Baseball Park. http://www.wsdash.com/
Carolina Hurricanes forcing a ‘game seven’ with New Jersey. Canes over the Devils…4-0 last night. (Series tied at 3 games apiece). Game 7 is Tuesday night in New Jersey.
4.24.2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Spring Home Furnishings Market begins Saturday in High Point (April 25-30)
http://www.highpointmarket.org/
The Junior League’s Annual Rummage Sale going on today through Saturday at the Coliseum annex and education building in Winston-Salem.
The rummage sale will run from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. today and from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $5 today, $3 through 12:30 p.m. Saturday and $1 for the "bag sale" starting at 1 p.m., when items that fit in a bag provided by the league sell for $5 a bag. Children under 12 get in free.
More details: http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/24/55th-year-hard-times-may-help-thrift-sale/news-regional/
Updated: Firefighters continue to battle wildfires in North Myrtle Beach in eastern Horry County. More than 23 square miles have been burned so far. An estimated 70 homes have been destroyed, and another 100 homes have been damaged. The fires could burn for days, officials said, but conditions for fighting them are expected to improve. Heavy smoke is making driving difficult in areas around Highway 90 near Highway 31…visibility down to a quarter of a mile or less in spots. The National Weather Service has issued a Dense Smoke Advisory for North Myrtle Beach til noon. www.thesunnews.com/
North Myrtle Beach wildfire (Google map)
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=111704736590824124133.00046838ef96b2dfabc9f&ll=33.80882,-78.818665&spn=0.199686,0.411987&z=11&source=embed
THE GOSPEL MUSIC ASSOCIATION HANDED OUT ITS DOVE AWARDS LAST NIGHT. Among the big winners:
Steven Curtis Chapman…Artist of The Year and Songwriter of The Year
Brandon Heath…Male Vocalist of The Year
Brandon Heath…’Song of The Year’ for "Give Me Your Eyes"
Female Vocalist of The Year…Natalie Grant
New Artist of The Year…Tenth Avenue North
Group of The Year…Casting Crowns.Third Day "Revelation" winning for ‘Pop / Contemporary Album of The Year’
Worship Song Of The Year…”Mighty To Save".
A complete list of Dove winners: www.gospelmusic.org
Chrysler could file Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as early as next week.
The Treasury Department has an agreement in principle with the United Automobile Workers union, whose members’ pensions and retiree health care benefits would be protected as a condition of the bankruptcy. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30366383/
Tonight Show host Jay Leno was checked into an LA hospital on Thursday. Leno’s representative would not disclose the nature of Jay’s illness. Jay Leno will be 59 years old on Tuesday.
A Cleaner World is offering FREE dry cleaning to anyone who is currently unemployed. The offer continues through August 31st.
www.acleanerworld.com/
This Saturday (April 25th) in Charlotte…THE RESCUE:
One day - 100-Cities, nine country rally to inspire attention to the plight of children abducted and forced to fight as soldiers in Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Central East Africa. Log in to learn more: http://therescue.invisiblechildren.com/en/
SPORTS: Davidson guard Stephen Curry as well as Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington from Carolina will enter the NBA draft in June.
The Winston-Salem Dash falling to the Blue Rocks last night...4-3. Home games for The Dash in Winston-Salem through the 29th at Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball field (formerly Ernie Shore Field) against the Wilmington Blue Rocks. www.wsdash.com
BTW: Thanks to Kevin Terry (President of the WS DASH) for stopping by this morning around 8:05am…
http://www.highpointmarket.org/
The Junior League’s Annual Rummage Sale going on today through Saturday at the Coliseum annex and education building in Winston-Salem.
The rummage sale will run from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. today and from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $5 today, $3 through 12:30 p.m. Saturday and $1 for the "bag sale" starting at 1 p.m., when items that fit in a bag provided by the league sell for $5 a bag. Children under 12 get in free.
More details: http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/24/55th-year-hard-times-may-help-thrift-sale/news-regional/
Updated: Firefighters continue to battle wildfires in North Myrtle Beach in eastern Horry County. More than 23 square miles have been burned so far. An estimated 70 homes have been destroyed, and another 100 homes have been damaged. The fires could burn for days, officials said, but conditions for fighting them are expected to improve. Heavy smoke is making driving difficult in areas around Highway 90 near Highway 31…visibility down to a quarter of a mile or less in spots. The National Weather Service has issued a Dense Smoke Advisory for North Myrtle Beach til noon. www.thesunnews.com/
North Myrtle Beach wildfire (Google map)
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=111704736590824124133.00046838ef96b2dfabc9f&ll=33.80882,-78.818665&spn=0.199686,0.411987&z=11&source=embed
THE GOSPEL MUSIC ASSOCIATION HANDED OUT ITS DOVE AWARDS LAST NIGHT. Among the big winners:
Steven Curtis Chapman…Artist of The Year and Songwriter of The Year
Brandon Heath…Male Vocalist of The Year
Brandon Heath…’Song of The Year’ for "Give Me Your Eyes"
Female Vocalist of The Year…Natalie Grant
New Artist of The Year…Tenth Avenue North
Group of The Year…Casting Crowns.Third Day "Revelation" winning for ‘Pop / Contemporary Album of The Year’
Worship Song Of The Year…”Mighty To Save".
A complete list of Dove winners: www.gospelmusic.org
Chrysler could file Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as early as next week.
The Treasury Department has an agreement in principle with the United Automobile Workers union, whose members’ pensions and retiree health care benefits would be protected as a condition of the bankruptcy. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30366383/
Tonight Show host Jay Leno was checked into an LA hospital on Thursday. Leno’s representative would not disclose the nature of Jay’s illness. Jay Leno will be 59 years old on Tuesday.
A Cleaner World is offering FREE dry cleaning to anyone who is currently unemployed. The offer continues through August 31st.
www.acleanerworld.com/
This Saturday (April 25th) in Charlotte…THE RESCUE:
One day - 100-Cities, nine country rally to inspire attention to the plight of children abducted and forced to fight as soldiers in Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Central East Africa. Log in to learn more: http://therescue.invisiblechildren.com/en/
SPORTS: Davidson guard Stephen Curry as well as Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington from Carolina will enter the NBA draft in June.
The Winston-Salem Dash falling to the Blue Rocks last night...4-3. Home games for The Dash in Winston-Salem through the 29th at Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball field (formerly Ernie Shore Field) against the Wilmington Blue Rocks. www.wsdash.com
BTW: Thanks to Kevin Terry (President of the WS DASH) for stopping by this morning around 8:05am…
4.23.2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Welcome to our visitors in town for the Spring Home Furnishings Market in High Point. The market officially starts this Saturday. (April 25-30)
http://www.highpointmarket.org/
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast Today: Sunny and breezy…High 74
Increased Fire Danger Today for Central North Carolina due to the combination of low humidity and gusty winds.
Updated: (8am) Thick, gray smoke and ash filling the North Myrtle Beach sky this morning. At least 40 homes in (Or-ee) Horry County (in the North Myrtle Beach area) were destroyed by wildfires overnight. Schools are open but roughly 2,500 residents have been evacuated. An estimated 7 to 8,000 acres have been burned. The fires started about noon yesterday and are still out-of-control. http://www.thesunnews.com/
Also…Officials in North Myrtle Beach began evacuating the Barefoot Landing resort early this morning. Emergency shelters have been set up at City Hall and the House of Blues at Barefoot Landing. One ‘well-known’ golf course (the Grande Dunes Resort) has been damaged.
http://www.digtriad.com/news/most_popular/article.aspx?storyid=122952&provider=top
A 16-year-old Page High School student has been charged with carrying a gun onto school property. A School Resource Officer located the student in question but the student ran away from the officer. Both Page High School and nearby St Pius X Catholic School were put on lock-down for a short time. The suspect was caught and arrested a short time later.
http://www.digtriad.com/news/local_state/article.aspx?storyid=122925
An Illinois food company Nonni's Food Company, makers of ‘Biscotti’, is converting the old UNIFI plant facility in Yadkinville into its newest commercial bakery…creating 172 jobs. Production starts in August. Nonni’s will hold a Job Fair on May 8 at the Surry Community College (Yadkin Campus). http://www.digtriad.com/money/your_money/article.aspx?storyid=122908&catid=248
Season Job Fair at Ghost Town in the Sky happening this Saturday from 10 to 3pm. Up to 200 positions need to be filled. Ghost Town is located in Maggie Valley. http://www.digtriad.com/money/your_money/article.aspx?storyid=122860&catid=248
An extended ‘vacation’ for GM workers? General Motors planning on closing most of its factories for nine weeks over the summer because of low demand and a growing inventory of unsold vehicles.
The so-called ‘Morning After’ pill will now be available without a prescription to consumers as young as 17 years old. The FDA will comply with a March 23rd ruling by a federal court mandating the new availability. Previously one had to be at least 18 years of age to buy the Morning After Pill without a prescription.
Ladies listen up: New study from Marshall University School of Medicine showing that adding two ounces of walnuts to your diet could help reduce the risk of breast cancer. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8009647.stm
Where supplements to blame? Championship polo matches are scheduled to resume in Florida four days after 21 prized horses from a Venezuelan-owned team mysteriously died. The International Polo Club Palm Beach plans a memorial ceremony for the dead horses after today’s last match at the U.S. Open Polo Championship. Authorities hope lab tests will reveal new details. http://www.onenewsnow.com/AP/Search/US/Default.aspx?id=501208
SPORTS: Will he STAY or will he GO? After weeks of speculation, Davidson guard Stephen Curry will announce his decision later this morning whether to stay at Davidson or enter the NBA draft.
NHL opening-round series: Game 5 (tonight) between Carolina at New Jersey (the series tied 2-2…Best of 7) http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/22/article/hurricanes_blow_lead_escape_with_victory
NHL playoff matchups: www.NHL.com
New Team name - familiar ballpark? Home opener for the Winston-Salem Dash tonight at Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball field (formerly Ernie Shore Field) against the Wilmington Blue Rocks. www.wsdash.com
http://www.highpointmarket.org/
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast Today: Sunny and breezy…High 74
Increased Fire Danger Today for Central North Carolina due to the combination of low humidity and gusty winds.
Updated: (8am) Thick, gray smoke and ash filling the North Myrtle Beach sky this morning. At least 40 homes in (Or-ee) Horry County (in the North Myrtle Beach area) were destroyed by wildfires overnight. Schools are open but roughly 2,500 residents have been evacuated. An estimated 7 to 8,000 acres have been burned. The fires started about noon yesterday and are still out-of-control. http://www.thesunnews.com/
Also…Officials in North Myrtle Beach began evacuating the Barefoot Landing resort early this morning. Emergency shelters have been set up at City Hall and the House of Blues at Barefoot Landing. One ‘well-known’ golf course (the Grande Dunes Resort) has been damaged.
http://www.digtriad.com/news/most_popular/article.aspx?storyid=122952&provider=top
A 16-year-old Page High School student has been charged with carrying a gun onto school property. A School Resource Officer located the student in question but the student ran away from the officer. Both Page High School and nearby St Pius X Catholic School were put on lock-down for a short time. The suspect was caught and arrested a short time later.
http://www.digtriad.com/news/local_state/article.aspx?storyid=122925
An Illinois food company Nonni's Food Company, makers of ‘Biscotti’, is converting the old UNIFI plant facility in Yadkinville into its newest commercial bakery…creating 172 jobs. Production starts in August. Nonni’s will hold a Job Fair on May 8 at the Surry Community College (Yadkin Campus). http://www.digtriad.com/money/your_money/article.aspx?storyid=122908&catid=248
Season Job Fair at Ghost Town in the Sky happening this Saturday from 10 to 3pm. Up to 200 positions need to be filled. Ghost Town is located in Maggie Valley. http://www.digtriad.com/money/your_money/article.aspx?storyid=122860&catid=248
An extended ‘vacation’ for GM workers? General Motors planning on closing most of its factories for nine weeks over the summer because of low demand and a growing inventory of unsold vehicles.
The so-called ‘Morning After’ pill will now be available without a prescription to consumers as young as 17 years old. The FDA will comply with a March 23rd ruling by a federal court mandating the new availability. Previously one had to be at least 18 years of age to buy the Morning After Pill without a prescription.
Ladies listen up: New study from Marshall University School of Medicine showing that adding two ounces of walnuts to your diet could help reduce the risk of breast cancer. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8009647.stm
Where supplements to blame? Championship polo matches are scheduled to resume in Florida four days after 21 prized horses from a Venezuelan-owned team mysteriously died. The International Polo Club Palm Beach plans a memorial ceremony for the dead horses after today’s last match at the U.S. Open Polo Championship. Authorities hope lab tests will reveal new details. http://www.onenewsnow.com/AP/Search/US/Default.aspx?id=501208
SPORTS: Will he STAY or will he GO? After weeks of speculation, Davidson guard Stephen Curry will announce his decision later this morning whether to stay at Davidson or enter the NBA draft.
NHL opening-round series: Game 5 (tonight) between Carolina at New Jersey (the series tied 2-2…Best of 7) http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/22/article/hurricanes_blow_lead_escape_with_victory
NHL playoff matchups: www.NHL.com
New Team name - familiar ballpark? Home opener for the Winston-Salem Dash tonight at Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball field (formerly Ernie Shore Field) against the Wilmington Blue Rocks. www.wsdash.com
4.22.2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Today is...
Administrative Professionals Day and Earth Day! Unrelated? Maybe, but here are some Earth Day events: http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/21/article/earth_day_events
http://www.digtriad.com/news/features/article.aspx?storyid=122684&catid=216
Fun Fact: Congress authorized the use of the phrase "In God We Trust" on US coins back in 1864.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: (Today) Mix of sun and clouds. Gusty winds…High 64
Come eat a bowl of soup and help fight hunger right here in the Piedmont Triad at the 8th Annual “Empty Bowls” fundraiser for Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC happening TODAY from 11 – 2pm at the Millennium Center in downtown Winston-Salem.
Join the WBFJ Morning Show team (Darren, Tami and Verne) for lunch.
Cost...$30 with all proceeds going to help fight hunger. Take home a hand painted 'bowl' as a reminder that there are those going hungry right here in our community...
Details: http://www.hungernwnc.org/events-campaigns/empty-bowls.html
New this morning: David Kellermann, the Acting Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Freddie Mac, was found dead this morning in an apparent suicide. Kellermann was 41 years old. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517399,00.html
The funeral for Officer Robert Staley who died in a motorcycle accident Saturday afternoon on Highway 601 near the Davie-Rowan county line will be this morning at 11am at Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. A memorial fund has been set up for the Staley family. Donations can be made at any Wachovia bank branch location.
Robert M. "Bobby" Staley (obituary)
http://obituaries.journalnow.com/WinstonSalem/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=126424994
In Raleigh, the House Education Committee approved legislation permitting school districts to start classes as early as the second Monday in August, arguing that letting local boards of education decide…is in the best interests of students. The bill would take effect this fall, although it likely wouldn't be implemented until the 2010-11 school year. http://www.digtriad.com/news/features/article.aspx?storyid=122892&catid=216
To the disappointment of the pro-life community, the nomination of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebellius to be the next Health and Human Services Secretary now goes to the full Senate. Pro-life leaders have raised concerns about Sebellius' financial and political ties to late-term abortion doctor George Tiller.
A federal court has ruled that the sole Somali 'teenage' pirate will stand trial as an adult. The young man was the only one of four pirates to have survived the U.S. Navy's rescue of American sea captain Richard Phillips who was held hostage by pirates off the coast of Somali.
President Obama appears to be leaving the door ‘open’ to the possibility of prosecuting Bush Administration officials who authorized harsh interrogation techniques for terror suspect. Last week, the White House released four Bush-era memos on controversial interrogation techniques.
THE ORPHAN MINISTRY BEGUN BY STEPHEN CURTIS CHAPMAN AND HIS WIFE MARY BETH HAS CHANGED IT’S NAME.
Shaohannah's Hope, the orphan ministry started by Stephen Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth, have been given a new name. Shaohannah's Hope is now officially known as Show Hope.
http://www.showhope.org/
SPORTS:
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Casey Mears have been placed on probation for the next six races by NASCAR for intentionally hitting each other following the race at Phoenix International Raceway. Neither driver was fined or lost any points.
NHL opening-round series:
Game 4: The Carolina Hurricanes blow a 3-0 lead, escape with a last second victory over the New Jersey Devils…4-3 (2-2…Best of 7)
Tonight: Carolina at New Jersey (7:30pm) (Fox Sports Carolinas)
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/22/article/hurricanes_blow_lead_escape_with_victory
NHL playoff matchups: www.NHL.com
Administrative Professionals Day and Earth Day! Unrelated? Maybe, but here are some Earth Day events: http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/21/article/earth_day_events
http://www.digtriad.com/news/features/article.aspx?storyid=122684&catid=216
Fun Fact: Congress authorized the use of the phrase "In God We Trust" on US coins back in 1864.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: (Today) Mix of sun and clouds. Gusty winds…High 64
Come eat a bowl of soup and help fight hunger right here in the Piedmont Triad at the 8th Annual “Empty Bowls” fundraiser for Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC happening TODAY from 11 – 2pm at the Millennium Center in downtown Winston-Salem.
Join the WBFJ Morning Show team (Darren, Tami and Verne) for lunch.
Cost...$30 with all proceeds going to help fight hunger. Take home a hand painted 'bowl' as a reminder that there are those going hungry right here in our community...
Details: http://www.hungernwnc.org/events-campaigns/empty-bowls.html
New this morning: David Kellermann, the Acting Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Freddie Mac, was found dead this morning in an apparent suicide. Kellermann was 41 years old. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517399,00.html
The funeral for Officer Robert Staley who died in a motorcycle accident Saturday afternoon on Highway 601 near the Davie-Rowan county line will be this morning at 11am at Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. A memorial fund has been set up for the Staley family. Donations can be made at any Wachovia bank branch location.
Robert M. "Bobby" Staley (obituary)
http://obituaries.journalnow.com/WinstonSalem/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=126424994
In Raleigh, the House Education Committee approved legislation permitting school districts to start classes as early as the second Monday in August, arguing that letting local boards of education decide…is in the best interests of students. The bill would take effect this fall, although it likely wouldn't be implemented until the 2010-11 school year. http://www.digtriad.com/news/features/article.aspx?storyid=122892&catid=216
To the disappointment of the pro-life community, the nomination of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebellius to be the next Health and Human Services Secretary now goes to the full Senate. Pro-life leaders have raised concerns about Sebellius' financial and political ties to late-term abortion doctor George Tiller.
A federal court has ruled that the sole Somali 'teenage' pirate will stand trial as an adult. The young man was the only one of four pirates to have survived the U.S. Navy's rescue of American sea captain Richard Phillips who was held hostage by pirates off the coast of Somali.
President Obama appears to be leaving the door ‘open’ to the possibility of prosecuting Bush Administration officials who authorized harsh interrogation techniques for terror suspect. Last week, the White House released four Bush-era memos on controversial interrogation techniques.
THE ORPHAN MINISTRY BEGUN BY STEPHEN CURTIS CHAPMAN AND HIS WIFE MARY BETH HAS CHANGED IT’S NAME.
Shaohannah's Hope, the orphan ministry started by Stephen Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth, have been given a new name. Shaohannah's Hope is now officially known as Show Hope.
http://www.showhope.org/
SPORTS:
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Casey Mears have been placed on probation for the next six races by NASCAR for intentionally hitting each other following the race at Phoenix International Raceway. Neither driver was fined or lost any points.
NHL opening-round series:
Game 4: The Carolina Hurricanes blow a 3-0 lead, escape with a last second victory over the New Jersey Devils…4-3 (2-2…Best of 7)
Tonight: Carolina at New Jersey (7:30pm) (Fox Sports Carolinas)
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/22/article/hurricanes_blow_lead_escape_with_victory
NHL playoff matchups: www.NHL.com
4.21.2009
Funeral Arrangements have been announced for Robert Staley who died in a motorcycle accident Saturday afternoon on Highway 601 near the Davie-Rowan county line.
Visitation will be tonight at Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem.
-Visitation for Military and Police only from 5-7pm
-Visitation for family and friends from 7 to 9pm
Staley’s funeral will be Wednesday @ 11am at Calvary Baptist in Winston-Salem.
Bobby Staley is survived by his wife (April) and two children (Allison and Jill). http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-officer-killed-family-090420,0,2582426.story
A memorial fund has been set up for the Staley family. Donations can be made at any Wachovia bank branch location.
Robert M. "Bobby" Staley (obituary)http://obituaries.journalnow.com/WinstonSalem/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=126424994
Visitation will be tonight at Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem.
-Visitation for Military and Police only from 5-7pm
-Visitation for family and friends from 7 to 9pm
Staley’s funeral will be Wednesday @ 11am at Calvary Baptist in Winston-Salem.
Bobby Staley is survived by his wife (April) and two children (Allison and Jill). http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-officer-killed-family-090420,0,2582426.story
A memorial fund has been set up for the Staley family. Donations can be made at any Wachovia bank branch location.
Robert M. "Bobby" Staley (obituary)http://obituaries.journalnow.com/WinstonSalem/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=126424994
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
National Volunteer Week April 19-25, 2009
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds. An afternoon thunderstorm possible…High 68
'Free Cone Day' at Ben & Jerry's TODAY Stop by the Ben & Jerry's at Friendly Center in Greensboro or the Ben and Jerry’s at the Palladium in High Point between noon and 8pm and get one free scoop of ice cream. FYI: Donations will benefit Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greensboro and High Point. www.benjerry.com/scoop-shops/scoop-shop-locator/nc.html
The father of the Somali teenager accused of participating in the hostage-taking of an American ship captain is saying that his son was on his first pirating mission. His mother has appealed to President Obama for his release…saying that her son was coaxed into piracy by "gangsters with money." The teen pirate is scheduled to appear in a New York courtroom later today on piracy and hostage-taking charges. http://www.wxii12.com/news/19236921/detail.html
http://www.myfox8.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-piracy-suspects-dad,0,3319798.story
Police have broken up a car theft ring in High Point…responsible for more than 32 vehicle break-ins. Nine teenagers, aged 16 to 19 years old all from High Point, were arrested and charged. http://www.wxii12.com/news/19228945/detail.html
MOST OF NORTH DAKOTA REMAINS UNDER FLOOD WARNINGS OR FLOOD WATCHES. Shelters are set up across the state for residents who need to evacuate their homes and neighborhoods.
Funeral Arrangements have been announced for Robert Staley who died in a motorcycle accident Saturday afternoon on Highway 601 near the Davie-Rowan county line.
Visitation will be tonight at Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem.
-Visitation for Military and Police only from 5-7pm
-Visitation for family and friends from 7 to 9pm
Staley’s funeral will be Wednesday @ 11am at Calvary Baptist in Winston-Salem
Bobby Staley is survived by his wife (April) and two children (Allison and Jill).
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-officer-killed-family-090420,0,2582426.story
A memorial fund has been set up for the Staley family. Donations can be made at any Wachovia bank branch location.
Robert M. "Bobby" Staley (obituary)
http://obituaries.journalnow.com/WinstonSalem/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=126424994
The annual day of remembering those lost in the Nazi Holocaust continues until sundown today. Part of Holocaust Memorial Day observances includes the sounding of sirens for two minutes at 10AM local time all across Israel. During that time people are urged to stop what they are doing and all traffic will come to a halt. The Nazi Holocaust is responsible for the death of nearly six million Jews during World War II.
God was testing my character and faith. I'm glad I stayed true to myself. Miss California, Carrie Prejean, is the most famous runner-up in Miss USA history. Her phone has been ringing off the hook with people offering her support after she took on a question about gay marriage on Sunday night's Miss USA telecast. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517228,00.html
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAS RELEASED DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR FEDERAL FUNDING OF EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH. The guidelines were released through the National Institute of Health. They allow funding for research on embryos which were created by in vitro fertilization for reproductive purposes and are no longer needed for that purpose. Back in August of 2001, President Bush imposed a ban on the federal funding of any new embryonic stem cell research.
Starting today, US Airways is offering daily non-stop flights from Charlotte to Paris. The daily flights will leave Charlotte-Douglas International Airport and land the next morning at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. Prices for tickets range from $500 to $2,200 for a round-trip ticket. http://www.wsoctv.com/news/19237187/detail.html
The Mayflower Restaurant on Peter’s Creek Parkway is officially back open. The ‘flagship’ Mayflower first built in 1980 was destroyed in a fire back in 2006.
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/21/mayflower-seafood-restaurant-reopens-after-3-year-/news/
Wednesday, April 22...Administrative Professionals' Day
The WBFJ Morning Show (Darren, Tami and Verne) will be celebrity servers during the 8th Annual “Empty Bowls” (fundraiser for Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC) This Wednesday, April 22, from 11 – 2pm at the Millennium Center in downtown Winston-Salem.
Details: http://www.hungernwnc.org/events-campaigns/empty-bowls.html
You’re invited to the WBFJ Dove Awards Party. Thursday, April 23rd from 7-10pm at Confluence Coffee on Hwy 150 in Winston-Salem. VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm
There is a list of local National Day of Prayer events going on the first Thursday in May.
Theme: "Prayer... America's Hope" based on the verse…Psalm 33:22
Find a local National Day of Prayer event in your area: www.ndptf.org/custom/events/eventSearch/
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds. An afternoon thunderstorm possible…High 68
'Free Cone Day' at Ben & Jerry's TODAY Stop by the Ben & Jerry's at Friendly Center in Greensboro or the Ben and Jerry’s at the Palladium in High Point between noon and 8pm and get one free scoop of ice cream. FYI: Donations will benefit Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greensboro and High Point. www.benjerry.com/scoop-shops/scoop-shop-locator/nc.html
The father of the Somali teenager accused of participating in the hostage-taking of an American ship captain is saying that his son was on his first pirating mission. His mother has appealed to President Obama for his release…saying that her son was coaxed into piracy by "gangsters with money." The teen pirate is scheduled to appear in a New York courtroom later today on piracy and hostage-taking charges. http://www.wxii12.com/news/19236921/detail.html
http://www.myfox8.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-piracy-suspects-dad,0,3319798.story
Police have broken up a car theft ring in High Point…responsible for more than 32 vehicle break-ins. Nine teenagers, aged 16 to 19 years old all from High Point, were arrested and charged. http://www.wxii12.com/news/19228945/detail.html
MOST OF NORTH DAKOTA REMAINS UNDER FLOOD WARNINGS OR FLOOD WATCHES. Shelters are set up across the state for residents who need to evacuate their homes and neighborhoods.
Funeral Arrangements have been announced for Robert Staley who died in a motorcycle accident Saturday afternoon on Highway 601 near the Davie-Rowan county line.
Visitation will be tonight at Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem.
-Visitation for Military and Police only from 5-7pm
-Visitation for family and friends from 7 to 9pm
Staley’s funeral will be Wednesday @ 11am at Calvary Baptist in Winston-Salem
Bobby Staley is survived by his wife (April) and two children (Allison and Jill).
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-officer-killed-family-090420,0,2582426.story
A memorial fund has been set up for the Staley family. Donations can be made at any Wachovia bank branch location.
Robert M. "Bobby" Staley (obituary)
http://obituaries.journalnow.com/WinstonSalem/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=126424994
The annual day of remembering those lost in the Nazi Holocaust continues until sundown today. Part of Holocaust Memorial Day observances includes the sounding of sirens for two minutes at 10AM local time all across Israel. During that time people are urged to stop what they are doing and all traffic will come to a halt. The Nazi Holocaust is responsible for the death of nearly six million Jews during World War II.
God was testing my character and faith. I'm glad I stayed true to myself. Miss California, Carrie Prejean, is the most famous runner-up in Miss USA history. Her phone has been ringing off the hook with people offering her support after she took on a question about gay marriage on Sunday night's Miss USA telecast. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517228,00.html
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAS RELEASED DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR FEDERAL FUNDING OF EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH. The guidelines were released through the National Institute of Health. They allow funding for research on embryos which were created by in vitro fertilization for reproductive purposes and are no longer needed for that purpose. Back in August of 2001, President Bush imposed a ban on the federal funding of any new embryonic stem cell research.
Starting today, US Airways is offering daily non-stop flights from Charlotte to Paris. The daily flights will leave Charlotte-Douglas International Airport and land the next morning at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. Prices for tickets range from $500 to $2,200 for a round-trip ticket. http://www.wsoctv.com/news/19237187/detail.html
The Mayflower Restaurant on Peter’s Creek Parkway is officially back open. The ‘flagship’ Mayflower first built in 1980 was destroyed in a fire back in 2006.
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/21/mayflower-seafood-restaurant-reopens-after-3-year-/news/
Wednesday, April 22...Administrative Professionals' Day
The WBFJ Morning Show (Darren, Tami and Verne) will be celebrity servers during the 8th Annual “Empty Bowls” (fundraiser for Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC) This Wednesday, April 22, from 11 – 2pm at the Millennium Center in downtown Winston-Salem.
Details: http://www.hungernwnc.org/events-campaigns/empty-bowls.html
You’re invited to the WBFJ Dove Awards Party. Thursday, April 23rd from 7-10pm at Confluence Coffee on Hwy 150 in Winston-Salem. VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm
There is a list of local National Day of Prayer events going on the first Thursday in May.
Theme: "Prayer... America's Hope" based on the verse…Psalm 33:22
Find a local National Day of Prayer event in your area: www.ndptf.org/custom/events/eventSearch/
4.20.2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
National Volunteer Week is April 19 - 25, 2009
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Today: Breezy. Showers and thunderstorms mainly this morning. A slight chance of severe weather this afternoon…High 73
Friends and family are remembering Robert Staley who died in a motorcycle accident Saturday afternoon on Highway 601 near the Davie-Rowan county line. Staley (age 38) was an 11 year veteran of the Winston-Salem police department. Staley was also a member of the North Carolina National Guard / 30th Heavy Combat Brigade. His unit is set for deployment to Iraq this week. Bobby Staley is survived by his wife (April) and two children (Allison and Jill).
Funeral arrangements are pending: http://www.wxii12.com/news/19218128/detail.html
Today is the 10th anniversary of the shooting rampage in Littleton, Colorado at Columbine High School. The date: April 20, 1999. http://www.wxii12.com/news/19205220/detail.html
Each year, about one million people commit suicide, which accounts for 1.5% of all deaths worldwide. The world average is 15 suicides per 100,000 people, but some countries are well above that level. The study was published in the medical journal The Lancet.
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=626198
Update: Police say a gunman who hijacked a Canadian plane in Jamaica has been captured after an eight-hour standoff with police. A gunman described as a "mentally challenged youngster" hijacked a Canadian jet on the tarmac near the resort city of Montego Bay, Jamaica last night. The hijacker, believed to be in his early 20s, was demanding to be flown to Cuba.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jfW2kkxHGaPHoCpx0nTDDMBkwaJgD97M6G780
Eastern Guilford High School will officially open the doors to students its new campus today. Officials are still investigating the intentionally fire set to the old campus two-and-a-half years ago.
Some school districts in North Carolina are eliminating or reducing summer school because of budget problems. The News & Observer of Raleigh reporting that schools in Durham, Johnson and Mecklenburg counties are trimming back summer school classes. Other districts, such as Hoke County, are canceling summer school. North Carolina doesn't require school districts to offer summer classes.http://www.newsobserver.com
Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton was crowned Miss USA 2009 last night in Las Vegas. Kristen will go to the Bahamas in August to compete in the Miss Universe pageant.
The head of Iran’s judiciary has ordered the “careful, quick and fair” consideration of an appeal against the eight-year jail sentence imposed on Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged the chief prosecutor to reexamine the case. Ms. Saberi, 31, moved to Iran six years ago and has worked as a freelance journalist for NPR and the BBC. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/world/middleeast/21iran.html?ref=world
One study showing that people who smile in photos are less likely to divorce? Researchers at DePauw University in Indiana evaluated the smiles in the school yearbook photos of 225 women and 124 men (ages 21 to 81) who were asked to provide details about their personal life. The study, published in the journal Motivation and Emotion, demonstrates that extremely small behavior clues can reveal how people will fare in marriage.
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=626198
Move over Susan Boyle? A week after the Scottish woman became a global sensation following a sensational audition on "Britain's Got Talent," a Welsh pre-teen boy with a Motown voice…earned a standing ovation from Simon Cowell. Shaheen Jafargholi is 12-years-old
Last week's performance by Boyle, the 47-year-old with a Broadway voice who claimed to have never been kissed, brought the show global attention, with her version of the Les Miserables' tune "I Dreamed a Dream" gaining more than 32 million hits on YouTube as well as earning her a string of U.S. media appearances, including on CNN's Larry King Live.
YouTube: Watch Shaheen Jafargholi perform on "Britain's Got Talent"
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/20/uk.talent.jafargholi/index.html
NASCAR: Mark Martin winning in Phoenix on Saturday. This is the 50-year-old's 1st win since 2005
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Today: Breezy. Showers and thunderstorms mainly this morning. A slight chance of severe weather this afternoon…High 73
Friends and family are remembering Robert Staley who died in a motorcycle accident Saturday afternoon on Highway 601 near the Davie-Rowan county line. Staley (age 38) was an 11 year veteran of the Winston-Salem police department. Staley was also a member of the North Carolina National Guard / 30th Heavy Combat Brigade. His unit is set for deployment to Iraq this week. Bobby Staley is survived by his wife (April) and two children (Allison and Jill).
Funeral arrangements are pending: http://www.wxii12.com/news/19218128/detail.html
Today is the 10th anniversary of the shooting rampage in Littleton, Colorado at Columbine High School. The date: April 20, 1999. http://www.wxii12.com/news/19205220/detail.html
Each year, about one million people commit suicide, which accounts for 1.5% of all deaths worldwide. The world average is 15 suicides per 100,000 people, but some countries are well above that level. The study was published in the medical journal The Lancet.
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=626198
Update: Police say a gunman who hijacked a Canadian plane in Jamaica has been captured after an eight-hour standoff with police. A gunman described as a "mentally challenged youngster" hijacked a Canadian jet on the tarmac near the resort city of Montego Bay, Jamaica last night. The hijacker, believed to be in his early 20s, was demanding to be flown to Cuba.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jfW2kkxHGaPHoCpx0nTDDMBkwaJgD97M6G780
Eastern Guilford High School will officially open the doors to students its new campus today. Officials are still investigating the intentionally fire set to the old campus two-and-a-half years ago.
Some school districts in North Carolina are eliminating or reducing summer school because of budget problems. The News & Observer of Raleigh reporting that schools in Durham, Johnson and Mecklenburg counties are trimming back summer school classes. Other districts, such as Hoke County, are canceling summer school. North Carolina doesn't require school districts to offer summer classes.http://www.newsobserver.com
Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton was crowned Miss USA 2009 last night in Las Vegas. Kristen will go to the Bahamas in August to compete in the Miss Universe pageant.
The head of Iran’s judiciary has ordered the “careful, quick and fair” consideration of an appeal against the eight-year jail sentence imposed on Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged the chief prosecutor to reexamine the case. Ms. Saberi, 31, moved to Iran six years ago and has worked as a freelance journalist for NPR and the BBC. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/world/middleeast/21iran.html?ref=world
One study showing that people who smile in photos are less likely to divorce? Researchers at DePauw University in Indiana evaluated the smiles in the school yearbook photos of 225 women and 124 men (ages 21 to 81) who were asked to provide details about their personal life. The study, published in the journal Motivation and Emotion, demonstrates that extremely small behavior clues can reveal how people will fare in marriage.
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=626198
Move over Susan Boyle? A week after the Scottish woman became a global sensation following a sensational audition on "Britain's Got Talent," a Welsh pre-teen boy with a Motown voice…earned a standing ovation from Simon Cowell. Shaheen Jafargholi is 12-years-old
Last week's performance by Boyle, the 47-year-old with a Broadway voice who claimed to have never been kissed, brought the show global attention, with her version of the Les Miserables' tune "I Dreamed a Dream" gaining more than 32 million hits on YouTube as well as earning her a string of U.S. media appearances, including on CNN's Larry King Live.
YouTube: Watch Shaheen Jafargholi perform on "Britain's Got Talent"
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/20/uk.talent.jafargholi/index.html
NASCAR: Mark Martin winning in Phoenix on Saturday. This is the 50-year-old's 1st win since 2005
4.17.2009
Friday, April 17, 2008
Time Warner Cable has shelved its controversial plans to charge their Internet customers according to how much bandwidth they use. In a statement posted online, Time Warner Cable said it will hold off on its tiered billing until customers can be better educated. The Triad was set to be a test market for the new tiered billing system.
*Organizers of a scheduled ‘protest’ against the tiered billing system will continue as planned on Saturday from 11 to 5pm at the Time Warner Cable office on Spring Garden Street in Greensboro. http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-time-warner-090416,0,5286112.story
Do you have ‘sensitive documents’ lying around that need to be shreded?
The Better Business Bureau of Northwest North Carolina is sponsoring a “Secure Your ID” Shredding Day tomorrow (Sat, April 18) from 9 til Noon in the parking lot of the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem. You can bring up to three large containers with standard-size paper documents containing personal identifiers. They will shred it for you -- on the spot.
Plus learn how to protect your personal information in other ways.
Details: Phone: 336-813-8200 Email: secureid@nwncbbb.com
If you see police officers on the roofs of two area Chick-fil-A restaurants today and tomorrow…it’s for a good cause.Greensboro police officers are participating in the “Cop on Top” fundraiser today and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Chick-Fil-A restaurants on Pisgah Church Road and the Brassfield location on Battleground. Officers will be on the ground collecting money for Special Olympics.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/15/article/cops_to_perch_atop_chick_fil_a_to_benefit_special_olympics
No more t-shirts and blue jeans for Lexington City School students.A ‘standard mode of dress’ new dress code will be in force this coming school year. The school board approved the policy at a special meeting Wednesday.
Brenda Fox will be the new county manager in Guilford County.
Fox, who has been serving as an interim manager since David McNeill retired in December, has also worked as the county's finance director.
(From Thursday) On the second anniversary of the mass killings at Virginia Tech University, the families of two slain students are suing the state, the school and its counseling center, several top university officials and a local mental health agency, claiming gross negligence. Relatives of Julie Pryde and Erin Peterson are seeking damages of $10 million dollars. They were the only families who did not agree to an $11 million settlement with the state last June. BTW: 32 students plus the gunman died on April 16, 2007 at Virginia Tech.
Civil liberties officials at the Homeland Security Department did not agree with some of the language in a controversial report on right-wing extremists, but the agency issued the report anyway. In the report, right-wing extremism was defined as hate-motivated groups and movements, such as hatred of certain religions, racial or ethnic groups. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano defended the report on Thursday, but she said the definition of right-wing extremism that was included in a footnote should be changed. www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/04/17/right-wing-extremism-report-issued-despite-objections/
Open Doors USA, a support ministry to the persecuted church, is asking that Christians around the world to pray for fellow believers in India. Parliamentary voting began this week and goes on through May 16th. Open Doors USA says an increase in anti-Christian violence in India was driven by rising anger among Hindu extremists over Christian conversions last year.
A TEAM OF ARCHAEOLOGISTS BELIEVE THEY ARE ON THE VERGE OF UNEARTHING THE TOMBS OF CLEOPATRA AND MARC ANTONY. It's believed the two leaders took their own lives and were buried in the same location after a disastrous military defeat in 30 BC. Archaeologists believe they may have discovered that burial site near the port city of Alexandria, Egypt.
You’re invited to the WBFJ Dove Awards Party Thursday, April 23rd from 7-10pm
at Confluence Coffee on Hwy 150 in Winston-Salem. VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm
The National Day of Prayer is the first Thursday in May (Thursday, May 7)
Theme: "Prayer... America's Hope" based on the verse…Psalm 33:22
"May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you."
To find an event in your area: www.ndptf.org/custom/events/eventSearch/
Beth Moore is the ‘Honorary Chairperson’ of the National Day of Prayer Task Force
*Organizers of a scheduled ‘protest’ against the tiered billing system will continue as planned on Saturday from 11 to 5pm at the Time Warner Cable office on Spring Garden Street in Greensboro. http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-time-warner-090416,0,5286112.story
Do you have ‘sensitive documents’ lying around that need to be shreded?
The Better Business Bureau of Northwest North Carolina is sponsoring a “Secure Your ID” Shredding Day tomorrow (Sat, April 18) from 9 til Noon in the parking lot of the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem. You can bring up to three large containers with standard-size paper documents containing personal identifiers. They will shred it for you -- on the spot.
Plus learn how to protect your personal information in other ways.
Details: Phone: 336-813-8200 Email: secureid@nwncbbb.com
If you see police officers on the roofs of two area Chick-fil-A restaurants today and tomorrow…it’s for a good cause.Greensboro police officers are participating in the “Cop on Top” fundraiser today and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Chick-Fil-A restaurants on Pisgah Church Road and the Brassfield location on Battleground. Officers will be on the ground collecting money for Special Olympics.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/15/article/cops_to_perch_atop_chick_fil_a_to_benefit_special_olympics
No more t-shirts and blue jeans for Lexington City School students.A ‘standard mode of dress’ new dress code will be in force this coming school year. The school board approved the policy at a special meeting Wednesday.
Brenda Fox will be the new county manager in Guilford County.
Fox, who has been serving as an interim manager since David McNeill retired in December, has also worked as the county's finance director.
(From Thursday) On the second anniversary of the mass killings at Virginia Tech University, the families of two slain students are suing the state, the school and its counseling center, several top university officials and a local mental health agency, claiming gross negligence. Relatives of Julie Pryde and Erin Peterson are seeking damages of $10 million dollars. They were the only families who did not agree to an $11 million settlement with the state last June. BTW: 32 students plus the gunman died on April 16, 2007 at Virginia Tech.
Civil liberties officials at the Homeland Security Department did not agree with some of the language in a controversial report on right-wing extremists, but the agency issued the report anyway. In the report, right-wing extremism was defined as hate-motivated groups and movements, such as hatred of certain religions, racial or ethnic groups. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano defended the report on Thursday, but she said the definition of right-wing extremism that was included in a footnote should be changed. www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/04/17/right-wing-extremism-report-issued-despite-objections/
Open Doors USA, a support ministry to the persecuted church, is asking that Christians around the world to pray for fellow believers in India. Parliamentary voting began this week and goes on through May 16th. Open Doors USA says an increase in anti-Christian violence in India was driven by rising anger among Hindu extremists over Christian conversions last year.
A TEAM OF ARCHAEOLOGISTS BELIEVE THEY ARE ON THE VERGE OF UNEARTHING THE TOMBS OF CLEOPATRA AND MARC ANTONY. It's believed the two leaders took their own lives and were buried in the same location after a disastrous military defeat in 30 BC. Archaeologists believe they may have discovered that burial site near the port city of Alexandria, Egypt.
You’re invited to the WBFJ Dove Awards Party Thursday, April 23rd from 7-10pm
at Confluence Coffee on Hwy 150 in Winston-Salem. VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm
The National Day of Prayer is the first Thursday in May (Thursday, May 7)
Theme: "Prayer... America's Hope" based on the verse…Psalm 33:22
"May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you."
To find an event in your area: www.ndptf.org/custom/events/eventSearch/
Beth Moore is the ‘Honorary Chairperson’ of the National Day of Prayer Task Force
4.15.2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Have you finished filing your Taxes yet? FYI: Post offices will NOT be extending their hours of operation...
T.E.A. Parties (or Taxed Enough Already rallies) are planned TODAY at noon in Winston-Salem and Greensboro. Details: www.ncteaparty.com
The emphasis of the Tax Day TEA Party is to raise awareness about attempts by both the Federal and State governments to levy excessive taxes. A ’TEA Party’ happening in downtown Winston-Salem at Noon at Winston Square Park (next to the Sawtooth Center on North Marshall Street).
Tax Relief at local restaurants…
-Stop by Cinnabon from 5 to 8pm for a FREE bite-size cinnamon roll
-Order something today at select Chick-fil-A restaurants (and hang onto your
receipt) so you can get the same order free when you return before April 30.
-T.G.I. Friday’s Get a $5 or $10 dollar Gift Card when you dine in today.
-PF Chang ’s China Bistro (save 15%) Location: Shops at Friendly Center
Greensboro News and Record http://blog.news-record.com/staff/bargainblog/
A record number of people turned out for the 12th annual Employment Expo held at the Joel Coliseum Annex yesterday in Winston-Salem. Over 5,000 jobseekers attended.
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/15/throng-of-5250-flocks-to-job-fair-at-coliseum-anne/news/
Over 60 businesses and non-profit agencies are ready to lend a helping hand to the homeless TODAY through Project Homeless Connect. More details about Project Homeless Connect going on TODAY from 8 - 4pm at the Joel Coliseum Annex in Winston-Salem: http://www.forsythdemocrats.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=671&Itemid=32
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school board voting to NOT require that next year's seniors complete the NC Graduation Project. Earlier this month, the State Board of Education dropped the statewide requirement for the class of 2010…giving local school boards the option of going ahead on their own. The N.C. House is also considering a bill that would eliminate the project.
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/15/forsyth-schools-opt-out-of-graduation-project/news/
Business as usual for Somali pirates: Four more ships were attacked on Tuesday. The Liberty Sun, a US cargo ship carrying food aid to African nations, was one of the ships attacked by pirates. The ship sustained damage but pirates never made it onboard. The Liberty Sun is now being escorted to Kenya by a coalition ship. http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/15/somalia.pirates/index.html
Police are searching for any other possible victims of a California Sunday school teacher accused of killing 8-year-old Sandra Cantu. Melissa Huckaby is facing kidnapping and murder charges. http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/15/slain.girl.case/index.html
While some conservative organizations (including the American Family Association) are encouraging Christian parents to keep their children home from school in protest of this Friday’s “Day of Silence”…one conservative group is calling for a different approach.
Promoters of the Golden Rule Pledge say they believe Christians should lead by example: show up at school and live out the teaching of Christ to treat others as they want to be treated.. The Day of Silence (Friday, April 17th) is an annual homosexual rights awareness campaign targeting middle and high schools across the U.S.
On April 17, schools across America will observe the pro-homosexual "Day of Silence," which is sponsored by one of the largest homosexual-activist groups in the nation. The event encourages students to stay silent through the school day, and promotes and celebrates gay-activist causes.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
http://www.citizenlink.org/CLtopstories/A000009794.cfm
http://www.truetolerance.org/
http://www.dayoftruth.org/main/default.aspx
You’re invited to the WBFJ Dove Awards Party happening Thursday, April 23rd from 7-10pm
at Confluence Coffee on Hwy 150 in Winston-Salem. VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm
T.E.A. Parties (or Taxed Enough Already rallies) are planned TODAY at noon in Winston-Salem and Greensboro. Details: www.ncteaparty.com
The emphasis of the Tax Day TEA Party is to raise awareness about attempts by both the Federal and State governments to levy excessive taxes. A ’TEA Party’ happening in downtown Winston-Salem at Noon at Winston Square Park (next to the Sawtooth Center on North Marshall Street).
Tax Relief at local restaurants…
-Stop by Cinnabon from 5 to 8pm for a FREE bite-size cinnamon roll
-Order something today at select Chick-fil-A restaurants (and hang onto your
receipt) so you can get the same order free when you return before April 30.
-T.G.I. Friday’s Get a $5 or $10 dollar Gift Card when you dine in today.
-PF Chang ’s China Bistro (save 15%) Location: Shops at Friendly Center
Greensboro News and Record http://blog.news-record.com/staff/bargainblog/
A record number of people turned out for the 12th annual Employment Expo held at the Joel Coliseum Annex yesterday in Winston-Salem. Over 5,000 jobseekers attended.
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/15/throng-of-5250-flocks-to-job-fair-at-coliseum-anne/news/
Over 60 businesses and non-profit agencies are ready to lend a helping hand to the homeless TODAY through Project Homeless Connect. More details about Project Homeless Connect going on TODAY from 8 - 4pm at the Joel Coliseum Annex in Winston-Salem: http://www.forsythdemocrats.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=671&Itemid=32
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school board voting to NOT require that next year's seniors complete the NC Graduation Project. Earlier this month, the State Board of Education dropped the statewide requirement for the class of 2010…giving local school boards the option of going ahead on their own. The N.C. House is also considering a bill that would eliminate the project.
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/15/forsyth-schools-opt-out-of-graduation-project/news/
Business as usual for Somali pirates: Four more ships were attacked on Tuesday. The Liberty Sun, a US cargo ship carrying food aid to African nations, was one of the ships attacked by pirates. The ship sustained damage but pirates never made it onboard. The Liberty Sun is now being escorted to Kenya by a coalition ship. http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/15/somalia.pirates/index.html
Police are searching for any other possible victims of a California Sunday school teacher accused of killing 8-year-old Sandra Cantu. Melissa Huckaby is facing kidnapping and murder charges. http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/15/slain.girl.case/index.html
While some conservative organizations (including the American Family Association) are encouraging Christian parents to keep their children home from school in protest of this Friday’s “Day of Silence”…one conservative group is calling for a different approach.
Promoters of the Golden Rule Pledge say they believe Christians should lead by example: show up at school and live out the teaching of Christ to treat others as they want to be treated.. The Day of Silence (Friday, April 17th) is an annual homosexual rights awareness campaign targeting middle and high schools across the U.S.
On April 17, schools across America will observe the pro-homosexual "Day of Silence," which is sponsored by one of the largest homosexual-activist groups in the nation. The event encourages students to stay silent through the school day, and promotes and celebrates gay-activist causes.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
http://www.citizenlink.org/CLtopstories/A000009794.cfm
http://www.truetolerance.org/
http://www.dayoftruth.org/main/default.aspx
You’re invited to the WBFJ Dove Awards Party happening Thursday, April 23rd from 7-10pm
at Confluence Coffee on Hwy 150 in Winston-Salem. VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm
4.14.2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Goodwill and WXII 12 are sponsoring a Job Fair TODAY from 10 – 3pm at the Joel Coliseum Annex building. For a list of companies click here: www.wxii12.com/money/18921383/detail.html
Tax Day is coming…Over 500 TEA, parties (or Taxed Enough Already rallies) are planned tomorrow at noon in front of city halls across the nation on April 15. A ’TEA Party’ happening in downtown Winston-Salem at Winston Square Park (next to the Sawtooth Center on North Marshall Street), tomorrow at Noon (Wednesday, April 15, 2009) Details: www.ncteaparty.com
The emphasis of the Tax Day TEA Party is to raise awareness about attempts by both the Federal and State governments to levy excessive taxes. FYI: Average IRS refund will be $2,700
GM Corporation is recalling 1.5 million vehicles. The problem: drops of oil could fall into the exhaust system and cause a fire in the engine. The recall involves GM vehicles with a 3.8-liter, V6 engine. Some of the recalled vehicles are no longer in production.
FYI: The recall includes the 1998-1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue, the 1997-2003 Pontiac Grand Prix, 1997-2003 Buick Regal, and the 1998-2003 Chevrolet Lumina, Monte Carlo and Impala.
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j3TgIrx1q3-jZIE3wAyKMgasetoAD97HS9503
FYI: State troopers said at least 16 people died in vehicle accidents over Easter weekend on North Carolina roadways.
Mel Gibson's Divorce Could Be Most Expensive in Celebrity History: Gibson may soon be writing one of the biggest checks of his life – to his wife. With no indication that the estranged couple – who married 28 years ago – had a ‘prenup’, Robyn Gibson, 53, is legally entitled in their divorce to half of everything the actor-director-producer earned during their marriage: A fortune estimated at close to $1 billion. www.people.com/people/article/0,,20272209,00.html
Also, Mel Gibson Confides Shares Divorce News at Church
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20272014,00.html
AMERICANS WITH FAMILY MEMBERS IN CUBA WILL NOW BE ALLOWED TO SEND MONEY AND TRAVEL TO THE COMMUNIST ISLAND NATION. The changes in U.S. policy announced yesterday by the White House do not include a total lifting of the 47-year old U.S. trade embargo against Cuba. However, the new policy does allow for U.S.-Cuban tele communications and fiber optics partnerships. It also expands the list of humanitarian items that can be sent to Cuba. Somali pirates have hijacked three more ships in the Gulf of Aden of the coast of Somalia. US Navy gunships will likely be sent to the Somali coastline in an effort to disable pirate "mother ships."
Radio and TV broadcaster Harry Kalas (the voice of the Philadelphia Phillies) collapsed and died in the broadcast booth right before the Phillies – Nationals game yesterday. Kalas was 73. Kalas was the voice of NFL Films. In addition to doing NFL games for Westwood One, he was also the voice of Notre Dame football. The Phillies won their second World Series title last fall.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/04/13/harry.kalas.ap/index.html?eref=si_nfl
NFL Films takes a look back at the career of legendary broadcaster Harry Kalas…
http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80fc0ee4
NORTH KOREA SAYS IT'S WITHDRAWING FROM SIX-PARTY DISARMAMENT TALKS AND RESTORING ITS PARTLY DISABLED NUCLEAR FACILITIES. Today's announcement from Pyongyang comes hours after the U.N. Security Council passed a statement condemning North Korea's recent rocket launch. www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,515496,00.html
FYI: Casting Crowns will perform in Communist North Korea this week at the annual Spring Friendship Arts Festival. Just heard that the band has made it to Beijing, China safely. Next stop North Korea! http://twitter.com/castingcrowns
Longtime music producer Phil Spector was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2003 death of Lana Clarkson…who died of a gunshot wound in Spector's LA home. The 69-year-old Spector will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0413092spector1.html
Mexico is protesting what it says is a ‘whopper of an insult’. An advertisement for Burger King's Texican Whopper burger that has run in Europe shows a small wrestler dressed in a cape resembling a Mexican flag. Mexico has very strict rules about using the flag. Read More...
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090414/D97I125G0.html
You’re invited to the WBFJ Dove Awards Party happening Thursday, April 23rd from 7-10pm at Confluence Coffee on Hwy 150 in Winston-Salem.
VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at http://www.wbfj.fm/
Tax Day is coming…Over 500 TEA, parties (or Taxed Enough Already rallies) are planned tomorrow at noon in front of city halls across the nation on April 15. A ’TEA Party’ happening in downtown Winston-Salem at Winston Square Park (next to the Sawtooth Center on North Marshall Street), tomorrow at Noon (Wednesday, April 15, 2009) Details: www.ncteaparty.com
The emphasis of the Tax Day TEA Party is to raise awareness about attempts by both the Federal and State governments to levy excessive taxes. FYI: Average IRS refund will be $2,700
GM Corporation is recalling 1.5 million vehicles. The problem: drops of oil could fall into the exhaust system and cause a fire in the engine. The recall involves GM vehicles with a 3.8-liter, V6 engine. Some of the recalled vehicles are no longer in production.
FYI: The recall includes the 1998-1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue, the 1997-2003 Pontiac Grand Prix, 1997-2003 Buick Regal, and the 1998-2003 Chevrolet Lumina, Monte Carlo and Impala.
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j3TgIrx1q3-jZIE3wAyKMgasetoAD97HS9503
FYI: State troopers said at least 16 people died in vehicle accidents over Easter weekend on North Carolina roadways.
Mel Gibson's Divorce Could Be Most Expensive in Celebrity History: Gibson may soon be writing one of the biggest checks of his life – to his wife. With no indication that the estranged couple – who married 28 years ago – had a ‘prenup’, Robyn Gibson, 53, is legally entitled in their divorce to half of everything the actor-director-producer earned during their marriage: A fortune estimated at close to $1 billion. www.people.com/people/article/0,,20272209,00.html
Also, Mel Gibson Confides Shares Divorce News at Church
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20272014,00.html
AMERICANS WITH FAMILY MEMBERS IN CUBA WILL NOW BE ALLOWED TO SEND MONEY AND TRAVEL TO THE COMMUNIST ISLAND NATION. The changes in U.S. policy announced yesterday by the White House do not include a total lifting of the 47-year old U.S. trade embargo against Cuba. However, the new policy does allow for U.S.-Cuban tele communications and fiber optics partnerships. It also expands the list of humanitarian items that can be sent to Cuba. Somali pirates have hijacked three more ships in the Gulf of Aden of the coast of Somalia. US Navy gunships will likely be sent to the Somali coastline in an effort to disable pirate "mother ships."
Radio and TV broadcaster Harry Kalas (the voice of the Philadelphia Phillies) collapsed and died in the broadcast booth right before the Phillies – Nationals game yesterday. Kalas was 73. Kalas was the voice of NFL Films. In addition to doing NFL games for Westwood One, he was also the voice of Notre Dame football. The Phillies won their second World Series title last fall.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/04/13/harry.kalas.ap/index.html?eref=si_nfl
NFL Films takes a look back at the career of legendary broadcaster Harry Kalas…
http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80fc0ee4
NORTH KOREA SAYS IT'S WITHDRAWING FROM SIX-PARTY DISARMAMENT TALKS AND RESTORING ITS PARTLY DISABLED NUCLEAR FACILITIES. Today's announcement from Pyongyang comes hours after the U.N. Security Council passed a statement condemning North Korea's recent rocket launch. www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,515496,00.html
FYI: Casting Crowns will perform in Communist North Korea this week at the annual Spring Friendship Arts Festival. Just heard that the band has made it to Beijing, China safely. Next stop North Korea! http://twitter.com/castingcrowns
Longtime music producer Phil Spector was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2003 death of Lana Clarkson…who died of a gunshot wound in Spector's LA home. The 69-year-old Spector will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0413092spector1.html
Mexico is protesting what it says is a ‘whopper of an insult’. An advertisement for Burger King's Texican Whopper burger that has run in Europe shows a small wrestler dressed in a cape resembling a Mexican flag. Mexico has very strict rules about using the flag. Read More...
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090414/D97I125G0.html
You’re invited to the WBFJ Dove Awards Party happening Thursday, April 23rd from 7-10pm at Confluence Coffee on Hwy 150 in Winston-Salem.
VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at http://www.wbfj.fm/
4.10.2009
Good Friday, April 10, 2009
ROUGH WEATHER STRIKES AGAIN - A TORNADO IS BEING BLAMED FOR THREE FATALITIES AND DOZENS OF INJURIES IN THE ARKANSAS TOWN OF MENA. The town is located in western Arkansas, near the Oklahoma border.
NO UNIFORMS FOR ASHEBORO MIDDLE SCHOOLERS. School uniforms, standard mode of dress or unified dress. A code by any name can generate mixed opinions from parents, students, teachers and administrators. After two months of consideration, Asheboro City School board members voted against instituting a formal dress policy at it's meeting Thursday night
KEEPING WATCH ON THE BIZZARE SITUATION IN THE INDIAN OCEAN =. Captain Richard Phillips apparently attempted to escape this morning by jumping off the lifeboat – he has been recaptured and continues to be held hostage by the pirates in a 28 foot lifeboat near the cargo ship. A U.S. Navy warship is on the scene and FBI negotiators are talking to the pirates.
TRAGEDY STRIKES MLB
LA ANGELS rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart and 2 friends were killed by a suspected drunk driver yesterday…only hours after the 22-year old overcame major elbow surgery and made his season debut throwing 6 shutout innings against the A’s.
Gotta Love the Attitude Adjustment - An immigration reform protest jumped the border from Alamance to Guilford County Thursday. The day before, seven demonstrators were arrested after they blocked the front doors of the Alamance County Jail in Graham and refused to move. Yesterday’s protest outside the Guilford County Sheriff's office was peaceful and no one was arrested.
Are you going to pay more to be on-line?
TIME WARNER has released its’ new tiered internet plan which will take affect in August – packages ranging from $15 to $150 a month – overages will apply.
Former President Jimmy Carter will speak later this month at a Baptist gathering at Wake Forest University. Carter and poet Maya Angelou will speak at the Southeast regional meeting of the New Baptist Covenant, which will be held April 24 and 25 at the Winston-Salem school.
SO – YOU THINK YOUR TEEN LIKES TO TEXT? A cell phone used by a Wyoming 13-yr old to run up a nearly $5000 phone bill will text no more – thanks to her angry father and his hammer. Dena Christofferson of Cheyenne sent or received about 20,000 text messages over a month and her parents plan DIDN’T cover texting…Greg Christofferson thot texting had been disabled on the phone – until he received the bill for $4,750. Dena’s phone has been taken away and she has been grounded until the end of school.
SPORTS:
Day One Of the Masters – Chad Campbell shoots 7 under par to take the early lead…Tiger? He’s 5 shots back entering today’s 2nd round.
The DASH took it on the chin 5-2 in the season opener last night in Kinston…It took 10 innings, but the Hoppers went home winners 6-5 last night in Gbo.
It’s over – Wake’s James Johnson has hired an agent and declared himself eligible for this year’s NBA draft. Meanwhile, Davidson’s Stephen Curry will make his decision in the next week.
Chante Black – who played her high school ball at East Forsyth before becoming a Duke Blue Devil was the 10th pick overall yesterday in the WNBA Draft. She will play for the Connecticut Sun.
NO UNIFORMS FOR ASHEBORO MIDDLE SCHOOLERS. School uniforms, standard mode of dress or unified dress. A code by any name can generate mixed opinions from parents, students, teachers and administrators. After two months of consideration, Asheboro City School board members voted against instituting a formal dress policy at it's meeting Thursday night
KEEPING WATCH ON THE BIZZARE SITUATION IN THE INDIAN OCEAN =. Captain Richard Phillips apparently attempted to escape this morning by jumping off the lifeboat – he has been recaptured and continues to be held hostage by the pirates in a 28 foot lifeboat near the cargo ship. A U.S. Navy warship is on the scene and FBI negotiators are talking to the pirates.
TRAGEDY STRIKES MLB
LA ANGELS rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart and 2 friends were killed by a suspected drunk driver yesterday…only hours after the 22-year old overcame major elbow surgery and made his season debut throwing 6 shutout innings against the A’s.
Gotta Love the Attitude Adjustment - An immigration reform protest jumped the border from Alamance to Guilford County Thursday. The day before, seven demonstrators were arrested after they blocked the front doors of the Alamance County Jail in Graham and refused to move. Yesterday’s protest outside the Guilford County Sheriff's office was peaceful and no one was arrested.
Are you going to pay more to be on-line?
TIME WARNER has released its’ new tiered internet plan which will take affect in August – packages ranging from $15 to $150 a month – overages will apply.
Former President Jimmy Carter will speak later this month at a Baptist gathering at Wake Forest University. Carter and poet Maya Angelou will speak at the Southeast regional meeting of the New Baptist Covenant, which will be held April 24 and 25 at the Winston-Salem school.
SO – YOU THINK YOUR TEEN LIKES TO TEXT? A cell phone used by a Wyoming 13-yr old to run up a nearly $5000 phone bill will text no more – thanks to her angry father and his hammer. Dena Christofferson of Cheyenne sent or received about 20,000 text messages over a month and her parents plan DIDN’T cover texting…Greg Christofferson thot texting had been disabled on the phone – until he received the bill for $4,750. Dena’s phone has been taken away and she has been grounded until the end of school.
SPORTS:
Day One Of the Masters – Chad Campbell shoots 7 under par to take the early lead…Tiger? He’s 5 shots back entering today’s 2nd round.
The DASH took it on the chin 5-2 in the season opener last night in Kinston…It took 10 innings, but the Hoppers went home winners 6-5 last night in Gbo.
It’s over – Wake’s James Johnson has hired an agent and declared himself eligible for this year’s NBA draft. Meanwhile, Davidson’s Stephen Curry will make his decision in the next week.
Chante Black – who played her high school ball at East Forsyth before becoming a Duke Blue Devil was the 10th pick overall yesterday in the WNBA Draft. She will play for the Connecticut Sun.
4.09.2009
DOT Update...
NC DOT is suspending most construction projects over the extended Easter weekend along interstates and major highways beginning 4pm this afternoon through 9am Monday morning (April 13).
In Greensboro: One of three lanes will remain closed both north and southbound…at the interchange with Highway 62 at exit 113 in Guilford County because of construction of the 311 Bypass. No crews will be working but the right lane in each direction will remain closed.
In Greensboro: One of three lanes will remain closed both north and southbound…at the interchange with Highway 62 at exit 113 in Guilford County because of construction of the 311 Bypass. No crews will be working but the right lane in each direction will remain closed.
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Kernersville Police Chief "Neal" Stockton is retiring in September after 34 years in the department. Stockton (age 53) saying that he wants to spend more time with his family and friends. http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/09/kernersvilles-stockton-ready-to-retire/
The State Senate tentatively approved a $20 billion dollar budget yesterday.The spending plan includes $500 million dollars in new tax revenue but doesn’t say where the money will come from. A final vote is set for later today. http://www.digtriad.com/news/top/article.aspx?storyid=122203&catid=14
A U.S. warship is on the scene of a hostage standoff with Somali pirates near the Horn of Africa. The pirates are still holding the ship’s Captain (Richard Phillips). The remaining crew members aboard the Maersk-Alabama are safe and in good physical shape. http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/09/ship.hijacked/index.html
Rescuers are losing hope in finding any survivors after Monday's earthquake in central Italy. A series of aftershocks is still affecting an estimated 28,000 people made homeless by the quake. The death toll continues to rise. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,513377,00.html
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, the state's largest medical insurance provider, deciding to no longer pay hospitals for problems caused by preventable medical errors. Blue Cross is following the lead of Medicare. Only ten states in the U.S. require hospitals to report medical errors. North Carolina is not one of them. http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-medical-errors090408,0,4461895.story
Seven people were arrested during demonstrations surrounding a controversial immigration enforcement program in Alamance County. Nearly 100 protestors on both sides of the 287-G program made their message known yesterday. The sheriff's Department contracted with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house illegal aliens arrested in the cooperative 287(g) program between Alamance deputies and ICE.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/08/article/dueling_immigration_protests_in_alamance_county
Well, there’s good cholesterol and bad cholesterol. And now, it seems, there may be good body fat and bad body fat (even in adults). Until recently, scientists believed that the "good" type of body fat, which spurs the body to burn calories to generate body heat, helped keep infants warm but was mostly gone or inactive by adulthood. http://www.digtriad.com/news/features/article.aspx?storyid=122189&catid=216
Are you virtually connected? A recent Pew Internet & American Life survey found that 45% of Americans in all age groups are enthusiastic about socializing via computer and mobile devices. Meanwhile, 48% of people are indifferent to Internet social networks, overwhelmed by gadgets or often avoiding Internet use altogether.
You’re invited to the WBFJ Dove Awards Party happening Thursday, April 23rd from 7-10pm at Confluence Coffee on Hwy 150 in Winston-Salem. VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm
SPORTS:
Wake Forest basketball star Jeff Teague is ready to test the ‘NBA’ waters but will not hire an agent…retaining his college eligibility.
The Master’s in Augusta…starts today through Sunday
Local minor league baseball: Greensboro Grasshoppers season opener tonight at NewBridge Park www.gsohoppers.com
Winston-Salem Dash…first home game on April 23
The State Senate tentatively approved a $20 billion dollar budget yesterday.The spending plan includes $500 million dollars in new tax revenue but doesn’t say where the money will come from. A final vote is set for later today. http://www.digtriad.com/news/top/article.aspx?storyid=122203&catid=14
A U.S. warship is on the scene of a hostage standoff with Somali pirates near the Horn of Africa. The pirates are still holding the ship’s Captain (Richard Phillips). The remaining crew members aboard the Maersk-Alabama are safe and in good physical shape. http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/09/ship.hijacked/index.html
Rescuers are losing hope in finding any survivors after Monday's earthquake in central Italy. A series of aftershocks is still affecting an estimated 28,000 people made homeless by the quake. The death toll continues to rise. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,513377,00.html
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, the state's largest medical insurance provider, deciding to no longer pay hospitals for problems caused by preventable medical errors. Blue Cross is following the lead of Medicare. Only ten states in the U.S. require hospitals to report medical errors. North Carolina is not one of them. http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-medical-errors090408,0,4461895.story
Seven people were arrested during demonstrations surrounding a controversial immigration enforcement program in Alamance County. Nearly 100 protestors on both sides of the 287-G program made their message known yesterday. The sheriff's Department contracted with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house illegal aliens arrested in the cooperative 287(g) program between Alamance deputies and ICE.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/08/article/dueling_immigration_protests_in_alamance_county
Well, there’s good cholesterol and bad cholesterol. And now, it seems, there may be good body fat and bad body fat (even in adults). Until recently, scientists believed that the "good" type of body fat, which spurs the body to burn calories to generate body heat, helped keep infants warm but was mostly gone or inactive by adulthood. http://www.digtriad.com/news/features/article.aspx?storyid=122189&catid=216
Are you virtually connected? A recent Pew Internet & American Life survey found that 45% of Americans in all age groups are enthusiastic about socializing via computer and mobile devices. Meanwhile, 48% of people are indifferent to Internet social networks, overwhelmed by gadgets or often avoiding Internet use altogether.
You’re invited to the WBFJ Dove Awards Party happening Thursday, April 23rd from 7-10pm at Confluence Coffee on Hwy 150 in Winston-Salem. VOTE now for Dove ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘New Artist of the Year’ at www.wbfj.fm
SPORTS:
Wake Forest basketball star Jeff Teague is ready to test the ‘NBA’ waters but will not hire an agent…retaining his college eligibility.
The Master’s in Augusta…starts today through Sunday
Local minor league baseball: Greensboro Grasshoppers season opener tonight at NewBridge Park www.gsohoppers.com
Winston-Salem Dash…first home game on April 23
4.08.2009
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
The HoneyBaked Ham location in Winston-Salem will donate 10% of its sales on TODAY (April 8) to the United Way of Forsyth County. HoneyBaked Ham is located near Hanes Mall, off Stratford Road near Funnigans. Address: 148 Stratford Common Court Phone: 765-2008 www.honeybaked.com/
The latest budget proposal for the Guilford County school system includes 153 job cuts and $21.8 million dollars in funding cuts. Of the 153 proposed job cuts, 63 will come at the central office. Superintendent Mo Green saying that the proposed budget could change if the state gives the county more funding.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-mo-green-budget-talk-090407,0,1539543.story
In Vermont, state lawmakers voted to override the governor's veto of a bill that legalizes same-gender marriages in the state. With Tuesday's vote, Vermont becomes the fourth state in the nation to allow same-gender marriage, following Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Iowa.
51 year old Victor Kiger, a member of the Lexington City Council died Monday night at Baptist Medical Center of a head injury he received late last week. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm tonight at Davidson Funeral Home (Lexington Chapel). A private graveside service will be held on Thursday.
www.the-dispatch.com/article/20090407/ARTICLES/904079994/0/NEWS
The death toll continues to rise. Aftershocks are still being felt two days after a deadly earthquake hit central Italy on Monday. Rescuers pulled a 20-year old woman from the rubble on Tuesday evening after being trapped for 42 hours. A collective funeral for the victims has been planned for Good Friday.
A gunman opened fire at a remote Korean Christian retreat center last night, leaving one person dead and at least three people injured. The camp is located 85 miles southeast of Los Angeles
Details remain sketchy…a language barrier is slowing investigators.
http://www.myfox8.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-retreat-shooting,0,7626804.story
Some sunbathers on Bird Island (in Brunswick County, NC) may have to get use to tan lines once again? The Star-News of Wilmington reports that officials are trying to put a halt to sunbathers from flaunting it all on Bird Island, NC. Read more: http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/07/brunswick-county-officials-look-button-nude-sunbat/
Happy 115th Gertrude Baines! The world's oldest known person celebrated her 115th birthday on Monday. Miss Gertrude Baines lives at a nursing home in L.A (that’s California not Asheboro). She was born in Georgia in 1894. Baines has only two complaints:
She has arthritis in her knees. (Her visits from ARTHuR are not very fun)
And Baines doesn't like it when her bacon isn't cooked crispy enough.
A Cleaner World is offering FREE dry cleaning to anyone who is currently unemployed. 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:
Women’s NCAA College Basketball Championship:
UConn remains undefeated…Lady Huskies routing Louisville…76 – 54
Local minor league baseball:
Greensboro Grasshoppers season home opener this Thursday.
Winston-Salem Dash…first home game on April 23.
The latest budget proposal for the Guilford County school system includes 153 job cuts and $21.8 million dollars in funding cuts. Of the 153 proposed job cuts, 63 will come at the central office. Superintendent Mo Green saying that the proposed budget could change if the state gives the county more funding.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-mo-green-budget-talk-090407,0,1539543.story
In Vermont, state lawmakers voted to override the governor's veto of a bill that legalizes same-gender marriages in the state. With Tuesday's vote, Vermont becomes the fourth state in the nation to allow same-gender marriage, following Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Iowa.
51 year old Victor Kiger, a member of the Lexington City Council died Monday night at Baptist Medical Center of a head injury he received late last week. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm tonight at Davidson Funeral Home (Lexington Chapel). A private graveside service will be held on Thursday.
www.the-dispatch.com/article/20090407/ARTICLES/904079994/0/NEWS
The death toll continues to rise. Aftershocks are still being felt two days after a deadly earthquake hit central Italy on Monday. Rescuers pulled a 20-year old woman from the rubble on Tuesday evening after being trapped for 42 hours. A collective funeral for the victims has been planned for Good Friday.
A gunman opened fire at a remote Korean Christian retreat center last night, leaving one person dead and at least three people injured. The camp is located 85 miles southeast of Los Angeles
Details remain sketchy…a language barrier is slowing investigators.
http://www.myfox8.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-retreat-shooting,0,7626804.story
Some sunbathers on Bird Island (in Brunswick County, NC) may have to get use to tan lines once again? The Star-News of Wilmington reports that officials are trying to put a halt to sunbathers from flaunting it all on Bird Island, NC. Read more: http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/07/brunswick-county-officials-look-button-nude-sunbat/
Happy 115th Gertrude Baines! The world's oldest known person celebrated her 115th birthday on Monday. Miss Gertrude Baines lives at a nursing home in L.A (that’s California not Asheboro). She was born in Georgia in 1894. Baines has only two complaints:
She has arthritis in her knees. (Her visits from ARTHuR are not very fun)
And Baines doesn't like it when her bacon isn't cooked crispy enough.
A Cleaner World is offering FREE dry cleaning to anyone who is currently unemployed. 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:
Women’s NCAA College Basketball Championship:
UConn remains undefeated…Lady Huskies routing Louisville…76 – 54
Local minor league baseball:
Greensboro Grasshoppers season home opener this Thursday.
Winston-Salem Dash…first home game on April 23.
4.07.2009
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Freeze Watch in effect for the Triad overnight until 8am Wednesday morning.
Including…Forsyth, Guildford, Davidson and Randolph
Winter Weather Advisory for the Northern Mountains for areas above 3000 feet. An additional 2 – 4 inches of snow possible…with the heaviest snowfall on western slopes near the Tennessee border.
Tarheels winning their 5th National title. Ten people were taken to the hospital and authorities made two arrests, but no major incidents were reported in the celebration in Chapel Hill
following North Carolina's national championship win over Michigan State. About 30,000 people rushed onto Franklin Street last night. UNC beating Michigan State 89 – 72.
A ‘welcome home’ party for the Tarheels is set for 2pm this afternoon at the Dean Dome. FYI: Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm will be photographed wearing Carolina Blue
Democratic Senate leaders in Raleigh are proposing to raise class sizes in all grade levels as a way to save money in the next state budget. The average public school class size would increase by two students. Some officials say that the move would save $320 million dollars a year.
Federal officials confirming that they found traces of salmonella in a central California pistachio processing plant that has expanded a nationwide recall. FDA saying that you should avoid eating pistachios or foods made with the nuts.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SALMONELLA_PISTACHIOS?SITE=NCGRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
The body of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu was found in a suitcase submerged in a pond on a dairy farm near her California home. She went missing on March 27 Police have not identify a suspect, or released a cause of death. An autopsy is scheduled for later today.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/07/california.missing.girl.dead/index.html
On a trip shrouded in secrecy, President Barack Obama flew into Iraq on Tuesday for a brief look at a war he opposed as a candidate and now vows to end as commander in chief.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/04/07/president-obama-makes-surprise-visit-iraq/
Barack Obama, making his first visit to a Muslim nation as president, declared yesterday the United States "is not and will never be at war with Islam."
Read more: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D97CVOMG0&show_article=1
‘Obama assassination plot halted' Man with Al Jazeera ID planned to stab U.S. president http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=94153
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck just east of the Kuril Islands in the Pacific Ocean early Tuesday. Additional aftershocks have shaken central Italy earlier this morning.
The death toll from Monday morning's earthquake has climbed to nearly 180.
US fighter jets were scrambled after the pilot of a stolen plane crossed into U.S. air-space yesterday afternoon. The plane was stolen from a Canadian flight school in Ontario. The pilot was arrested in southern Missouri.
THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE SENATE HAS REJECTED A SO-CALLED PERSONHOOD BILL. The measure would have granted personhood status to unborn children. Although the personhood measure was rejected…it passed other pro-life bills including a bill that requires abortion clinics to perform an ultrasound and make it available for the woman to view before the procedure. (RnR)
The HoneyBaked Ham location in Winston-Salem will donate 10% of its sales on Wednesday (April 8) to the United Way of Forsyth County. HoneyBaked Ham is located near Hanes Mall, off Stratford Road near Funnigans. Address: 148 Stratford Common Court Phone: 765-2008
www.honeybaked.com/
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:
Women’s College Basketball National Championship game tonight:
Undefeated UConn taking on Louisville
Class of 09 has been announced. Even before the Big Game last night…
Former Carolina superstar and perhaps the greatest basketball to ever play…
Michael Jordan will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in September.
MLB: Opening day for the boys of summer on Monday…
-The New York Yankees fall to the Baltimore Orioles…10 – 5
Vice President Joe Biden threw out the first pitch…
-Former president George W. Bush throwing a strike for the ceremonial first pitch yesterday as the Texas Rangers beat Cleveland…9 – 1
Including…Forsyth, Guildford, Davidson and Randolph
Winter Weather Advisory for the Northern Mountains for areas above 3000 feet. An additional 2 – 4 inches of snow possible…with the heaviest snowfall on western slopes near the Tennessee border.
Tarheels winning their 5th National title. Ten people were taken to the hospital and authorities made two arrests, but no major incidents were reported in the celebration in Chapel Hill
following North Carolina's national championship win over Michigan State. About 30,000 people rushed onto Franklin Street last night. UNC beating Michigan State 89 – 72.
A ‘welcome home’ party for the Tarheels is set for 2pm this afternoon at the Dean Dome. FYI: Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm will be photographed wearing Carolina Blue
Democratic Senate leaders in Raleigh are proposing to raise class sizes in all grade levels as a way to save money in the next state budget. The average public school class size would increase by two students. Some officials say that the move would save $320 million dollars a year.
Federal officials confirming that they found traces of salmonella in a central California pistachio processing plant that has expanded a nationwide recall. FDA saying that you should avoid eating pistachios or foods made with the nuts.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SALMONELLA_PISTACHIOS?SITE=NCGRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
The body of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu was found in a suitcase submerged in a pond on a dairy farm near her California home. She went missing on March 27 Police have not identify a suspect, or released a cause of death. An autopsy is scheduled for later today.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/07/california.missing.girl.dead/index.html
On a trip shrouded in secrecy, President Barack Obama flew into Iraq on Tuesday for a brief look at a war he opposed as a candidate and now vows to end as commander in chief.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/04/07/president-obama-makes-surprise-visit-iraq/
Barack Obama, making his first visit to a Muslim nation as president, declared yesterday the United States "is not and will never be at war with Islam."
Read more: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D97CVOMG0&show_article=1
‘Obama assassination plot halted' Man with Al Jazeera ID planned to stab U.S. president http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=94153
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck just east of the Kuril Islands in the Pacific Ocean early Tuesday. Additional aftershocks have shaken central Italy earlier this morning.
The death toll from Monday morning's earthquake has climbed to nearly 180.
US fighter jets were scrambled after the pilot of a stolen plane crossed into U.S. air-space yesterday afternoon. The plane was stolen from a Canadian flight school in Ontario. The pilot was arrested in southern Missouri.
THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE SENATE HAS REJECTED A SO-CALLED PERSONHOOD BILL. The measure would have granted personhood status to unborn children. Although the personhood measure was rejected…it passed other pro-life bills including a bill that requires abortion clinics to perform an ultrasound and make it available for the woman to view before the procedure. (RnR)
The HoneyBaked Ham location in Winston-Salem will donate 10% of its sales on Wednesday (April 8) to the United Way of Forsyth County. HoneyBaked Ham is located near Hanes Mall, off Stratford Road near Funnigans. Address: 148 Stratford Common Court Phone: 765-2008
www.honeybaked.com/
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:
Women’s College Basketball National Championship game tonight:
Undefeated UConn taking on Louisville
Class of 09 has been announced. Even before the Big Game last night…
Former Carolina superstar and perhaps the greatest basketball to ever play…
Michael Jordan will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in September.
MLB: Opening day for the boys of summer on Monday…
-The New York Yankees fall to the Baltimore Orioles…10 – 5
Vice President Joe Biden threw out the first pitch…
-Former president George W. Bush throwing a strike for the ceremonial first pitch yesterday as the Texas Rangers beat Cleveland…9 – 1
4.06.2009
Monday, April 06, 2009
Scattered thunderstorms are possible until noon
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Showers and thunderstorms before noon. Temperatures falling through the day.
The Northern Mountains: Snow flurries late tonight into Tuesday morning
Wednesday morning: A Freeze or Frost Advisory may be needed for the Triad
UPDATE: Rescuers are looking for survivors after a powerful earthquake hit central Italy earlier today. A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake hitting the medieval town of L’Aquila located about 60 miles northeast of Rome. At least 40 fatalities reported so far.
The US and Japan wanting a tough response to North Korea’s firing of a ‘rocket’ on Sunday. North Korea claim that Sunday's launch was simply to place a satellite into orbit. The US is a little more suspicious…saying that North Korea used the launch to cover up a test of their long-range missile capabilities. The UN Security Council met in emergency session yesterday.
A special fund has been set up for the survivors of last week’s deadly shooting rampage in Binghamton, New York. A gunman entered the American Civic Association on Friday and fatally wounded 13 people before taking his own life. Most of the victims were immigrants taking English language classes.
Actress Farrah Fawcett remains in the hospital after returning from Germany where she was receiving experimental treatment for cancer.
The 62 year old Fawcett was diagnosed with cancer in 2006…went into remission…but the cancer came back in May 2007.
http://www.ktla.com/landing_topstories/?Actress-Farrah-Fawcett-Hospitalized-Unco=1&blockID=258841&feedID=1198
THE STATE HOUSE OF GEORGIA HAS GIVEN FINAL APPROVAL TO THE NATION'S FIRST-EVER EMBRYO ADOPTION BILL. Georgia Right to Life says the language of the bill stops short of declaring full personhood for the child. However, the bill uses new terms that acknowledge for the first time that an embryo has rights and responsibilities under Georgia law.
Carrie Underwood beating out Kenny Chesney for “Entertainer of the Year” last night at the Academy of Country Music Awards. Check out other winners: www.acmcountry.com/home/index.php
It took a little longer than 8 seconds for the parents of Wyatt McLaughlin to find their teenage son. The 13-year-old boy from Virginia apparently loaded his family's pickup truck with food, clothes and his dog, hitched up a trailer with two horses in tow and drove nearly 1,300 miles to Texas. Police are unsure why the boy ran away from his Jetersville-area home last Wednesday morning. Apparently, He was well-prepared. Wyatt was found about 2 p.m. Friday afternoon near a rodeo grounds near Weatherford, Texas, where he had performed several times before.
The teen's parents found him safe Friday. www.wxii12.com/automotive/19091711/detail.html
A local boy scout is getting some top honors as…one of the top-selling scouts in the nation. 13-year-old Samuel Lankford from Greensboro sold just over $15,000 dollars worth of popcorn last Fall, only four scouts in the country sold more than Lankford. Another part of the Boy Scouts’ fundraising program donated more than $6million dollars worth of popcorn to US troops serving overseas.
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:
Carolina vs Michigan State (the Tarheels vs the Spartans) National Championship tonight at 9pm. www.ncaa.com
FYI: The governors of North Carolina and Michigan (Beverly Perdue and Jennifer Granholm) have placed a friendly wager on the outcome of tonight’s championship game.The losing governor must be photographed enjoying tasty treats from the winning state while wearing the winning team's jersey and hat — and the photo must be made public. Also, the ‘losing’ governor must donate $100 dollars to a local food bank in the winning team's state.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Showers and thunderstorms before noon. Temperatures falling through the day.
The Northern Mountains: Snow flurries late tonight into Tuesday morning
Wednesday morning: A Freeze or Frost Advisory may be needed for the Triad
UPDATE: Rescuers are looking for survivors after a powerful earthquake hit central Italy earlier today. A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake hitting the medieval town of L’Aquila located about 60 miles northeast of Rome. At least 40 fatalities reported so far.
The US and Japan wanting a tough response to North Korea’s firing of a ‘rocket’ on Sunday. North Korea claim that Sunday's launch was simply to place a satellite into orbit. The US is a little more suspicious…saying that North Korea used the launch to cover up a test of their long-range missile capabilities. The UN Security Council met in emergency session yesterday.
A special fund has been set up for the survivors of last week’s deadly shooting rampage in Binghamton, New York. A gunman entered the American Civic Association on Friday and fatally wounded 13 people before taking his own life. Most of the victims were immigrants taking English language classes.
Actress Farrah Fawcett remains in the hospital after returning from Germany where she was receiving experimental treatment for cancer.
The 62 year old Fawcett was diagnosed with cancer in 2006…went into remission…but the cancer came back in May 2007.
http://www.ktla.com/landing_topstories/?Actress-Farrah-Fawcett-Hospitalized-Unco=1&blockID=258841&feedID=1198
THE STATE HOUSE OF GEORGIA HAS GIVEN FINAL APPROVAL TO THE NATION'S FIRST-EVER EMBRYO ADOPTION BILL. Georgia Right to Life says the language of the bill stops short of declaring full personhood for the child. However, the bill uses new terms that acknowledge for the first time that an embryo has rights and responsibilities under Georgia law.
Carrie Underwood beating out Kenny Chesney for “Entertainer of the Year” last night at the Academy of Country Music Awards. Check out other winners: www.acmcountry.com/home/index.php
It took a little longer than 8 seconds for the parents of Wyatt McLaughlin to find their teenage son. The 13-year-old boy from Virginia apparently loaded his family's pickup truck with food, clothes and his dog, hitched up a trailer with two horses in tow and drove nearly 1,300 miles to Texas. Police are unsure why the boy ran away from his Jetersville-area home last Wednesday morning. Apparently, He was well-prepared. Wyatt was found about 2 p.m. Friday afternoon near a rodeo grounds near Weatherford, Texas, where he had performed several times before.
The teen's parents found him safe Friday. www.wxii12.com/automotive/19091711/detail.html
A local boy scout is getting some top honors as…one of the top-selling scouts in the nation. 13-year-old Samuel Lankford from Greensboro sold just over $15,000 dollars worth of popcorn last Fall, only four scouts in the country sold more than Lankford. Another part of the Boy Scouts’ fundraising program donated more than $6million dollars worth of popcorn to US troops serving overseas.
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:
Carolina vs Michigan State (the Tarheels vs the Spartans) National Championship tonight at 9pm. www.ncaa.com
FYI: The governors of North Carolina and Michigan (Beverly Perdue and Jennifer Granholm) have placed a friendly wager on the outcome of tonight’s championship game.The losing governor must be photographed enjoying tasty treats from the winning state while wearing the winning team's jersey and hat — and the photo must be made public. Also, the ‘losing’ governor must donate $100 dollars to a local food bank in the winning team's state.
4.03.2009
Petition to Protect Pro-Life Doctors
Sign the online no later than April 8, 2009…
Sign the petition: www.aclj.org/Petition/Default.aspx?sc=3419&ac=1
President Obama: Respect My Pro-Life Convictions
I have strong convictions, but President Obama says that doesn’t matter. He’s ready to rescind the Conscience Clause. The Conscience Clause was implemented by George W. Bush (through Executive Order) to give physicians and nurses the choice to act according to their conscience — to not participate in abortion procedures if it conflicts with their personal convictions. President Obama is pushing to reverse the Conscience Clause, forcing pro-life doctors and nurses into performing abortion procedures, despite their individual beliefs.
The announcement was made Friday, March 6, 2009.
The public now has 30 days to file comments with the White House.
The date to ‘sign’ the petition is April 8, 2009.
Information compiled by the American Center for Law and Justice
(Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel) www.aclj.org/Default.aspx
Be Heard Project
Watch the new video from the Future Nurses of America. In the video, you will hear from future pro-life healthcare professionals who ask President Obama to keep the Conscience Clause in place and keep them from being forced to participate in abortions.
Watch the video now: www.beheardproject.com
Sign the petition: www.aclj.org/Petition/Default.aspx?sc=3419&ac=1
President Obama: Respect My Pro-Life Convictions
I have strong convictions, but President Obama says that doesn’t matter. He’s ready to rescind the Conscience Clause. The Conscience Clause was implemented by George W. Bush (through Executive Order) to give physicians and nurses the choice to act according to their conscience — to not participate in abortion procedures if it conflicts with their personal convictions. President Obama is pushing to reverse the Conscience Clause, forcing pro-life doctors and nurses into performing abortion procedures, despite their individual beliefs.
The announcement was made Friday, March 6, 2009.
The public now has 30 days to file comments with the White House.
The date to ‘sign’ the petition is April 8, 2009.
Information compiled by the American Center for Law and Justice
(Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel) www.aclj.org/Default.aspx
Be Heard Project
Watch the new video from the Future Nurses of America. In the video, you will hear from future pro-life healthcare professionals who ask President Obama to keep the Conscience Clause in place and keep them from being forced to participate in abortions.
Watch the video now: www.beheardproject.com
Friday, April 03, 2009
The Triad under a Wind Advisory until 9pm tonight
Wind Advisory until 9am Saturday morning for the Foothills
High Wind Warning for the Northern Mountains
NEWS...
Time is running out: President Obama is poised to rescind the Conscience Clause. The Conscience Clause was implemented by President George W. Bush (through Executive Order) to give physicians and nurses the choice to act according to their conscience — to not participate in abortion procedures if it conflicts with their personal convictions and individual beliefs. By reversing the Conscience Clause, pro-life doctors and nurses will be forced into performing abortion procedures.
Jay Sekulow, the Chief Counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice is hoping that you will sign the Conscience Clause petition: www.aclj.org/Petition/Default.aspx?sc=3419&ac=1
NEW: Time Warner Cable has made the Triad a test market for metered Internet service — a plan to monitor customers’ broadband data use and charge heavy users extra fees. There will be a three-month “education process” before the pricing shift, Time Warner said. Customers can log in to their accounts to track their usage before choosing their new plan in the (Fall). www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/02/article/time_warner_cable_will_track_charge_by_internet_usage
NEW: First Community Bank, based in Bluefield, Virginia, has agreed to purchase TriStone Bank for an estimated $10 million dollars. TriStone Bank is based in Winston-Salem and operates two branches in the city. First Community Bank operates 59 locations in North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, South Carolina and Tennessee. First Community is also the parent company of GreenPoint Insurance Group based in High Point.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/03/article/winston_salem_bank_to_be_purchased
World leaders attending the G-20 summit promising $1 Trillion dollars to help nations during the struggling global economy. PRESIDENT OBAMA TODAY IS ATTENDING A NATO SUMMIT AT THE FRENCH-GERMAN BORDER. The president is seeking support from NATO allies for the new U.S. policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Additional layoffs at the Dell computer assembly plant in Forsyth County. But the company has refused to say how many jobs will be eliminated. Winston-Salem officials were informed of the layoffs but no details were given.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/02/article/more_layoffs_announced_at_dell_plant_in_forsyth
The state Senate voting to require mo-ped users to get a license plate, carry liability insurance and wear a helmet. Supporters said requiring insurance will make mo-ped operators responsible for their actions. A final Senate vote is set for next week.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/02/article/get_coverage_senate_wants_mo_ped_drivers_insured
A judge has rejected Madonna's request to adopt a second child from Malawi because of a requirement that prospective parents live in the southern African nation for at least 18 months. Madonna's efforts to adopt 3-year-old "Mercy" James has drawn criticism from some activists who said the little girl would be best off with relatives. The 50-year-old pop superstar will likely appeal the ruling.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_MALAWI_MADONNA_ADOPTION?SITE=NCGRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
The 4th Annual Donate Life Walk happening tomorrow morning (April 4).
The walk is a combined effort between Forsyth Medical Center, Baptist Hospital and Carolina Donor Services to raise awareness of the 100,000 people on the national donor waiting list. If you would like to walk or volunteer: Contact Beth Hinesley at (336) 774-4450
http://www.blogger.com/www.carolinadonorservices.org
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/
The Winston-Salem Dash is hosting national anthem auditions this Saturday, April 4, from noon till 6pm at Hanes Mall. The event will take place in the lower level of the food court. The first 150 entries received will be guaranteed a scheduled time slot.
All candidates must pre-register by visiting http://extras.journalnow.com/dash_contest/.
How would you like Chilc-Fil-A breakfast FREE for a year? It’s the Chick-Fil-A ‘Breakfast Bailout'. The first 100 customers IN LINE (and re-registered) at any participating
Chick-Fil-A restaurant in the Triad at 6am this Saturday morning (April 4th)
will win FREE Chick-Fil-A breakfast for a year. http://www.chick-fil-a.com/
VOTE now for Dove ‘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: The Men’s NCAA Tournament Final Four (Saturday)
UCONN vs Michigan State (6pm)
Carolina vs Villanova (9pm)
http://www.ncaa.com/
Wind Advisory until 9am Saturday morning for the Foothills
High Wind Warning for the Northern Mountains
NEWS...
Time is running out: President Obama is poised to rescind the Conscience Clause. The Conscience Clause was implemented by President George W. Bush (through Executive Order) to give physicians and nurses the choice to act according to their conscience — to not participate in abortion procedures if it conflicts with their personal convictions and individual beliefs. By reversing the Conscience Clause, pro-life doctors and nurses will be forced into performing abortion procedures.
Jay Sekulow, the Chief Counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice is hoping that you will sign the Conscience Clause petition: www.aclj.org/Petition/Default.aspx?sc=3419&ac=1
NEW: Time Warner Cable has made the Triad a test market for metered Internet service — a plan to monitor customers’ broadband data use and charge heavy users extra fees. There will be a three-month “education process” before the pricing shift, Time Warner said. Customers can log in to their accounts to track their usage before choosing their new plan in the (Fall). www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/02/article/time_warner_cable_will_track_charge_by_internet_usage
NEW: First Community Bank, based in Bluefield, Virginia, has agreed to purchase TriStone Bank for an estimated $10 million dollars. TriStone Bank is based in Winston-Salem and operates two branches in the city. First Community Bank operates 59 locations in North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, South Carolina and Tennessee. First Community is also the parent company of GreenPoint Insurance Group based in High Point.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/03/article/winston_salem_bank_to_be_purchased
World leaders attending the G-20 summit promising $1 Trillion dollars to help nations during the struggling global economy. PRESIDENT OBAMA TODAY IS ATTENDING A NATO SUMMIT AT THE FRENCH-GERMAN BORDER. The president is seeking support from NATO allies for the new U.S. policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Additional layoffs at the Dell computer assembly plant in Forsyth County. But the company has refused to say how many jobs will be eliminated. Winston-Salem officials were informed of the layoffs but no details were given.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/02/article/more_layoffs_announced_at_dell_plant_in_forsyth
The state Senate voting to require mo-ped users to get a license plate, carry liability insurance and wear a helmet. Supporters said requiring insurance will make mo-ped operators responsible for their actions. A final Senate vote is set for next week.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/02/article/get_coverage_senate_wants_mo_ped_drivers_insured
A judge has rejected Madonna's request to adopt a second child from Malawi because of a requirement that prospective parents live in the southern African nation for at least 18 months. Madonna's efforts to adopt 3-year-old "Mercy" James has drawn criticism from some activists who said the little girl would be best off with relatives. The 50-year-old pop superstar will likely appeal the ruling.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_MALAWI_MADONNA_ADOPTION?SITE=NCGRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
The 4th Annual Donate Life Walk happening tomorrow morning (April 4).
The walk is a combined effort between Forsyth Medical Center, Baptist Hospital and Carolina Donor Services to raise awareness of the 100,000 people on the national donor waiting list. If you would like to walk or volunteer: Contact Beth Hinesley at (336) 774-4450
http://www.blogger.com/www.carolinadonorservices.org
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/
The Winston-Salem Dash is hosting national anthem auditions this Saturday, April 4, from noon till 6pm at Hanes Mall. The event will take place in the lower level of the food court. The first 150 entries received will be guaranteed a scheduled time slot.
All candidates must pre-register by visiting http://extras.journalnow.com/dash_contest/.
How would you like Chilc-Fil-A breakfast FREE for a year? It’s the Chick-Fil-A ‘Breakfast Bailout'. The first 100 customers IN LINE (and re-registered) at any participating
Chick-Fil-A restaurant in the Triad at 6am this Saturday morning (April 4th)
will win FREE Chick-Fil-A breakfast for a year. http://www.chick-fil-a.com/
VOTE now for Dove ‘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: The Men’s NCAA Tournament Final Four (Saturday)
UCONN vs Michigan State (6pm)
Carolina vs Villanova (9pm)
http://www.ncaa.com/
4.02.2009
Chick-Fil-A ‘Breakfast Bailout
How would you like to enjoy Chilc-Fil-A breakfast FREE for a year?
The first 100 customers IN LINE (and re-registered) at any participating Chick-Fil-A restaurant in the Triad at 6am this Saturday morning (April 4th) will win FREE Chick-Fil-A breakfast for a year.
FYI: The Breakfast Bailout lines can start forming at 9pm Friday night (April 3)…
Registration closes @ 6am this Saturday morning…
Must be 18 years or older (and present Saturday morning) to win…
Most Chick-Fil-A restaurants in Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point,Kernersville, Asheboro and Burlington are participating.
http://www.chick-fil-a.com/
The first 100 customers IN LINE (and re-registered) at any participating Chick-Fil-A restaurant in the Triad at 6am this Saturday morning (April 4th) will win FREE Chick-Fil-A breakfast for a year.
FYI: The Breakfast Bailout lines can start forming at 9pm Friday night (April 3)…
Registration closes @ 6am this Saturday morning…
Must be 18 years or older (and present Saturday morning) to win…
Most Chick-Fil-A restaurants in Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point,Kernersville, Asheboro and Burlington are participating.
http://www.chick-fil-a.com/
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Umbrella alert today! Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Today: Occasional showers…Temperatures holding in the upper 50s
The estranged wife of Robert Stewart, the man charged with shooting 8 people at a nursing home in Carthage, has apologized to some families of those killed. Wanda Neal told WRAL-TV that she wishes she had been the victim instead. Stewart has been charged with eight counts of first-degree murder.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/01/article/suspects_wife_sorry_for_carthage_nursing_home_shooting
More teaching positions and school support staff in Guilford County face elimination as principals prepare their school spending plans over the next few weeks. Last week, Superintendent “Mo” Green announced he would withhold half, or $6 million dollars, of per-student funding from schools. Principals use that money for everything from supplies to field trips,
but some use that money to hire additional teachers.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/01/article/more_teachers_could_face_layoffs
A statewide non-smoking ban gained tentative approval in the House yesterday. The slightly watered ‘ban’ would put a halt to smoking in most restaurants, bars and almost all workplaces. A second vote must be taken today before it can be passed on to the Senate. If approved, North Carolina would become the 35th state with a smoking ban. (Greensboro News/Record)
The largest increase in tobacco taxes took effect yesterday…with that 62-cent federal tax increase on a pack of cigarettes. This…after President Obama's promise not to raise taxes of any kind on families earning under $250,000.
This is only a TEST? You could be paying more to access Road Runner. Time Warner introducing it’s a new ‘metered’ Internet bandwidth cap program in Greensboro. . What does it mean? Once downloads and uploads hit the set limit, you will have to pay extra -- potentially $100 or more extra, depending on how much bandwidth you consume. The program started March 31st.
www.businessinsider.com/time-warner-cable-putting-more-bandwidth-hogs-on-a-diet-2009-4
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS ASKING A FEDERAL JUDGE TO DROP ALL CHARGES AGAINST FORMER ALASKA REPUBLICAN SENATOR TED STEVENS. The Washington Post reports that concerns about the prosecution's handling of the case led the Justice Department to seek the dismissal of the charges.
ISRAEL HAS A NEW GOVERNMENT. Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in as the Jewish state's new prime minister on Wednesday.
The Domino's pizza chain has given away nearly 11,000 free pizzas because of a never-used promotion that a Web customer stumbled upon. A spokesman for Domino’s stating that that the company had prepared an Internet coupon for an ad campaign that was considered in December but never activated. The code word "bailout" was good for a free medium pizza ordered online. The owner of 14 Domino's locations in the Cincinnati area says his stores gave away more than 600 pies. (Domino’s is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan). http://www.enquirer.com/
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/
How would you like Chilc-Fil-A breakfast FREE for a year?
It’s the Chick-Fil-A ‘Breakfast Bailout'
The first 100 customers IN LINE (and re-registered) at any participating Chick-Fil-A restaurant in the Triad at 6am this Saturday morning (April 4th) will win FREE Chick-Fil-A breakfast for a year. http://www.chick-fil-a.com/
VOTE now for Dove ‘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/
The estranged wife of Robert Stewart, the man charged with shooting 8 people at a nursing home in Carthage, has apologized to some families of those killed. Wanda Neal told WRAL-TV that she wishes she had been the victim instead. Stewart has been charged with eight counts of first-degree murder.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/01/article/suspects_wife_sorry_for_carthage_nursing_home_shooting
More teaching positions and school support staff in Guilford County face elimination as principals prepare their school spending plans over the next few weeks. Last week, Superintendent “Mo” Green announced he would withhold half, or $6 million dollars, of per-student funding from schools. Principals use that money for everything from supplies to field trips,
but some use that money to hire additional teachers.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/04/01/article/more_teachers_could_face_layoffs
A statewide non-smoking ban gained tentative approval in the House yesterday. The slightly watered ‘ban’ would put a halt to smoking in most restaurants, bars and almost all workplaces. A second vote must be taken today before it can be passed on to the Senate. If approved, North Carolina would become the 35th state with a smoking ban. (Greensboro News/Record)
The largest increase in tobacco taxes took effect yesterday…with that 62-cent federal tax increase on a pack of cigarettes. This…after President Obama's promise not to raise taxes of any kind on families earning under $250,000.
This is only a TEST? You could be paying more to access Road Runner. Time Warner introducing it’s a new ‘metered’ Internet bandwidth cap program in Greensboro. . What does it mean? Once downloads and uploads hit the set limit, you will have to pay extra -- potentially $100 or more extra, depending on how much bandwidth you consume. The program started March 31st.
www.businessinsider.com/time-warner-cable-putting-more-bandwidth-hogs-on-a-diet-2009-4
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS ASKING A FEDERAL JUDGE TO DROP ALL CHARGES AGAINST FORMER ALASKA REPUBLICAN SENATOR TED STEVENS. The Washington Post reports that concerns about the prosecution's handling of the case led the Justice Department to seek the dismissal of the charges.
ISRAEL HAS A NEW GOVERNMENT. Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in as the Jewish state's new prime minister on Wednesday.
The Domino's pizza chain has given away nearly 11,000 free pizzas because of a never-used promotion that a Web customer stumbled upon. A spokesman for Domino’s stating that that the company had prepared an Internet coupon for an ad campaign that was considered in December but never activated. The code word "bailout" was good for a free medium pizza ordered online. The owner of 14 Domino's locations in the Cincinnati area says his stores gave away more than 600 pies. (Domino’s is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan). http://www.enquirer.com/
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/
How would you like Chilc-Fil-A breakfast FREE for a year?
It’s the Chick-Fil-A ‘Breakfast Bailout'
The first 100 customers IN LINE (and re-registered) at any participating Chick-Fil-A restaurant in the Triad at 6am this Saturday morning (April 4th) will win FREE Chick-Fil-A breakfast for a year. http://www.chick-fil-a.com/
VOTE now for Dove ‘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/
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