Code Orange Air Quality the Triad today...
Ozone levels will exceed healthy standards for sensitive groups
HOT…HAZY…HUMID
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Sunny skies…High 90
Breaking News: BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's Air Force says it has found airplane seats and other debris floating in the Atlantic Ocean along the path that a missing Air France jet was flying. Rescue teams continued to search for survivors of an Air France passenger jet that disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean Sunday night. Flight 4-47 from Brazil to Paris was carrying 228 people. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090602/D98IHU880.html
Mobile Blood Unit from Fort Bragg will be collecting blood for our troops TODAY (June 2) at the National Guard Armory on Silas Creek Parkway in Winston-Salem. Hours: 7:30am to 3pm. To donate blood…Call Don Adamick at 408-7280 (766-8436)
Old Salem Museums & Gardens is reducing ticket prices for the summer. Beginning Tuesday, June 2, the All-in-One ticket is $17 for adults. A Two-Stop ticket for those short on time allows entrance to any two museum stops within Old Salem for just $12. Sunday ticket price is just $14
Regular admission for children ages 6 – 16 years old is $10 and children under age 6 are admitted free. For more information: 336-721-7350 www.oldsalem.org
An atheist group claims that the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb is moving forward with the case brought on by the Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation. The nation's largest group of atheists and agnostics wants to prove that the National Day of Prayer event violates the Constitution's provision for separation of church and state. National Day of Prayer Task Force has filed motions to dismiss the case. http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2009-05-29-prayer-lawsuit_N.htm
Charges will be filed today against Scott Roeder, the man suspected of shooting and killing Dr George Tiller at a Kansas church on Sunday. Roeder was arrested just hours after the shooting. Tiller was one of the nation’s few doctors that provided late-term abortions.
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=549886
As ratings double for Jon & Kate Plus 8 and troubles deepen for the TLC show's stars, Jon and Kate Gosselin — marital woes, increased media scrutiny and accusations of child exploitation — the network says the family's well-being remains "top priority." The Season 5 premiere of the show, which chronicles the lives of the Gosselin family of twins and sextuplets, drew nearly 10 million viewers (more than twice the number who saw Season 4's finale).
www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-05-31-gosselins-main_N.htm?poe=HFMostPopular
Christian Music News: You can catch the new music video for Building 429’s latest single ‘Always’ on the Gospel Music Channel. The song came from a conversation that lead vocalist Jason Roy had with a woman whose son was murdered by his father. "Always" hopes to encourage those who are in the midst of hard times by letting them know that they are not alone. See it at…Hear It First-dot-com www.hearitfirst.com
Judge from Iredell County gets reprimanded after Facebook Chats
Judge B. Carlton Terry Jr. received a public reprimand from the Judicial Standards Commission for communicating with a lawyer of a trial he was presiding over. http://www.wxii12.com/news/19625311/detail.html
Longtime WFMY (News 2) anchor Sandra Hughes will retire in 2010. http://www.digtriad.com/news/features/article.aspx?storyid=125030&catid=216
THE PENTAGON SAYS U.S. COMBAT TROOPS ARE ON PACE TO PULL OUT OF CITIES IN IRAQ BY THE END OF THIS MONTH. That's in keeping with the security agreement established between Baghdad and Washington. A top commander in Iraq says that security throughout the country has been continuously improving. The Pentagon says the number of attacks by insurgents in Iraq has fallen over 80% so far this year.
SPORTS: Stanley Cup Finals (Game three TONIGHT) Red Wings up ‘2 games to none’ over the Penguins
Great News: Pro golfer Phil Mickelson will return to the PGA Tour in time to play in the U.S. Open. The world's # 2 player dropped out of play two weeks ago after announcing that his wife, Amy, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Recent tests showing that Amy’s treatment is working better than expected. http://golf.fanhouse.com/2009/06/01/phil-mickelson-returning-to-pga-tour-at-st-jude-championship/
Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods will play together in the Memorial Skins Game on Wednesday…
Minor League Play: The Dash vs Myrtle Beach Pelicans tonight at Wake Forest Baseball Park.
The first pitch…7pm Ticket info: (336) 714-2287 www.wsdash.com
