Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast (Triad) Rain. Breezy conditions with Highs remaining in the mid to upper 30s.
Winter Storm Warning for Carroll County, Virginia
Winter Weather Advisory for Surry and Wilkes Counties
Wintry Mix expected later today as temperatures fall below the freezing point
The US military is distributing some 50 thousand hand-held radios to survivors in Haiti. The radios will provide news and important information concerning international relief efforts. The radios are powered by solar energy and hand cranks instead of batteries.
www.voanews.com/english/news/US-Military-Delivers-Radios-to-Haiti-Earthquake-Survivors-82166837.html
RECALL: About 1.5 million Graco strollers sold at Wal-Mart, Target and other major retailers are being recalled…after reports of some children's fingertips were amputated by hinges on the products. The Graco recall includes certain model numbers of its Passage, Alano and Spree Strollers and Travel Systems. www.journalnow.com/content/2010/jan/21/210101/natbrf1/news/
Recall information: http://www.gracobaby.com http://www.cpsc.gov
1-800-345-4109
Cutting your salt intake by just 3 grams a day – that’s the equivalent of half a teaspoon -- could dramatically cut your chances of heart disease. According to the authors of a study in the Jan. 20 online edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, the projected reductions would be similar to the benefits equal to a 50% drop in the smoking rate and a 5% decline in body mass index among obese adults. www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=635170
Conan O'Brien has reportedly signed a deal with NBC to walk away from "The Tonight Show." According to the Wall Street Journal, the deal is expected to include a severance payment of about $32 million dollars for O'Brien plus about $12 million dollars for his staff. The deal also places Jay Leno (back) as host of "The Tonight Show" at 11:35pm.
http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/21/news/Conan_OBrien_NBC_severance_deal/index.htm?hpt=T2
Country music legend Charlie Daniels suffered a mild stroke last Friday (Jan. 15) while vacationing in Colorado. Daniels was treated at a medical center in Durango after the stroke and was then airlifted to a Denver hospital, where he was released on Sunday (Jan. 17).
No concert dates are expected to be canceled.
http://www.charliedaniels.com/
You can get a ‘sneak peak’ of Newsboys’ latest project (featuring Michael Tate) on their Facebook page. Go to Facebook-dot-com-slash-newsboys-dot-official. The full album "Born Again" is out on June 8th. Check out Newsboys LIVE at Winter Jam 2010…February 6th at the Greensboro Coliseum…details at www.wbfj.fm.
Crazy night in the ACC last night:
Wake Forest over #24 Carolina…82 - 69
NC State over #7 Duke…88 - 74
