Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mostly cloudy. Rain overnight…High near 70
Update: The Space Shuttle landing safely at 9:08am this morning in Florida.
Half of all Europe's flights are back in the air this morning, but more ash from Iceland's erupting volcano is threatening to stall plans to reopen British airspace. -6.8 million passengers affected by volcanic ash over Europe
-Britain sends military ships to bring home some stranded travelers
-Looks like no relief from the Volcanic ash until Friday (CNN)
Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling some 34,000 new Lexus GX 460 SUVs because of an increased risk of rollover. Toyota recently suspended sales of the luxury SUV after a report by Consumer Reports on April 13th. (CNNMoney.com) Also, Toyota also has agreed to pay a record $16.4 million dollar fine
One of the men accused of fatally wounding UNC student body president Eve Carson has pleaded guilty to several Federal charges including carjacking resulting in death and kidnapping. With the guilty plea, Demario Atwater will face life in prison and avoid the death penalty.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-atwater-guilty-100419,0,1140466.story
Early voting for the May 4th primaries runs through May 1st.
As most parents of adolescents know all too well, text messaging has become the preferred method of communication for American teens.
According to the Pew Research Center (new survey)...
One in three teens send more than 100 texts a day.
-75% of 12- to 17-year-olds own cell phones, up from 45 percent in 2004
-FYI: Girls use cell phones more than boys do.
-43 percent of teens reported sending at least 1 text message from class a day
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/04/20/teens.text.messaging/index.html?hpt=T2
Hope du Jour is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a Pre-view Party TODAY (Tuesday, April 20) from 5:30 – 8pm at Gallery of the Arts on West Fourth Street, in downtown Winston-Salem. The Hope du Jour ‘Preview Party’ is FREE and open to the public. Enjoy food and LIVE entertainment.
The annual Hope du Jour will be held on Tuesday, May 4, where participating restaurants in Forsyth County will donate 10% of their sales that day to Crisis Control Ministry.
For a list of participating restaurants, go to: www.hopedujour.org.
Local CBL shopping malls (including Hanes Mall) are collecting your gently used shoes for a good cause. The malls are collecting shoes for Soles4Souls through Wednesday. Collection bins are located at the customer-service centers. For more information: www.giveshoes.org
National Day of Prayer Thursday, May 6th...Theme: “Prayer, for such a time as this” based on Nahum 1:7 "The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in Him". Local events: www.nationaldayofprayer.org/
SPORTS:
Minor League Play: The Dash over the Myrtle Beach Pelicans…4-1. That's the 6th win in a row for the Winston-Salem Dash.
ASU Basketball: Assistant coach Jeff Capel will likely be named as ASU’s head coach. The head coaching job is open after Buzz Peterson left for UNC-Wilmington.
Blue Devil Forward Kyle Singler will return to Duke for his senior season. Singler was named the MVP of the Final Four after scoring a game-high 19 points in Duke's 61-59 victory over Butler in the NCAA championship game on April 5 in Indianapolis
