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Last day of school for most public school students in our listening area.
A peaceful protest turns nasty in Greensboro. Around 25 people were protesting in front of Representative Mel Watt's Greensboro office on Tuesday. Nathan Tabor, a local business owner and head of the Forsyth County Republican Party, says they were protesting a proposed amendment that would give companies money to help with rising credit card fees. Tabor was videotaping the event when a man, Govenor Spencer of Greensboro, approached the protest. "About that time a gentleman walks around the corner and walks into the middle of the crowd saying it's all George W. Bush's fault. It's all Dick Cheney's fault." Tabor said.
Spencer ended up pushing Tabor’s wife and then Tabor pushed the man back. A video shows Spencer then hitting Tabor in the face and other people calling for police. Tabor has filed assault charges against Spencer and Spencer has filed charges against Tabor.
See the video: http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-protest-punch-100609,0,3507781.story
Spencer ended up pushing Tabor’s wife and then Tabor pushed the man back. A video shows Spencer then hitting Tabor in the face and other people calling for police. Tabor has filed assault charges against Spencer and Spencer has filed charges against Tabor.
See the video: http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-protest-punch-100609,0,3507781.story
Three juveniles are being questioned about a series of bomb threats in Forsyth County. 14 bomb threat calls were received within the Winston-Salem Forsyth County School System on Tuesday around lunchtime. No charges have yet been filed. (journalnow.com)
Shares of BP stock fell 16% this morning amid new environmental concerns about the disaster, driving the stock price to below $30 dollars per share. Officials with NOAA weather confirming that oil from the ruptured BP oil well IS staying beneath the water. Officials describing the oil as being so thick that it blocked out almost all light and feels like a mixture of clay and wax . (CNN)
IRAN’S AMBASSADOR IS DISMISSING NEW SANCTIONS IMPOSED BY THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL on Wednesday…insisting that Iran will not stop enriching uranium. Twelve of the Security Council's 15 members voted in favor of the resolution. (RnR)
The 17-year-old boy involved in a swimming accident at a High Point pool over the weekend died as a result of being under the water too long. Family saying that the teen, Anthony Hayes, hit his head on a diving board and fell into the pool. According to the autopsy report, Hayes' death was the result of complications from submersion…and was not due to head trauma.
The death has been ruled an accident.
www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-swimming-death-autopsy-100609,0,568093.story
Shares of BP stock fell 16% this morning amid new environmental concerns about the disaster, driving the stock price to below $30 dollars per share. Officials with NOAA weather confirming that oil from the ruptured BP oil well IS staying beneath the water. Officials describing the oil as being so thick that it blocked out almost all light and feels like a mixture of clay and wax . (CNN)
IRAN’S AMBASSADOR IS DISMISSING NEW SANCTIONS IMPOSED BY THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL on Wednesday…insisting that Iran will not stop enriching uranium. Twelve of the Security Council's 15 members voted in favor of the resolution. (RnR)
The 17-year-old boy involved in a swimming accident at a High Point pool over the weekend died as a result of being under the water too long. Family saying that the teen, Anthony Hayes, hit his head on a diving board and fell into the pool. According to the autopsy report, Hayes' death was the result of complications from submersion…and was not due to head trauma.
The death has been ruled an accident.
www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-swimming-death-autopsy-100609,0,568093.story
A ‘suspicious’ package mailed to the U.S. Census Bureau in Asheboro caused quite a ‘scare’ Wednesday morning. Asheboro police closed down a stretch of South Fayetteville Street yesterday morning and evacuated the Hillside Shopping Center strip mall after an employee at the bureau thought the package was out-of-the-ordinary. The Greensboro Bomb Squad was then called in, and a mechanized robot removed and opened the package…finding only books inside. Asheboro police Capt. Jim Smith called the entire incident a "false alarm."
http://www.wxii12.com/news/23844567/detail.html
http://www.wxii12.com/news/23844567/detail.html
CVS will stop using Walgreens as a retail pharmacy partner in 30 days. Walgreens said this week that it would end its participation in any new prescription drug plans managed by CVS. CVS saying that recent actions by Walgreens has violated existing agreements...so negotiations. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-06-09/cvs-to-exclude-walgreen-from-retail-pharmacy-network-update1-.html
Former American Idol, now country music star Carrie Underwood winning ‘Performance of the Year’ and ‘Video of the Year’ at the CMT Music Awards last night.
SPORTS: The Chicago Blackhawks winning the Stanley Cup Finals last night in OT. Blackhawks over the Fliers…4 – 3.
Traffic:
Winston-Salem: Bridge replacement on University Parkway. Road closed between Coliseum Drive and Northwest Blvd. A DETOUR is place through August.
Winston-Salem: Road closed. First Street near Corpening Plaza (between Liberty and Cherry streets) will be closed through the weekend. Crews fixing that ‘sink hole’.
