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Greensboro - accident on Randleman Road at Concord Street
Randleman Road is closed in both directions around Concord Street after an accident knocked down a power pole. A detour is in place. Police will be on the scene until repairs are complete.
The detours:
Northbound on Randleman: right on Village Green Drive, left on Sobar Street and left on Robbins Street which will take you back to Randleman.
Southbound on Randleman: left on Robbins Street, right on Sobar Street and right on Village Green Drive back to Randleman.
News...
A Sandy Ridge couple has been arrested for allegedly plotting to ‘murder’ their 4- month-old baby. William Plaster Jr and Shannon Fortenberry are in the Stokes County Jail under a $10 million dollar bond each, the highest ever in Stokes County. Doctors said that the 4 month old baby had several broken bones and severe head trauma. According to the Stokes County sheriff's office, the infant is in a permanent, vegetative state and has been released from the hospital into the care of a foster home. He's not expected to live. The couple's first court appearance is scheduled for Wednesday, June 16. (News / Record)
Want ideas…ask the experts Film director James Cameron (of "Avatar" and "Titanic" fame), along with a group of scientists and other experts met with government officials from the Environmental Protection Agency yesterday for a brainstorming session on stopping the massive oil leak in the Gulf. Cameron is considered an expert on underwater filming and remote vehicle technologies. BTW: B-P is currently using robot submarines to make a second cut into the undersea oil well's riser pipe, the initial steps toward placing a cap over the well that has spewed hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico every day since late April. http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/06/02/gulf.oil.spill/index.html?hpt=T1
Villagers are still trying to hunt for victims of numerous landslides that have killed at least 180 people in Central America. Thousands remain homeless following the season's first tropical storm that dumped heavy rains to the area over the weekend. In Guatemala, 152 deaths have been blamed on Tropical Storm Agatha. Officials in Guatemala's capital are still trying to deal with a vast sinkhole that swallowed a building on Sunday. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100602/D9G2SO7G0.html
Former Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, are separating after 40 years of marriage. The news broke via an e-mail on Tuesday. The Gores were telling friends that they "grew apart" after 40 years of marriage…both had carved out separate lives, with the former vice president on the road frequently.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100602/D9G2L1T00.html
An engaged couple from eastern Pennsylvania has a lot in common. Amy Singley and Steven Smith were both born on the same day (April 17, 1986) in the same hospital (St. Luke's Hospital) and their mothers even shared a room in the maternity ward.
The two families continued to interact over the years through church activities.
Steven asked Amy on a date to the movies when they were sophomores in high school. Amy says she knew that Steven was the right guy for her after their second date. She says people are convinced the 24-year-olds were "destined to be together." They plan to get married next Saturday, June 12. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100601/D9G2A3JO0.html
But I’m still here, really: One man near Nashville is trying to prove he's still alive. While applying for college, he found out the government said he died last summer. 28 year old Jonathan Hostetler said that the whole “’you’re dead thing’ started out kind of funny, but now it's really starting to get aggravating." Last week, Jonathan applied to an art school and was told to qualify for financial aid. When Hostetler called the IRS office for advice, he got a surprise. The lady from the IRS snickered and informed Jonathan that, ‘according to the Social Security office, you're deceased". He did some checking, and after looking up his name on public sites linked to the Social Security death index, he found his birth date, Social Security number and birthplace listed. It also lists his death date as August 2009. For several days, Jonathan said, he tried calling the IRS and Social Security offices but kept getting a busy signal or voice mail.
His main concern right now is that his public information is listed on the Web for anyone to see. http://www.wsmv.com/news/23759997/detail.html?hpt=T2
Chronic condition doesn't hold Linwood teenager back Candice Sechrist had stomach problems on and off as a child, but at the age of 12 she had an episode so severe she was taken to several area doctors before she was finally diagnosed with perirectal Crohn's disease and spent a month in the UNC Health Care system in Chapel Hill.
http://www.the-dispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100602/ARTICLES/6024012/1074&template=printpicart
SPORTS Roger Federer is out at the French Open. Ending his record streak of 23 consecutive major semifinals
MLB: The Atlanta Braves extended their lead in the NL-East with a 7-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies last night.
