Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mostly cloudy and breezy. A shower possible…High 85
Last day of school for students attending Asheboro City schools
RECALL: GM is recalling 1.5 million because the heated-washer-fluid system could ignite and cause a fire. 15 models including the Cadillac CTS, Chevy Traverse and Hummer H2 are on the list. Dealers will remove the heated washer system… and GM will compensate owners a $100 dollars. http://www.insideline.com/chevrolet/gm-recalls-15-million-2006-09-vehicles-for-fire-hazard.html
Recall: McDonald’s is offering $3 dollars ‘cash back’ for those recalled Shrek glasses. McDonald’s pulled the collector glasses last week because the painted design contained low levels of cadmium. www.aboutmcdonalds.com/mcd/our_company/mcd_faq/shrek_glasses_recall.html
Prayer appeal in Forsyth County gets additional support. A number of foundations including The Rutherford Institute, the National Legal Foundation and the N.C. Family Policy Council have filed statements of support for Forsyth County as it appeals a federal judge's decision to ban prayers that mention Jesus or make other sectarian references at county commissioner meetings. The ACLU has until June 21 to file its response to the county's appeal.
http://www.journalnow.com/content/2010/jun/09/groups-support-forsyth-in-prayer-appeal/
Authorities are still investigating bomb threats made to eight schools in Forsyth County around lunch time yesterday. No bombs or other suspicious devices were found at the schools: including Griffith Academy, Kennedy Learning Center, and the following middle schools: Clemmons, East Forsyth, Hill, Northwest, Philo and Wiley. The school year ends Thursday. (Journalnow.com)
A nursing home in Clemmons is facing federal and state claims that it isn't properly caring for residents…after investigators said a staff member injured a patient by picking her up out of a wheelchair and throwing her onto her bed. The state Department of Health and Human Services has told Clemmons Nursing and Rehab Center it has until June 19th to resolve the complaint. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-clemmons-nursing-home-100608,0,4577396.story
Time Warner Cable is changing its digital line-up starting Monday, June 14. The channels will be arranged based on programming type. The changes impact digital channels above 100.
Republicans winning Key races in yesterday’s primary elections, including several women.
In California: former eBay CEO Meg Whitman will face Jerry Brown in the Governor’s race in November. In Nevada: Sharron Angle getting ‘Tea Party’ support in her win. Angle will face Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the Fall. In South Carolina: A runoff will be held for the Republican Governor’s race…the seat being vacated by current Gov. Mark Sanford.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/06/08/tuesday.primaries/index.html?hpt=T1
In North Carolina: Early voting continues through June 19th in our state’s run-off elections from May. (Run-off election: June 22). http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/
http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/erc/SampleBallots/2010-06-22/
Be careful what’s in the discard pile? A Massachusetts teacher cleaning up her classroom discovered a Colonial-era document buried in a pile of outdated textbooks and dusty scraps of papers. Michelle Eugenio, a fourth-grade teacher in Peabody, found the yellowed sheet of paper two weeks ago. Dated April 1792 and protected by plastic, it appears to document the payment of a debt by a Vermont man named Jonathan Bates. Bates served in the Continental Army in 1780 and died in 1808 at age 63. He's buried in Williamstown, Vermont. Peabody Historical Society President Bill Power verified the paper's authenticity. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100609/D9G7DRT80.html
Calling the ‘Who Dat Nation’: The New Orleans Saints is raffling off an authentic Super Bowl ring to raise funds to help support those impacted by the oil spill. Raffle tickets are $2 (with a minimum ticket order being $10). The winner will be announced prior to the team’s September 9 home opener against Minnesota. http://www.wwl.com/Saints-to-auction-Super-Bowl-ring-to-support-Gulf-/7418437
SPORTS
NBA Finals: (Game 3) Lakers over Celtics 91 - 84. Lakers lead the series 2 to 1.
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Winston-Salem: First Street near Corpening Plaza (between Liberty and Cherry streets) will be closed starting Thursday morning through the weekend. Crews are still working to fix that ‘sink hole’.
Winston-Salem: Bridge replacement on University Parkway. Road closed between Coliseum Drive and Northwest Blvd. A DETOUR is place through August.
