Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
The Weekend: Sunny and warm…Highs near 80
Overnight LOWS…in the upper 40s
Monday (Columbus Day): Mix of sun and clouds…High near 80
WBFJ at the Dixie Classic Fair...Stop by the WBFJ Gazebo and play PLINKO
WBFJ Heavenly Layered Cake contest tonight…judging starts at 7pm
Traffic update: Winston-Salem / Saturday Afternoon
(Deacon Blvd / Coliseum Drive / University Parkway area)
Off site parking is suggested for Saturday afternoon is you are planning to attend the Dixie Classic Fair or the Wake-Navy game at BB-T Field. A ‘shuttle service’ with over flow parking at First Assembly Church will run Saturday afternoon through midnight. You still have to pay $8 dollars to park. The shuttle trip from First Assembly to the Joel Coliseum is FREE.
NEWS
Are you registered to vote in the November 2nd elections? To be eligible to vote in the upcoming November election, you must be registered to vote…by the end of business TODAY
(Oct 08). You can register to vote at your local board of elections or at the political booths inside the Annex at the Dixie Classic Fair.
The State Board of Education is ending the requirement that students in third, fifth and eighth graders PASS the dreaded end-of-grade (or EOG) testing to be promoted…or for Seniors to graduate. The Board will work on 5 ‘broader’ standards by which schools and teachers will be judged for student performance.
The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo (LEE-O-shall-bow). Liu is currently serving an 11-year prison term for using non-violence to demanding Democratic fundamental human rights changes in China. The Communist government immediately blacked out the news and censors blocked Nobel prize reports from Internet websites in China. www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/10/08/nobel.peace.prize.win/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1
An airport in China was forced to shut down, to prevent passenger jets from crashing into a UFO. Three flights from Baotou, Inner Mongolia, were forced to circle the airport, until the unidentified flying object disappeared. The airport was shut down for about an hour in order to "guarantee safety." Witnesses reported a bright light shining in the sky on September 11, around two-and-a-half miles away from the airport, before suddenly vanishing. The incident was the eighth reported UFO sighting in China since the end of June. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wjw-ufo-over-china-txt,0,215008.story
A part-time police officer has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a fellow student at Mid-Atlantic Christian University in Elizabeth City. 23-year-old Christopher David Amyx was charged late Wednesday with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Jonathan Schipper of Havelock on Sunday. A memorial service was held last night for Schipper.
www.wvec.com/news/Student-killed-in-NC-university-shooting-104244723.html
14-year-old Caitlin Sanchez the most recent voice of ‘Dora the Explorer’ has filed a complaint against Nickelodeon alleging that the network hasn't properly compensated her for her work.
The complaint, which was filed on Wednesday, claims that Sanchez is “due millions in promised compensation for merchandising, re-runs, promotional work and recordings.” Unfortunately, Caitlin's voice changed and she is no longer able to portray the Dora character, as happened with the actress who originated the role.” Officials with Nickelodeon saying that Caitlin “was well-compensated for her work and for personal appearances. http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/07/voice-of-dora-slaps-nickelodeon-with-lawsuit/?hpt=T2
SANCTUS REAL FRONT MAN MATT HAMMITT HAS POSTED AN UPDATED PICTURE OF HIS SON, BOWEN. The picture shows the stitches from where doctors removed his chest tube. Little Bowen is recovering from surgery for a serious heart condition. Currently, doctors are working to clear up an infection. Learn more about baby Bowen at www.BowensHeart.com
SPORTS
Major League baseball: Division Play-offs (Best of 5)
Winners yesterday: Texas, New York and San Fran…
Today’s games: Reds vs the Phillies and Braves vs Giants (late game)
