Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mostly sunny…High 38. Warming trend will last through Saturday...
The Triad is under a Winter Weather Advisory until noon. Please use caution walking and driving this morning. Snow and ice that melted yesterday has re-freezing overnight. Expect patches of ‘Black Ice’ on secondary roads, parking lots and sidewalks.
AN EARLY WINTER BLIZZARD ON THE EAST COAST HAS HAULTED HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS. Thousands of passengers have been stranded since the weekend. Many travelers will still have to wait several more days before going home. A spokesman for the Air Transport Association, which represents the major airlines, tells USA Today it will take days for the system to be back to normal. (RnR)
Starting in late winter, people who have late fines and lost books and material fees of more than $50 dollars from the Greensboro Public Library will face another penalty…NO access to the library’s computers. (Greensboro News / Record)
Scientists are testing a new remedy for sleep apnea…zapping the sleep suffers ‘tongue’ while they are sleeping. FYI: 12 million Americans have some form of sleep apnea in the US (according to the National Institutes of Health). AP
The winter weather causing some changes in garbage and recycling collection schedules…in both High Point and Greensboro. In Greensboro: Crews will be collecting Monday’s routes today. Tuesday’s collection will be picked up Wednesday. Normal schedule for Thurs. and Fri.
In High Point: yard waste pick-up will start again on Monday, January 3. (Fox8)
MOST RETAILERS ARE REPORTING A GOOD CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SEASON. The National Retail Federation is saying that 2010 is turning out to be a good year for them and one of the best in the past several years. RnR
AMAZON'S POPULAR KINDLE BOOKREADER APPARENTLY STOOD UP WELL AGAINST the IPAD AND OTHER TABLET COMPUTERS DURING THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SEASON. Amazon says the third generation Kindle is now the best-selling product in the company's history. Customers report using their LCD tablets for games, movies, and Web browsing and using their Kindles for reading sessions. . RnR
Free wireless Internet access will soon be available at Fisher River Park in Dobson. Why WiFi? Students can access the Wi-Fi on their laptops at the park to complete homework assignments, along with moms and dads accessing the Internet while they spend hours attending tournaments at the park. Wi-Fi at the park in Dobson should be up and running by the end of January. www.journalnow.com/news/2010/dec/26/WSMAIN02-wi-fi-making-its-way-to-dobsons-fisher-ri-ar-644992/
SPORTS…High School Basketball tournaments: Day two of the Frank Spencer Holiday Classic…in WS. The Pizza Hut Invitational and Bank of North Carolina Christmas Classic will start today…after winter weather postponed the games on Monday.
Champs Sports Bowl: NC State vs West Virginia (The game is in Florida, 6:30pm on ESPN)
Tuesday Night Football (?) The Vikings vs Eagles game that was postponed because of an impending BLIZZARD on Sunday will be played tonight on NBC.
The ‘writing’ is now on his wrist band. Tim Tebow, quarterback for the Denver Broncos, has found a way to ‘minister’ on the field while working around the NFL’s ban on writing in the eye ‘black’. Tebow, a committed Christian, uses football as a platform for ministry has moved scripture messages from his eyes to his wrist band. The Christian Post reporting that during last Sunday’s game against Houston, Tebow wrote Luke 2: 10-11 on his wrist band…the scripture in which the angel announces the birth of Christ. Tebow views his time on the field as a platform to minister to kids who look up to pro football players. BTW: Tim Tebow is the son of missionaries to the Philippines.
