THREE days until Christmas...
First full day of Winter will be warmer than the past 2 weeks.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mostly cloudy early, then partly cloudy this afternoon. Breezy. Not as cool…High 52 (Normal HIGH for today is 49 degrees)
Could we get a ‘white’ Christmas in the Triad???? The National Weather Service has ‘snow’ in the forecast for the weekend. A 50% chance of snowfall late Christmas Eve, through Christmas Day into Sunday morning. We will keep you updated from the National Weather Service.
Come celebrate Christmas for the City from 5 – 9pm at the Millennium Center in downtown Winston-Salem
Totally family friendly…and it’s a FREE gift to the community.
WBFJ will broadcasting ‘LIVE’…Details on our website http://www.wbfj.fm/
Organizers are urging you to park in the Central Parking Deck on Liberty Street in downtown Winston-Salem. The Millennium Center is located on 101 W. 5th St., Winston Salem, NC 27101 http://www.wbfj.fm/
Greensboro Police have increased patrols at area shopping centers after robberies at two Greensboro Wal-marts on South Elm-Eugene Street and on Wendover Avenue were targeted over the weekend. The crimes may have been carried out by the same suspect. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (336) 373-1000.
Law enforcement (and our fitness ‘Guru’ Allen Branch) urging shoppers to…
-Keep aware of your surroundings.
-Walk in groups…when possible.
-If you do have to make several trips to your car, keep your stuff covered up
-Never leave packages and valuables in plain view.
http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-walmart-robberies-101221,0,182947.story
One TV newscast made news yesterday. A distraught woman with a gun was taken into police custody after she made her way into the lobby of a Charlotte television station yesterday afternoon. WSOC-TV Channel 9 was just starting its 5pm newscast when a woman was spotted inside the station holding a gun. The building was then fully evacuated. Good news: The gun was empty, no hostages were taken, and no one was injured. www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-station-evacuated-101221,0,833705.story
Cary Police have charged a bus driver from North Asheboro Middle School in the 3-bus accident that injured 38 students on Monday. A total of 158 students from North Asheboro Middle School were traveling on a field trip to Raleigh when the accident happened. Approximately 35 students were taken to local hospitals for non-life threatening injuries.
www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-bus-driver-charged-101221,0,6743420.story
Rural Hall has been named ‘best place to raise children’ in North Carolina. The town of 3,000 people, north of Winston-Salem, was given the title by Bloomberg Business week as part of a survey of 5,400 cities nationwide.
PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNS INTO LAW TODAY THE BILL THAT REPEALS THE MILITARY'S DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL POLICY. The House of Representatives passed the measure last week and the Senate passed it this past Saturday. The White House says a working group will be set up to determine how to implement the changes that will come with repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
A NEW STUDY FROM LIFEWAY FINDING THAT MOST AMERICANS CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. LifeWay Research found that 91% of Americans personally celebrate Christmas, whether they are Christians or not. Many people reported enjoying holiday activities not related to the birth of Jesus…62% said that ‘Jesus was their reason for celebrating the season. In fact, 2% of atheists, 9% of agnostics, and 22% of those in non-Christian religions say they attend ‘church’ during the Christmas season.
SPORTS…UCONN women's basketball team scores another one for the record books. 89 straight wins. The lady Huskies winning streak goes back to April 6, 2008.
(URGENT) Christmas for the City is in need of MORE homemade (or close to homemade cookies and Hot CoCo mix to be served in the main ‘party room’.
Details on our website. http://winstonsalemfirst.onthecity.org/plaza/needs/c29e07d7b1cdac6115bd2b794924683845ca878f
