9.08.2006

WBFJ News Update...

More problems with the fuel cell this morning could postpone the lift off of Space Shuttle Atlantis. After 3 delays…NASA had planned on launching the shuttle at 11:40 this morning from the Kennedy Space Center. (CNN)

Day 3 in the search for two boys still missing in Stokes County.
JW and Jacob (ages 3 and 4) wandered off from their grandparent’s home on Hicks Farm Road near the Dan River in Stokes County around noon Tuesday afternoon…after wandering away
Anyone with information should call the Stokes County Sheriff’s Department at 336-593-8139.
You can help financially. Checks can be made to the …
Ladies Auxiliary of the Danbury Volunteer Fire Department 1381 Pleasant View Church Rd.Danbury, NC 27106

Deadly bombing in Afghanistan: At least two U.S. service members were fatally wounded during a massive car bombing near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul this morning. The bombing comes a day after NATO's top commander urged allied nations to send reinforcements to war-ravaged southern Afghanistan. (USA Radio Network)

Lowes Food Stores, the Second Harvest Food Bank, and the King Outreach Ministry are outfitting at risk children in Stokes County with backpacks filled with nutritious food. The Backpack program addresses childhood hunger in rural communities by providing elementary school children at risk of hunger with backpacks full of food to carry home over weekends during the school year. (WFMY/WS JOURNAL)

Tropical Storm Florence is holding steady in the Atlantic.
Watches and warnings may be posted for Bermuda. Florence should track north away from the east coast. (weather.com)

Actor William Shatner, who portrayed Captain Kirk in the sci-fi series "Star Trek," has reportedly turned down an offer to fly into space.
Reports saying that 75-year-old actor is a little too nervous to join the inaugural flight of Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic in 2008. The cost for a seat on the 2 and a half maiden voyage of the VSS Enterprise…$215,000 dollars.

So…what’s the Big Idea? Beginning at 10am this Saturday morning, Big Idea will bringing some familiar veggies to NBC. Following Veggie Tales…you can enjoy episodes of “3-2-1 Penguins!” and LarryBoy Adventures.
Beginning Friday, September 15th …Veggie Tales will also air on the “i Network” formerly known as Pax at 3pm in the afternoon.

NFL: The Super Bowl ChampsSteelers and Dolphins… 28-17.


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Areas of fog early this morning…
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Cloudy skies. Scattered showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon…High near 80.
Tonight: Thunderstorms possible…Low 65

The Weekend: Mostly sunny skies…Highs in the low 80’s.

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NCFS’s 30th season features ‘Romeo and Juliet’ plus ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ with performances daily September 8th – October 8th at The High Point Theater.
School groups plan to attend now.
http://www.ncshakes.org/
(336) 877-3001
Special Guest: Pedro Silva
Managing and Artistic Director…with the NC Shakespeare Festival