Traffic Up-dates:
Night Time Bridge Construction: A Detour will be in place
Winston-Salem:
Expect delays and a detour…westbound Business 40 near 421
Nightly 11pm to 5am from Tuesday through Saturday (OCT 31 – November 04)
Motorists traveling West on Business 40 will use the following signed detour:
421 North (Exit 188) to Lewisville Clemmons Road…then back to I-40 West.
Greensboro: Road Construction (Monday 9am to 3pm)
The right lane of Eastbound I-40 will be closed from Highway 68 to Guilford College Road. Crews will be repairing the lights through the Western Loop Detour area.
Gusts up to 70 mph were recorded in Maine. Strong winds and heavy rains toppled trees and brought down power lines from Maine to the Carolinas over the weekend. Thousands remain without power because of the high wind gusts. (AP)
The death of a Marine on Saturday has pushed the U.S. military's death toll in Iraq to 100 for October. October is the fourth deadliest month for American troops since the war began in March 2003. At least 26 Iraqis were fatally wounded today when a bomb exploded in Sadr City. (FOX NEWS CHANNEL)
A funeral service for Erik Walker was held yesterday at West Forsyth High School. Erik’s body was found last Thursday after his canoe overturned in the New River. Walker played baseball at West and at UNC-Charlotte.
(WXII, WS JOURNAL)
Election Day is a week and a day away:
If you are registered…you can still vote early through this Saturday (November 4th)
Check out the NC Board of Elections link on our news blog at wbfj.fm…for more details on finding a ‘one stop’ voting location in your county –or- to request a ballot by mail. www.sboe.state.nc.us
General elections: November 7th FYI: An estimated 40 million Americans did NOT vote in 2004.
There will be a candidate forum this evening at 7pm at Golar AME Zion Church in Winston-Salem. 6 of the 7 candidates running for Commissioner of Forsyth County are expected to attend. (WS JOURNAL)
St Louis Cardinals are the World Series champs:
Well, St. Louis has another record … the most dangerous city in the US in 2005. Morgan Press ranked 371 cities from safest to most dangerous.
According to FBI figures, violent crime in St. Louis surged nearly 20 percent from 2004 to last year. The second most dangerous city was Detroit, followed by Flint, Mich., and Compton, Calif.
Safest city in NC: Cary coming in at Number Eight. High Point was ranked safest in the Triad…but all the three cities in the Triad were ranked at the low end of being safe. High Point ranked 245th, Greensboro was Number 269, Durham was 272nd, Winston-Salem came in at Number 281 . Charlotte was the least safe in North Carolina…ranked 329th out of the 371 cities included in the survey. The safest city in 2005 was Brick, N.J., population about 78,000.
(Morgan Quitno Press) www.morganquitno.com/
FACING THE GIANTS… www.facingthegiants.com
The ‘Carmike 18 4822 Koger Blvd Greensboro, NC 27407
The Grand 18 5601 University Pkwy Winston Salem, NC 27105
All-Star Cinema in Mt Airy
Carmike Wynnsong 12 (WS)
Carousel Grande 15 in (Greensboro)
Tinseltown 14 (Salisbury)
And…Statesville
First Lady Laura Bush will visit western North Carolina on Tuesday:
She’s on the campaign trail with a stop at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center on behalf of Representative Charles Taylor. Representative Charles Taylor is in a tough fight with Democratic challenger Heath Shuler in the district that covers far western North Carolina. Sports fans will remember that Shuler, a Bryson City native, played quarterback for the University of Tennessee and in the NFL.
Know of someone that could use an Extreme Mouth Makeover? Sign up by midnight tonight on our website: wbfj.fm. Five finalists will be chosen on November 1st. Thanks to Philips and Cuthrell Denistry in Winston-Salem. for making this happen. www.wbfj.fm (www.winstonsalemdentistry.com)
SPORTS:
-After leading by 14 in the first half, the Carolina Panthers fall to the Dallas Cowboys…35-14
-NASCAR: Tony Stewart wins in Atlanta. The Chase leader: Matt Kenseth.
Great start to the work week!!!!!!!
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Sunny…High 75
Tonight: Clear…Low 45
Tuesday: Mix of sun and clouds…High 73
