Federal and State Holiday honoring Dr Martin Luther King, Jr
Post Offices, Banks and most schools closed today.
Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University will celebrate the life and work of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr this week
http://www.wfu.edu/news/release/2007.01.11.k.php
Oklahoma is bearing the brunt of ice storms that have moved across the country. Weather-related accidents claimed at least a dozen lives in Oklahama. Overall, there have been 21 weather related fatalities across four states since Friday. More than 100,000 people in the state are without power. Hundreds of thousands are without power in Missouri.
-The National Weather Service has issued Winter storm warnings for most of Upstate and western New York and all of Vermont. Ice is possible between Buffalo and Boston. (www.weather.com)
http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=1&storyid=1036
Two missing boys from Missouri were reunited with their families on Friday. 13-year-old Ben Ownby had been missing for 4 days…15-year-old Shawn Hornbeck vanished over four years ago. Investigators are still questioning 41 year old Michael Devlin in the case. Devlin has been charged with kidnapping, and is being held on $1 million bond. http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=1&storyid=1019
A South Carolina woman who had been missing since December has been found alive in a New Mexico forest. Carolyn Dorn was spotted by two hikers last Friday who went for help. Dorn was found dehydrated and weak…but should make a full recovery. Dorn went into the forest alone on December sixth for a two week camping trip. http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/national/article.aspx?storyid=78157
Police say they've increased their patrols of churches after investigators suspect arson at one of two churches that caught fire late Saturday night in Greenville, which is about 75 miles east of Raleigh. Police also investigated a break-in at a third Baptist church over the weekend.
Saddam Hussein's half-brother and fellow Saddam loyalist were hanged earlier today for their roles in the killings of 148 men and boys after a 1982 assassination attempt in Northern Iraq. http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=2&storyid=1014
Pianist Alice Coltrane, the wife of saxophone legend John Coltrane, passed away on Friday of respiratory failure in Los Angeles. She was 69. John Coltrane died in 1967 at age 40. http://www.wfmynews2.com/life/entertainment/article.aspx?storyid=78153
A Radio Contest in SACRAMENTO, California turns fatal. The Radio contest required drinking large amounts of water with getting rid of any water.
One of the contestants, a 28 year old mother of three was trying to win a new Wii video game console for her children.
(AP) -- A woman who competed in a radio station's contest to see how much water she could drink without going to the bathroom died of water intoxication, the coroner's office said Saturday.
Jennifer Strange, 28, was found dead Friday in her suburban Rancho Cordova home hours after taking part in the "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest in which KDND 107.9 promised a Nintendo Wii video game system for the winner.
"She said to one of our supervisors that she was on her way home and her head was hurting her real bad," said Laura Rios, one of Strange's co-workers at Radiological Associates of Sacramento. "She was crying, and that was the last that anyone had heard from her."
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/13/water.intox.ap/index.html
Old press box at Groves Stadium on Deacon Blvd came down in a controlled demolition on Sunday morning. A new seven story structure which will be known as the Deacon Tower will feature a new press box and luxury suites. Construction should be complete in 2008. www.journalnow.com
NFL Play-offs
AFC Championship: New England at Indianapolis
NFC Championship: New Orleans at Chicago
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Tonight: Cloudy with showers…Low 48
Tuesday: Cloudy with showers early…High 50
Tuesday night: Clearing skies…Low 27
Wednesday: Sunny and cold…High 45
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