Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mostly cloudy. A shower possible…High near 80
Traffic Detour: Freight train derailment in Greensboro
The intersection of west Lee Street and south Eugene Street (both directions) is blocked because of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed early this morning. Crews hope to have the train cleared and the track fixed sometime this afternoon. FYI: The derailment is not affecting Amtrak service through Greensboro.
(Forsyth County) Major backups...SB Highway 52 near the Rural Hall exit
Right lane is blocked. A Tractor Trailer hit the guard rail earlier this morning. Inbound University Parkway…expect delays...Paterson Avenue is moving…
Good news: Gas prices in the Triad are 8 cents lower than last week. FYI: Shop around…there could be a 20 cent a gallon difference from one gas station to another. Search 'cheap gas prices' by county then city in NC:
http://www.gasbuddy.com/Gas_Prices/North_Carolina/index.aspx
Starting today, Walmart is cutting the price of the most up-to-date iPhone in half. The iPhone 3-GS with 16 gigabytes of storage space will cost $97 dollars (with a two-year contract with AT&T). It currently costs $197 dollars. Could be another sign that Apple is getting ready to unveil a new iPhone model on June 7th at its annual developer conference.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2010/05/25/article/wal_mart_cuts_iphone_3gs_price_in_half
More details about the ‘Why Not NC?’ Rally in support of ‘Choose Life’ license plates for North Carolina (sponsored by the ‘Carolina Pregnancy Care Fellowship’) will happen this morning (May 25) at 11am on the steps of the capital building in Raleigh. http://www.ncchoose-life.org/
The Irish Christian band Bluetree traveled illegally into the country of Myanmar knowing full well the danger. High-ranking members of two different military units were pointing at the band, yelling in a language they didn't understand, according to lead singer Aaron Boyd. Their interpreter clammed up and the president of the NGO that had brought the band into the country said, "This is bad. This is really, really bad”. http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/19/christian-band-we-were-spared-death-by-myanmar-general/
On May 1st and 2nd of 2010, Nashville and its surrounding areas suffered a devastating flood. Jars of Clay has put together an EP with five different versions of our song, "Flood." This 5 song EP is available for download for only $1 dollar at http://www.jarsofclay.com/. 100% of the proceeds will go directly to charities aiding in flood relief efforts in the Nashville community. Their goal is to raise $100,000 dollars through Musi-Cares Nashville Flood Relief.
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS AND THE WHITE HOUSE HAVE REACHED A DEAL ON REPEALING THE "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" LAW. The repeal is on hold until a Pentagon study is complete
A NEW RASMUSSEN POLL SHOWS SUPPORT FOR OVERTURNING THE OBAMA HEALTH CARE REFORM LAW HAS NOW REACHED 63%.
City council members in High Point are considering cutting hours at the city's five recreation centers and closing the library on Mondays to maintain a balanced budget.
