Isolated ‘severe’ thunderstorms are possible later today…
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mix of sun and clouds. An isolated thunderstorm possible this afternoon…High 95. Hot, Hazy and Humid through Friday
Delta Air Lines has reduced the price of hundreds of domestic and international destinations. The sale is on 21-day advance purchase, round-trip tickets. Delta says the tickets must be purchased no later than July 29, 2010, with all travel completed by Nov. 17, 2010. Sample, each-way sale fares include the following: Atlanta – $49; Memphis, Tenn. – $109; and Detroit – $99. Additional taxes, fees and baggage charges may apply.
Details: www.delta.com/ www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2010/07/12/daily43.html
The city of Winston-Salem will offer Caterpillar a $14.3 million dollar incentives package to help entice the company to build a manufacturing plant in eastern Forsyth County. The Winston-Salem City Council voting in favor of the incentives package last night. In an effort to help stop unwanted graffiti, the city council also approving an ordinance where minors will no longer be able to buy spray paint in the Winston-Salem city limits without a parent or guardian. (journalnow.com)
For a third straight day, search crews will continue combing Lake Norman for the bodies of the two boys presumed drowned on Sunday. Officials haven't said if the two boys were wearing life jackets. www.news-record.com/content/2010/07/20/article/search_for_boys_missing_at_lake_norman_resumes
And then there were two: Ken Miller and Lisa Womack are the two finalists vying for the job of Greensboro Police Chief. The two finalists will meet with city and community leaders and police officers through the week. The pick for new police chief is expected next month.
www.news-record.com/content/2010/07/19/article/top_choices_for_police_chief
Conservative radio and TV host Glenn Lee Beck reportedly has been diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called macular dystrophy. Beck made the announcement over the weekend. Beck said he visited his doctor a couple of weeks ago because he had difficulty focusing his eyes.
Doctors have warned Glenn Beck that he might lose his vision within the next year. www.buzzblab.com/celebrity/00322/glenn-beck-diagnosed-with-macular-dystrophy.html
While American consumers continue to worry about jobs and paying the bills, in a recent survey from Pew research, 7 in 10 Christian households saying that they actively pay off their credit cards in full every month. Nearly 8 of 10 Christian households said they continue to give ten percent or more of their income to local churches and ministries.
www.christianpost.com/article/20100711/survey-7-in-10-christian-households-eliminating-avoiding-debt/index.html
Amazon has announced that the sales of books for Kindle are far ahead of those of its hardcover books. That’s somewhat of a surprise. Amazon has been widely known as a hardcover bookseller online. FYI: Last week, 180 Kindle e-books are being sold for every 100 hardcover books on Amazon. www.amazon.com
Several neighbors who live on West Willis St. in High Point called police on Sunday after they spotted a 3-foot-long lizard walking through their neighborhood. The residents had started to notice something was up last week when some vegetables started disappearing. And then they spotted the lizard. The neighbors who caught the lizard planned on taking the animal to a pet store so it can find a permanent home. (Fox8)
Nearly half of the 86 banks chartered in North Carolina and overseen by state regulators are considered ‘troubled institutions’…hurt by sliding real estate values, overdue loans and weak loan demand. State-chartered banks are typically community, midsize and regional banks. Bank Regulators are barred from naming troubled banks or their ratings to prevent a run on deposits that would worsen their ability to resolve problems.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2010/07/19/article/nearly_half_of_ncs_state_chartered_banks_troubled
SPORTS
East – West ‘All Star Games’ happening this week in Greensboro
Last night: Basketball: Winners: West All star girls and the East all star boys…
Tonight: Soccer at UNC-G (girls @ 6:30pm, boys @ 8:30pm)
Wednesday: Football at Grimsley’s Jamieson Stadium (8pm)
Ticket info: www.eastwestallstars.com/basketball.aspx
