WASU Afternoon News Updates

About WASU Afternoon News Updates

Short news blurbs updated every weekday from WASU-FM, the student radio station of Appalachian State University.

Publisher

WASU News Department

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Sept 2020

Latest episode

11 May 2023

Latest episodes

404 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 May 2023

   05/03/2023 AM News Break

   In local news, the Turchin Center for visual arts will observe its 20th anniversary on Friday. According to the Watauga Democrat (https://www.wataugademocrat.com/community/the-turchin-center-turns-20/article_0b10b078-e2cb-11ed-8be0-0baeb7f8e3bc.html), a celebration will take place on Friday, May 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. as a part of Downtown Boone’s “First Friday.” The event will include art exhibitions in six galleries, live music, art-making stations, refreshments and a cash bar. The event is free and will be open to the public. In state news, a Roanoke Rapids firefighter was charged with with statutory rape and indecent liberties with a child. According to WRAL (https://www.wral.com/story/roanoke-rapids-firefighter-charged-with-statutory-rape-indecent-liberties-with-a-child/20839506/), Matthew Monroe Norton was arrested on April 28 and charged with one count of statutory rape and one count of of indecent liberties with a child. Norton was issued a $500,000 secured bond. The investigation remains ongoing. In national news, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it made a record number of arrests and seizures in a coordinated effort to target fentanyl and opioid sales on the dark web. According to NPR (https://www.npr.org/2023/05/02/1173350172/record-number-of-people-arrested-in-an-international-fentanyl-operation-doj-says), the operation began in October 2021 and spanned the United States, Europe and South America. Authorities arrested 288 people and seized 85 kilograms of drugs, 117 firearms and $53 million in cash and online currencies. And now for a special weather report powered by Booneweather.com. Today will be a mostly cloudy day with some spotty rain in the morning and a high of 49 with a low of 36. Winds will range from 15 to 25 miles per hour. Some gusts are expected to be up to 40 miles per hour so make sure to bundle up! For 90.5 WASU, I’m Andrew Rice.

2. 

   11 May 2023

   05/02/2023 PM News Break

   Good afternoon everyone, my name is Jenna Guzman here with your afternoon news break for May 2nd, 2023. Let’s get started. In local news, a new gallery exhibit will be featured in the Jones House. According to the Watauga Democrat (https://www.wataugademocrat.com/news/local/animals-of-digital-watauga-to-take-over-jones-house-gallery/article_45aa7ba8-e869-11ed-ab4a-a3b32400aadd.html), the gallery will feature images of animals which were photographed over the past century and a half. The images are all courtesy of the Digital Watauga Project. The exhibit will be in the Jones House from May 3rd to May 30th. The opening reception will be held Friday, May 5th from 5 to 7 P.M. According to the Watauga Democrat, the Digital Watauga Project will be donating 20% print sales revenue to the Watauga County Humane Society. In state news, more than half of the buildings on UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus contain lead. According to WRAL (https://www.wral.com/story/unc-report-finds-lead-in-nearly-56-of-buildings-on-campus/20837820/), after water testing on all of the campus’ buildings was completed after almost a year, it was found that 149 buildings out of the 262 buildings tested had lead detected in water fixtures. Vice Chancellor for Institutional Integrity and Risk Management George Battle told WRAL that "We started remediation of those fixtures where we found lead during the testing so that process continues.” In addition to this, the school will now test buildings built before 2014 every three years starting next year. In national news, a new mystery balloon has been spotted. According to NBC News (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-military-tracking-another-mysterious-balloon-rcna82300), the U.S. military is tracking a balloon that flew over Hawaii last week. Three U.S. officials told NBC News that they do not know who owns it, however, it does pose a threat as it is not “communicating signals.” According to NBC News, it is unclear whether or not the balloon is a weather device. The balloon also appears to not be controlled by someone or something. It is now headed in the direction of Mexico. Officials are still investigating who this object belongs to. Now onto sports. Good afternoon everyone! My name is Andrew Travers and this is your final Tuesday afternoon sports break of the spring semester. In App State sports news, the Mountaineer baseball team will be in action here in Boone later today as they take on ETSU at 6 PM. The Mountaineers enter the game with a record of 21-19 overall and 11-9 in Sun Belt Conference play. The team is coming off a three-game conference series with JMU this past weekend, where they won the games on Friday and Sunday and lost the game on Saturday. The NBA playoffs continue tonight as games are beginning to shift into the Conference Semifinals. Recapping the action from last night, the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics, with James Harden finishing with 45 points for the Sixers and Jason Tatum finishing with 39 points for the Celtics. The second game of the night finished with the Denver Nuggets beating the Phoenix Suns. Nuggets center Nikola Jokic had a standout performance, finishing with 39 points and 16 rebounds in the game. Tonight’s matchups will see the Miami Heat taking on the New York Knicks at 7:30 PM, and the Los Angeles Lakers taking on the Golden State Warriors at 10 PM. And finally in NFL news, Super Bowl 57 was just named the most watched U.S. television broadcast of all time according to recent ratings provided by Nielsen. According to ESPN, the data from Nielsen that was released today shows that the game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs on February 12th brought in an average of 115 million viewers. This is almost two million more viewers than Nielsen’s previous estimate of viewership for the well-known sporting event. That is all for sports, thank you to everyone who listened to my sports breaks throughout the semester. Now, here’s your weather forecast. Today’s weather is courtesy of Booneweather.com. Today is a windy day, with a wind advisory currently in place, with a high of 53 degrees and a low of 36. For the last time of this semester, for 90.5 WASU-FM, my name is Jenna Guzman, and thank you for listening to all of the news breaks I've been a part of.

3. 

   11 May 2023

   04/28/2023 PM News Break

   In local news, a historic photo was transformed into a mural. According to the Watauga Democrat (https://www.wataugademocrat.com/community/junaluska-historic-photo-commemorated-in-public-art-mural/article_3383167e-e2ce-11ed-8148-0f30730a3b7b.html), the photo-turned mural is of community members from Junaluska which is estimated to be dated to the 50s. According to the Watauga Democrat, the mural was installed on a building in Junaluska this month. Having this mural put up was a collaborative effort between the Junaluska Heritage Association, members of App State faculty and staff, along with Dr. Chip Thomas, a physician who has worked with the Navajo nation for over 30 years. Thomas, who is also a street artist, helped paint the mural onto the building, which is located at the intersection of Church and Tremont Street. In state news, the North Carolina Supreme Court has modified several laws regarding voting. According to CBS17 (https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-carolina-news/nc-supreme-court-reinstates-voter-id-law-ends-felons-voting-rights-overturns-gerrymandering-decision/), the first change is that the state’s voter ID law has been reinstated, which was passed five years ago. The second change is in regard to voting rights. According to CBS17, the court has decided to end voting rights for felons who “are out of prison but still serving probation or parole.” Finally, the court overturned a gerrymandering decision in the state. In international news, Ukraine was hit with “the deadliest strike” from Russia. According to the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/28/world/russia-ukraine-news#cities-across-ukraine-targeted-by-missiles-most-of-which-were-intercepted-officials-say), a rocket hit an apartment this morning in the center of Ukraine. This attack killed over 20 people and injured dozens more, making it “The deadliest attack”.  According to the New York Times, this attack is the first large attack against civilians in over a month. Now onto sports. As always starting with App State sports the App State softball team will be traveling to Harrisonburg Virginia to face off in a three-game set with JMU. Games start this afternoon at 4 followed by a game Saturday at 1 and one Sunday at 1 as well. App State Baseball is also in action vs JMU but at home instead for their three-game series. Games start this afternoon at 6 followed by a game Saturday at 3 and a game Sunday at 1. In local professional sports, the Carolina Panthers selected Alabama quarterback Bryce Young With the first pick in the NFL draft. This marked the second time that the Panthers have had the first pick in the NFL draft, and the second time they have used it for the Quarterback position. Following the selection of Cam Newton back in 2011. Also happening around North Carolina professional sports the Carolina Hurricanes continue their series against the New York Islanders tonight with game 6 of the 1st round. The puck drops at 7 PM. More action also happening in the NHL playoffs is the Bruins and Panthers at 7:30, the Stars and Wild at 9:30, and the Avalanche and Kraken at 10. The NBA playoffs are also in action this afternoon with the Kings and Warriors facing off at 8, and the Grizzlies and Lakers at 10:30. That's it for me, as always I hope everyone has a great rest of their Friday, then a wonderful weekend. From Booneweather.com, today is a cloudy and warm day with a high of 66 degrees and a low 49. There will also be some thunderstorms later today.

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