Health officials announcing the seventh confirmed case of rabies this year in Guilford County. The Guilford County Department of Public Health said a fox found in the vicinity of Prince Edward Road and Highway 68 in Stokesdale tested positive for the rabies virus. (WXII / Fox8)
Two people from the Triad were killed after the vehicle they were riding in flipped several times just outside of Atlanta, Georgia late Saturday night. Suzanne Cranford was a 19-year-old from High Point and Daniel Branson was a 20 year-old from Thomasville. Both were associated with the "Snowbird Mission", a Christian outreach group based in Andrews, N.C.
Four people were thrown from the SUV during the accident…two survivors in the crash were wearing seat-belts. The six people in the car were traveling back from an Atlanta Braves baseball game. (News 2 / Fox 8)
A special Washington DC court will begin hearings today between scientists and parents whether vaccines have caused autism in children. More than 4,800 cases are pending, filed by parents who believe their children have autism that was caused by vaccines. The first test case will ask whether a combination vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, plus a mercury-containing preservative called thimerosal are to blame for a rise in autism cases in recent years. Today’s hearing will mark the first time ever that evidence of autistic harm from childhood vaccines is examined and cross-examined in a court of law. http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=1&storyid=1357
http://www.autismspeaks.org/index.php
Three US soldiers were fatally wounded when a suicide bombing collapsed a section of a bridge south of Baghdad on Sunday. Six other soldiers were injured in the attack. (CNN)
A New York medical examiner saying that a 17-year-old track star's death was caused by a toxic build up of a muscle sports cream.
Arielle Newman, a cross-country runner at Notre Dame Academy on Staten Island, died after her body absorbed high levels of an anti-inflammatory found in sports creams such as Bengay and Icy Hot.
Newman, who garnered numerous track awards, died April 13. She had gone to a party the night before, then returned home and spent hours talking with her mother. (CNN)
Planning a family vacation?
Gas prices have gone down 7 cents in the past two weeks. The NC average just below 3 dollars a gallon.
The nation's best place to enjoy the ocean's waves in 2007 is…
North Carolina's own Ocracoke Island. Ocracoke is at the southern end of the Outer Banks. The beach is 14 miles long and has a tiny village on the south end.
It's the first beach not in Florida or Hawaii to earn the top spot in Dr. Beach
Professor Stephen Leatherman’s annual ranking of the nation's top 10 spots on the shore. (AP)
A dozen riders on a roller coaster spent half an hour hanging upside down -- 150 feet above the ground -- after a power outage shut down the attraction. The power went out at Springs & Crystal Falls amusement park In HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas. It took about 30 minutes for the city fire department to rescue the riders using a ladder truck Saturday evening. Troubleshooters are still looking for the cause of the outage. (CNN)
Sports:
-NASCAR: Jeff Gordon out front when the rain hit…winning at Pocono
-UNC Tarheels heading back to College World Series.
Tarheels beating SC…9-4. UNC vs Misissippi State this weekend.
- The NBA Finals: The Spurs over the Cavaliers last night (Spurs up 2 -0 )
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