One fatality early this morning with the accident on SB 85 in Davidson County.
An accident involving a tractor trailer happened between exits 94 and 96 on Interstate 85 south bound. All southbound lanes of I-85 at Old Hwy 64 are shut down. Police are asking drivers to avoid the area if possible. (Metro Traffic / WXII)
Recall: Baby food maker Gerber has is recalling two of its popular 8 ounce cereals.
Gerber ORGANIC Rice and Gerber ORGANIC Oatmeal are being recalled because of a possible chocking hazard. (http://www.gerber.com/)
Consumers Hotline: 1-800-443-7237 to return the product and get a full refund.
http://www.gerber.com/content/usa/bin/pdf/press/Organic_Cereal_Recall.pdf
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the northwest coast of Japan earlier this morning…killing at least 5 people and injuring more than 400.
The quake and proceeding aftershocks have triggered several small tsunamis.
(USA News / CNN/ AP)
A 26-year-old soldier from North Carolina has been fatally wounded in Iraq.
Sgt. Courtney Johnson, of Garner, died Wednesday after insurgents attacked his unit. Johnson was stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia and had been in the Army since 2002. (WXII)
Police in OSHKOSH, Wisconsin are still investigating why a teenage girl fell to her death during a Christian Music Festival. 16 year old Elizabeth Mohl of Wisconsin was killed Saturday after falling 50 feet from a ‘swinging cable ride’ called Air Glory . A prayer service was held later in the day. (CNN)
Cardinal Roger Mahony, leader of the nation's largest Roman Catholic archdiocese (in Los Angeles), apologized Sunday to the hundreds of people who will get a share of a $660 million dollar settlement over allegations of sex abuse by the clergy. http://www.theconservativevoice.com/ap/article.html?mi=D8QDCBEO0&apc=9001
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix lavatating to the top of the Box Office over the weekend bumping out "Transformers".
The seventh and final Potter book will be out this Saturday. (CNN)
How fast is too fast? Kevin Buorkan of Asheville will spend a year in jail after he was clocked going 160 mph on a motorcycle on Interstate 81 in Virginia. The 21 year old was stopped back in April by state Troopers in Virginia. Buorkan crashed his motorcycle after exiting the interstate. http://www.wdbj7.com/global/story.asp?s=6786458
Thank you for helping WBFJ and Buckner International kick off the WBFJ “Shoes for Orphan Souls” shoe drive on Monday. It’s not too late. You can drop off new shoes for orphans at participating Christian bookstores through July 30th. Details online…wbfj.fm.
Sports:
NASCAR: Tony Stewart winning in Chicago
-The Philadelphia Phillies are in the Record Books…
Becoming the first U.S. pro sports franchise with 10,000 loses.
-You can be part of a possible World Record this afternoon at
First Horizon Park…Super Splash Day with the Greensboro Grasshoppers
All fans in attendance will get ‘squirt guns’ as the Hoppers go for the Guinness World Record for the ‘Largest Water Pistol Fight’. Info: gsohoppers.com.
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Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon …High 88 (Rain…60%)
Tonight: Scattered thunderstorms possible…Low 70 Tuesday: Cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms…High 88 (Rain…60%)
