Police are investigating the shooting death of 16-year-old
Ernest Washington Dixon. The incident occurred at about 11:20 p.m. Sunday night on Boyd Street in Greensboro. Investigators said his death could be gang related. Dixon was a rising junior at Dudley High School. If you have any information call Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000. (WXII)
The state Legislature is debating a bill called the Street Gang Prevention Act. On Tuesday, the mayors of Winston-Salem and Greensboro were in Raleigh along with other North Carolina mayors to express their support for the bill. The new state law would give authorities power to keep gang members off the streets which would include increased penalties and mandatory jail time for gang-related violence. (journalnow.com / WXII)
The Davie County School Board has chosen Dr. Robert Landry as the new school Superintendent. Dr. Landry is currently the principal at Pinebrook Elementary School in Mocksville. Former superintendent Dr. Stephen Lane resigned in May. (WXII)
Loud blast rocks Disney: Authorities in Florida say a device similar to a pipe bomb exploded in a trash can at Walt Disney World just after midnight early Monday morning. The blast took place in a remote parking lot. An employee had heard a loud noise and saw white smoke coming from a trash can near the Downtown Disney shopping and entertainment district. Officials say no one was injured and there was no serious damage. (CNN / WFMY)
President Bush issued an executive order commuting former White House aide Lewis ‘Scooter’ Libby from a two and a-half prison term…saying that the prison sentence issued Libby was too excessive. Libby is still responsible for a $250,000 dollar fine and two years probation. Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff was convicted in March of lying and obstructing the investigation into the 2003 leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity. (USA)
World-renowned soprano opera singer, Beverly Sills, passed away Monday evening…ending her battle with lung cancer. She was 78. (USA)
Your pet could cost you more if you live in Guilford County:
According to the Guilford County Health Department, Pet owners would have to buy a license for their animals. The fee would provide money for more animal control services. Health officials are asking county commissioners to take up the proposal and to vote on it later this year. (WFMY)
Move over Mickey: Disney’s Ratatouille," an animated comedy about a gourmet rat that gets a chance to cook in a French restaurant tops at the box office over the weekend.
NBA guard Derek Fisher with the Utah Jazz has been released from his contract on Monday to care for his 10-month-old daughter Tatum…who has cancer. Fisher and his wife said they needed time to search for the best treatment for their daughter, Tatum…who was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in her left eye. The danger is that it could spread to her brain or the rest of her body. He said he doesn't have plans to retire and would enjoy playing the game
but added…basketball is not a priority at this time. (CNN)
Troy Landwehr, from LITTLE CHUTE, Wisconsin, used his carving tools to turn a 700-pound block of Land O' Lakes cheddar into a replica of Mount Rushmore. That’s George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt and Abe Lincoln - carved out of a giant block of cheese.
Troy was commissioned by Cheez-It snack crackers to make the monumental carving. The carving eventually will end up in Oklahoma and be cut into cubes to become a snack itself. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070630/D8Q3ECN00.html
SPORTS:
-Warthogs: At home through Thursday. www.warthogs.com
- Greensboro Grasshoppers at home Tuesday and Wednesday. www.gsohoppers.com
Fireworks at the ballpark…Tuesday and Wednesday night
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Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds…High 83
Tonight: Slight chance of a shower…Low 62
Independence Day: Mix of sun and clouds…High 87
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The 2nd Annual Jackie Johnson Blood Drive
Tuesday, July 10 at Calvary Baptist Church
Goal...315 Pints
