Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mix of sun and clouds…High 82
Lower temperatures and less humidity through Friday…
Toyota reporting that 270,000 cars sold worldwide, including luxury Lexus sedans, have potentially faulty engines. A recall is possibly in the works.
A pedestrian was struck and killed earlier this morning in Stokes County. Deputies responding to the accident near Pine Hall Road between Hanes Rd. and Community Rd. The pedestrian died from injuries sustained in the accident. Investigators are still trying to determine how the accident happened.
One person was killed and three others were injured in an accident on Westchester Drive in High Point yesterday afternoon. 29 year old Talia Oxendine, of Thomasville was driving a minivan along Westchester when she was clipped by another driver causing her minivan to overturn. Oxendine was ejected from the minivan and was pronounced dead at the scene. No charges have been filed.
Tropical Storm Alex is weakening as it moves farther into Mexico. Now, the major threat from Alex…flooding. Rainfall amounts of 10 to 20 inches are possible in the mountains of northern Mexico through Friday. Dangerous flooding and mud slides are likely. Alex hit a relatively unpopulated stretch of the Mexican Gulf coast. One death has been associated with the storm. Clean-up efforts have been suspended in the Gulf near the Louisiana coast because of rough seas. Hurricane Alex updates: www.nhc.noaa.gov/
About a quarter of the swine flu vaccine produced for the US public has expired - meaning that a whopping 40 million doses worth about $260 million dollars – will soon be destroyed. The outdated Swine Flu vaccine, some of which expired yesterday, will be incinerated. The amount, more than twice the usual leftovers, likely sets a record. And that's not even all of it. About 30 million more doses will expire later in the year. If all that Swine Flu vaccine expires, more than 43% of the vaccine for the U.S. public will have gone to waste. Federal officials have defended the huge purchase as a necessary risk in the face of a never-before-seen virus. The Swine Flu ended up killing fewer people than seasonal flu. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100701/D9GM672G0.html
"The Twilight Saga: Eclipse", the latest chapter in the vampire-romance series, striking ‘gold’ on Wednesday…taking in more than $30 million dollars from midnight screenings.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100701/D9GM0K7O0.html
Charlotte is one of four finalists in the running to host the 2012 Democratic National Convention. The other cities in the running: St. Louis, Minneapolis and Cleveland. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-charlotte-dnc-100630,0,3731937.story
Larry King is ‘hanging up his suspenders?’ At 25 years, CNN's Larry King Live is the longest running television show with the same host in the same time slot. King plans to do some specials for CNN, but no word about who or what will replace him at 9pm.
Over one hundred individuals, along with friends and family members, ‘camping out’ overnight at the newest Chick-Fil-A restaurant on Peters Creek Parkway across from Pinedale Christian Church in Winston-Salem. Their reward: FREE Chick-Fil-A food for a year. The newest Chick-Fil-A on Peters Creek Parkway is NOW open to the public.
www.chick-fil-a.com/#insidersopenings
Wimbledon: Roger Federer…out. Earlier in the week: Venus Williams and Andy Roddick…feeling the agony of defeat at Wimbledon
Winston-Salem Dash: Winning at home last night...4 - 2 over the Nationals. The Dash at home through Friday. Fireworks after the game Friday night. www.wsdash.com
