Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Partly sunny skies. Warmer than the weekend…High near 90.
Above normal temperatures and humidity quickly coming back to the Triad. On Sunday, the National Weather Service issued Excessive Heat Warnings in at least 14 separate states, mostly in the upper Midwest. FYI: Extreme heat is the biggest weather-related killer in the US…taking over 100 lives each year. http://www.wxii12.com/weather/28579226/detail.html
Tropical Storm Bret, the second ‘named’ storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, is gaining strength as it heads toward the Bahamas. Bret is not expected to be a major threat to the coastal areas of North and South Carolina. (Maybe a little more wind and rip tide watches over the next 36 hours). http://www.weather.com/
Your kids may be safer in the car with their grandparents than with you? A new multi-year study from State Farm Insurance finding that a child’s risk of injury in a car accident is 50% lower when they are riding with grandparents. The research was compiled by State Farm Insurance in 15 states, including data from nearly 12,000 children (up to age 15 years).
Two drownings reported over the weekend. One drowning involved the owner of Stokey’s pizza restaurant in Guilford County who drowned early yesterday morning at Belews Lake. John Johnston was 46 years old. Stokey's Pizza is located on Hwy 158 in Stokesdale. The second drowning happened Sunday afternoon in the Pinnacle area of southwestern Stokes County.
Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows – Part 2 breaking box office records during its opening weekend. The final movie in the Harry Potter series surpassed “The Dark Knight’ in a record breaking opening weekend in the US collecting over $165 million dollars.
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/07/17/box-office-report-harry-potter-deathly-hallows-part-2/?hpt=hp_t2
So, allowing the toddler to share the bed with you…good idea or bad idea? Experts can't seem to agree, but a new study finds that it’s NOT harmful to children…as long as the child is at least a year old. It’s called ‘bed-sharing’, where parents and a child sleep in the same bed. It's not as common in the US, as it is in other countries. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, it's not advised for parents to sleep with infants before the age of 6 months. That's the time when babies are most at risk for sudden infant death syndrome (or SIDS). Experts from the study agree that once a child is 12 months old , co-sleeping or bed-sharing with parents is really up to the preference of the family. However, the goal for any sleep arrangement is to get safe, adequate sleep. If bed-sharing is getting in the way of a good night's sleep or is dangerous in any way for your child, then it's not a good idea. http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/07/17/box-office-report-harry-potter-deathly-hallows-part-2/?hpt=hp_t2
The US Women’s Soccer team came up short against Japan on Sunday. Japan beat the US (3 to 1) during a penalty shootout to win the Women’s World Soccer Cup Title. (CNN)
Authorities have charged a 22-year-old Florida woman with driving while impaired after she ran off the road and struck a man mowing his lawn. The Asheville Citizen-Times reporting that Amanda Davis was traveling 70 mph in a 55…when she lost control of her car, ran off the right side of the road, down an embankment and into the path of 63-year-old Thomas Stiles. Stiles passed away a day after the accident. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-ap-nc-lawn-mower-deadly-crash-asheville-110716,0,864696.story
