Heat Advisory for most of North Carolina today including the Triad Mostly sunny and HOT...High 97. The Heat index or the ‘feel like’ temperature will be 103 degrees this afternoon.
With temperatures back into the 90s, you need to stay hydrated if you are going to be outside in the heat! Drink lots of water…even when you don't feel thirsty. Wearing lightweight, light-colored clothing can also keep you cooler.
(Thurs) Traffic Alert
Bridge Repair along EB Business 40 through downtown Winston-Salem at the Green Street and Broad Street Bridges. The Right lane will be blocked from 9am to 2:30pm.
Northern Davidson County will soon be the home to the Triad's first mini-Wal-Mart store. A Wal-Mart Express will be open sometime in November at the old Winn-Dixie location in Midway. The Wal-Mart Express stores are much smaller than a Wal-Mart Supercenter. The Mini-Walmart in Midway will be only the sixth one in the entire nation and the second express store in North Carolina. www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-walmart-express-store-to-open-in-davidson-county-20110720,0,4279346.story
The Space Shuttle Atlantis is back on earth after a safe landing this morning at Kennedy Space Center, marking an end to NASA’s Space Shuttle program. (Watch the historic landing)
http://video.foxnews.com/v/1068308363001/shuttle-atlantis-historic-landing
A man is in custody after a deadly shooting earlier this morning in Greensboro. Three people, including a child, were killed at Brandonshire Apartments just off Wendover Avenue in Greensboro. Police believe the shooting was domestic related. www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-injuries-after-shooting-at-greensboro-apartment-complex-20110720,0,2147489.story
Restructuring within the American Red Cross includes some job cuts. A drop in donations has forced the Red Cross to cut more than 1,000 jobs nationwide, including 17 job cuts locally. The Winston-Salem Red Cross chapter is cutting six positions. The Wilkes County Red Cross chapter will be closing. That area will now be serviced by the Watauga Chapter. Fox 8 reporting that no programs or services will be affected by the cuts.
The family of a 6-year-old girl bitten by a shark along the Outer Banks earlier in the week says the girl is in good condition. The girl was bitten on her lower right leg and foot while playing in 18 inches of water on Ocracoke Island. The girl's mother was 10 feet away and witnessed the attack. BTW: The 6 year old is in good spirits and commented: "I hate sharks. I like dolphins way better. "
IMAX…number two...in the Triad? The Regal Palladium Stadium 14 in north High Point will add an IMAX theater by the end of the year. In June, The Grand 18 Theater in Winston-Salem opened the first IMAX theatre in the Triad.
Ninety-four physicians from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have made the first "Top Doctors" list issued by U.S. News & World Report. Of the 94 Wake Forest Baptist doctors selected, 53 were cited as being among the top 1 percent in the nation in their respective fields.
Question: So which will be settled FIRST???
The end of the NFL Lock-out (both the owners and players are expected to have separate votes Thursday. The first preseason game is set for August 7)
Or...Congress and the President agreeing on how to handle the US Debt Crisis (the August 2nd deadline on expanding (or not) of the debt ceiling is looming).
The Happy Hill Pool on Alder Street in Winston-Salem will be closed for the rest of the summer because of a leak. WXII saying that work crews will likely have to dig up portions of the pool deck to find the leak problem.
