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- The sole suspect in custody for the January murder of a Grant Park bartender has been ordered to name names. This week a judge told 17-year-old Jonathan Redding to tell a grand jury tomorrow who was with him on the night John Henderson was killed at the Standard Food & Spirits. He's been given immunity as an incentive, but that's no guarantee he'll cough up any names. The agreement just means prosecutors wouldn't use this testimony against him, but he's still facing several life sentences in connection with the crime. Prosecutors say Redding, a member of the 30 Deep gang, was among several other teens involved in the Standard robbery and killing.
- Six months after a young mother was gunned down outside a Snellville Target, her mother-in-law has been charged with the murder. Police say they "absolutely know" Johanna Hayes killed her daughter-in-law, Heather Strube, as Strube's young son witnessed the crime after a custody swap. Police say the motive is likely that Strube had been awarded custody in her divorce from her husband Steven--and that might've prompted Hayes to take action. Steven Strube hasn't been charged, but police haven't ruled him out as having knowledge of the crime.
- A doctor accused of punching a woman in the face during a fit of road rage was back in Sandy Springs Municipal Court Wednesday. Police say Dr. Daniel McBrayer and a relative e-mailed and called the victim and her husband to apologize--but in doing so, he violated his bond. He's had to cough up a bigger bond; his case is bound for state court.
- Some parents are upset about a proposal which could shorten the Fulton County school year. The school board votes tonight on whether to cut three school days a year, and instead lengthen each school day by 10 minutes. They say it could save over $1.1 million a year, but some parents say cutting out days could jeopardize how well their kids prepare for the CRCT standardized exams. The board meets at Dunwoody Springs Charter Elementary School this evening.
- Annual fees for credit cards are a rarity today, but more cardholders may soon have to decide between paying them or getting rid of their cards. Consumer expert Clark Howard notes Bank of America has announced it's "testing" annual fees of $29 to $99, and Citigroup has also announced it will be charging new annual fees.
- Authorities say the body found in a south Georgia landfill has been tentatively identified--through clothing and a birthmark--as 7-year-old Somer Thompson, a north Florida girl who disappeared walking home from school. The partially-covered body was found under 100 tons of trash after investigators followed garbage trucks leaving the neighborhood where she'd disappeared Monday.
- She claimed she was tortured in a West Virginia trailer for days, but now the black woman who said she was gang-raped by whites in 2007 has told police it was all a lie. Megan Williams said she was stabbed, beaten, sexually assaulted and forced to eat feces while one of the men shouted racial slurs at her. Her attorney now says she fabricated the story to get back at her boyfriend. Rev. Al Sharpton says he gave this woman some of his own money to help her--and now is calling on authorities to find out if anyone was wrongfully convicted. Seven suspects confessed and pled guilty & all but one went to prison. Prosecutors, however, say they stand by Megan Williams' original story.
- Speaking of Reverend Al: he was not on MSNBC with Contessa Brewer yesterday, although for a moment it seemed she thought so.
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- Quiet, nice neighborhoods in Gwinnett County: Somehow it's no longer surprising that such a backdrop can be home not only to law-abiding families with kids, but is often home to members of Mexican drug cartels. Gwinnett, Atlanta and DEA authorities today reveal the drug and cash results of major meth lab raids on houses on La Maison Drive in Lawrenceville, and Ives Way in Lilburn. Neighbors say they didn't suspect a thing.
- The NTSB has joined the investigation into why a Delta jet landed this week on a taxiway at Hartsfield Jackson. The flight from Rio landed Monday on a taxiway that ran parallel to the runway it had been assigned. None of the 182 passengers or 11 crew was hurt. Those pilots have been relieved of duty while the probe continues.
- The Southeastern Conference has suspended officials from last weekend's Arkansas-Florida game after the crew was involved in its second controversial call of the year. The crew which called a bad unsportsmanlike conduct call in an LSU/Georgia game also called a faulty personal foul on an Arkansas player against the Gators last Saturday.
- The Philadelphia Phillies are heading to their second straight World Series, after beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 in Game 5 of the NLCS Wednesday night. So far the Yankees lead the Angels 3-1 in the ALCS, and their game 5 is tonight in L. A.
- Republican Senator Orrin Hatch has sent a letter to President Obama asking him to launch a Justice Department investigation into college football's Bowl Championship Series over antitrust laws with some conferences getting automatic bids to participate in top-tier bowls while others don't. Hatch's undefeated home state school, the University of Utah, was passed up last year.
- The KISS 104.1 weather forecast: increasing cloudiness today, with a 40% chance of rain moving in after midnight; high today 73, low tonight 59. Friday, rain is 80% likely, high 67.
What others are saying
- 1.the drugs lab! 2.children in brisco park!#1.I am one who had to leave an apartment in st james dr apartment 20212 mcdaniel dr/Iris drive in conyers I lived there for four months and then the young man came to live in the apartment below and fumes started coming up in our apartment day or night and then loud noise like they are chopping I moved because the arsh chemical was very stink powdery atimes just strong then we could hear them talking at three in the morning (3:00am) while they chop what ever they were processing, even the dog eyes started tearing I made a complain at the office and then i moved.
#2.I love the pond in brisco park and i feed the ducks some times, I can see alot of people enjoy this park what i don't and can't enjoy is when the Parents of these little children let the CHILD WALK ON THE EDGE OF THE POND AND EITHER THE PARENT JUST WALKING BEHIND THE CHILD OR FEEDING THE DUCK WHILE THE LITTLE CHILD IS UNATTENDED, ON TUESDAY 20th of OCTOBER 2009 A FATHER WAS WITH HIS 3YEARS OLD SON ON THE EDGE OF THE POND, THE CHILD HAD A PIECE OF STICK IN HIS HAND WAS BENDING OVER PLAYING IN THE POND! WHILE HE (DAD) STAND A DISTANT OFF JUST LOOKING ON EVEN TAKING PICTURE OF THE CHILD BENDING OVER IN THE POND JUST ONE SLIP AND THIS CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE POND HE LET HIM WALK ON THE EDGE WITHOUT HOLDING ON TO HIM THEN I CALLED OUT TO HIM! I ASK HIM IS THIS YOUR SON? HE SAID YES THEN I SAID TO HIM DO YOU KNOW THIS CHILD COULD FALL INTO THIS POND HE SAID NOTHING BUT I SAW HIM HOLDING ON TO HIM AFTER I SPOKE TO HIM!
YESTERDAY THERE WAS A MOTHER WITH A 3YEAR OLD AND 4YEAR OLD AND THEY WERE BOTH ON THE EDGE OF THE POND WHILE SHE FEED THE DUCK THE 3YEARS OLD FELL AS HE STEP OFF THE EDGE OF THE POND, I TELL HER PLEASE BECAREFUL WITH THEM ON THE EDGE OF THE POND BECAUSE THEY COULD FALL IN SHE WAS A LITTLE OFFENDED ABOUT ME SAYING THAT TO HER BUT SHE DID NOT LET THEM GO BACK ON THE EDGE! I WISH TO SEE A SIGN AROUNG THE POND SAYING "PLEASE KEEP YOUR CHILDREN OFF THE EDGE OF THE POND" BECAUSE THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!!! PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS,THANK YOU.
Pat
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