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Baby Dies Of Overheating; TSA Security Breach; Baby Bed Recall; Tyler Perry Grieves Mother; Kasim Reed Wins Recount
- An Austell baby left near a space heater to stay warm later dies of hyperthermia. Cobb County Police say 28-year-old Seron Shepherd left her seven-month-old son in a swing placed too close to a space heater; he got so overheated, his heart stopped. Police say Shephard's three other kids were sleeping in the same room, without proper beds or even covers--just sleeping on the floor. They're now with DFCS.
- It's official: former State Senator Kasim Reed is Atlanta's next mayor. Wednesday's recount of the runoff ballots was almost identical to the original results, as Mary Norwood picked up just one vote, narrowing the gap from 715 to 714 votes. Fulton County will recertify the results with the change tomorrow. Norwood said she called Reed less than an hour after the recount's completion to concede and to offer him her support.
Reed followed through today on a promise to name an interim police chief for Atlanta, as the current chief, Richard Pennington, announced he would leave his post at year's end. Reed tapped APD Deputy Chief George Turner, who joined the department in 1981 and worked his way up the ranks. "During his two-year command of the Zone 1 Precinct, he was responsible for a 17% reduction in overall crime," Reed said. He adds that Turner is in the running for the job permanently, and that he plans to name the permanent chief with four months of taking office. The police union president applauded the pick of Turner, saying it would be an immediate boost for morale.
- The TSA has given away some of its top security secrets as inside information about passenger screening is mistakenly posted on the Internet. Among other things, the document shows how some people can be exempted from certain additional screening. The TSA insists the info, which was posted in March, is two years out of date. Clark Kent Ervin, the former inspector general at Homeland Security, calls this the most serious security breach since 9/11.
- A Florida 6th grader who was visiting family in Cobb County over the 4th of July is now on trial here in the death of his baby cousin. The 12-year-old waited in the car with his five-week-old cousin as her mother shopped inside a Target. He told police he was only trying to comfort the crying child during that time. When the mother returned, the girl was unconscious with an apparent massive head injury, and later died. If convicted, the boy could get up to two years in juvenile detention.
- A type of baby bed, made like a hammock, is being recalled because of the deaths of two infants--one, here in Georgia. Amby Baby Motion Beds were marketed to parents of fussy babies with colic or reflux, and the tilting of the hammock could wedge the infant next to the mattress pad and cause suffocation. The beds retailed online for about $250. Amby will provide free repair kits early next year.
- Tyler Perry is thanking fans for their prayers and e-mails after the passing of his mother. The media mogul announced Tuesday on his website that 64-year-old Willie Maxine Perry had died after an illness dating back to August. No word yet on funeral services for the former preschool teacher, or on how the death may impact Perry's upcoming tour of live Madea shows.
- A New Jersey woman wanted for two years on insurance fraud charges turns up--working for Homeland Security here in Georgia! Investigators want to know how 39-year-old Tahaya Buchanan got the job in spite of a nationwide fugitive alert. A DeKalb County cop finally noticed the warrant and pulled her over in July. This week she pled guilty in Newark to fraud, and got probation. She's still working for the department.
- Senate Democrats cut a tentative deal on health insurance reform which could spell the end of the government-run public option. The measure now goes for a new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office to see how much it'll cost.
- Police say a trio of smash-and-grab thieves are so focused, they are in and out of stores within one minute. These crooks have hit the North Georgia Premium Outlets three times from Thanksgiving Day to this past weekend--snatching $40,000 worth of high-end items from Coach, Polo Ralph Lauren and Saks.
- A hearing continues Friday in Clayton County to determine the future of a Mundy's Mill High School teacher. Randolph Forde is on paid leave after allegedly putting out a hit on a 16-year-old student he thought was gay. The principal wants Forde fired. Forde's lawyer says it was meant as a joke. He's charged with making terroristic threats.
- A fierce winter storm has dumped two to three feet of snow in parts of Colorado and set a record for the date in Flagstaff, Arizona with 20 inches of snow. As the storm barrels east, Chicago's O'Hare Airport canceled hundreds of flights. Now, New York and New England are bracing for the storm's arrival. At least five deaths are blamed on the storm, including a man in Texas whose SUV plunged 90 feet off an icy road.
- No one denies a 17-year-old girl had sex with her Marietta High School teacher--but what's at issue at trial is whether or not it was illegal. Cobb County prosecutors say 36-year-old Christopher King convinced the teen she was in love with him when he was supposed to be providing classroom instruction; King's lawyer says it was love, and while a teacher/student relationship might be taboo, the girl is of the age of consent in Georgia and his client should not be prosecuted for it.
- An NFL source says Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco has been fined $30,000 for his latest antics--putting on a grey poncho and black sombrero after scoring a touchdown in Cinci's 23-13 win over the Detroit Lions last Sunday.
- The KISS 104.1 weather forecast: morning rain will give way to decreasing cloudiness, and a windy high of 65 before temperatures steadily drop. Tonight's lows will range from 28-31. Thursday, expect mostly sunny skies with a breezy high of 45.
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Last Updated on Sep 2 2010, 6:52 pm EDT
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