DeKalb County addresses are missing from the 911 system; CNN revisits the Atlanta Child Murders; a new Facebook scam is making the rounds; an iPad security breach reveals e-mail addresses; a woman calls 911 seeking a mate. Get today's KISS News Now!
If you need help, DeKalb County dispatchers might not know where to find you for a few days. A software update somehow dropped addresses out of the computerized 911 system. The county says it'll take some 10 days to re-add the addresses. The problem was discovered weeks ago when a man suffering anaphylactic shock had to wait more than half an hour for an ambulance when he went into shock. Workers are now validating more than 26,000 separate street blocks to make sure they're in the 911 computers. The man tells the AJC he could've gotten a pizza delivered in half the time it took the ambulance to arrive.
Another two Atlanta police officers lose their jobs over the Neal Street cover-up. The 14- and 17-year veterans of the force were accused of lying and falsifying documents after the fatal shooting of Kathryn Johnston in that bogus no-knock drug raid in 2006. In all, 14 officers have been cited, disciplined or prosecuted, including four who are serving federal time. After the officers kicked in her door, some cops later planted drugs in her home. The police chief says wrapping up this investigation was critical to rebuilding the public trust which had been eroded by the deadly raid.
It's been 30 years since the Atlanta Child Murders gripped and horrified the country; now, CNN revisits Wayne Williams and some new evidence in the case. Soledad O'Brien tells KISS that even today, Williams bounces back and forth on some details of his own case and alibi. O'Brien says since Williams was convicted only of killing two adults, some parents feel they never got justice for their murdered children. The two-hour special debuts at 9:00 tonight; viewers can vote on a verdict afterward.
That Facebook message from a friend saying you can make $500 a week in a plan so easy even Clark Howard recommended it...should be deleted immediately. It's a scam! The first big hint that it's malware is--Clark Howard endorses nothing. Click on the message's link, and it puts a virus on your system while sending itself out to all your Facebook friends.
A security breach exposes about 100,000 e-mail addresses of iPad users. The addresses included New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, news anchor Diane Sawyer as well as celebrities and military personnel. The group which hacked it said they did it to point out flaws in Apple security. AT&T has fixed the problem and apologized.
Georgia students improve CRCT scores for the second straight year. The state school superintendent is especially pleased that the gap in scores is closing between white and black students.
Delta Air Lines blames a paperwork mix-up for sending two children traveling on the unaccompanied minor program to wrong destinations. Because of a "paperwork swap,'' Delta says a boy ended up in Cleveland instead of Boston while a girl was sent to Boston instead of Cleveland. They've refunded the kids' tickets and given the families credits for future trips.
True fashion is timeless. Researchers have found the world's oldest leather shoe in a cave in the mountains of Armenia. It's about 5,500 years old, laced up the front and back, stuffed with grass and made with cowhide. It's the equivalent of a woman's size 7, but was likely worn by a man.
The word "Chevy" is now the equivalent of a cuss word at Chevrolet headquarters. An internal memo urges dealers and staffers to only call their vehicles "Chevrolet" now, to promote consistency, and put a quarter in a swear jar every time they say "Chevy" instead. In leaving behind the decades-old name, the vice-president who authored the memo points out the successful consistent branding of Apple and Coke--failing to note that "Coke" is also a nickname for Coca-Cola.
An Ohio woman has finished her three-day jail sentence for abusing the 911 system. Audrey Scott called not once or twice, but five times. Her emergency? She repeatedly told the dispatcher she needed "a husband." Scott later blamed it on the alcohol.
Federal authorities have given BP a Friday deadline to come up with a back-up plan to contain the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico in case of bad weather hitting, or a failing containment cap.
The same day Cobb County's school board approves a budget slashing more than 1,000 employees, they're also hanging out the help-wanted sign. Seems along with the layoffs--which included some 700 teachers--hundreds of others are leaving the school system voluntarily. So some folks who got pink slips from Cobb Schools may be getting job offers from them.
The KISS 104.1 weather forecast: cloudy skies with a high of 88, and a 60% chance of a late-day shower.
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