If you pay bills with SunTrust online, check your bank statements. A technical issue over the weekend found customers getting drafts taken from their accounts twice. SunTrust is working to find out what caused the problem, but has already moved to replace the money and to make sure customers don't have to pay overdraft fees.
A teeny bug causes big problems for Atlanta's Butler Street Y. The YMCA provides transitional housing for struggling men, but a bedbug outbreak means two thirds of the rooms are empty. Board chairman Aislee Smith says as soon as the rooms are treated, they will get the men back in the program--but they've had to junk pretty much all their furniture, and their budget doesn't allow for much. Smith says a $500 tax-deductible donation will buy a bed, loveseat and chair.
A federal judge in Atlanta says he may rule from the bench today as civil liberties groups seek to block the state's harsh new immigration law. The plaintiffs are asking a judge to stop HB87 from taking effect until the lawsuit they filed earlier is decided; the state wants the suit dismissed.
Georgia teachers will soon have to be pickier about where they enroll in graduate programs if they want a raise. After July 15, their master's or doctorate must be from a school accredited by one of two named councils, or a top-tier school like Yale or Harvard. The "certification upgrades" mean an average pay bump of $6,000 per year. The state is trying to crack down on teachers pursuing programs with inadequate curricula, or getting degrees in unrelated areas like real estate or rock climbing to qualify for the raise.
Thieves steal air conditioning units from Clayton County homes in the middle of the night. Vintage Point subdivision residents say the empty homes are being targeted first, but fear their occupied homes could be in the crooks' sights. Folks say by the time cops respond to their 911 calls, the crooks--and probably the copper they are targeting--are gone.
The Big Man, Clarence Clemons, has died of complications from a stroke. The sax player from Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band said in 2009 he always expressed himself--even his spiritual beliefs--through his music. He also said that from the moment he met Springsteen, he knew right away he had found his best friend. Clemons was 69.
How would you feel about a cell phone tower near your kid's school? It could happen in DeKalb County. The district has delayed a vote on whether or not to allow T-Mobile to lease school property in order to build a dozen new towers--including a 154-foot one at the entrance to Meadowview Elementary. Parents are balking, saying they have concerns about radiation.
President Barack Obama focuses on the economy today when he hosts a bipartisan group of mayors who will brief him on steps they've taken to create jobs and spur economic growth.
Police say a man suspected of trying to steal batteries and soda from a Kmart store in Florida shot and killed himself after being detained by security guards. The items were valued at $39. The man was 52.
The KISS 104.1 weather forecast: mostly sunny, with hot highs in the low to mid-90s.
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