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Posted: 9:57 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, 2012

BREAKING NEWS: Zimmerman to be charged in Trayvon Martin shooting, official says; Death & Taxes; Atlanta Closing 7 Schools; DeKalb School Calendar Vote (LINK) 

George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin
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By Veronica Waters

BREAKING NEWS:   George Zimmerman will face charges in the shooting death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, according to a law enforcement source.  The special prosecutor looking over the case, Angela Corey, could announce what Zimmerman will be charged with as early as this afternoon.  But Wednesday afternoon, Corey herself would NOT confirm charges were being filed when contacted by an HLN staffer.

Tuesday, Corey releasd a statement saying she would make an announcement within the next 72 hours.  It was the day after she revealed she would not be taking the case before a grand jury, which had been scheduled by the previous prosecutor to convene on April 10.

The Washington Post reports that Ben Crump, the attorney for Martin's family, said Corey had asked them for their schedule for each day this week.  Her press conference is expected to be in Sanford or in Jacksonville, Florida.  

George Zimmerman's lawyers have quit in frustration, saying they couldn't get in touch with their client. The attorneys did not know that he had set up a website to take donations for his expenses and his legal fees. They also learned that against legal advice, the 28-year-old reached out to the prosecutor, Corey. She refused to meet with him without his lawyers present.

 

 

A rowdy Atlanta School Board meeting ends with the board voting to close seven schools in a city-wide redistricting. D. H. Stanton, F. L. Stanton, and Towns Elementary Schools were spared. Superintendent Erroll Davis says the redistricting will allow them to devote more resources to students.

Georgia's high school graduation rate isn't as great as first thought. Under a new, uniform nationwide method that calculates how many students finished in four years, the high graduation rate dropped from 80% to 67.4%.

DeKalb County parents are being asked to vote online for one of three proposed new school calendars. Commentary is being accepted through Thursday. All three versions would end classes one hour earlier on Wednesdays.

A murder/suicide in Gwinnett County near Steve Reynolds and Satellite Boulevard. Police say a woman shot a couple, then ran over the man with her car. After leaving the scene at a small business park, she returned but then killed herself when officers arrived and confronted her. The female victim survived.


A Michigan middle school teacher was fired after encouraging students to raise money for the family of Trayvon Martin. She says she is confused by the dismissal and wants the school's administration to explain why--plus, she wants her job back. Brooke Harris teaches 8th-grade journalsm at Pontiac Academy for Excellence, and was dismissed after she supported students' efforts to plan a wear-a-hoodie-to-school day. The students asked instead if they could each bring $1.00 to school instead of the hoodies to raise money for the Martins. The school routinely has "dress down" fundraiser days.

A faulty background check may be all that's standing between you and that great job you want. A report from the National Consumer Law Center says employers often depend on background data on shoddy records; companies are sprouting up to provide the service but have little or no accountability. That means you may be blamed for a crime committed by someone with a similar name, or that a crime misclassified as a felony or a case that had charges dismissed is on your record. Consumer advocates are lobbying Washington for some help.

Rick Santorum drops out of the presidential race, but Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul are vowing to stay in it--although they face nearly insurmountable odds in trying to grab the nomination from the Republican frontrunner for it, Mitt Romney.

President Barack Obama continues to make a case for the Buffett Rule, and speaks at the White House this morning. Named for billionaire investor Warren Buffett, it argues that wealthy taxpayers should not pay taxes at a lower rate than middle-class wage-earners.

A jury and six alternates are now chosen for the Chicago trial of Jennifer Hudson's brother-in-law. Several people who said they were fans of Hudson and couldn't set aside their sympathy were dismissed. Prosecutors say William Balfour killed her mother, sister and nephew in a jealous rage in 2008. Testimony begins April 23.

The motorcycle wreck that injured Bobby Petrino on April 1 has now led to his firing. The University of Arkansas says he engaged in reckless behavior in a relationship with a 25-year-old female football employee and misled the school. The athletic director says Petrino had numerous opportunities to come clean about the relationship in the days following the crash, but didn't. He also revealed that for some reason, Petrino gave the woman $20,000 before she was hired; he did not elaborate on why. Petrino has apologized and said he's focusing on his healing and his family.

The stress of filing your taxes takes its toll--on the roads. Dr. Donald Redelmeier, trauma specialist at the University of Toronto, sees a clear link between car crashes and Tax Day.

"Stressful deadlines lead to driver distraction and human error," said Redelmeir. "Other factors might include sleep deprivation, distraction, and less tolerance of hassles."

His analysis of 30 years of data revealed a 6% higher risk of a fatal crash on the day you file your taxes. This year's tax filing deadline is April 17.

A five-year-old Connecticut boy brings 50 packets of heroin to school for show & tell. He'd found them at home in his stepdad's jacket. When 35-year-old Santos Roman went to the school to get his jacket back, police arrested him.

 

The KISS 104 weather forecast: sunny, breezy high of 65. Tonight, there is a frost advisory for areas mostly outside the Perimeter from 2:00 until 10:00 Thursday morning, with temperatures in the low to mid-30s.

Veronica Waters

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