Posted: 3:17 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Sherman Hemsley, best known for portraying George Jefferson on the sitcom "The Jeffersons," has died at his home in El Paso, Texas. Details of his cause of death or who reported it were not immediately available. The death was confirmed by police. Hemsley was 74 years old. He made the George Jefferson character famous on "All in the Family" before his spin-off show, and he also starred in the TV show, "Amen."
A 34-year-old grandmother, Ebony Daniel, and her 22-year-old boyfriend Charlie Martin are wanted by Palmetto Police after her grandson allegedly ate some cocaine from her stash. The 13-month-old boy was hospitalized after his 17-year-old mother brought him into the hospital and he tested positive for drugs. Daniel and Martin will face several charges, including child cruelty.
The hassles at the driver's license bureau continue. Now, a Loganville man may lose his driving privileges over a traffic ticket that's not his. James Williams tried to renew his license in Norcross this month, but the computer pulled up a 1986 ticket in Illinois--a state he's never visited. The James Williams on the ticket shares his birthdate--but that man is also white, which Georgia's Williams is not. Not only that, the Illinois Williams is also deceased. Still, Mr. Williams wasn't able to get his license renewed that day and if he doesn't find a way to work it out this week, he may not have a valid license at all.
A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health shows black gay men are becoming infected with the AIDS virus at a 50% higher rate than their white counterparts. Dr. Anthony Fauci says the rates of infection rival those in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
Felony reckless conduct charges have been filed against a woman who failed to tell her boyfriend she was HIV-positive. Marietta Police believe 41-year-old Angela London moved to Texas after the man she'd been dating discovered her prescriptions.
The father of a 19-year-old shot to death by a Union City cop last December is suing the city and the officer for wrongful death. Ariston Waiters was shot twice in the back by Officer Luther Lewis as Lewis tried to take him into custody following a fight. A Fulton County grand jury declined to indict the Lewis.
Governor Nathan Deal agrees to pay $3,350 in fines for mistakes and omissions on various campaign and personal finance forms. The state ethics commission dismissed the most serious ethics allegations against the governor, including use of state campaign money to pay his legal fees in a federal ethics investigation surrounding his time as a congressman, and charging his campaign to use an airplane he partly owned. Deal is the second governor, after Sonny Perdue, to pay the ethics commission for various infractions.
The ex-president of Alpha Phi Alpha is due in a DeKalb County courtroom today. Herman "Skip" Mason is suing the fraternity for the way he was ousted in April over his alleged use of fraternity money for tuition and dependent care. Mason wants the court to reinstate him as president for the last six months of his term. He denies wrongdoing and says he has made arrangements to reimburse A Phi A.
A Colorado prosecutor says it'll likely be a year before James Holmes goes on trial for the movie theater shootings. She'll decide whether to seek the death penalty after talking with victims' families. He was alternately wide-eyed and sleepy-looking during his court appearance Monday with his hair dyed a bright Joker red orange.
A 52-year-old California man is going before a judge for making criminal threats during the Batman movie Sunday. L. A. County Sheriff's Captain Mike Parker says Security called 911, and deputies arrested Clark Tabor. They didn't find any weapons, but he had some empty liquor bottles in his backpack.
In Maine, 49-year-old Timothy Courtois was arrested Sunday after being clocked speeding at 112 MPH. A search of his car revealed five weapons, ammunition, and a newspaper clipping of the Colorado theatre shooting. Courtois told the officer that he was going to shoot his former boss, and claimed to have seen "The Dark Knight Rises" the day before.
The first American woman to fly in space has died. NASA confirms that 61-year-old Sally Ride died of pancreatic cancer. She orbited the Earth on the shuttle Challenger in 1983 when she was 32. President Obama called Ride a national hero and a powerful role model who inspired generations of young girls.
Airfares are going up for the first time in four months. United started the increase, which is up to $10 per round trip. Delta matched it, followed by Southwest and AirTran on longer flights.
The KISS 104 weather forecast: mostly to partly sunny, humid high near 96.
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