1. DeKalb High student found shot dead on driveway. Keshon Kerns was missing from his bed Sunday morning when his grandfather went to wake him for work, according to a police report. The 18-year-old was soon found in the driveway with three gunshot wounds — one each to the left wrist, shoulder and back. [Read more]
2. Clark Howard recently hospitalized for life threatening muscle syndrome. Atlanta consumer guru Clark Howard was recently treated at Piedmont Hospital for a life-threatening muscle-related syndrome that may have been caused by a combination of medicines he was taking for two different medical issues. [Read more]
3. Warrant: Sandy Springs nurse gave women sedatives before fondling them. An arrest warrant obtained this week highlights new details in the sexual assault allegations against a nurse at a Sandy Springs medical center. Michael Morgan, 33, faces charges of sexual battery and sexual assault for allegedly groping at least two women at the center while they were under anesthesia. [Read more]
4. Bitten burglar sues and loses. Draco the police dog prevails. Two years after Randall Jones was bitten by the dog, he filed a highly unusual lawsuit, in that he not only sued the officers involved but also "Officer K-9 Draco of the Gwinnett County Police Department in his individual capacity." The lawsuit, alleging excessive use of force, said Draco "viciously mauled" Jones, "tearing his flesh and permanently injuring and disfiguring him, while … officers stood by and failed to intervene. [Read more]
5. Pastors Joel and Victoria Osteen bashed for throwing 'Hook 'Em' hand sign. Thousands of students graduated this past weekend from the University of Texas at Austin. For most parents, documenting the occasion with a photo means throwing up the ol' "Hook 'em Horns" hand sign. But when your parents are the first couple of televangelism, a spirited hand gesture can take on a whole other meaning. [Read more]
