Friday, May 1st

We wait to see if Athens-Clarke County Police will level charges against a man they say filed a false report of an armed robbery: police say the 29 year-old man was attacked by four men while walking on Hull Street, losing a watch he says was valued at $1,300. Athens-Clarke County Police now say the robbery report was unfounded.

Former Georgia Bulldog running back Todd Gurley was the 10^th selection in last night's first round of the NFL draft: Gurley goes to the St. Louis Rams. The Atlanta Falcons used their first round selection on former Clemson defensive end Vic Beasley. The NFL Draft, taking place this year in Chicago, continues tonight.

The Athens-Clarke County Tax Commissioner’s Office says today is a deadline day in Athens: it’s the last day to pay property taxes on mobile homes.

The 38^th annual Athens Human Rights Festival takes place this weekend, with activities set for Saturday and Sunday on College Square in downtown Athens.

The University of Georgia's College of Pharmacy and UGA's College of Veterinary Medicine hold Saturday commencement exercises.

Clarke County high school students can take their SAT exams Saturday at Clarke Central.

This is Relay for Life weekend in Madison County: the annual cancer-fighting fundraiser is scheduled to start at 6 o'clock this evening at the Madison County Recreational Center on Highway 98 in Danielsville.

The 35th annual Nicholson Daisy Festival is set for this today and tomorrow at the Nicholson City Park.

Today marks the end of spring semester final exams at the University of North Georgia. UNG’s spring graduation exercises take place this weekend, with commencement exercises tonight in Dahlonega and tomorrow in Gainesville.

A pair of life sentences were handed down Thursday afternoon in Hall County Superior Court: Maria Vasquez-Quiroz and Digno de Jesus Mejia were sentenced by a judge in Gainesville on child sex trafficking counts. Vasquez-Quiroz and Mejia were arrested in February of 2014. The children involved were 2 and 4 years old. The jury deliberations took less than two hours.

A school bus collides with a car near Cleveland: White County school officials say no students were injured; two adults were. The Georgia State Patrol is investigating.

Governor Nathan Deal is in northeast Georgia today, signing bills in Lumpkin and Dawson counties, bills passed during the legislative session that ended last month.

There was a Thursday funeral for 29 year-old Christopher Tucker, killed in a recent car vs. motorcycle accident in Gwinnett County: Tucker was on the motorcycle that was collided with a car on Highway 20 near Buford.

More new jobs for Georgia: a German auto parts firm will set up shop in Gwinnett County, opening a plant in Suwanee, eventually employing up to 120 workers. Geiger Automotive makes components for brakes and air conditioning systems.

Happened near Woodstock: a bear struck and killed by a car on Highway 92 in Cherokee County

Reduced sentences for the three Atlanta Public School System administrators who got the harshest punishment from Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter: they will serve three years in prison instead of seven; they’ll also pay $10,000 fines, their punishments for their roles in the APS cheating scandal.

Atlanta Police say the woman produced a gun after being placed in the back seat of an Atlanta police car: she was shot and killed Thursday afternoon in downtown Atlanta. An investigation into the deadly use of police force is ongoing.

Protestors plan to show up at the Bill Cosby show scheduled for Saturday night at the Cobb Energy Center near Atlanta. They’ve asked promoters to pull the plug on the show in the wake of numerous sexual assault allegations swirling around Cosby.

An ongoing investigation in Augusta, where a 20-month-old Richmond County boy has been shot and killed in what appears to have been an accident.

A lawsuit has been filed in the wake of last week’s multi-vehicle pile-up on I-16 in Bryan County, a crash in which five Georgia Southern University nursing students were killed.

The Army is investigating, as are Savannah-Chatham County Police: an active-duty soldier was found dead after a SWAT standoff, his body discovered inside the apartment in which he had barricaded himself. Investigators say it appears to have been a suicide.

Governor Nathan Deal has signed two bills that remove barriers to dual enrollment participation by struggling students with no plans to attend college and also those youngsters who are excelling in high school.  Senate Bill 2 allows high school students to work simultaneously on a diploma while also working toward a technical college or associate's degree. SB 132 makes it easier for high school students to earn college credits while working still toward diplomas.