Monday, April 20th

We have this morning the name of the woman killed when she was struck by a train on tracks on Athens’ west side: Athens-Clarke County Coroner Sonny Wilson says Julie Ann Vasenden was 47 years old, from Athens. The accident happened over the weekend on tracks off Tallassee Road. Athens-Clarke County Police are investigating.

A University of Georgia student faces UGA sanctions after getting arrested during a protest on the steps of the state Capitol March 2. The University’s Office of Student Conduct says 20 year-old Adam Veale violated UGA’s code of student conduct. Veale and others spent the night in jail for blocking the Capitol steps.

Today is an open house day at UGA: the University shows off its College of Public Health. Doors open at 3 this afternoon at the Health Sciences Campus on Prince Avenue.

Another campus blood drive today: 2 til 7 at UGA’s Russell Hall.

There’s an afternoon meeting of the Clarke County School Board’s Policy Committee, a 4 o’clock session at School District headquarters off Mitchell Bridge Road.

Athens-Clarke County Police report another recent rash of automobile break-ins, with vehicles hit outside at least three homes over weekend: cash, among the items reported stolen.

The Oconee County Planning Commission meets, 7 o’clock tonight at the Oconee County Courthouse in Watkinsville.

Complaints from parents lead to the resignation of a principal in Jackson County: Heidi Hill says she will step down as principal at Jackson Middle School, effective June 30.

Steve Worley has bonded out of jail after his arrest and indictment on theft and bribery charges: the charges for the Barrow County Commissioner stem from his tenure as director of public works in Monroe.

The Georgia State Patrol has released the names of two people killed in a crash on Highway 53 in Barrow County: driver Aaron Burnsed was 37 years old, from Toccoa; Jonathon Nix was 25, from Toccoa. The single-vehicle accident happened on a rain-slicked 53 near Winder.

The Georgia Supreme Court hears arguments today in a case involving a nursing home in Stephens County. Lawyers are appealing a lower court’s ruling regarding allegedly false advertising about facility in Toccoa, ads placed in a newspaper in Toccoa.

A Hall County cheerleading coach is proclaiming his innocence: 36 year-old Terrance Bohanna is accused of molesting a 15 year-old boy. He was booked into the Hall County jail and released on $10,000 bond. Allegations stem from a February cheerleading competition in Atlanta, at which Bohanna is accused of inappropriately touching the teenager.

The Hall County School Board meets today in Gainesville: redistricting of schools in south Hall County highlights the board’s business agenda. This afternoon’s meeting is set for 5 o’clock at Flowery Branch High School.

An Atlanta Police officer is on the wrong side of the law in Gwinnett County: an indecent exposure charge for Michael Davenport, accused of flashing a 19 year-old woman outside a movie theater in Gwinnett County. The Atlanta cop was already under investigation on drug allegations and he’s been accused of failing to pay child support.

Storms and heavy rain cause flooding and take down trees in metro Atlanta.

She waged an unsuccessful Democratic campaign for U.S. Senate in 2014, losing to Republican David Perdue: Michelle Nunn named as head of Atlanta-based CARE.

Officials at the Carter Center in Atlanta plan to monitor upcoming elections in a South American nation. They're going to observe the May 11^t election in Guyana. Officials say the Guyanese government has invited the Carter Center to monitor the race.

She’s been called the Founding Mother of Sandy Springs: the first Mayor of Sandy Springs has died. Cancer claims the life of Eva Galambos. She was 87 years old.

There was a weekend funeral for Nicholas Thomas, who was shot and killed by Smyrna Police after they say he tried to run them down with his car. Among the speakers at the service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta: DeKalb County Congressman Hank Johnson.

Tragedy in Carroll County: two sisters killed in a weekend house fire.

Roadway deaths in Georgia have increased by nearly a third so far this year, a troubling jump that transportation officials and experts are struggling to explain.