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Child Killed In Traffic, Aggressive Dog May Be To Blame
A father is grieving after his little girl was killed on her way to school. Now he is calling for stronger control over neighborhood animals. A 14-year-old student is dead after being hit by a car on...
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Atlanta Police Shoot Woman Allegedly Stabbing Her Child
ATLANTA (WAOK)-Atlanta police say they opened fire and killed a woman in northwest Atlanta, Monday afternoon, after she refused an order to drop a knife she was using to stab her child. Police were...
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Study: Mom’s Depression During Child’s Infancy Could Stunt Growth
ATLANTA (CBS Atlanta) - A study published in the journal Pediatrics has found a connection between a mother’s depression after pregnancy and the future height of her child. Researchers at the Bloomberg...
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Study: Baby Boys Using Pacifiers Will Grow Up Lacking Emotional Maturity
ATLANTA (CBS Atlanta)- A team of psychologists has discovered that baby boys who use pacifiers will grow up to be less emotionally mature than baby boys who do not suckle on them in infancy. The study,...
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Ga. Insurers To Offer Child-Only Policies In 2013
ATLANTA (AP) — State Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens has signed an order allowing insurance companies to begin selling individual policies for children next year. Hudgens says people who are...
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Child Eats Pill Hidden In Easter Egg, Man Arrested
DAPHNE, Ala. (AP) — Police in Daphne say a 21-year-old man has been charged with disorderly conduct after a child ate an Adderall pill hidden in an Easter egg. Authorities say 21-year-old Jarret Helm...
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TBI: 4-Year-Old Shoots, Kills Deputy’s Wife
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a 4-year-old who gained access to a loaded gun during a family cookout has shot and killed the wife of a Wilson County sheriff’s deputy. The shooting took place...
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Ga. Boy Hit By Falling Tree Limb, Hospitalized
ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say an 8-year-old boy has been hospitalized after being hit by a falling tree branch while he was on a school playground in Atlanta. Police say the branch fell at Morris...
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Car Stolen With 4-Year-Old Child Inside In Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police say a thief who stole a vehicle with a 4-year-old child in a back seat abandoned the GMC Terrain nearby after realizing the child was inside. The child wasn’t hurt. Police...
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Former Georgia Teacher Gets Life Sentences
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A former DeKalb County teacher has been sentenced to three consecutive life terms plus 10 years for molesting teen boys. Former Miller Preparatory Academy instructor Casey Thomas...
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Sheriff’s Officer Held On Molestation Charge
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — An officer with the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office is jailed in Savannah after being charged with child molestation. Authorities say sheriff’s Lt. Rick Hall was arrested Friday...
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Man Enticing Child Into Sexual Activity Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison
ATLANTA (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a man busted in an undercover child sex sting has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Authorities say 37-year-old Carl Skow of Norcross was sentenced Wednesday...
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Can My Health Insurance Cover My Spouse?
The availability of coverage for your spouse depends on your specific health plan. Some policies allow you to add a spouse to existing coverage at certain times like when there is a life qualifying...
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Can My Health Insurance Cover My Children?
The availability of coverage for your children depends on your health plan. You may have a plan that covers only you, or your plan may be a family plan, which would allow you to add your children to...
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New Arrest Warrant Issued To Man Accused Of Leaving Son Inside Hot SUV
ATLANTA (AP) — The investigation of a toddler’s death in a hot SUV in Georgia hinges on a key question: Was the boy the victim of a horrific accident after his father simply forgot to take him to day...
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Tips For Preventing Child Deaths In Hot Cars
(AP/CBS Atlanta) — More than three dozen children die of hyperthermia in cars annually in the United States, and since 1998 more than 500 children have died in hot cars. Heatstroke can happen when the...
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Dad In Georgia Hot Car Death Charged With Murder
ATLANTA (AP) — More than two months after his son’s death in a hot car, a Georgia man who prosecutors say sat in his office exchanging nude photos with women while his son languished for hours was...
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Study Shows Treatment In Infants Reduces Symptoms Of Autism
(CBS) — There is new hope in the fight against autism and it starts before a child is even diagnosed. CBS’s Roseanne Tellez reports on the results of a very small study with big implications. Well...
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Police: Woman Was Not Trying To Shoplift When Child Was Hurt
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Athens police say a woman was not trying to shoplift when she dropped her newborn son on his head in a grocery store. Lt. Mark Magnuson told the Athens Banner-Herald that video...
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State Senate Passes Bills Aimed At Curbing Child Sex Abuse
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Senate has passed and sent to the House two proposals aimed at cracking down on pimps and others engaged in what lawmakers say is an increasing problem of sexual exploitation...
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