DALTON, Ga.
Girlfriend found guilty in antifreeze slaying
A former 911 operator was convicted Saturday of murdering her boyfriend by poisoning him with antifreeze.
Lynn Turner could face a death sentence in the 2001 killing of Randy Thompson, a Forsyth County firefighter and the father of her two children. The same jury that convicted her will return to court Monday to decide whether to impose that sentence.
Turner, 38, already is serving a life sentence for the 1995 death of her husband, Glenn Turner, a police officer. The murder charge in Thompson’s death was filed after that 2004 conviction.
OWENSBORO, Ky.
Couple tried to sell toddler, police say
A couple are charged with trying to sell a 15-month-old girl for $3,000 and a sport utility vehicle.
Charles Hope Jr., 32, and Amber Revlett, 26, both of Owensboro, planned to use the money to pay off his fines for previous criminal charges, said Daviess County sheriff’s Lt. Bill Thompson. They were arrested Friday.
Hope told the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer that he wasn’t trying to sell his girlfriend’s little girl.
GAINESVILLE, Fla.
Jeb Bush given alum status but no degree
Former Gov. Jeb Bush was snubbed for an honorary degree at the University of Florida – but he can still call himself an honorary alumnus.
The university Alumni Association’s Board of Directors passed a resolution Saturday to make Bush an honorary alumnus. The move came on the heels of a 38-28 Faculty Senate vote Thursday to deny Bush an honorary degree.
In deciding not to give Bush an honorary degree, some faculty members cited his “One Florida” proposal, an initiative that ended race-based admissions programs at state universities.
LARGO, Fla.
City fires manager planning sex change
The longtime city manager was fired early Saturday, one month after he disclosed his plans to seek a sex change.
The City Commission voted 5-2 to dismiss Steven Stanton after a six-hour hearing in which he and his supporters argued that he could do his job just as well once he became a woman.
Some commissioners said they had voted to fire Stanton, 48, not because he wanted to become a woman but because he had violated their trust and caused a major disruption.
TAYLORSVILLE, Utah
Mormon chiefs abuzz over angelic T-shirt
T-shirts of a Mormon angel with java flowing into his trumpet are selling well, but they don’t have the blessing of religious leaders.
The shirts show the angel Moroni, a male figure in a robe, blowing a trumpet as coffee is poured in.
The shirts have upset the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints. Not only is Moroni a revered figure – Mormons believe he appeared to church founder Joseph Smith – but LDS members are discouraged from drinking coffee.
