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Here is today's news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland: From WRCB Channel 3… 2020 is now officially the wettest year ever recorded

Here is today’s news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland:

From WRCB Channel 3…

2020 is now officially the wettest year ever recorded in the Tennessee Valley.

As of Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, Tennessee Valley Authority recorded 68.27 inches on average across the Valley, surpassing the old record of 67.01 inches set in 2018.  TVA experts say 2019 is now the third wettest year on record at 66.47 inches of rainfall, TVA was able to manage three straight years of record rainfall.

The 2020 record comes with two weeks left in the calendar year, so it will likely increase.

From NewsChannel 9…

Police in Georgia have arrested and charged a woman accused of severely injuring a 2-year-old girl in her care, resulting in the toddler’s death.

The Sandy Springs Police Department says on Dec. 9, they began investigating after receiving a medical call that a girl was unresponsive in an apartment in the city. Sandy Springs is located in Fulton County, and is just over 16 miles north of Atlanta.

First responders rushed the girl to Children’s Healthcare of Altanta, where she was pronounced dead. Police did not release the girl’s name, but family members confirmed to our ABC affiliate station WSB-TV that the victim was 2-year-old Fallon Fridley of Smyrna.

Detectives learned that Fallon had been entrusted to 29-year-old Kirstie Flood, and say that an autopsy of the child revealed she had suffered severe injuries that resulted in her death during Flood’s care.

Online court records show Flood was arrested on Dec. 11 and charged with two counts of felony murder along with one count of malice murder, 1st degree cruelty to children, and aggravated battery.

From the Chattanoogan…

Working alongside investigators from the Tullahoma Police Department, the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, and the office of 14th District Attorney General Craig Northcott, Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Drug Investigation Division have obtained indictments for two men, charging them with homicide in separate drug-related deaths.

In the first case, authorities investigated the June death of 35-year-old Terry Don Baker at his Tullahoma residence.

During the investigation, authorities determined Mark Luttrell provided suspected fentanyl to the victim, which caused his death.

The Coffee County Grand Jury has returned indictments charging Luttrell, 53, with one count of second-degree homicide and one count of possession of Schedule II drugs with intent to resale. Authorities arrested him on Friday and booked him into the Coffee County Jail, where he was being held on $175,000 bond.

In the second case, authorities investigated the June death of 19-year-old Brennan Buckner at his Tullahoma residence. During the investigation, authorities determined Hunter Alan Gremillion, 23, provided a controlled substance to the victim, which caused his death.

 The Coffee County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Gremillion with one count of second-degree homicide. Authorities arrested him on Friday and booked him into the Coffee County Jail, where he was being held on $150,000 bond.