Another hot one with heat advisory extended until Thursday. Tellus nears 500,000th guest. Substitute teacher arrested. Latest jail reports

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Heat advisory extended through Thursday morning.

-Look for the heat index to climb near 100 again today and close to it on Thursday. Some relief by the weekend.

-Code Orange smog alert again today.

-Wednesday: 40% chance of rain, high of 92, low of 72. Heat index: 99

-Thursday: 40% rain chance, high of 93, low of 74. Heat index: 99.

-Friday: 50% rain chance, high of 88, low of 73.       

 

Tellus nears 500,000-visitor mark 30 months after opening.

-Milestone for hit Cartersville museum should be set next week.

 

Substitute teacher charged with sexual assault of 16-year-old student.

 

Latest jail reports.

 

NCAA accepts Shorter's application for Division II membership status

-Still part of NAIA this coming season, moves to NCAA in 2012-13.

 

Toyo Tire to add 470 jobs in latest growth plan.

-More than 1,000 work at the booming tire campus in White.

 

Today's Buzz:

-Harbin oncologist Dr. Melissa Dillman says cell phone risk manageable.

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey 

-Mike Vick, Plaxico Burriss on the same team? Could happen.

 

Rome Braves: Sports.

-Rome falls hard, 10-4, at Kannapolis.

-At Kannapolis Tonight-Friday.