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Raptor Center to Resume Shows on Football Weekends in Auburn

  AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — A raptor center at Auburn University will resume its shows on football weekends. The Auburn University Southeastern Raptor Center plans its “Football, Fans, and Feathers” educational series every Friday before home football games. Each show will feature about 10 raptors, including hawks, eagles, and other birds of prey. Tickets for the hour-long shows are available…

Woman Charged with Kidnapping in Abduction of Alabama Infant

FAIRFIELD, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman is charged with kidnapping after a newborn baby boy was abducted from a home in suburban Birmingham. Authorities tell news outlets that 37-year-old Lakesha Brown was arrested in the disappearance of 4-day-old Kamarion Taylor. Authorities say the baby’s mother awakened from a nap Tuesday afternoon to find the infant missing from the playpen…

Federal Team to Help with COVID-19 Surge at Dothan Hospital

DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — A federal team of health care workers is being sent to a southwest Alabama hospital seeing a surge in COVID-19 patients. State Health Officer Scott Harris said Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is sending a task force team to Southeast Medical Center in Dothan.  Alabama is seeing a surge in COVID-19…

SEPTEMBER ’21: Butterfly Bridge, Children’s Advocacy Center

The trauma of being abused is more than any child deserves. Butterfly Bridge CAC exists to minimize that trauma and help rebuild little lives shattered by abuse. Butterfly Bridge, Children’s Advocacy Center offers a non-threatening environment where a multidisciplinary team works together to minimize any further trauma during the justice and restoration process.