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Alabama Shakespeare Festival Renames Rehearsal Halls After Two Longtime Actors

Two longtime actors with the Alabama Shakespeare Festival are being honored in a big way. ASF announced on Wednesday that Rehearsal Hall A and Rehearsal Hall B will be renamed after Philip Pleasants and Greta Lambert. The rehearsal halls will now be known as “The Pleasants” and “The Lambert.” Pleasants and Lambert have been part of the Shakespeare Festival for…

President Biden Suggests Companies Require Employees To Be Vaccinated

As the FDA gave the Pfizer vaccine it’s full and final approval, President Biden called on many who’ve waited to go get vaccinated. “The moment you’ve been waiting for is here, and it’s time for you to go get your vaccination and get it today,” said Biden in his speech on Monday. The President is not only encouraging all Americans…

Montgomery Man in Custody for the Death of 18-Month-Old

The Montgomery Police Department is investigating the death of 18-month old Collier Wilkerson. On Monday, August 23 at 2:15 MPD was called to a Montgomery hospital regarding a report of a deceased child. It was determined by a forensic examination that the death was a homicide. After further investigation 23-year-old Christopher Barnes has been charged with Capital Murder. Barnes was…

Alabama Poison Control Fields More Calls About Ivermectin

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A poison control hotline in Alabama is fielding increased calls about possible ivermectin poisoning, an animal dewormer that doctors are warning people not to try as a home remedy for COVID-19. The Alabama Poison Information Center at Children’s of Alabama has fielded 24 ivermectin exposure cases so far this year, of which 15 were related to COVID-19 prevention…

Routine August Heat and Humidity

REST OF THE WEEK: Today, the upper ridge remains in place, but rain chances will increase some as a wave of energy moves along the Northern Gulf Coast. We increase our rain chances some, with more scattered showers and storms, but still these will remain widely scattered with many locations remaining dry; highs will be in the low to mid…

NEW AUG 27: “Secret Celebrity Renovation”

Watch a new Secret Celebrity Renovation Friday, Aug 27 at 7PM on your local CBS 8!

The one & only Emmitt Smith renovates the humble home he grew up in for his father on an emotional new episode. Watch the new Secret Celebrity Renovation Friday, Aug 27 on your local CBS 8!

ASU Football: Aubrey Grace named to FCS Punter of the Year Watch List

MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State freshman punter Aubrey Grace was named to the FCS Punter of the Year Watch List, announced by the Augusta Sports Council Monday morning. The award honors the nation’s top collegiate punter in the FCS, and Grace becomes the second Hornet to be named to the Watch List – joining Anthony Craven in 2019. For more ASU Hornets news, visit AlabamaNews.Net!