Tallassee Business Provides Lunch for Hospital Staff
190 healthcare workers were fed, as a token of appreciation from a local business owner.
Author: WAKA Action 8 News
ADVA Announces New Leader for Well-Being Projects
The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) is welcoming aboard a new leader that will help the needs of veterans well-being. Sissy Louise Moore will serve as the new Veterans well-being coordinator. Moore will serve as the primary ADVA coordinator for Alabama’s Challenge for Preventing Suicide among Service Members, Veterans, and their Families (SMVF) and will coordinate and manage other programs…
ASU Volleyball: Alabama State scheduled for three-game weekend at Southern Illinois Saluki Bash
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | In their third of four road tournaments to open the season, Alabama State will look to get in the win column as they take part in the Saluki Bash, hosted by Southern Illinois in Carbondale over the weekend. For more ASU News, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
What the Tech? Use LinkedIn to Find a Better Job
While many job seekers search for job openings online or by paying companies for leads, LinkedIn has made changes to help job seekers get in front of job recruiters.
What the Tech? Secret Codes Allow You to Search for Everything on Netflix
Have you ever spent over an hour flipping through all the movies and shows on Netflix for something to watch? But you see the same old movies and shows in your choices.
What the Tech? App of the Day: Down Dog
Down Dog is a yoga app that creates routines that are different every time you use it.Â
“Mr. Sandman” Dies of Covid While Serving Time in Blount County Jail
Blount County district attorney, Pamela Casey tells Alabama News Network that Mattress store owner, David Justice, better known as “Mr. Sandman” died Monday of Covid. At the time of his death, Justice was being held in the Blount County Jail on 20 counts of sex abuse charges of a minor as well as one count of Sodomy 1st degree. Justice…
Statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee Comes Down in Richmond, VA
One of the nation’s largest Confederate monuments has come down in the former capital of the Confederacy.
Police: Boy, 16, found dead after being shot on Alabama road
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) – Police are investigating the slaying of a teenage boy found lying in the road after he was shot in south Alabama. New outlets report that Mobile police were called Monday night about the shooting. Officer Katrina Frazier says officers arrived to find a 16-year-old boy lying in the road. He was pronounced dead at the scene….
UAB ER Nurses Hold Protest Over Pay
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Emergency room nurses at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital briefly refused to clock in as part of a protest over pay and working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses told news outlets Sunday that they were fighting for equal compensation and described working through a surge of coronavirus patients while being understaffed. The hospital…
