What the Tech? Is There Finally a Way to Stop Robocalls?
If you don’t get a robocall every day, you probably don’t have a cellphone. Robocalls are the #1 complaint filed with the FCC but new technology just might put an end to them.
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Montgomery Fire Investigates House Fire in Midtown
MFRS Investigating House Fire on Highland Avenue in Montgomery/Source: Alabama News Network Montgomery Fire is investigating a house fire that happened early Friday afternoon. MFRS spokesperson Lt. Jason Selman said the fire happened in the 2600 block of Highland Avenue just before 1:00PM. Upon arrival, firefighters found a single story house with heavy smoke. Firefighters were able to made quick…
State to Try to Boost Alabama’s Sagging COVID-19 Vaccination Rate
A state agency says it will work with private organizations to encourage more elderly and disabled people to get vaccines for COVID-19 in Alabama.
UPDATE: Suspect Arrested and Charged in Pike Road Homicide
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says the death investigation on Friday in Pike Road is now a homicide.
New South Alabama Veterans Home to Be Named in Memory of Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie Adkins
The Alabama State Board of Veterans Affairs has approved naming the new state veterans home in South Alabama in memory of U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie Adkins.
On Your Side Consumer Alert: GM Recalling 400,000 Pickups Because Side Air Bags Can Explode
This is an On Your Side Consumer Alert from Alabama News Network — General Motors is recalling more than 400,000 pickup trucks in the U.S. because the side air bags can explode without warning and spew parts into the cabin.
UPDATE: Tyson Chicken Recall Now Up to Nearly Nine Million Pounds
Walmart, Target, Publix, Winn-Dixie and Kroger are among the stores that say they sold these products.
Police Help Man Who Spun Tale get to Indiana from Alabama
DECATUR, Ala. (AP) – Alabama police who helped a stranded man make the nearly 600-mile trip home to Indiana say it was only later that they learned much of his story wasn’t true. Police in Montgomery found a man over the Fourth of July weekend who said he’d been robbed by friends and abandoned. He told them his dad died…
Remains of Alabama Sailor Killed at Pearl Harbor Identified
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – The Pentagon says an Alabama sailor who was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor nearly 80 years ago has been positively identified. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency says DNA testing and anthropological analysis were used to verify the remains of Navy Fireman 2nd Class Ralph C. Battles of Boaz. The 25-year-old Battles was assigned to…
Officer Still Getting Paid after Murder Conviction
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police officer is still getting paid two months after he was convicted of murder. Huntsville officer William Ben Darby was stripped of his law enforcement certification after a jury May 7 found him guilty of murdering Jeff Parker, a man who told police he was suicidal. Darby is free on bond while awaiting sentencing Aug. 20…
