What the Tech? A Better Way to Save Your COVID-19 Vaccination Card on Your Phone
Many people are simply taking a photograph of their card but scanning the card may look more official to the person requesting vaccination proof.
Author: WAKA Action 8 News
Delta Air Lines to Make Unvaccinated Workers Pay Monthly Fee
Delta Air Lines won’t force employees to get vaccinated, but it’s going to make unvaccinated workers pay a $200 monthly charge.
What the Tech? App of the Day: Swimply
Swimply pairs people who own backyard swimming pools with people who wish they had a
backyard swimming pool.
Funeral Arrangements for State Rep. Thad McClammy of Montgomery
Funeral arrangements for State Rep. Thad McClammy (D-Montgomery) have been announced. McClammy died Saturday afternoon of natural causes at the age of 78.
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…
Selma Enacts Mask Mandate
Mayor James Perkins says the number of COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the city and it’s time to go on the offensive against the spread of the virus.
