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South University Health Expo & COVID Vaccination Clinic
August 6- (8:00am – 5:30pm) August 7- (8:00am – 1:00pm)
Join South University Montgomery Campus August 6 & 7 at their Health Expo & COVID Vaccination clinic! Enjoy free health info, health screenings, food, music and more!
Pedestrian Hit, Killed on Interstate 85 in Opelika
An Opelika man was killed this morning when he was apparently trying to walk across Interstate 85 in Opelika.
Montgomery Church Donates Hand Sanitizer to Pike Road Schools
A Montgomery area is making sure a local school system is able to combat the spread of COVID-19. Dalraida Church of Christ on Atlanta Highway donated several thousand bottles of hand sanitizer to Pike Road Schools in late July. The individual bottles will be available to each of the learners and lead learners at the start of the 2021-2022 school…
Alabama Sells More than 500 Licenses to Hunt Feral Pigs and Coyotes at Night
Authorities say more than 500 Alabama hunters have bought licenses to hunt feral pigs and coyotes at night.
Storms Remain Few and Far Between
THE REST OF THIS WEEK: The frontal boundary has pushed south to the Gulf Coast and will be the focal point for showers and storms down that way, while the rest of the state will be seeing ample sunshine and highs around the 90 degree mark. Rain chances are not zero, but generally less than 20% and showers/storms which occur…
Prosecutors Ask Judge to Keep Convicted Sheriff in Jail
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) – A longtime Alabama sheriff convicted of felony charges and removed from office should have to remain in jail until he is sentenced, prosecutors told a judge Tuesday. Former Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely hasn’t shown any reason he should be treated differently than other convicted felons in his home county, where the standard practice is for…
Deadly Crash Began when Tractor-Trailer Hit Vehicles
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A crash that killed 10 people — including nine children — on a rain-slicked Alabama interstate happened after a tractor-trailer truck slammed into vehicles that had slowed down because of minor crashes, according to a preliminary report released Tuesday. The National Highway Safety Board’s initial findings on the fiery June 19 crash that involved 12 vehicles…
NLRB Preliminary Finding Revives Labor Organizing at Amazon
NEW YORK (AP) – A recommendation to nullify the election results of an Amazon union vote in Bessemer, Alabama is breathing new life into the labor movement. The recommendation was issued Monday by a hearing officer for the National Labor Relations Board, who said Amazon potentially interfered with the April election in which warehouse workers overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to…
Montgomery County’s Annual National Night Out Community Event
The annual national night out was a way to make the connection between law enforcement and the community stronger. With crime and homicides surging in the community it is important for people to know just how law enforcement does their jobs.
