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Court documents: Woman, kids found dead in car were shot

Demetrius McGhee/Source: State Bureau of Investigations EUFAULA, Ala. (AP) – Court documents show that a Georgia woman and two children found dead in a partially submerged car on the Alabama-Georgia line were shot to death. Warrants charging 26-year-old Demetrius Deveonte McGhee in the killings allege he used a handgun to kill all three inside a vehicle. A blue sedan was…

Medical Breakthroughs: New Evidence about the Dangers of Air Pollution

Children exposed to higher levels of air pollution may be more likely to show signs of mental illness by the time they’re 18. A study at Duke University tracked thousands of young adults in the UK. those with higher exposure to traffic-related air pollution had higher rates of mental health symptoms, including depression and anxiety. For more Medical Breakthroughs tune…

Family of Black Man Killed by Alabama Police Sue Over Death

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Relatives of a mentally ill Black man who was shot to death by police in 2019 have filed a federal lawsuit claiming officers wrongly broke into his home and killed him without reason. The suit filed Thursday in Birmingham claims officers in Pickens County unjustly shot Wallace Wilder inside his apartment in the west Alabama town…

MacGyver SERIES FINALE – TONIGHT at 7PM

Watch the SERIES FINALE of MacGyver TONIGHT at 8/7c on your local CBS 8!

MacGyver fans, you don’t want to miss the MacGyver series finale! Mac and Riley go missing and Matty must get to the bottom of the nanotrackers. Watch the SERIES FINALE of MacGyver TONIGHT at 8/7c on your local CBS 8!

$302M in BP Oil Spill Money Budgeted to Restore Ecosystems

 (AP Photo/Mel Evans, FILE) NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Texas can get up to $79 million in BP oil spill restoration money, Mississippi nearly $69 million, and Florida almost $74 million for recently approved ecological projects and programs. A group set up to decide how to spend the money listed $302 million in planning and implementation for 20 projects and programs…

House Approves Bill to put Menstrual Products in Schools

MONTGOMERY, Ala (AP) – The Alabama Legislature on Thursday advanced a bill to require public schools to provide menstrual products. The state House of Representatives on Thursday voted 97-0 for the bill by Rep. Rolanda Hollis of Birmingham. It would require public schools to make feminine hygiene products available to students. Hollis said “period poverty” affects every county in the…

Alabama Lawmakers Approve Wine Delivery Bill

MONTGOMERY, Ala (AP) – Alabamians might soon be able to have wine delivered in the mail. The Alabama Senate on Thursday voted 27-0 for the bill by Republican Rep. Terri Collins. The House of Representatives voted 88-5 to accept Senate changes to the bill. It now goes to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey for her signature. The bill would allow wineries…

Decent Weekend Weather; Stormy First Week of May

FINALLY FRIDAY: A weak front continues to drop south through the state today and has brought clouds and some spotty showers to Alabama overnight and this morning. Behind the front, today feature more clouds than sun, and highs in the low 80s. Tonight, will feature passing clouds and comfortable temperatures with lows in the 50s. FIRST WEEKEND OF MAY: Tomorrow…