Two people have been injured when an Army helicopter crashed during a training exercise. Officials at Fort Rucker say the crash happened this morning. It involved a UH-72 Lakota helicopter. The two-person crew on board were conducting flight training. The crash happened at Ft. Rucker’s Brown Stagefield heliport near New Brockton. The two people on board were taken for medical…
Photo from Central Alabama CrimeStoppers Prattville police want to find two people wanted for several counts of theft. Investigators say the thefts happened at the same store in the 1800 block of East Main Street between April 14 and April 18. The store hasn’t been identified. Police say the suspects have been seen using a silver 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport…
Where you live could impact your brain health. Researchers in Wisconsin say older adults who live in higher poverty areas have a greater risk of cognitive decline. According to their study- those living in disadvantaged neighborhoods showed more brain shrinkage on scans. They were also less likely to perform well on memory tests. A new study shows the positive impact…
Getting more physical activity may help patients with heart conditions avoid heart attacks and strokes. The new large-scale study out of the Netherlands found people with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes were about 30% less likely to develop cardiovascular disease if they increased their levels of movement. The changes also decreased the likelihood of death. Older generations are…
Tracy Obrian, Courtesy: Alabama Department of Corrections An inmate is back in custody less than a day after he escaped from a prison facility in southeast of Birmingham. The Department of Corrections says 47-year-old Tracy Obrian Blackburn was arrested Monday night in the Coosa County community of Weogufka. An update from the agency says Blackburn surrendered without violence. Blackburn was…
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation in the killing of Queneisa McReynolds, 34, of Montgomery. Queneisa McReynolds was shot and killed on the night of Sunday, April 18 at 10:00. MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 2300 block of Day Street where McReynolds was found suffering from the fatal gunshot, she was rushed to a local…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Marshals in Birmingham said they captured a Georgia man who had been on the run for more than three years after he failed to show up for the final day of his trial on murder charges in his ex-girlfriend’s death. Authorities said Maurice Nesbitt was free on bond during his 2017 trial for the 2014…
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — A large school system in eastern Alabama will no longer require masks to be worn by students or employees. The rules were spelled out in a recent letter sent by Lee County Schools to staff and school stakeholders. Even though masks will not be required in school or at school events, the school system says it…
ANOTHER NICE, SPRING DAY: A dry air mass remains in place across the state, and today will continue dry and pleasant conditions. We ares starting the day off cloudy, but through the day the sky will become sunny with highs in the mid to upper 70s. Tonight will be another cool one with lows near 50°. MIDWEEK DRY COLD FRONT:…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A five-member board of civilians is being established to review complaints of police misconduct in Alabama’s largest city. Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced the creation of the Civilian Review Board during a news briefing on Monday. Such a board was recommended by a task force that reviewed public safety following the police killing of George Floyd…
