The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is shedding some light on a search in East Montgomery Friday morning. Colonel Jon Briggs with MCSO said the incident did not involve a manhunt. Col. Briggs said a deputy spotted a vehicle idling on Alabama Highway 108. While doing a ground search to see if they could locate the driver of the vehicle, deputies…
On Saturday, February 20, the public is invited to drive to the parking lot of Alabama State University’s Stadium to obtain free reusable cloth face masks to help protect them from COVID-19. The donations are part of a partnership between ASU and the Power of Life Foundation. The giveaway is open to the public. Because of COVID-19 considerations, volunteers will…
On Friday, February 19, around 8:26 a.m., the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Aviation Unit received a request for assistance from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office relative to a manhunt in the area of Vaughn Road and Alabama 108, which is the outer loop area. Troopers with ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division are also in the area assisting with the search….
The City of Montgomery will open the warming center at the Montgomery Therapeutic Recreation Center (TRC), 604 Augusta Avenue. The warming center will oen at 4 p.m today. Masks, cots and warm blankets will be provided for anyone in need of shelter from freezing temperatures. No photo identification is required. Montgomery EMA reminds residents to bring any prescribed medications needed,…
A study published in Radiology found significant eye abnormalities in some patients with severe COVID-19. MRI scans showed nodules in the back part of the eye in seven percent of the patients studied. Doctors say eye screening should be considered for covid patients in the ICU. A mother’s heart health during pregnancy can impact her child later on. A study…
Preventing Cardiovascular Disease in mid-life may also protect against dementia later in life. researchers in Spain looked at scans of more than 500 middle-aged people. they found a connection between the buildup of fats and other substances in the arteries and low metabolism in regions of the brain involved in memory and learning. A potential vaccine for the mosquito-borne virus,…
THOMASVILLE, Ga, (AP) – An Alabama man is accused of being all cattle and no cash. According to Georgia investigators Brent Edward Bennett of Hartford, Alabama, bought cattle from a Thomas County stockyard in 2020 but owes $383,000 because of bounced checks and unpaid bills. The 37-year-old Bennett is charged with theft by deception and was released on $10,100 bail….
This combination of photos shows people riding bicycles in New York’s Times Square, left, on April 29, 2020, and in Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, Ala.(AP Photo) The federal government says the state of Alabama has no standing in trying to stop the U.S. Census Bureau from including people in the country illegally from the numbers used for divvying…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The number of people in Alabama hospitals because of the coronavirus has dipped to its lowest point since late autumn. Numbers released Thursday show 1,003 people were in state hospitals with COVID-19. More than 3,000 were hospitalized in early January. Dr. Don Williamson is president of the Alabama Hospital Association. He says the numbers are a…
FRIDAY WEATHER: Today will be cold, dry, and breezy. We start the day with clouds, but through the day, the sky will clear and highs climb into the upper 40s. Winds will be brisk as well, gusting out of the north at 10-20 mph, giving the cold air more of a bite throughout the day. THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Expect a…
