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TIME and Nickelodeon Honor the First Kid of the Year

The TIME, TIME Kids, and Nickelodeon Event Special airs TONIGHT at 9|8c on your local CBS8!

Gitanjali Rao, 15, is Recognized as the 2020 Kid of the Year for Her Mission to Create a Global Community of Young Innovators to Solve the World’s Biggest Problems. The multiplatform initiative recognizes extraordinary young leaders who are making a positive impact in their communities. 2020 Kid of the Year is selected from a field of more than 5,000 amazing…

Sheriff Calls Family ‘Very Dysfunctional’ After Father and Son Kill Each Other Over Dispute About Dog

Authorities say an Chatom man and his son have killed each other in a dispute over a dog. Washington County Sheriff Richard Stringer says 60-year-old Kelvin James Coker discovered his dog had been shot on Saturday. The man then drove to the home of his son, 32-year-old Kelvin Nicholas Coker, who claimed to have killed the animal. The sheriff says…

The Bachelorette: THE FINALE, PART 2

Watch the finale part 1 and 2 episodes of The Bachelorette Dec. 21 & 22 at 8/7c on your local ABC32!

Will Tayshia bravely step into the future she has been dreaming of or will she be too scared of repeating her past? Find out on the season finale “The Bachelorette,” TUESDAY, DEC. 22 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC.

The Bachelorette: THE FINALE, PART 1

Watch the finale part 1 and 2 episodes of The Bachelorette Dec. 21 & 22 at 8/7c on your local ABC32!

 A two-night Bachelorette Finale special event kicks off with Tayshia ready to take her relationships with Brendan, Ivan and Zac to the next level in the fantasy suites.

Governor Ivey Joins COVID-19 Vaccine Vial Production Company at New Facility Ribbon-Cutting

Governor Kay Ivey joined leaders of SiO2 Materials Science and other officials Monday at a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of a facility where the Auburn company has launched production of unique vials to be used in the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines. The milestone celebrated at SiO2’s new production facility comes on the heels of a decision by the…

Montgomery’s 63rd Murder: Virginia Pines Lane Fatal Shooting Victim Identified

The Montgomery Police Department has launched a homicide investigation into the 63rd Murder of 2020 for the City of Montgomery. Police identified 40-year-old Larry Friendly as the victim in the fatal shooting occurred on Saturday, December 19. Police arrived to the 4600 block of Virginia Pines lane in reference to a person shot. Friendly pronounced dead at the scene, police…

Infant Mortality Rate Rises in Alabama, Stays Above Average

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The Alabama Department of Public Health says the state’s infant mortality rate rose last year but remains among the lowest the state has recorded in more than 50 years. A statement from the agency says the state’s rate last year was 7.7 deaths for every 1,000 live births. That was above the rate the year before…

Former Tuskegee Airman Alfred Thomas Farrar dies at age 99

Courtesy: AP News LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) – Former Tuskegee Airman Alfred Thomas Farrar died on Thursday in Virginia only days before a ceremony planned to honor his service in the program that famously trained Black military pilots during World War II. He was 99. Farrar’s son, Roy, says his father died at his Lynchburg home. Alfred Farrar would have turned…

Mild Start to Week; Strong Christmas Eve Front

FIRST HALF OF WEEK: Winter officially arrived at 4:02 am this morning, but it won’t feel like it the next few days. Dry, pleasant, and sunny weather highlight the forecast for Monday and Tuesday with afternoon highs in the upper 50s and lower to mid 60s. On Wednesday an approaching cold front will bring cause clouds to increase with a…

Congress Prepares to Vote on $900 Billion COVID Relief Bill

Top negotiators in Congress have sealed a deal on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package. Lawmakers announced the agreement Sunday after days of negotiations, and passage by Congress is expected Monday. The agreement would establish a temporary $300 per week supplemental jobless benefits and $600 direct stimulus payments to most Americans, along with a fresh round of subsidies…