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Ohio State’s COVID-19 Woes Could Cause CFB Playoffs National Championship to be Postponed

College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock says the national championship game between Alabama and Ohio State is still a go for Monday night. Sources say Ohio State has been in contact with CFP officials about possible player availability problems related to COVID-19 that could force the game to be delayed. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed those…

Department of Revenue Offering Tax Relief to Those Affected by Hurricane Zeta

The Alabama Department of Revenue (ALDOR) is offering tax relief to Alabama taxpayers who reside or have a business in Clarke, Dallas, Marengo, Mobile, Perry, Washington, and Wilcox counties and have been affected by damage caused by Hurricane Zeta. The tax relief measures mirror IRS measures in the same declared disaster areas. ALDOR will grant filing extensions to taxpayers directly…

Alabama-Native Hank Aaron, Former UN Ambassador Andrew Young Get COVID-19 Vaccine

Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young and other civil rights leaders have gotten vaccinated against COVID-19. They rolled up their sleeves on Tuesday at the Morehouse School of Medicine, where they hope to send a message to Black Americans in particular that the shots are safe. The medical school was founded by former Health and…

Encore Episode- FBI: MOST WANTED

Watch the encore episode of FBI: MOST WANTED TONIGHT at 10/9c on your local CBS8!

Barnes goes undercover on a dangerous mission involving a gang leader who is planning a turf war and massacre across the Bronx on an encore episode of FBI: Most Wanted. Showing tonight at 9 pm on your CBS32!

Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles Swears In 31 New Officers

The largest group in many years, 31 Probation and Parole Officers for the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles were sworn in by Director Cam Ward on January 4. The addition of officers is helping the Bureau reach its reduced caseload goal of one officer per 75 offenders, allowing officers to monitor offenders more closely and maximize rehabilitation efforts. This…

Broadcast Legend Battling COVID-19 Removed from ICU

Broadcast legend Larry King, who has been suffering from COVID-19, has been moved out of the intensive care unit at a Los Angeles hospital and is no longer receiving supplemental oxygen. A spokesman for King’s production company reported the improved picture on Monday. King had been in the ICU since New Year’s Eve. Spokesman David Theall says King conversed with…

Teacher Charged with Sexual Assault of Student from Over 20 Years Ago

An Alabama schoolteacher has been placed on leave after being indicted in an alleged sexual assault on a student in the 1990s. According to reports, 57-year-old Henry Joel Snow of Bay Minette was indicted on four charges of rape and sodomy linked to his tenure at a school in Tuscaloosa County more than two decades ago. He was working as…

Trump Says He’ll ‘Fight Like Hell’ to Hold on to Presidency

DALTON, Ga. (AP) –  President Donald Trump says he will “fight like hell” to hold on to the presidency. And he’s appealing to Republican lawmakers to reverse his election loss to Joe Biden when they convene this week to confirm the Electoral College vote. He held a rally Monday night where he spoke about his disagreement with his loss. His…

Decision Day in Georgia with Senate Majority at Stake

ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia voters are set to decide the balance of power in Congress in a pair of high-stakes Senate runoff elections. Tuesday’s voting will help determine President-elect Joe Biden’s capacity to enact what may be the most progressive governing agenda in generations. Democrats must win both of the state’s elections to gain the Senate majority. Republicans are unified…

Pay It Forward: Shannon Stringer from Prattville

Shannon Stringer has been working hard since the pandemic started to assist the residents in her care. And it hasn’t always been easy. Here’s how she’s paying it forward. Shannon Stringer helps plan activities for the senior residents at Charleton Place in Deatsville. But when the pandemic hit, things changed not only changed for the activities she planned but for…