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SBI Called In to Investigate Fatal Lowndesboro Gas Station Shooting

The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim in a fatal shooting that occurred on Sunday, February 7. The shooting happened at the Lowndesboro BP gas station at the intersection of State Hwy 97 & U.S. Hwy 80 East. Police located 29-year-old Robert Grant laying in the parking lot. Police pronounced Grant dead at the scene from the fatal…

Alabama ABC Board Sees Large Boost in Alcohol Sales in 2020

Faced with challenges during a global pandemic, The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board continued to fulfill its 84-year mission to protect and support the public’s health, safety, and welfare by regulating the distribution, import, manufacture, delivery and sale of alcoholic beverages. In a year underscored by uncertainty, operational efficiencies kept the state agency’s 800+ employees working. The result was…

District Councilman, Crimestoppers Offering $2,000 Reward for Arrest in Murder of 63-Year-Old Woman

District Councilman Oronde K. Mitchell is offering a $1,000 reward for any information leading to arrest in the Murder Investigation of Lorretta Butler. Crimestoppers also offers an additional $1,000 bringing the total to $2,000. On June 8, 2020, Montgomery police responded to a call in the 200 block of Garden Homes Circle in reference to a shooting. At the scene,…

Medical Breakthroughs: Income Losses+Pandemic Aftermath

COVID-19 has brought staggering income losses to developing countries, threatening hundreds of millions of people with hunger and lost savings. researchers at UC Berkeley studied nine countries throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Even in the first few months of the pandemic, 70% of households reported financial losses. And even when the pandemic ends, most Americans say they’ll continue with…

Montgomery Fire/Rescue: House on Audubon Road Damaged in Fire

Montgomery Fire/Rescue is investigating a structure that occurred in the 3600 block of Audubon Road. On Monday, February 8, around 7:26 pm, fire units responded to the call of a single story home on fire. Upon arriving at the scene, firefighters saw smoke visible and declared it a W-3 working fire. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire with the structure sustaining…

Medical Breakthroughs: COVID-19 and Gout Drugs+Heart Attacks+Frail Individuals

A drug used to treat gout seems to be helping covid patients, that’s according to a study in the British medical journal. researchers in brazil conducted a small trial and found the drug colchicine helped cut the need for oxygen therapy and hospital stays in covid patients. covid, like gout, causes inflammation. A Swedish study finds people infected with COVID-19…

Kobe Bryant crash pilot disoriented in clouds, agency says

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Safety investigators say the pilot of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter flew through the clouds, an apparent violation of federal standards, and likely became disoriented. Robert Sumwalt, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said Tuesday that pilot Ara Zobayan was flying under visual flight rules, which means he needed to be able to see where he was…

New Boost for Minority Businesses in Under Served Communities

The entrance to the corporate office of Hope Enterprise Corporation (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Small minority-owned businesses have often struggled to gain access to capital and other tools to grow, a challenge made more daunting by the economic upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic. But a new effort announced Tuesday aims to address those disparities in pockets…

Alabama News Network Launches All-New News App

Alabama News Network has launched a new news app, which is now available for Android and iPhone devices in your Google Play Store or Apple App Store. We hope you’ll be excited to use it. To get the new app, you will need to update the old Alabama News Network app. If you have “automatic updates” turned on in your…