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Another 481 COVID-19 Cases Found at University of Alabama

The University of Alabama reported Friday that an additional 481 students have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to more than 1,000 infections since students returned to campus. The University of Alabama System released the new numbers on its dashboard that reports case numbers for all three campuses. The university system said no students are hospitalized. The quick rise…

Suspect in Banks Street Shooting in Troy Charged with Attempted Murder

Troy police have made an arrest in a Thursday night shooting where one man was shot multiple time. Christian Marchel London, 24 of Troy has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the shooting that occurred on Banks Street. London turned himself in to officers at the Troy Police Department within an hour of the shooting. Police say London…

APD: Suspect in Domestic-Related Shooting Now in Custody

Mary Williams/Source: Auburn Police Division Auburn Police Division says the suspect in the domestic-related shooting earlier Friday is now in custody. Police say shortly after 4:00 PM, 28-year-old Mary Williams surrendered herself to members of the Auburn Police Division and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force without incident. Williams was arrested on a felony warrant and charged with domestic violence…

Two Opp City Schools To Return To Full-Time Instruction

Two Opp City schools will return to full-time instruction after Labor Day. The Opp City Board of Education says Opp Elementary and Opp Middle School students will head back to the classroom on Tuesday, September 8. The board cites the Alabama Department of Public Health’s Back to School Toolkit and Covington County’s continued status as “Low Risk” on the ADPH…

Two Shot on Governors Drive in Montgomery

3800 block of Governors Drive/Source: Alabama News Network The Montgomery Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Friday afternoon. MPD spokesperson Capt. Saba Coleman says it happened just after 2:30PM in the 3800 block of Governors Drive. There, first responders made contact with two adult male victims who sustained non-life threatening gunshot wounds. Both victims were transported to a…

Governor Ivey Awards the Bureau of Pardons and Paroles with $29,950 Grant to Purchase New Bulletproof Vests

Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $29,950 to provide protective gear to a branch of Alabama’s law enforcement community. The grant to the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles will be used to purchase bulletproof vests for parole officers who often make in-home visits and face other situations where their welfare could be threatened. “Each day law enforcement officers, including those…

Auburn Woman Considered Armed and Dangerous Following Domestic Related Shooting

The Auburn Police Division is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a suspect in reference to a domestic related shooting. The shooting was reported on Friday, August 28, around 11 a.m., at a business located in the 100 block of Alabama Street in Auburn. Mary M. Williams, 29, of Auburn, has been identified as a person of interest. She…

Elmore County School System Breaks Ground on New Redland Middle School

The Elmore County School System held a groundbreaking ceremony for their new state of the art middle school. The new Redland Middle School will be located on Jackson Road in Redland. Rodney Griffith donated 50 acres of land to build the new school. The school will have 32 classrooms, administration media center, science classrooms, etc. This is the third big…

What the Tech? How to Use a Smartphone for Homeschooling

If you haven’t heard by now, there’s a shortage of affordable and mid-range laptops. Since March there’s been nearly impossible to find good web cameras for Zoom meetings. If you’re working from home and the kids are being homeschooled because of closures, look through the house for old smartphones. As long as a smartphone can connect to your WiFi network,…

What the Tech? See the New Facebook App

First is was the new Facebook on the desktop and now many users are noticing a similar big change to the Facebook app. Some users were already seeing a new look on the Android and iOS app but many are just noticing the difference after their app updated overnight. So what’s different? Almost everything. Rather than a row of icons…