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Baptist East Hospital in the Spotlight With New Lifetime Special

Baptist East Hospital is getting some time in the spotlight. The hospital’s labor and delivery unit is the subject of a one-hour special “The Baby Factory: Alabama”. The special will follow four couples as their families grow. It will air this Wednesday, July 15 at 9PM on Lifetime. Categories: Montgomery Metro, News Tags: Baptist East hospital, Lifetime, The Baby Factory:…

Census Central Opens in Eastdale Mall

You’ve been hearing for months to fill out your census and now there’s a convenient way to make the process easier for you. Census Central is now open in Eastdale Mall. The store location across from the Ice Palace next to Cinna-Bon provides a walk-up location that Montgomery census manager Cathy Capel says you can stop by and it only…

Two Alabama Inmates Die of COVID-19 Over the Weekend

The Alabama Department of Corrections has announced the death of two Alabama inmates. Barry Stewart Foy, 57, who was serving concurrent 20-year sentences for burglary out of Butler County and criminal possession of a forged instrument out of Baldwin County at Staton Correctional Facility (Staton) in Elmore, passed away on July 10. Barry Stewart Foy Inmate Foy, who was housed…

Primary Runoff Elections Happening Tuesday

On Tuesday, July 14th Alabama will be holding Primary Run-off elections. The big race is the GOP Senate seat. Jeff Sessions and Tommy Tuberville will face off to see who will attempt to unseat Democratic Senator Doug Jones in November. In the second Congressional District, Jeff Coleman and Barry Moore are on the ballot. There is also a State Board…

What the Tech? Passwords for Sale

A cyber-security company has completed an investigation of compromised login credentials and found that over 15-billion username and password combinations are for sale online. Digital Shadows says it conducted the investigation for the past two years and found hackers targeted login credentials for bank and financial accounts. “Unsurprisingly we found that bank accounts and financial accounts were by far the…

What the Tech? App of the Day: Byte

Now that the Trump administration is looking at whether TikTok should be banned in the United States over security concerns, millions of “TikTokers” are looking for an alternative. “Byte”, a similar video sharing app that was released earlier this year is getting a lot of that TikTok traffic now. In the past 2 days “Byte” has rocketed to the top…

What the Tech? How LinkedIn Can Help You Find a Job

With so many people out of work, it’s even more difficult to find a job, even if you want to quit the one you have now and work for a different company. LinkedIn has introduced a new feature to help you stand out among the competition. If you’re trying to find a new career, you should be on LinkedIn. It…

Name Change for 3 Schools Named After Confederate Leaders on Agenda for Montgomery School Board Meeting

The Montgomery County Board of Education will be holding their scheduled school board meeting on Tuesday, July 14. There are multiple topics being discussed but there is one that many people are interested in. That topic will be the renaming of three schools. Robert E. Lee High School, Jefferson Davis High School, and Sidney Lanier High School are the three…

Montgomery Police Launch Investigation into Early Monday Morning Homicide

The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation following the July 13 shooting death of Donald Cullins, Jr., 22, of Montgomery. On Monday, July 13, around 2:15 am, MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 900 Block of Queensbury Drive in reference to a subject shot. At the scene, police located Cullins with a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was…

Prattville Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years for Stolen Car Scheme, Wire Fraud

On Thursday, July 9, Robert Brandon Malone, 35, of Prattville, was sentenced to 71 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal wire fraud charges and to transporting a stolen vehicle. In addition, Malone was ordered to pay $93,784.68 in restitution to his victims and serve three years of supervised release after he completes his time in prison. According to…