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1 Dead After Officer-Involved Shooting; Additional Body Found Inside Residence

One person is dead after an officer involved shooting took place in Montgomery on Sunday. After further investigation, a second body was found inside the suspect’s residence. According to Sgt. David Hicks with the Montgomery Police Department, officers responded to the 6700 block of Green Brook Drive around 4:47 p.m. to find an adult male discharging a firearm outside of…

Oil Plunges 20% as Another Virus-Fueled Trading Week Begins

NEW YORK (AP) – Oil prices are plunging as a dispute among producers could lead a global economy weakened by COVID-19 to be awash in an oversupply of crude. Brent crude, the international standard, lost $9.50, or 20.1%, to $35.77 per barrel, as of 7:58 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday after earlier touching its lowest price since 2016. The dramatic…

No Fans, No Fun: Athletes Uneasy Over Empty-Arena Solutions

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – As U.S. sports leagues weigh whether to bar fans from ballparks and stadiums to help stall the coronavirus outbreak, San Francisco Giants pitcher Jeff Samardzija is one of the few players who can tell them exactly what that looks like. He pitched for the Chicago White Sox in a 2015 game played without fans in Baltimore…

Gunfire Ends Lil Baby Concert in Alabama; 1 Injured

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say a shooting in an Alabama arena left one person with a life-threatening wound and ended a concert by Atlanta-based rapper Lil Baby. News agencies reported that Birmingham police had not said whether anyone was arrested or in custody after the fight Saturday night in the Bill Harris Arena. A video posted to YouTube recorded…

Bill Would Lift Yoga Ban in Schools, but Don’t Say Namaste

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama lawmakers might lift a decades old ban on yoga in public schools, though the bill would keep the greeting “namaste” on the forbidden list. A bill by Rep. Jeremy Gray of Opelika would let local school systems decide if they want to teach yoga, poses and stretches. However it would require the moves to have…

Alabama School District to get New Superintendent

DOTHAN, Ala. – Voters have chosen to replace Houston County Schools’ current superintendent. The Dothan Eagle reported Republican Brandy White received 58.5%, or 4,714 votes Tuesday, while Republican incumbent David Sewell got 41.5%, or 3,338 votes, in the superintendent race. White, the assistant principal at Webb Elementary School, has said he ran for the seat because he felt the district…

Lake Tuscaloosa Cleanup is April 4

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Spring is just around the corner, which means its time for this year’s Lake Tuscaloosa Cleanup Day. Volunteers, particularly those with boats, are needed for the event scheduled April 4. The call for boat owners is the result of volunteers having few ways to reach litter along the lake’s shores in recent years. The cleanup event returned…

Kemp: 3 More Cases of COVID-19 Found in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) – Three more cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Georgia, bringing the number of cases so far to five, Gov. Brian Kemp’s office said Saturday. The Georgia Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say one individual is from Cobb County and recently returned from Italy. That person is under isolation at…