BILOXI, Miss. (AP) – The director of a coastal Mississippi convention center says an area of the building has been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected following reports of illnesses among groups that had events there. Gulf coast news outlets report dozens of people who attended a Mardi Gras Ball at the Mississippi Coast Convention Center last weekend reported gastro-intestinal problems. People…
UPDATE:Â A man is in custody after police say he shot at officers then barricaded himself in a motel room on Airbase Boulevard. According to Sgt. David Hicks with the Montgomery Police Department, at about 2:48 a.m. Sunday morning officers took the suspect into custody peacefully, without injuries to either officers or the suspect. The suspect was taken to a…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Bicyclists are planning a ride from the west Alabama city of Selma to Montgomery to commemorate a landmark civil rights event. The Montgomery Bicycle Club will stage a Selma-to-Montgomery bicycle ride on Feb. 22 along the same route that voting rights demonstrators led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. walked in 1965. Nearly 500 riders…
A heavy police presence has been reported on Airbase Boulevard in Montgomery. According to Sgt. David Hicks with the Montgomery Police Department, officers responded to the 400 block of Airbase Boulevard in reference to a dispute around 9 p.m. Upon arrival units located the suspect which was an adult male. The suspect fired at officers and immediately retreated to his…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. government has started enforcing new restrictions on flavored electronic cigarettes. But some teenagers may be one step ahead of them. Parents, students and researchers report that some young people have switched to disposable e-cigarettes, which are not covered by the crackdown on flavors. The newer products are sold under brands like Puff Bar and Stig…
BEIJING (AP) – Mainland China has reported the virus death toll has risen to 811, surpassing SARS fatalities in the 2002-2003 outbreak. China’s National Health Commission on Sunday says the total cases of the new virus have increased to to 37,198. The outbreak of SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome, killed 774 people and infected more than 8,000 worldwide. Like…
WARRIOR, Ala. (AP) – Funeral plans have been announced for an Alabama police officer who was fatally shot during a vehicle pursuit. Kimberly Mayor Bob Ellerbrock says Kimberly Police Officer Nick O’Rear was assisting officers from another department on Tuesday when the driver who was fleeing shot him. He was pronounced dead Wednesday. A funeral for O’Rear will be held…
CLINTON, Miss. (AP) – A mother and six children have died in a house fire in a suburb of Jackson, Mississippi. The fire happened around 12:30 a.m. in the city of Clinton. A city spokesman says the children ranged in age from 1 to about 15. The mother was 33. He says the father tried to rescue the family and…
The FBI is partnering with Auburn University. FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich visited Auburn recently to discuss the relationship. The Opelika-Auburn News reports that Bowdich discussed FBI priorities such as counterterrorism, cyber-crime, and counterintelligence. University spokeswoman Amy Weaver says the new agreement describes Auburn as a partner with the Federal Bureau of Investigation as the agency expands its workforce and…
The Montgomery Biscuits are already getting ready for the start of baseball season in April. The team has proclaimed 2020 to be the “Year of Chicken.” Montgomery Biscuits General Manager Mike Murphy was live on Alabama News Network at noon to talk about chicken-themed promotions and other exciting events happening this year. Murphy says the year will feature two…
