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Eastdale Mall Celebrates 2020 with Huge Balloon Drop

Hundreds of children and their parents were at Eastdale Mall in Montgomery for “Noon Year’s Eve” to welcome 2020 in a family-friendly way. Two thousand balloons dropped from the ceiling over the skating rink to the delight of hundreds of kids. “I was surprised by how many people were here, we couldn’t find a place to park,” parent Benjamin Shelton…

Man Charged with Murder after Human Remains Found in Lee County

  The Lee County Sheriff’s Office says a man has been charged with murder after another man’s remains were found in a well. Investigators say Sunday night, they searched property at 9686 Lee Road 279 in connection yo the disappearance of 72-year-old James Edmund Clarke of Valley. We’re told they found Clarke’s remains in the well and that he had…

Auburn Surging While Many of its SEC Rivals are Staggering

Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl reacts to a foul call during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Lipscomb, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Auburn, Ala. JULIE BENNETT AP PHOTO KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Auburn has followed up a banner season by picking up right where it left off. The same can’t be said for the rest…

US Rep John Lewis of Georgia Battling Pancreatic Cancer

Civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., is extolled at an event with fellow Democrats before passing the Voting Rights Advancement Act to eliminate potential state and local voter suppression laws, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Congressman John Lewis of Georgia has announced he has advanced pancreatic cancer, vowing he will will continue…

Police: 2 Parishioners Shot and Killed Texas Church Gunman

WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas (AP) – Police say congregants shot and killed a man who opened fire in a church near Fort Worth, Texas. White Settlement Police Department Chief J.P. Bevering says a person shot by the suspect also died in the Sunday morning attack at the West Freeway Church of Christ, and a second parishioner has life-threatening injuries. Authorities have…

2 Injured in Sunday Shooting in Montgomery

Two men have been injured after a shooting occurred on Sunday afternoon in Montgomery. According to Montgomery Police Lt. Jarrett Williams, officers and fire medics responded to the 5800 block of Wares Ferry Road shortly after 2 p.m. after receiving a report of someone shot. Upon arrival, they found two adult males who had sustained non-life threatening gunshot wounds. No…

Auburn University to Offer Dual Enrollment to Local Students

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – Auburn University is launching a partnership with Auburn City Schools to offer dual-enrollment classes to high school students. The Opelika-Auburn News reports that the partnership will allow Auburn High School students to begin taking Auburn University classes to help prepare them for college. Officials say the program allows students to earn high school and college credits…