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Huntingdon College Partnering with Non-Profit Looking to End Hunger by 2030

Huntingdon College will partner with the non-profit organization Rise Against Hunger and their Feeding the Dream initiative for the College’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Monday, January 20, in the James W. Wilson Gymnasium on the College’s Cloverdale Campus. For the service project, students will assemble meal kits for distribution to the world’s most vulnerable populations. College…

Check Stolen from Valley Grande Mailbox Used to Buy Merchandise from Prattville Walmart

Authorities in Dallas County are trying to identify a woman suspected of stealing a check from the mailbox of a house in Valley Grande. Sheriff’s investigators say the woman used the check to buy hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise at the Prattville Walmart. Anyone who can identify the suspect is urged to call the Dallas Co. Sheriff’s Office at…

Marathon Gas Station on Highway 80 Robbed at Gunpoint, Police Search for Suspect

Dallas County Sheriff Mike Granthum says investigators need the the public’s help to identify a masked robber. Sheriff Granthum says the suspect entered the Marathon gas station on Highway 80 East Sunday night with a gun and demanded money. He says surveillance footage shows the suspect hopped over the counter, grabbed cash and ran out of the store. Anyone with…

Three Arrested in Lee County After Investigation Reveals Kids Locked in Cages

On January 13, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office received information in regard to a possible child abuse situation in Smiths Station. Sheriff’s investigators and personnel from the Lee County Department of Human Resources conducted a welfare check at a residence in the 5000 block of County Rd. 246 and made contact with 4 children (ages 3, 4, 10 and 11-years-old)….

Family Searching Tallassee Wooded Area for Missing 65-Year-Old Woman

Family and law enforcement officers are searching a heavily wooded area in Tallassee for a missing woman. Judy Jackson Kennebrew is a 65-year-old female who suffers from dementia, according to the family. She was last seen wearing gray or black dress slacks in the area of Jackson Lane in Tallassee, around 6:00 pm on January 8th. Alabama News Network Reporter  Justin…

BREAKING: House Prosecutors Named for Trump Impeachment Trial

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced the House prosecutors for the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump. They include Democrats Adam Schiff of California and Jerrold Nadler of New York, who led the House impeachment probe. Pelosi made the announcement this morning, hours before the House was expected to vote to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate for…

Spring-Like Warmth Continues

STAYING CLOUDY AND WET: Some rain is expected through the day, but for now, not the coverage we have seen the past couple of days across the area. Temperatures will be well into the 70s this afternoon. A weak cold front will push into the state overnight. which means cooler air and drier conditions the next few days. THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Cooler,…

Blanchard Case Inspires Bill to Keep Violent Suspects Behind Bars

After the disappearance and death of Aniah Blanchard, an Alabama senator wants to make sure a case like hers never happens again. Ibraheem Yazeed, the man accused of kidnapping and killing Blanchard in late 2019 was out on bond for several class A felonies at the time. Senator Cam Ward, R-Alabaster, wants to change the state bond system to keep…

What the Tech? Sarcos Looks Like a Transformer

Robots coming for our job has been a story worth covering the past few years. The New York Times even wrote that robots are eventually coming for your job in a 2018 piece. But there is some good news, for some careers robots and humans will work hand-in-hand. Literally. Sarcos, a robotics company showed off its robotic exo-skeleton called Sarcos…