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Update: NASCAR Driver Ryan Newman Awake and Talking after Fiery Daytona 500 Crash

(AP Photo/David Graham) UPDATE: Tuesday afternoon: According to NASCAR, driver Ryan Newman is awake and speaking with family and doctors. Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Newman is listed in serious condition at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Florida, after a wreck in the final lap of the Daytona 500 NASCAR race on Monday. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) Doctors have indicated…

Boy Scouts of America Files for Bankruptcy Due to Sex-Abuse Lawsuits

The Boy Scouts of America is hoping its operations across the U.S. can continue intact even after it has filed for bankruptcy protection. The filing is an attempt to work out a potentially mammoth compensation plan for victims of sex-abuse and put their lawsuits on hold. Scores of lawyers are seeking settlements on behalf of several thousand men who say…

Third Suspect Charged with Murder of University of South Alabama Professor

Authorities say a third person has been arrested in the killing of a University of South Alabama economics professor. Mobile police say Anthony Womack Jr., 23, is charged with murder in the November slaying of Matthew Wiser. Two other men were arrested in Wiser’s slaying in December. Authorities say the 39-year-old Wiser was shot to death during what appears to…

Runaway Prattville Teen Possibly Traveling to Iowa

The Autauga County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance on locating 16-year-old runaway, Destiny Ann George. On February 14, George left her Prattville residence and have not returned. George is described as a 16-year-old white female standing 5’7″ tall, blue eyes, brown hair, weighing around 115 lbs. She was last seen wearing black sweatpants and a red t-shirt with…

Rain and Storms at Times; Flash Flood Watch in Effect

Rain has become widespread across Alabama overnight, with some embedded thunderstorms, but no severe storms, just more heavy rainfall at times. For that reason, a Flash Flood Watch has been issued for portions of Central Alabama. Today will be mild as temperatures head into the 70s. The front will push down into South Alabama tonight and then stall in that…

What the Tech? How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone

I guess it’s happened to most of us at some point. You go to take a photo or shoot video on your smartphone and you get a pop-up message that there’s no more room on the device. It’s not good getting caught by surprise like that as you might miss a special moment you’d like to have a photo or…

Apple Warns Investors Coronavirus in China Will Cut iPhone Production, Sales

Apple Inc. is warning investors that it won’t meet its second-quarter financial guidance because the viral outbreak in China has cut production of iPhones. The Cupertino, California-based company says all of its iPhone manufacturing facilities are outside Hubei province, and all have been reopened, but production is ramping up slowly. The company says demand for iPhones is also down in…

Opelika Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Auburn Man

On Monday, Feb. 17, Auburn police arrested Demarrius Travell Bridges, 23, of Opelika on a felony warrant. He has been charged with attempted murder. The arrest is the result of an investigation into a shooting that occurred Sunday, Feb. 16, at an apartment complex in the 1100 block of South College Street. The victim, a 22-year-old male from Auburn, sustained…

Byrne Fights to Make Senate Runoff in Crowded Field

U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne said he expects to make the GOP runoff in the race for U.S. Senate. Byrne is part of a crowded field that includes former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville. The three-term congressman is giving up his safe congressional seat to run for the Senate seat now held by U.S….