ATHENS, Ala. (AP) – Authorities in Alabama say a baby died after being left in a car for hours and his mother is charged with murder. News outlets report that 36-year-old Elizabeth Case was arrested Saturday and was being held without bond. It wasn’t immediately clear if she had a lawyer. Limestone County sheriff’s deputies say Case left home with…
Kelsey Starling (Source: Family) The body of Kelsey Starling has been recovered from Smith Lake following a boating accident on July 4. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said Saturday evening that the 26-year-old was found by divers with the Houston County Rescue Squad in approximately 140 feet of water. Starling was found near the location of the crash site in…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Lamical Perine ran 88 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, Florida’s defense delivered another gem and the No. 10 Gators beat seventh-ranked Auburn 24-13 in the Swamp on Saturday. Perine broke linebacker K.J. Britt’s tackle at the line of scrimmage and scampered down the sideline for the program’s longest TD run in more than…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The Alabama Democratic Party’s governing board has approved new bylaws in a meeting that the party chair refused to attend. Members of the State Democratic Executive Committee took the action Saturday amid an ongoing internal feud over the party’s direction and predictions that the dispute will eventually end up in court. The Democratic National Committee has…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Starting next week, central Alabama telephone users in the 205 area code must dial those three digits along with the seven-digit telephone number when making a local call. Beginning Oct. 12, callers who forget to use the new procedure will receive a recorded message instructing them to hang up and dial again with the area code….
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – Auburn is simultaneously hosting the Miss Alabama USA and Miss Alabama Teen pageants – a first for the city. The Opelika-Auburn News reports that 58 pageant hopefuls were expected at this weekend’s event. It is being held at the Gogue Performing Arts Center at Auburn University. The crowning of the winners is set to take place…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama hospital system that quit accepting new patients after a ransomware attack says it has gotten a key to unlock its computer systems. DCH Health Systems announced Saturday it is bringing systems back online. A statement didn’t say how the three-hospital system got the key to unlock its data. But The Tuscaloosa News quotes spokesman…
Source: Alabama News NetworkWith blistering heat and little to no rainfall, drought conditions are getting worse in the state. Some farmers are noticing an impact on their crops but what does this mean for local pumpkin patches? Alabama News Network visited the popular Dream Field Farms and Pumpkin Patch in Bullock County to see this year’s crop. “The pumpkins are…
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FORNEY, Ala. (AP) – Authorities in Alabama have charged a woman with animal cruelty after they say deputies found nearly 50 animals, including some dead dogs, in “inhumane conditions” at her home. The Gadsden Times reports Cherokee County Chief Deputy Josh Summerford says Ruth Pauline Staggs was charged with 47 counts of cruelty to animals on Tuesday. He says Cherokee…
