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What the Tech? Should You Download Apple’s iOS 13 Now?

Apple’s new operating system, iOS 13 was released Thursday and if you’ve been dying to install it, wait. That’s because Apple has already announced an update for the update. Early Thursday we learned Apple had already fixed some bugs and included some features that would release September 30th. Then, the company decided to move that date up to September 24th….

MPD Arrests Two in Separate Robbery Incidents

Zachary Jones, Jr. MPD charged Zachary Jones, 19, with two counts of 1st-degree robbery  in connection to a robbery of a business that occurred on May 19 at about 4:20 p.m. in the 1600 block of Carter Hill Road. The suspects entered the business armed, jumped the counter and stole food. There were no injuries. Further investigation identified Jones as…

What the Tech? Apple Arcade

It’s called “Apple Arcade” with a simple premise: rather than downloading games to your phone, you pay a flat fee, 5 dollars a month for unlimited games. Sort of a Netflix-for-gamers. These are games developed for Apple. Some first-person fighter games, some puzzles. This game is a story where you choose what the characters say to determine what happens next….

What the Tech? Zombie Apps

How many apps do you have on your smartphone? Probably more than you think. A survey by App Annie shows that the average smartphone user has in the neighborhood of 80 apps on their phone and they use less than half of them. Big deal, you think? What’s the harm? Maybe I’ll get back to that game one of these…

Price of Freedom: Jerry Wheat of Wetumpka

81-year-old Jerry Wheat of Wetumpka served his county as a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force.  He knows the Price of Freedom. He joined the Air Force in 1958, when he was right out of high school. He trained to be an aircraft mechanic. He did three tours overseas, first in Saudi Arabia. Then Vietnam in 1966. “The work…

Pleasant Mornings; No Signs of Beneficial Rain

Today expect mainly sunny conditions and low humidity as a very dry air mass remains in place across the state. We will still have breezy easterly winds at times and highs today will range from the upper 80s to lower 90s across South/Central Alabama. With the dry air mass in place, the next several nights will be very comfortable as…

20TH Annual Statewide Law Enforcement Summit

Hundreds of law enforcement officials were in Montgomery Thursday, for the Statewide Law Enforcement Summit. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall hosted the event, which provided officers with a full day of instruction on the challenges facing the law enforcement community. The summit began on a somber note, with a moment of silence for fallen Tuscaloosa officer Dornell Cousette. Cousette was…