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Food Regulators Unable to Identify Source of Romaine Lettuce Contamination

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U.S. food regulators say they weren’t able to identify a contamination source for a food poisoning outbreak that prompted them to warn people to avoid romaine lettuce this fall . The Food and Drug Administration says it wasn’t able to determine how a water reservoir on a Santa Barbara County, California, farm became contaminated with E. coli. It also says…

Head of FEMA Announces Resignation

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The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is resigning, months after an investigation found he misused government vehicles to travel to his home in North Carolina. Brock Long said in a letter Wednesday to agency employees that he was resigning to spend more time with his family. Long was under investigation by the Homeland Security Department’s watchdog, and word…

Gamblers Betting on AAF Games Despite No Knowledge of Teams

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Almost no one knows the players and there’s virtually no history to look back on. That’s still not stopping gamblers from making and bookmakers from taking bets on America’s newest professional football league, the Alliance of American Football. One weekend of games has been played and the league has already drawn interest from some gamblers. It’s not nearly as much…

Passenger Traffic Up 11% at Montgomery Regional Airport

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The Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) has announced that 338,920 passengers traveled through the airport in 2018, an 11.3% increase from traffic during the previous year. The rise in passenger count, more than 34,000 travelers, marks important progress in ongoing efforts to continue airport growth, specifically the attraction of new customers and the addition of services. “We’ve been hard at work…

Wetumpka Church Members Vote to Return Donation to Casino

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Courtesy of First Baptist Church Wetumpka Facebook The First Baptist Church of Wetumpka is returning a $25,000 donation from a casino because it doesn’t support gambling. The church was damaged by a tornado last month. The pastor of the First Baptist Church of Wetumpka, James Troglen, says that church members voted Sunday to return the contribution from Wind Creek Casinos….

Sunshine in Full Supply

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DRY WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: Today will be a dry and sunny day and after the cold start to day we should see a high in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Thursday will be dry as well; the sky will be partly sunny with a high in the mid to upper 60s. Clouds increase Thursday night. MORE RAIN AT TIMES: Another front…

Drug Lord “El Chapo” Convicted of All 10 Charges, Expected to Appeal

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NEW YORK (AP) – The Latest on the verdict for Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s U.S. trial (all Eastern times): 1:50 p.m. A defense attorney for Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman says the notorious drug lord’s conviction will be appealed. Jeffrey Lichtman said outside a Brooklyn courthouse Tuesday the defense “fought like complete savages” at the U.S. drug-trafficking trial and will “continue…

Rapper 21 Savage Granted Immigration Bond, Expected to be Released Wednesday

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A lawyer for Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage says he’s been granted bond for release from federal immigration custody. Immigration attorney Charles Kuck said the bond was granted too late Tuesday for Abraham-Joseph to be released right away. He said he anticipates the rapper, whose given name is She’yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, will be released Wednesday. Abraham-Joseph was arrested early Feb. 3….

Gov. Ivey Wants to Build Three New Prisons

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Saying Alabama needs a solution to its ongoing prison crisis, Gov. Kay Ivey is seeking bids to build three large new prisons. Ivey made the announcement during a Tuesday news conference. Ivey said Alabama has a “major problem” with prison conditions and overcrowding, and must have a solution. She said the prison system is seeking proposals from contractors. Ivey said…

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