MIT Looking to Combat “Superbugs”
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they’re turning to a powerful new weapon to fight superbugs.
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Jury Selection Begins for Desmonte Leonard Trial
The man accused killing three people in Auburn after he allegedly opened fire at a party will soon stand trial. Jury selection begins today.
ATM Stolen From a South Alabama Gas Station
This video is no longer available.South Alabama Deputies are looking for two suspect who they say took an ATM from a gas station. It happened around 4:00am this morning. Here you see two men smashing the ATM with a hammer inside the Link Gas Station on Highway 10 in Butler County. Deputies say the suspects used a jack hammer to get…
String of Robberies in the Cloverdale Neighborhood
This video is no longer available.Montgomery authorities have released more information about a robbery in the city’s Cloverdale neighborhhod. The name and photo of a third suspect. Investigators are calling this man “J”. Â Police say he is wanted in robberies in the Cloverdale area and another robbery on Plaza Drive. Police have also released this photo of the one other…
Jury Selection Begins in Auburn Triple Slaying
This video is no longer available.Jury selection is under way in Lee County for the capital murder trial of a man charged with killing two former Auburn University football players and another man. Potential jurors reported Monday for the trial of 24-year-old Desmonte Leonard. Attorneys will screen about 95 possible jurors as a group initially. Then they’ll break down the…
MPD Makes An Arrest in Sunday Night Murder
This video is no longer available.Montgomery Police has made an arrest in a Sunday night murder. 30 year old Deaundre Williams is charged with the murder of 33 year old Rashawn Moultrie of Montgomery. The shooting happened about 8:30 last night in the 2400 block of Sandy Street. Police say the shooting seems to have stemmed from an argument. Williams is being held in…
President: No Danger From Threat At Alabama Dorm
The president of the University of Alabama says there was no danger from a threat that prompted a lockdown at a women’s dormitory in Tuscaloosa. Alabama President Judy Bonner issued a statement Monday saying the episode resulted from rumors and social media posts. Police searched the nearly 1,000-student Tutwiler dormitory late Sunday after reports about people with guns. Â Students had…
Teen Shot To Death After Party At Community Center
Police in the east Alabama town of Phenix City are investigating the killing of a 17-year-old boy shot moments after a party let out at a community center. Russell County Coroner Arthur Sumbry Jr. said that Tyrelle Kynard, a Central High School senior, was pronounced dead at the scene around 12:30 a.m. Sunday. The coroner said he had been shot…
Alabama 2nd Highest State Receiving Disability
When it comes to receiving disability payments from the government, Alabama ranks second in the nation.
Montgomery Residents are Preparing for Next Police Chief
Some Montgomery residents are getting a say in who will become the city’s next police chief.
