Attitude Can Affect Best Method to Quit Smoking
What’s the best way to convince someone to quit smoking?
Author: WAKA Action 8 News
11 Million Prescribed AntiBiotics Unnecessary
More than 11 million prescriptions for antibiotics written for children and teens every year may be unnecessary, according to a new study published in the journal “Pediatrics.”
MPS Taking Extra Precautions For The Enterovirus
Montgomery Public Schools are taking extra precautions after a virus sent hundreds of Mid-Western States children to the hospital. Every school in the system is getting a thorough cleaning to prevent the spread of the Enterovirus. The virus is a respiratory disease that can look like a cold. The Alabama Department of Public Health is working with the CDC to prevent a breakout…
Huntingdon College and Union State Community College Sign Reverse Transfer
Huntingdon College and Southern Union State Community College have signed a “reverse transfer” agreement. The agreement allows Southern State students who transfer to Huntingdon to transfer credits back to Southern State to go toward their associate’s degree. Officials with each school say the agreement will benefit transfer students, as well as workforce development. “So now, working with southern union, facilitating that whole…
‘White Water’ Movie to Begin Filming Opelika Area
Filmmaker Rusty Cundieff says his latest project, “White Water,” is scheduled to begin filming Monday in Opelika and the surrounding area. The Opelika-Auburn News reports  that the film is based on the book “White Water,” written by Eric Stein and Michael Bandy. The story line involves a 9-year-old black child dealing with racial tension in the South in the 1960s….
Man Killed, Woman Injured in Birmingham Shooting
Police say a shooting in Birmingham has left one man dead and a woman critically injured. Police say officers responded to reports of a shooting around 6:30 a.m. Sunday on Bessemer Road. They found the man and the woman — both with gunshot wounds — on the ground outside their vehicle. Al.com reports that both victims were taken to UAB…
Church Marks Anniversary of Deadly Bombing
A church in Birmingham is marking the anniversary of a deadly Ku Klux Klan bombing that killed four black girls in 1963. The 16th Street Baptist Church planned to hold a service Monday to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the blast. Bells will toll at 10:22 a.m., the approximate time the bomb went off on a Sunday morning at the…
Ben Bolton
Ben Bolton is the weekend sports anchor for Alabama News Network. Ben came to Montgomery after graduating from the University of Georgia and the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications. He also worked as a temporary news reporter at WRBL in Columbus, Georgia, in 2013. Ben grew up in Savannah, Georgia. He played almost every sport, and competed on…
Bentley To Attend Domestic Violence Training Class
Alabama’s first lady Dianne Bentley is scheduled to attend a domestic violence training session for Shelby County law enforcement officials. Gov. Robert Bentley’s office says the session Monday morning is part of Dianne Bentley’s initiative to raise awareness of domestic violence. The training session is being provided by SafeHouse, which offers emergency and transitional housing for those who are homeless…
Bentley to Announce Small Business Commission
A newly-created special commission is expected to help small business startups throughout the state and assist existing businesses in their expansion efforts. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is expected to announce the creation of the Alabama Small Business Commission Monday morning at the state Capitol building along with House Speaker Mike Hubbard, Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh and National Federation…
