Any Diet Can Help Weight Loss
You don’t need a “brand name” diet to lose weight.
Author: WAKA Action 8 News
Vigorous Exercise Decreases Heart Failure Risk
There’s new reason to rev-up your exercise program.
5 People Die in Crashes During Labor Day Period
State officials say five people died in traffic accidents over the Labor Day holiday weekend. The Alabama Department of Public Safety said state troopers investigated fatal crashes in Mobile, Elmore and Lauderdale counties. Authorities consider the holiday travel period as 12:01 a.m. Friday to midnight Monday. In 2013, six people died in crashes over the Labor Day weekend. (Copyright…
Fast-Food Workers Call for Strike in Opelika
Fast-food workers and activists who want a raise in the minimum wage are planning to strike this week in Opelika and elsewhere across the country. The Opelika-Auburn News reports (http://bit.ly/1nwQrly) that representatives with the group “Low Pay is not OK” announced that a strike would take place at 10 a.m. Thursday in Opelika’s Tiger Town area. The group is calling…
Lawsuit Settled in Boy’s Death at Alabama Airport
Relatives of a Kansas boy killed by a falling sign inside Birmingham’s airport are settling a wrongful death lawsuit filed over the accident. The parents and four siblings of 10-year-old Luke Bresette each will receive an undisclosed amount of money from companies that were involved in designing, making and installing the sign under an agreement approved Wednesday in Jefferson County…
Loaded Gun Found at Tallassee High School
A Tallasse High School student is under arrest for allegedly bringing a loaded to gun on campus.
Montgomery Trash Collection Fees Could Go Up
You may soon be paying more for your garbage pickup, that’s if the Montgomery city council approves a 5 dollar monthly increase.
Protestors Speak Out Against Former Centennial Hill Bar and Grill
Protestors came to tonight’s City Council meeting to speak out against the possible re-opening of the former Centennial Hill Bar and Grill.
Montgomery Sells Old Questplex Building
The City of Montgomery has finally sold the old questplex building at the bottom of Dexter Avenue in downtown.
It was supposed to house an interactive children’s museum, but with that project dead, what’s next?
Belly Fat Increases Risk for Hypertension
People with belly fat are at greater risk of developing hypertension than people who have their fat concentrated in other parts of their bodies.
