Chemical Cocktail Changes Skin Cells
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes in California say they’ve developed a chemical cocktail that can turn normal skin cells into beating heart cells.
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New Gene Could Impact Blood Pressure
Reseachers in London say they’ve discovered 11 new genes that have an impact on blood pressure and heart disease.
Alabama Senator Seeks Common Core Repeal
Republican Sen. Scott Beason has filed legislation to repeal the Common Core curriculum standards from Alabama schools.
Taste of the South: The Special Grind Coffee Shop
The love of coffee has grown a lot in recent years. While big chain coffee shops dot the nation, local coffee shops are surging too.
Ala. Legislature Votes To Regulate Tanning Salons
The Alabama Legislature is set to regulate the use of tanning salons by teens.
House Committee Passes Teacher Prayer Bill
The House Education Policy Committee passed a bill that would require teachers to take up to 15 minutes at the start of every day to pray and recite a congressional prayer to the class.
Will the Bad Roads in Montgomery be Re-Paved?
Will the bad roads in your neighborhood be paved anytime soon? Well, that may depend on which district you live in.
Year-Round Daylight Saving Time In Alabama?
It’s something we’ve become used too, but how would you like to stop springing forward and falling back every year?
One Alabama lawmaker is pushing to extend daylight saving time year round.
High-Speed Chase Leads Authorities to Elmore And Tallapoosa County
A man is behind bars after a high speed chase through two counties — a deputy who chased him is talking to us exclusively tonight saying he’s lucky to be alive…
Tuskegee City Council to Vote on Sales Tax Increase Extension
Could you soon be spending less on sales tax in Tuskegee? That depends on a city council vote next week. Last year, the council voted to increase sales tax by 2 cents to 10 cents on a dollar. Now council members must decide whether to keep that increase in place for three more years.
