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Two studies show people who exercise through their 50's and 60's live longer and avoid disabilities.
New research finds young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder…or ADHD…have disrupted brain connections.
Heart attack survivors who eat a lot of cereal fiber live longer, according to Boston researchers.
Emergency managers say at least 240 homes were damaged or destroyed by the tornadoes and strong storms that swept through Alabama.
Emergency responders are rescuing people from rooftops of flooded homes and cars stuck on flooded roads in Gulf Shores and surrounding Baldwin County.
The Florida Highway Patrol says a 67-year-old woman has died in severe flooding in the Panhandle, bringing the total number of deaths from a string of U.S. storms to at least 36.
Managers of a new movie theater opening in Opelika are appealing to reluctant city officers to grant them a license to sell beer and wine alongside popcorn and soda.
An Auburn man accused of organizing high-stakes dog fights in Alabama is scheduled in federal court to enter a guilty plea.
A Pike County home is destroyed after an early morning fire.
Dallas County did not get hit as hard as expected but people who live there still prepared for potentially dangerous weather today.
CBS 8 and ABC Montgomery is starting a Taking Action Against Crime series to air the next four Tuesdays called "Unsolved Crimes." We begin the series in Montgomery, by going back four years ago to investigate a case where a man was brutally murdered in broad daylight.
A new president has been selected to lead Tuskegee University.
As round two of severe weather heads toward Butler County, emergency services are ready to act if there is more damage.
Gov. Robert Bentley says Alabama is seeking an emergency declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after severe weather killed three people and caused damage in 19 counties.
In South Alabama, early morning storms leave some Butler county residents homeless.
The University of Alabama confirms that a 21-year-old member of its swim team, John Servati of Tupelo, Miss., was killed Monday night when storms swept through the city.
The skies are now clear in Troy. This is a much different scene than early this morning. Troy City and Pike County leaders all say they are very lucky that they have no damage to report.
More guilty pleas are scheduled in a multi-state dog fighting investigation headquartered in Alabama.
Thousands of people are without power in northern and central Alabama after waves of severe storms crossed the state.
Dallas County EMA Director Rhonda Abbott says right now, she's focused on letting the public know that severe weather could be on the way.
Gov. Robert Bentley has declared a state of emergency for all of Alabama as severe storms push through the state.
Montgomery county and city officials are preparing for the possible incoming severe weather...
While people at most emergency management agencies are busy with storm preparations, one county's EMA office in our area is closed for Confederate Memorial Day, which is a state holiday.
Montgomery has a lot of history, and the city could be named the most historic city in the country. Voting for the USA Today poll ended this morning, but some people in town are sure we deserve title.



