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Colon cancer cases among older Americans have dropped 30 percent in the last 10 years because more people are getting colonoscopies.
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Colon cancer cases among older Americans have dropped 30 percent in the last 10 years because more people are getting colonoscopies.
Cigarette smoke that clings to walls and furniture could cause DNA damage and potentially cancer according to new research.
Alabama's Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is expanding a program to combat binge drinking and underage alcohol use.
A single-vehicle crash on Friday claimed the life of a Maplesville man.
A single-vehicle crash claimed the life of a Daviston woman this weekend.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is gearing up to kick off the One Shot Turkey Hunt.
Honda is recalling nearly 900,000 minivans for a defect that could increase fire risk.
Alabama's latest unemployment rate is unchanged at 6.1 percent.
Heavy rainfall over the weekend left twelve people trapped by rising water, leading to a rescue in Prattville.
Family and friends gathered tonight to honor the memory of a murder victim.
A Korean war veteran is returned to his childhood home, thanks to the efforts of local volunteers.
The Irish Bred Pub held its annual St. Patrick's Day street festival today.
The upheaval in Ukraine has caused violence and tension for many who live there, but now an Alabama couple and four children they adopted amid the violence are safely reunited, and back home in Montgomery.
Bullock County officials say an eight-year-old boy has died after a four-wheeler accident near the Halls Crossroads community.
The River Region got a face lift today during the 5th annual Great Day of Service; An event that encourages everyone to get involved and work to improve their communities.
An Autaugaville man is charged with murder after an early morning shooting.
Alabama's search for quarterback AJ McCarron's replacement has begun. The Crimson Tide opened spring practice Saturday with new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Lane Kiffin.
A disturbing discovery Friday morning for workers at the Habit for Humanity store in Montgomery.
A year ago this week, Montgomery Police Chief Kevin Murphy made national headlines and history by apologizing for some of the department's actions during the civil rights struggle 50 years ago. On Friday, he visited the White House with the man who received that apology, Georgia State Representative and civil rights leader John Lewis.
Alabama lawmakers are close to adding more requirements in order for people to get welfare benefits. The bills would do a number of things, including one that would require drug testing for some to receive welfare benefits, and another that would require you to apply for at least three jobs before you could actually receive those benefits.
CBS 8 is taking action against crime, riding with Autauga County deputies on a drug raid deputies say at a home were dealing thousands of dollars in drugs.
New research finds every 15 minute delay in treatment robs stroke survivors of about a month of healthy living.
State prisons officials are adding surveillance cameras and working to increase inmate privacy at Tutwiler prison in Elmore county.
Cancer patients who also have diabetes are four times more likely to die a year after their cancer diagnosis than patients without diabetes.
A program in Pennsylvania to reduce falls among the elderly seems to be working.



