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ADPH Investigates Spike in Hepatitis A Cases

Public health officials are investigating a spike in hepatitis A cases in north Alabama. The Alabama Department of Public Health announced Wednesday that it is investigating an increase in hepatitis A cases in Jackson County. Health officials say the outbreak…

Death Row Inmate Dies

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A death row inmate convicted of killing his 2-month-old son has died in prison. The Alabama Department of Corrections said Wednesday that Willie Dorrell Minor was found unresponsive in his cell at Donaldson Correctional Facility on…

North Alabama Hepatitis Outbreak

"The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is investigating an increase in hepatitis A cases  in Jackson County, Ala. This outbreak may have spread to surrounding counties. Persons at highest risk for hepatitis A include users of illegal substances, homeless…

Lots of People on Community Supervision in U.S.

Alabama has among the highest rates of people on probation and community supervision compared to all but one of the states surrounding us. Florida's rate is even higher. The Pew Charitable Trust ranks Alabama as having higher rates than Georgia,…

Remember This Event in 1988?

It was 30 years ago this Christmas that the Denny's Restaurant  chain decided to end their long habit of being open 365 days a year, including Christmas. They wanted to let their employees be home with their families, so they…

Escaped Montgomery Inmate

  Montgomery area authorities are searching for a convicted murderer who escaped from the  Alabama Department of Corrections Red Eagle Work Center on Saturday. Jimmy Lee Hill has served 25 years of a life in prison sentence when he escaped.…

Raw Turkey Sickens Hundreds

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports hundreds of people have been made sick by contamination from raw turkey.   In all 216 people have been sickened in 38 states. From the CDC:   Since the last update on…

Federal Government Partial Shutdown

  Several Civil Rights Era historic sites in Alabama that are operated by The U.S. Park Service are closed today because the partial government shutdown. Outdoor areas are open, but the Selma-to-Montgomery March interpretive centers in Selma and Whitehall are…

Federal Dollars Flow to Alabama

The state is distributing Almost $249,000 from the U.S. Department to Energy to a variety of institutions and municipalities statewide, including a $15,000 grant for the main Montgomery City/County Library branch, and  the Coliseum Blvd. branch.. They are:  Circle of…

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