Raising the legal age for handgun sales could prevent hundreds of teen suicides in the U.S. That’s according to researchers at Boston University School of Public Health. They found states with a minimum purchase age of 21 were associated with an 18% reduction in adolescent suicides ages 18 to 20. A study in the ‘British Medical Journal’ finds that diets…
Tallassee City Schools is giving parents two learning options upon returning to school in a soft opening Wednesday, August 19, 2020: virtual or face-to-face/blended learning. Tallassee City Schools Superintendent Dr. Brock Nolan says 80% of parents in the city are comfortable with in-person instruction: “August the 19th ‘A’ group will start in our schools, and ‘B’ group will be at…
Washing hands, wearing masks and social distancing combined can help lessen and delay the spread of COVID-19. Researchers in the Netherlands developed a model to predict how the prevention measures would affect Coronavirus cases and found they can decrease and postpone the peak number of cases. With more than 50% success, they say a large epidemic can be avoided. A…
Contact tracing is effective in preventing the spread of the Coronavirus, but the process needs to be fast. A new mathematical modeling study in the ‘Lancet Public Health’ finds more access to testing and getting the results back quickly are critical. Researchers also found using mobile apps can speed up the process of tracking down people who have been exposed,…
Researchers at Rockefeller University say they’ve developed a blood test that could help predict when flare ups occur in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. The test identifies certain cells in the blood that accumulate a week before the flare but disappear during the episode. A new study suggests people with any grade of obesity may be at greater risk of severe…
TALLASSEE, AL. (ALABAMA NEWS NETWORK)– Chet Stewart has been named as Tallassee High School’s principal. Mr. Stewart has been in public education for 24 years and has served in the Tallassee City Schools System for 13 years as the Assistant Principal of Tallassee High School. He is a 1991 graduate of Jefferson Davis High School in Montgomery, AL and a…
Tallassee police are conducting a death investigation. According to police Chief Matthew Higgins, a 22-year-old woman was found dead on Joy Street around 11:15 Tuesday morning. Police are now awaiting autopsy results to determine the cause of death. Stay with Alabama News Network for the latest. Categories: Crime, News Tags: Alabama News Network, Chief Matthew Higgins, Joy Street
HOOVER, Ala. — In a Sunday evening press conference, the Hoover Police Department announced 22-year-old Montez Moses Coleman of Birmingham was arrested as a suspect in the July 3rd Riverchase Galleria mall shooting. Coleman is at the Jefferson County Jail charged with Capital Murder and 3 counts of Assault 2nd degree in the shooting death of 8-year-old Royta De’Marco Giles….
A single-vehicle crash has claimed the life of a Butler County man. Cleveon Walker, 52, of McKenzie, was killed when the 2015 Ford Fusion he was driving left the roadway and hit a tree. It happened at approximately 8:55 p.m. on July 4. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials tell us Mr. Walker was not using a seat belt and was…
Four individuals are currently recovering from gunshot wounds which were a result of a midnight shooting in Auburn. At around 12:12 Sunday morning, police responded to a complaint of gunshots at a residence located in the 600 block of Railroad Avenue. Upon arrival to the scene, officers located four individuals who appeared to have gunshot wounds. One victim was treated and…
