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Community rallies around Linden family following tragedy

From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Linden community rallies around a woman who lost both her husband and her home due to a tragic house fire. Andre Cobb lost her husband Darrell — along with the house where the couple raised their two sons. The house burned down Saturday evening and Darrell passed out and died. A Go-Fund-Me page set…

Fatal shooting under investigation in Dallas Co.

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Dallas County man is dead — following a Saturday night shootout — in the Pine Glenn subdivision of the Selmont community. Sheriff Mike Granthum says the investigation into the shooting remains ongoing — and investigators are pursuing every lead in the case. “It was just like a wild, wild west,” said Granthum. “I mean…

Researches Say Prattville’s Kevin Turner Died From CTE, Not ALS

BOSTON (AP) – Researchers say they have found a traumatic brain disease in former Eagles and Patriots fullback Kevin Turner, who was the lead plaintiff in a concussion lawsuit against the NFL. Announcing the results of their study at a conference at Boston University on Thursday, the doctors say Turner developed chronic traumatic encephalopathy (ehn-sehf-uh-LAH’-puh-thee) over 25 years, playing from…