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Florence police make several arrests over busy holiday weekend

Timothy Stempien

Timothy Stempien- On New Year’s Eve, officers responded to the 100 block of S. Prairie St to a reported domestic incident. As officers arrived they were approached by a female who showed Continue reading Florence police make several arrests over busy holiday weekend

Former Governor of Alabama Albert Brewer has died

Former Governor Albert Brewer

The former governor of Alabama, Albert Brewer, died on Monday at the age of 87. Continue reading Former Governor of Alabama Albert Brewer has died

Could a Chicken Virus Cause Obesity?

New research seems to prove that it does.

How would a virus like Ad-36 cause fat? Atkinson explains, “There are three ways that we think Ad-36 makes people fatter:
(1) It increases the uptake of glucose from the blood and converts it to fat; (2) it increases the creation of fat molecules through fatty acid synthase, an enzyme that creates fat; and (3) it enables the creation of more fat cells to hold all the fat by committing stem cells, which can turn into either bone or fat, into fat. So the fat cells that exist are getting bigger, and the body is creating more of them.”

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Three die in crash

ROGERSVILLE-A single-vehicle crash Saturday, Dec. 31, has claimed three lives. Continue reading Three die in crash

Police asking public for help identifying suspects

FLORENCE–These two, who police are trying to identify, are suspects in a theft case that spans from Muscle Shoals to Florence to Athens. Continue reading Police asking public for help identifying suspects

NW-SCC to reopen Thursday, January 5th for spring semester registration

MUSCLE SHOALS & PHIL CAMPBELL ALA. — Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) will reopen from the holiday break Thursday, January 5, 2016, and resume 2017 spring registration. Continue reading NW-SCC to reopen Thursday, January 5th for spring semester registration

Do you know this man? Help authorities identify this man

Do you know this man? If you know his name, please contact the following: Continue reading Do you know this man? Help authorities identify this man

Colbert County Arrest Reports December 2016

Ashandra Ledreal Jackson
Fraud, Obstruction, Traffic

Bryant Scott Heatherly Domestic Assault (Family)

John Matthew Horton
Grand Jury Indictment
Sexual Abuse 1st Degree

Continue reading Colbert County Arrest Reports December 2016

Two Women Indicted in Counterfeit Credit Card Scheme

BIRMINGHAM – A federal grand jury today indicted two Atlanta women on federal charges related to an interstate counterfeit credit card scheme, federal officials announced. Continue reading Two Women Indicted in Counterfeit Credit Card Scheme

Judge Glenda Hatchett to host MLK program at UNA

Judge Hatchett

The UNA Campus will host its annual Martin Luther King program on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, featuring former TV personality and Judge, Glenda Hatchett. Continue reading Judge Glenda Hatchett to host MLK program at UNA

Authorities asking public for help identifying man with fake check

CRIME OF THE WEEK – The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office is looking to identify a fraud suspect. He thought he was going to make a quick buck, but cameras caught him during the heat of the moment. Continue reading Authorities asking public for help identifying man with fake check

Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher dies at age 60

Carrie Fisher died this morning at age 60

Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher has died from a heart attack she suffered Friday, Dec. 23, on a plane trip from London to Los Angeles.

Fisher died at 8:55am on Monday. Her family issued a statement thanking all of her friends and fans for their thoughts and prayers.

OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE ARREST OF FORMER MADISON COUNTY DHR SENIOR SOCIAL WORKER FOR FELONIES

Officials announced the recent arrest of a former Madison County Department of Human Resources senior social worker for charges of first-degree theft, second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, and an ethics law violation. Stephanie Harris Bell, 53, of Hampton Cove, was arrested on December 16 and released on bond December 20. Continue reading OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE ARREST OF FORMER MADISON COUNTY DHR SENIOR SOCIAL WORKER FOR FELONIES

State of Alabama Wins Appeal to Destroy Seized Greenetrack Bingo Machines

McGregor at Victoryland (APR)

(MONTGOMERY) – For the second time this year, the Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that electronic bingo is illegal within the state of Alabama, Attorney General Luther Strange announced Friday. Continue reading State of Alabama Wins Appeal to Destroy Seized Greenetrack Bingo Machines

Steve Flowers: Times have changed in Alabama politics

Alabama’s leading Political Columnist Steve Flowers

Historically speaking, Alabamians have been more interested in the governor’s race than presidential politics.

For years, from 1876 to 1964, we were a totally Democratic state, more so out of tradition than philosophically. The hatred for the radical Republican Reconstruction shackles invoked on the South made an indelible mark on white southern voters. It was so instilled, that there are a good many stories told throughout the South where a dying grandfather would gather his children and grandchildren around his deathbed and gaspingly admonish them, “Two things I’m gonna tell y’all before I die – don’t ever sell the family farm and don’t ever vote for a damn Republican.” Continue reading Steve Flowers: Times have changed in Alabama politics

Walmart pulls some “Black Lives Matter” shirts after police group protest

Walmart has agreed to stop selling some of the “Black Lives Matter” shirts after protests from the national police organization, the Fraternal Order of Police. The FOP filed a letter of complaint with the national retailer. Continue reading Walmart pulls some “Black Lives Matter” shirts after police group protest

TRAFFIC ALERT: Wilson Dam closed to traffic thru December 27th

MUSCLE SHOALS-Motorists are encouraged to find alternate routes when crossing the Tennessee River today thru Tuesday, December 27th, as Wilson Dam will be closed to traffic. Continue reading TRAFFIC ALERT: Wilson Dam closed to traffic thru December 27th