Thursday, June 20 2013 4:21 AM EDT2013-06-20 08:21:02 GMT
Meet the newest family member of Emeritus at Heritage Hills in Columbus. Tasha, a 7-year-old Beagle mix, was adopted by the Alzheimer's facility Heritage Hills just over two weeks ago.More >>
Meet the newest family member of Emeritus at Heritage Hills in Columbus. Tasha, a 7-year-old Beagle mix, was adopted by the Alzheimer's facility Heritage Hills just over two weeks ago.More >>
Thursday, June 20 2013 4:11 AM EDT2013-06-20 08:11:03 GMT
Storybook Farm is a faith-based equine therapy stable, situated just off 431 in east Alabama. The stable provides free programs to over 800 physical and special needs children and their families.More >>
Storybook Farm is a faith-based equine therapy stable, situated just off 431 in east Alabama. The stable provides free programs to over 800 physical and special needs children and their families.More >>
Thursday, June 20 2013 4:10 AM EDT2013-06-20 08:10:00 GMT
Fort Benning is less than a month away from major cuts in its civilian workforce. Furloughs are expected as a result of sequestration. Those affected by the situation seem to have the sympathetic earMore >>
Fort Benning is less than a month away from major cuts in its civilian workforce. Furloughs are expected as a result of sequestration.More >>
Thursday, June 20 2013 4:00 AM EDT2013-06-20 08:00:07 GMT
The preliminaries for the 2013 Miss Georgia Pageant kick-off tonight (June 19) at the Rivercenter. Eighty-one young ladies are competing for two different titles: Miss Georgia and Miss Georgia's More >>
The preliminaries for the 2013 Miss Georgia Pageant kick-off tonight (June 19) at the Rivercenter. Eighty-one young ladies are competing for two different titles: Miss Georgia and Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen 2013. More >>
MIDLAND CITY, AL (WSFA) -
Alabama Department of Education Superintendent Dr. Tommy Bice says steps are being taken to support those directly affected by the death of a school bus driver and the child taken hostage for nearly a week.
Dr. Bice said Thursday that several plans are also in the works to honor slain bus driver Charles Poland, Jr. Information will be released as soon as final arrangements are made with his family.
Poland was shot and killed by Midland City, Alabama resident Jimmy Lee Dykes on January 29, 2013. Dykes then took hostage a young boy named "Ethan" and held him in an underground bunker for nearly a week before being killed in a gunfight with FBI agents who stormed the bunker. The child was physically unharmed.
Dr. Bice said representatives of his department have been in Dale County since the beginning of the crisis and "We provided additional personnel at all of the schools when the students returned to class yesterday [Wednesday]."
Bice says the Dale County School system began addressing the needs of students and families directly involved in the incident last Thursday through debriefing sessions with local professionals. Bice said the services were not publicized "to avoid any outside interference" and in order to provide those affected with "a secure environment to begin the healing process." All Dale County administrators and counselors were also given debriefing and support sessions to prepare them to support their students, parents and faculty and staff.
Bice said concerns about makeup days for the Dale County School system will be addressed, but it's not a priority this week.
Thursday, June 20 2013 3:46 AM EDT2013-06-20 07:46:00 GMT
Muscogee County Jail inmates saved the day after some quick thinking and alerting authorities about a suspicious package found on the side of the road. News Leader 9 was the first crew on the scene. MuscogeeMore >>
Muscogee County Jail inmates saved the day after some quick thinking and alerting authorities about a suspicious package found on the side of the road.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:18 PM EDT2013-06-20 03:18:30 GMT
(RNN) - Celebrity chef and southern food connoisseur Paula Deen was back in a controversial spotlight Wednesday, alleged of using racial slurs as jokes in her restaurants in front of employees. AccordingMore >>
Celebrity chef and southern food connoisseur Paula Deen was back in a controversial spotlight Wednesday, alleged of using racial slurs as jokes in her restaurants in front of employees.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 7:34 PM EDT2013-06-19 23:34:37 GMT
The Alabama Department of Public Safety has issued a Missing Child Media Alert after a 2-month-old baby was allegedly taken by a 14-year-old girl early Monday morning from Birmingham. Police say 2-month-oldMore >>
Birmingham Police have confirmed that missing infant De'Anthony Kelly and his abductor, Dor'Sayde Gathright were located in Dallas, Texas Tuesday night, and were taken into custody without incident. More >>
Thursday, June 20 2013 4:00 AM EDT2013-06-20 08:00:07 GMT
The preliminaries for the 2013 Miss Georgia Pageant kick-off tonight (June 19) at the Rivercenter. Eighty-one young ladies are competing for two different titles: Miss Georgia and Miss Georgia's More >>
The preliminaries for the 2013 Miss Georgia Pageant kick-off tonight (June 19) at the Rivercenter. Eighty-one young ladies are competing for two different titles: Miss Georgia and Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen 2013. More >>
Thursday, June 20 2013 3:54 AM EDT2013-06-20 07:54:07 GMT
Employees of a U-Haul rental dealership are stunned to discover they've been robbed, and the crime has put over a dozen vehicles out of service. One of the most valuable parts of the vehicle was missingMore >>
Employees of a U-Haul rental dealership are stunned to discover they've been robbed, and the crime has put over a dozen vehicles out of service. One of the most valuable parts of the vehicle was missingMore >>
The Auburn Police Division will be conducting two enforcement checkpoints on Wednesday, June 26, 2013.
Officers will be on South College Street near Lee Road 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and on West Longleaf Drive near Cox Road from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:54 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:54:56 GMT
32 year old Demetria Porter was charged with murder and first degree cruelty to a child in just the last hour, after a baby she was keeping died. An autopsy performed on Ja'Kobian Davis today at theMore >>
32 year old Demetria Porter was charged with murder and first degree cruelty to a child in just the last hour, after a baby she was keeping died.More >>
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