April 2023 – Page 4

8 Contagious Diseases On The Rise Right Now

April 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

by Dominique Lambright Diseases readily passed from one person to another are contagious, communicable, or infectious. It’s possible that some infections may spread via casual contact. For instance, the measles virus may remain airborne for up […]

Alabama care package: 10 items readers say belong in every single one

April 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Ben Flanagan What would you put in an Alabama-themed care package? Our friends at This is Alabama asked readers that very question on Facebook, and frankly, their responses made us hungry. Several answers repeated, over and […]

Food Insecurity, Hunger Expected to Soar After Cuts to Extra SNAP Benefits

April 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Barrington M. Salmon NNPA Newswire Food security advocates, policymakers, and others had been warning of the dire consequences to those most in need if Congress chose to halt the extra allotments of SNAP benefits. […]

After Brookside investigation, DOJ urges states to end ‘unlawful’ collection of fines, fees

April 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Ivana Hrynkiw The U.S. Department of Justice is urging states in an open letter to stop aggressively issuing fines and fees – “strongly encourag(ing) you to consider alternative ways to obtain resources.” The DOJ issued […]

Texas cheerleader Payton Washington shot after friend got into wrong car in grocery store parking lot

April 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Sarah Bahari The Dallas Morning News (TNS)and Tribune Media Services The Texas cheerleader shot after a friend mistakenly got into the wrong car in a grocery store parking lot in Elgin is recovering from surgery. Payton Washington […]

‘My body just took over’: Man testifies mental illness and drugs led him to kill Irondale couple with hammer

April 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson The handyman captured on video fatally bludgeoning an elderly couple with his hammer at their Irondale motel took the stand in his own defense Friday, telling jurors a lifetime of mental illness and […]

Jury takes 30 minutes to convict man in deadly shooting outside Birmingham motel

April 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A 37-year-old has been convicted of murder in the 2021 shooting death of another man outside a Birmingham motel. A Jefferson County jury took 30 minutes to find Christopher Garcia Spencer guilty in the […]

Threat sent to Alabama school meant for one in Texas, authorities say

April 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton A social media threat received by an Alabama school Monday morning was apparently sent to the wrong school in the wrong state. Scottsboro City Schools announced that a staff member at Collins Intermediate […]

The limits of immunity for Alabama Sheriffs a question before the state supreme court

April 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek The Alabama Supreme Court is considering a question on when Alabama sheriffs can be immune from lawsuits. The case involves the family of a woman who was murdered by her husband after local […]

OBITUARIES 4/26 – 5/2/2023

April 24, 2023 Bouldin 0

CELEBRITY DEATHS HARRY BELAFONTE, ACTIVIST AND ENTERTAINER, DIES AT 96 ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MR. RONNIE HORTON AUGUST 14, 1955 – APRIL 21, 2023 Funeral service will be 12:30 p.m., Saturday, April 29, 2023 at the […]