An Alabama teen who narrowly survived a fierce shark attack last year said she hopes a proposed alert system before state lawmakers can help keep others safe in the water. Lulu Gribbin, now 16, was one of three people bitten by a shark on June 7, 2024, during a string of attacks off the Florida…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBMA) — The Alabama Senate has passed its version of a bill, SB92, aimed at banning the use of wireless communication devices, including cell phones, in public schools. This legislative move follows the Alabama House of Representatives’ approval of a similar bill. SB92 prohibits a student from using, operating, or possessing a wireless…
Deadly tornado outbreak leaves path of destruction – CBS News Watch CBS News Residents are picking up the pieces after a deadly string of severe storms that stretched from Kansas to Alabama. Five dozen confirmed tornadoes left a trail of torn-up homes and families’ lives ripped apart by the devastation. Nicole Valdes reports. Be the…
A massive storm system that brought high winds, rain, tornadoes and wildfires killed at least 42 people in the Midwest and South over the weekend. Some survived the extreme weather by leaving just in the nick of time or riding out the storm. Aaleigha Contreras, 9, convinced her family to evacuate their home in Poplar…
Alabama community turns out to support bullied autistic boy – CBS News Watch CBS News When 10-year-old Hunter Blankenship, of Clanton, Alabama, was bullied over his rainbow glasses, he was nearly driven to self-harm. But the car-loving autistic boy instead received an outpouring of love from the community, when car buffs were asked to share…
Clanton, Alabama — Sometimes, wearing rainbow colors isn’t about orientation or politicization. Sometimes, a rainbow is just a rainbow, such as when 10-year-old Hunter Blankenship of Clanton, Alabama, picked out his rainbow-colored glasses. This car-loving, autistic boy wasn’t making a statement, he just loved the look — until the day he didn’t. A few months…
Hundreds of muscle car drivers rally around bullied Alabama boy – CBS News Watch CBS News When a mother desperate to show her 10-year-old son that people care and life can be joyful put out a small request on social media, hundreds of muscle car drivers heeded the call. Steve Hartman has the story in…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – 72% of U.S. high school teachers think cell phones are a distraction in the classroom, according the Pew Research center. That’s why one state representative has decided to take on the issue in the state house. If the Focus Act passes, phones will soon no longer be seen or heard in…
A small Alabama city placed its entire police force on administrative leave a day after a grand jury recommended the department be disbanded, saying it has “operated as more of a criminal enterprise than a law enforcement agency.” Hanceville Mayor Jim Sawyer said Thursday in a statement that the Cullman County Sheriff’s Department will temporarily…
A grand jury recommended abolishing a small Alabama police department because of a “rampant culture of corruption” after charging five officers with a variety of crimes, officials announced Wednesday. Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker announced Wednesday that a grand jury had indicted Hanceville Police Chief Jason Marlin and four of his officers on a…