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Local VA clinic hosts toxic substance screening event for former servicemembers
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Veterans gathered at the Robert S. Poydasheff VA Clinic for an event focused on toxic substance exposure. The Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS) hosted its “PACT Act Vet Fest” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 23. The PACT Act, or Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, was […]
Family reflects on original Deorio’s location, reacts to new business opening
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A new restaurant bearing the name of a iconic Columbus pizzeria opened in early August. The original Deorio’s Pizza served customers for more than 50 years before closing in 2017. Now, a new Deorio’s is open in Midtown. However, family representing the longtime owner of the original location were upset to learn of the new restaurant this summer.
September Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico
Catch Limits and Regulations for Gulf Fishing in September. Orange Beach, Ala. – (OBA) – NOAA Fisheries has announced the 2024 recreational season for gag grouper in the Gulf of Mexico. The season will open on September 1, 2024, at 12:01am and close on September 16, 2024, at 12:01am. The closure is due to the annual catch target expected to be reached by September 15, 2024.
Hot and dry this weekend, Sweltering temperatures return next week
Weekend Outlook: An area of high pressure will remain northeast of Alabama. We will have northeast winds over us, keeping the humidity at low levels. Saturday and Sunday will be mostly sunny, hot, and not humid for late August. High temperatures will climb into the lower to middle 90s each day. Next Week’s Outlook: A […]
Alabama Champion: The Keystone Club, A Safe Space
The Keystone Club is a recovery clubhouse. It is a place where those recovering from drug and alcohol addiction can come to socialize, grab a cup of coffee, and have an encouraging conversation. Crystal Holcomb is one of the founders. She tells me it is a safe place for like-minded...
MISSING: Columbus police search for 14-year-old juvenile
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Columbus Police Department is seeking information on a missing juvenile. Tamiya Feggins, 14, was reported missing on Friday, Aug. 23. She was last seen two days prior on Wednesday, Aug. 21 around 10:45 p.m. near the 1000 block of Enoch Drive. Feggins was wearing a green tank top with blue […]
Search underway for missing 61-year-old woman last seen near Veteran’s Parkway
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Columbus Police Department is asking for the public’s help with finding a woman who was reported missing on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Diane Blakely, 61, was last seen on Saturday, Aug. 17 near the 8400 block of Veteran’s Parkway at about 11 p.m. Police say she may have been wearing light […]
Alabama patients may see medical debt wiped out
Close to two hundred thousand people in Alabama, and two other States could see over $300 million dollars in medical debt disappear. A New Orleans-based system of hospitals and clinics is working with a New York nonprofit to wipe out their doctor bills. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reports that...
Alabama Teacher Under Fire After Saying Kids Stink
The teacher, who ask to remain anonymous, said “Parents make sure your middle school kids take a shower before they come to school. They start stinking about age 11 and they don’t realize it. I walk into my classroom and it’s like getting hit in the nose with a baseball bat of ass!”
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