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Dining out? Check out this week's food inspection scores.
More >>Montgomery county health inspectors visit restaurants every week. And every Thursday the 12 News Defenders bring you their findings.
More >>Carolyn Turner is living on a tight budget after losing $40,000 in a telemarketing scheme. She says the caller asked, "If I would be interested in investing in a company that would help small businesses."
More >>Carolyn Turner is living on a tight budget after losing $40,000 in a telemarketing scheme. She says the caller asked, "If I would be interested in investing in a company that would help small businesses."
More >>The letter looks official, complete with the United States Seal, and the correct address of the Frank M. Johnson, Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Montgomery, Alabama. But, it’s part of an ongoing federal jury scam.
More >>The letter looks official, complete with the United States Seal, and the correct address of the Frank M. Johnson, Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Montgomery, Alabama. But, it’s part of an ongoing federal jury scam.
More >>Ransomware attacks are a chief concern, the numbers of attacks have increased 300 percent over the last year.
More >>Ransomware attacks are a chief concern, the numbers of attacks have increased 300 percent over the last year.
More >>“You never want to mess with the snake… any type of snake at all. You want to stay as far away back as possible,” said Bryce McClintock
More >>“You never want to mess with the snake… any type of snake at all. You want to stay as far away back as possible,” said Bryce McClintock
More >>Scientists are reigniting health concerns in rural Alabama with new research. A recently published study found that some Lowndes County residents exposed to raw sewage in their homes are suffering from intestinal parasites, including hookworm.
More >>Scientists are reigniting health concerns in rural Alabama with new research. A recently published study found that some Lowndes County residents exposed to raw sewage in their homes are suffering from intestinal parasites, including hookworm.
More >>With Labor Day gas demand around the corner, gas prices could spike because of Harvey's disruptive effects in the Gulf.
More >>With Labor Day gas demand around the corner, gas prices could spike because of Harvey's disruptive effects in the Gulf.
More >>The trains that run on that track have a tendency to stop for hours at a time, keeping the residents from being able to pass. Residents say this issue occurs multiple times a month...
More >>The trains that run on that track have a tendency to stop for hours at a time, keeping the residents from being able to pass. Residents say this issue occurs multiple times a month...
More >>Hundreds of people called in to a recent 12 News Defenders phone bank, which focused on scams in Alabama. Click here for links to the various services and organizations mentioned.
More >>Hundreds of people called in to a recent 12 News Defenders phone bank, which focused on scams in Alabama. Click here for links to the various services and organizations mentioned.
More >>http://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/fraud-watch-network/
More >>http://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/fraud-watch-network/
More >>We have new details in the death of a 3-year-old girl who died after falling into a grease trap at Bruster’s Ice Cream in Auburn.
More >>We have new details in the death of a 3-year-old girl who died after falling into a grease trap at Bruster’s Ice Cream in Auburn.
More >>After taking a couple of years off, drive-thru flu shots resumed Tuesday in Marshall County. The drive-thru flu clinic was held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Marshall Technical School.
More >>After taking a couple of years off, drive-thru flu shots resumed Tuesday in Marshall County. The drive-thru flu clinic was held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Marshall Technical School.
More >>A handful of Auburn University students facing eviction were in court Tuesday.
More >>A handful of Auburn University students facing eviction were in court Tuesday.
More >>Police say Eric Blackledge Jr., 23, is the man responsible for a 6-year-old getting shot by a stray bullet.
More >>Police say Eric Blackledge Jr., 23, is the man responsible for a 6-year-old getting shot by a stray bullet.
More >>Crenshaw County School System has announced two November make-up days for students after an unspecified threat canceled classes.
More >>Crenshaw County School System has announced two November make-up days for students after an unspecified threat canceled classes.
More >>It’s been nearly a year since Wayne and Crystal Leatherman buried their 5-year-old son, Jake, after he lost a long battle with leukemia.
More >>It’s been nearly a year since Wayne and Crystal Leatherman buried their 5-year-old son, Jake, after he lost a long battle with leukemia.
More >>A mother charged with killing her two young sons knowingly and intentionally caused their deaths by placing them in an oven and turning it on, according to an arrest warrant obtained by CBS46.
More >>A mother charged with killing her two young sons knowingly and intentionally caused their deaths by placing them in an oven and turning it on, according to an arrest warrant obtained by CBS46.
More >>An autopsy confirms that an 11-month-old child died after being shot and stabbed.
More >>An autopsy confirms that an 11-month-old child died after being shot and stabbed.
More >>North Korea's deputy U.N. ambassador says the situation on the Korean peninsula "has reached the touch-and-go point and a nuclear war may break out any moment.".
More >>North Korea's deputy U.N. ambassador says the situation on the Korean peninsula "has reached the touch-and-go point and a nuclear war may break out any moment.".
More >>AJ Burgess was born a month early and without a working kidney, spending the first 10 months of his life in a neonatal intensive care unit. He weighs only 25 pounds, can't walk and is fed intravenously.
More >>AJ Burgess was born a month early and without a working kidney, spending the first 10 months of his life in a neonatal intensive care unit. He weighs only 25 pounds, can't walk and is fed intravenously.
More >>A 13-year-old girl gave birth to a baby and left the child on a woman's doorstep.
More >>A 13-year-old girl gave birth to a baby and left the child on a woman's doorstep.
More >>We have new details in the death of a 3-year-old girl who died after falling into a grease trap at Bruster’s Ice Cream in Auburn.
More >>We have new details in the death of a 3-year-old girl who died after falling into a grease trap at Bruster’s Ice Cream in Auburn.
More >>Auburn head football coach Gus Malzahn started his weekly press conference Tuesday by unleashing more dramatic news.
More >>Auburn head football coach Gus Malzahn started his weekly press conference Tuesday by unleashing more dramatic news.
More >>The NOPD is investigating a homicide by cutting in the 3100 block of North Rampart Street.
More >>The NOPD is investigating a homicide by cutting in the 3100 block of North Rampart Street.
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