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On Saturday, representatives with the Word of Faith Church went out to different areas near the Chattahoochee River walk and gave out necessities such as coats and food

The state has released letter grades for every school in Alabama, and in Opelika, the grades are good.

A criminal complaint filed Friday says 28-year-old Marissa Tietsort of Wausau caused the infant’s death in October, then put him in a snowsuit and car seat and returned him to his mother — without telling her the

The grandmother couldn’t avoid a mattress in the road, and after she ran it over, she smelled smoke shortly before the car burst into flames.

Prosecutors say the woman’s husband was not hurt because each time he allegedly drank the antifreeze, he noticed a chemical taste and spat out the drink.

Investigators say the 11-year-old may have had an allergic reaction to the fish cooking in his home. He is not believed to have eaten any of it.

Edilberto Burgos, 24, faces charged of second-degree assault and menacing for the Nov. 25 incident.

Officials say the woman attended classes for one day before she was arrested. Now angry residents are demanding answers.

The drug is used to control high blood pressure and to treat kidney disease in diabetics.

Street drugs have been known to be laced with the powerful opioid, making overdose an even greater risk.