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A five year old Dougherty County boy remains hospitalized Sunday at the Pediatric Intensive Care unit in Macon after he overdosed on sleeping pills Saturday afternoon.

Victoryland owner Milton McGregor and Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford announced on Sunday that VictoryLand Casino will reopen at 2 p.m. on Sept. 13, according to a press release sent by McGregor’s office. 

Family members as well as the Mobile County Sheriff’s office have confirmed the identities of the victims murdered in what authorities described as "one of the most gruesome crime scenes they have ever seen." 

Weston Imer, 12, is in charge of the operation where volunteers will gather and help get out the vote in one of Colorado’s most populous counties.

A group of local girls gathered on Saturday to help serve an orphanage in Ghana, Africa. Young girls from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Columbus helped create Hygiene kits for the boys and girls

Prior to Trump’s visit, Edwards had said he did not want it to turn into a photo op, but on CNN’s State of the union on Sunday he said the visit was a good one.

Multiple police cars are on the scene of an incident on Henry Avenue in Columbus.  

Police in Walker are investigating a murder and attempted suicide that left an 8-year-old girl dead Sunday morning. 

Police in Surfside Beach announced Sunday officers arrested Bion Legrand Shoemaker III, 45, of Surfside Beach in connection with a string of residential and vehicle break-ins.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the five people who were murdered in their home in Citronelle.