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Parent: it’s never been an easy title to hold. But modern parents have more tools available than ever before, allowing them to keep track of their children and family members- even down to how fast their car is driving.
Almost one year ago, 12-year-old Kayla Mendenhall died in Leeds after a gun discharged while she and another family member were horesplaying. For the first time, her mother Marqueshia is sitting down to talk about her daughter's life.
Auburn has a suspicious accumulation of a rare cancer, and researchers are in town Saturday to hold a public meeting to bring awareness to their investigation.
During our investigation into Auburn's Uveal Melanoma, we've introduced you to one of the five people from a possible cancer cluster in the city who was being treated in Philadelphia at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Lori Lee.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Alabama health officials are warning neighbors about the dangers of radon gas and the importance of having your home tested.
In 1971, when Richard Nixon declared war on cancer, Alabama was poised to become one of the original comprehensive cancer centers in the nation, which it did in 1973.
In our Backseat Conversation with Mayor Randall Woodfin, we uncovered a neighborhood eyesore near the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in the Eastwood Community. Mayor Woodfin called the site unacceptable. Since the special aired, the Birmingham Airport Authority has taken steps to clean up the area. They've also shared their plans for the property with CBS 42.
Eight people including four children in the Fruithurst community in Cleburn County were diagnosed with cancer, and the community believed the cases were related. Now, researchers have found something.
The family of Birmingham's youngest shooting victim, two-year-old Ron’Narius Austin, who they affectionately called Duke, opened up to CBS42 News about the tragedy of losing an innocent child.
Among the eight cases, several cases are children, six have leukemia. These common threads, all in a small community, made Auburn University researchers take a look at the case.
