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Local children make splash for world record

Local children are trying to make a big splash Tuesday. They're aiming to swim all the way to a new world record. Dozens of children took part in what's called "The World's-largest Swimming Lesson." Attempts were held at the Hoover Recreation Center and the Splash Adventure Water Park in Bessemer. The current record stands at more than 24,000 swimmers representing 15 ...
JeffCo Commission presidents two words- racial mistrust

BIRMINGHAM - AL - Jefferson County may be dealing with the nation's largest municipal bankruptcy filing, a federal hiring order, and a limited budget. But the commission president says that's not what's holding the county back. He and others believe the issue is racial mistrust. Commission President David Carrington made his remarks in a speech to the Kiwanis Club. He outlined ...
Parole denied in almost 40-year-old murder case

He confessed to beating Zettle and Ostrander, who was 19 and now lives out of state. Rodriguez was sentenced to life in prison for Zettle's death and 15 years for the attempted murder of ...
Local school official weigh in failing schools list

Birmingham Superintendent Craig Witherspoon and Jefferson County Superintendent Stephen Nowlin say they would rather not have a single school on this list. But they are looking at the glass half full. nThey say, even though some schools are considered failing, many of the them have made gains. They say they want that to be the focus. "Schools that have made twenty point gains in the last ...
North Carolina eliminates LSU at College World Series

Ted Kirk/AP OMAHA, Neb. -- Brian Holberton homered, Trent Thornton pitched a strong seven innings and No. 1-seed North Carolina extended its stay at the College World Series with a 4-2 victory against LSU on Tuesday. The Tar Heels (58-11) play North Carolina State or UCLA in an elimination game Thursday. The No. 4-seeded Tigers (57-11) went 0-2 in their first CWS appearance since ...

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Ala. synthetic marijuana manufacturing ring busted

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Authorities in Birmingham say they've busted a multimillion dollar drug operation that was being run out of an apartment near UAB. Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Capt. Hal Taylor told WBRC-TV Tuesday that ...
Ala. massage parlor closed after pair of raids

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Birmingham's city council has voted unanimously to shut down a massage parlor that has been the target of 2 prostitution raids. WBRC-TV ...
Mother and grandmother of missing baby speak to ABC 3340

A desperate search is underway for a 10-month-old baby taken from his Birmingham home. Investigators believe 14 year old Dor'Sayde Gathright abducted De'Anthony Kelly early Monday morning from his ...
Superintendent Birmingham City Schools on states failing list should be recognized for progress

The Alabama Department of Education just released a list of 78 failing schools under the Alabama Accountability Act. Of those, 29 are in Central Alabama- 11 within the Birmingham City Schools ...
Royal wants more help for Pratt City tornado aftermath

BIRMINGHAM - AL - Birmingham City Council President, Roderick Royal, says he has a problem with the ongoing tornado aftermath cleanup in Pratt City. Royal says vacant lots continue to be ignored and the city has to do a better job of cleaning and cutting those properties. Many of the lots are from people who used to live there, but have moved away since the 2011 tornado. Royal says Mayor ...

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Abnormal heartbeat linked to faster cognitive decline

A new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Public Health has found that an abnormal heartbeat, known as atrial fibrillation, is associated with faster cognitive decline.

Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications.

Study lead author Evan Thacker, Ph.D., statistician in the Department of Epidemiology, wanted to investigate whether people who had not experienced a stroke had cognitive decline, or memory and thinking problems, more quickly after being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. Stroke has previously been found to increase cognitive decline.

"We found that age-related declines in average cognitive test scores did occur faster after diagnosis of atrial fibrillation, even after accounting for other factors that can hasten cognitive decline," Thacker said.

"This means that people with atrial fibrillation may, on average, reach a state of significant cognitive impairment or dementia at earlier ages than people without atrial fibrillation," he added.

Thacker and his team tracked participants in the Cardiovascular Health Study, about 5,000 people age 65 and older, with 100-point memory and thinking tests every year for an average of seven years. ...