Firearm related deaths in the United States continue to increase. In 2020, 53 percent of all suicides involved firearms and 79 percent of all homicides involved firearms, the highest rate recorded in more than 25 years according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham says the gut microbiome is involved in multiple pathways in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease.
We are officially in the holiday spirit. We will be participating in the Leeds Christmas Parade, attending the performance by Dolores Hydock and Bobby Horton at the Arts Center, and continue our Christmas arts and crafts projects.
Around 6:45 PM tonight, deputies with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 2400 block of 5th Street NW in Center Point, to investigate reports of a person who had been shot.
As the number of church disaffiliations rises, United Methodist financial leaders have started preparing what will be the denomination’s lowest budget sent to General Conference in nearly 40 years.