Alabama College Student Found Dead in Apartment After Family Member Stopped By to Check on Her

Madison Shea Pilkington.Photo: GoFundMe An Alabama woman who was attending college with dreams of pursuing a career in graphics and design was found murdered in her apartment over the weekend, according to police. Madison Shea Pilkington, 25, of Hoover, was found dead Saturday inside her apartment at The Halston, the Hoover Police Department said in a statement Sunday. Pilkington’s family became concerned when they learned she failed to show up at work Friday at Baumhower’s Victory Grille in Vestavia Hills,AL.

Alabama Doctor Is Trying to Rescue 9-Year-Old Boy from Ukraine as War Breaks Out: 'This Is a Crisis'

Dr. Christopher Jahraus, a radiation oncologist in Alabama, with 9-year-old Sashko at the airport.Photo: Bridges of Faith “Precious and exuberant.” That’s how Dr. Christopher Jahraus, a radiation oncologist in Alabaster, Alabama, describes 9-year-old Sashko, an orphaned boy who Jahraus has been trying to adopt from Ukraine since a month-long visit earlier this year. Now, afterRussia began an invasion of Ukarine, Jahraus says he is desperately seeking a way to get the boy out of the turmoil and to safety.

Alabama Doctor Says He Will Only See Patients Who Are Vaccinated: 'COVID Is a Miserable Way to Die'

Man refusing vaccine.Photo: Getty ImagesAn Alabama doctor is making hisstance on vaccinations clear— he’ll no longer treat patients who are unvaccinated.Withjust 36% of people in the state fully vaccinated against COVID-19— the lowest rate in the country — Dr. Jason Valentine, a physician at Diagnostic and Medical Clinic Infirmary Health in Mobile, posted a photo on Facebook of a sign in his office with his new policy.“Effective October 1st, 2021,” the sign reads, “Dr.

Alabama Enacts Law Making It a Felony to Provide Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Teens

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey.Photo: Kim Chandler/AP/Shutterstock Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed off on a bill Friday afternoon thatmakes it a felony for parents or doctors to provide gender-affirming care to transgender kids. Alabama’s House of Representatives voted 66-28 in favor of the law Thursday afternoon before sending it to Ivey’s desk, and she quickly signed off on it the next day. “There are very real challenges facing our young people, especially with today’s societal pressures and modern culture,” Ivey said in a statement.

Alabama Father of 2 Dies After Being Bit By Copperhead Snake: He 'Just Couldn't Recover'

Photo: Getty Oliver “Chum” Baker, 52, died Monday, three days after the reptile bit him outside on a stone patio as he walked his dog, according toAL.com. RELATED VIDEO: Alabama Father Paralyzed After Venomous Coral Snake Bite: He ‘Thought It Was Just a Kingsnake’ The family told AL.com that Chum suffered an allergic reaction to the snake’s venom that led to anaphylactic shock and cardiac arrest. “It was a whole chain of events.