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   We have lost another member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. The oldest surviving member, Willie Rogers, died Friday evening at the age of 101. That’s according to his pastor in Florida. Rogers was part of the 100th Air Engineer Squad and also served with the Red Tail Angels. He was wounded in action during a mission in Italy in 1943. President George W. Bush awarded him the Congressional Gold Medal in 2007.

More than 120 seniors were served a Thanksgiving luncheon at the McIntyre Community Center in west Montgomery Monday.  The 6th annual event was sponsored by several individuals and organizations including Alabama State University's College of Education and ASU's Health Physical Education Recreation Department.  Seniors won door prizes and giveaways.  The event also honored Jiles Williams, Montgomery County Commissioner.  

Bibb County Sheriff Keith Hannah has been found dead at his office in the central Alabama town of Centreville. District Attorney Michael Jackson says Hannah's body was discovered this morning. He says Hannah was located in a bathroom connected to the sheriff’s office. Jackson says preliminary evidence indicates Hannah died of a gunshot wound, but there was no immediate indication of any foul play. The prosecutor says an autopsy will be conducted to determine whether the sheriff’s death was a homicide, a suicide, an accident or something else. Hannah was first sworn in as sheriff in 2003.

A Georgia man faces life in prison after he was convicted of malice murder in the 2014 death of his toddler son, who was left in a hot car for hours. A jury found Justin Ross Harris guilty on all eight counts against him Monday, ending a month-long trial. The malice murder conviction means jurors ultimately agreed with prosecutors that Harris left his 22-month-old son, Cooper, to die on purpose. District Attorney Vic Reynolds said justice was done but "it's not a verdict we celebrate." The judge scheduled a sentencing hearing for Dec.

The Mid-Alabama Coalition for the Homeless in Montgomery are still collecting warm weather items for their annual Blanket Drive.  This year's event will end on November 19th.  MACH Executive Director Molly Stone says collection sites will be at three locations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Stone says gently used or new warm weather items are needed.  PODS storage containers are located at Regions Bank at 301 Coliseum Blvd; the Winn-Dixie on East South Blvd at Troy Highway and the Festival Plaza Shopping Center at the intersection of Taylor and Vaughn Roads.  

   Montgomery police are investigating a fatal shooting from this weekend. They say 35 year old James Horn of Montgomery was found shot to death in the 34-hundred block of East Street. East street is located just off Fairground Road. At this time police say they have no suspects in the case. Information about what led to the shooting has not been released.  Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 215-STOP, or the Secret Witness Line at 262-4-thousand or Montgomery police at 652-2831.

This Saturday a symposium aimed at reducing health disparities will be held in Montgomery.  One Humanity LLC, an organization focused on positive social change through education and economic development will be hosting the event; founder Robert Jackson says the conference will center around identifying better health practices and developing new plans.  The theme is "Developing a Faith and Community based plan to address Health Disparities."  The conference will be held on Saturday, November 12th from 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m. at the Montgomery Business Center at 600 South Court Street.

Lonzo Ingram is retiring after 45 years in law enforcement, the last 32 as Greenville's police chief. Ingram says he had been thinking about it for a few months and finally decided it was time. Ingram officially retires Jan. 1 but his last day was Friday. He took over as Greenville's police chief in March 1985. During his time as chief, Ingram lost an officer in the line of duty in 1994 and during the late 90's he worked another case involving the brutal slaying of a high school senior.

President-elect Donald Trump is vowing to unify a deeply divided nation, having scored a stunning victory backed by extraordinary support from working-class America. Trump claimed victories in the nation's premier battleground states, but his appeal across the industrial Midwest — especially Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — sealed a victory that defied pre-election polls and every expectation of the political establishment.