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Concealed weapon permits are popular certain parts of Louisiana, though some of locations may surprise you. Louisiana Department of Public Safety officials gave a report to state legislators detailingMore >>
Concealed weapon permits are popular in certain parts of Louisiana, though some locations may surprise you.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 11:45 PM EDT2013-05-25 03:45:03 GMT
Officers are on the scene of a deadly shooting in East Feliciana Parish. There is very little information right now, but we're told it happened around 4 p.m. at a home on Highway 10, near Smith Road, justMore >>
Investigators have arrested a suspect in a murder that happened on Friday afternoon in a small community near Clinton.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:49 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:49:23 GMT
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A teenager was killed and a second was arrested on DUI charges in an overnight accident, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Investigators say a BMW being driven by 18-year-old Cameron StringfellowMore >>
A teenager was killed and a second was arrested on DUI charges in an overnight accident, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 11:57 PM EDT2013-05-25 03:57:02 GMT
Friday afternoon's elimination game was a bit of déjà vu with No. 2 LSU (50-9) and Alabama (34-26) colliding once again. Even more so when the Tigers won 3-2 to knock the Tide out of the SEC Tournament.More >>
Friday afternoon's elimination game was a bit of déjà vu with No. 2 LSU and Alabama colliding once again. Even more so when the Tigers won 3-2 to knock the Tide out of the SEC Tournament.More >>
MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) -
State leaders want to draw more attention to the problem of suicides among active duty service members. Last year, more of them took their own lives than died in combat in Afghanistan.
Tuesday, the State Senate passed a joint resolution declaring February 21st as Suicide Prevention Awareness day. Mental health professionals, among others, will be at the State House to help move the conversation.
"Talking about mental illness, talking about depression. Talking about what suicide is, talking about the warning signs," said Sen. Tom Whatley, R-Auburn. "Getting people out of the darkness and into a position where they can fight suicide."
In 2012, a record number of service members took their own life - 349. That far exceeds the 295 American combat deaths last year in Afghanistan. Whatley is also pushing to have more grant money to UAB and Auburn for research into traumatic brain injuries and other medical issues.
To learn more about the National Guard's efforts to prevent suicide, click here.
