The Sunrise News Sampler

Monday, February 10 at noon, the Tuscaloosa Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will host its second forum on the Affordable Care Act at the McDonald Hughes Community Center. The forum is free and open to the public. Pres Harris, community organizer with Alabama Arise (a nonprofit organization, located in Montgomery, Alabama, that promotes state policies that will improve the lives of low-income Alabamians), will serve as the presenter. State Rep. Chris England will serve as the facilitator. For more information, please call (205) 242-5701.

A 73-year-old woman is said to have been out for a walk in Cottondale Tuesday afternoon when she was attacked by four dogs. She has been hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries, including bites to her heels and leg. Authorities are working to locate the dogs' owner.

Twenty-three-year-old Marcus Steven McCorkle has been arrested on charges of rape and sodomy, stemming from an incident late last month, involving a 13-year-old girl. McCorkle was placed in the Tuscaloosa County Jail on a $45,000 bond.

Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill aimed at allowing people with certain illnesses to possess CBD oil, a marijuana extract, which would give parents and patients a justifiable defense if charged with drug possession because of the oil. This legislation is separate from efforts to legalize marijuana for medicinal or recreational use.

Alabama is seeking proposals from companies and individuals to build and operate attractions like zip lines, paddle boards, kayaks, and canopy tours inside 10 state parks, including Lake Lurleen.

Wintry weather forced the cancellation of almost 3,000 flights nationwide yesterday and left hundreds of thousands in the Northeast without electricity as ice and snow brought down trees and limbs.

Investors are hoping that tomorrow's Labor Department report on January employment contains good news which could ease jitters about an economic slowdown. Stock markets have sunk after signs of weaker growth in the United States, Europe, and China. Turmoil in developing countries has further spooked investors.

Yesterday, Alabama loaded up on big men and defensive backs and pulled off a signing day coup, bringing in Rival.com's No. 1 recruiting class for the fourth consecutive year and sixth time in seven years.