The Sunrise News Sampler

Tuscaloosa Builds will kick off a series of free monthly education sessions for contractors this evening at the EDGE from 5pm until 7pm. The education series will be held on the third Thursday of each month. For more information call Tuscaloosa 311 or visit www.tuscaloosa.com/recovery.

DCH Regional Medical Center has obtained a new $3 million electrophysiology lab, which is said to provide a higher level of cardiac care. The EP Lab is scheduled to be in full operation by next month.

More than 60 members of the Alabama Army National Guard are returning home from duty in Afghanistan. Members of one battalion are set to arrive at a community center in Eufala Wednesday morning.

The secretary of state's office is getting ready to hit the road again to make free photo IDs for voters who don't have any other type of photo ID to show at the polls.

About 400 law enforcement officers from northeast Alabama and northwest Georgia are in Oxford,AL learning how to deal with domestic extremists in a training session with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office in Birmingham.

Congress is expected to get a Justice Department update today about the investigation into whether the IRS targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.

A Senate subcommittee is set to hear from top General Motors officials on the issue of defective ignition switches on millions of cars that remained hidden from the public for 11 years.

BMW is recalling 1.6 million 3-Series cars from model 2000 to 2006 across the world as a precaution of an air bag problem that is hitting much of the global auto industry.

Russia is calling the U.S. a bully following the latest round of sanctions over Moscow's alleged role in eastern Ukraine's unrest. The Foreign Ministry says the U.S. is trying to shift the blame for the situation.

Oprah Winfrey's interview with Matt Sandusky, who describes grooming and other bedtime ritual moments by his father, will air tonight at 8pm.