Ashleigh Yuhas

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A new voluntary recall is announced on Target’s baby food brand, Good & Gather, over  “elevated levels of lead.”The brand’s producer, Fruselva USA, declared a voluntary recall of 25,600 cases of the brand’s Pea Zucchini Kale and Thyme Vegetable Puree flavors. The FDA said this recall is a Class ll, which means exposure to the food could cause temporary or reversible health issues. The recalled containers have the best buy dates of December 7th, 2025.

1 week ago | wdhn.com | Ashleigh Yuhas

ALABAMA (WDHN) – The Alabama house filed a bill pushing to ban people from buying soda using SNAP benefits. Representative Mack Butler is sponsoring the bill. The measures of the legislation include requiring the Department of Human Resources to request a waiver from the federal government to exclude soda from SNAP until the waiver is approved. The department is required to complete the waiver process every year. Once the federal government accepts the waiver, the ban goes into effect.

1 week ago | wdhn.com | Ashleigh Yuhas

ALABAMA (WDHN) – Governor Ivey has officially signed the Senate’s ‘Community Pharmacy Relief Act,’ which is aimed to deflect the influence of Pharmacy Benefit Managers, also known as PBMs.PBMs are managers of prescription benefits between insurance companies and employers. The bill raises the concern that PBMs reimburse pharmacies at low rates, even below the cost of dispensing medications.

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DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) – The Savoy Jones Benefit Foundation is hosting their 9th annual golf event in May to raise money for several Wiregrass organizations, and to keep the legacy of Savoy Jones alive. From May 1st-2nd, the foundation will host a golf event to help gain money for their scholarships they give out to seven students to seven schools they selected. The event and foundation honor the life of Savoy Jones, who lost his life after collapsing during basketball practice in 2013.

1 week ago | wdhn.com | Ashleigh Yuhas

ALABAMA (WDHN) – An immigration judge is asking for more details before making a decision on bond for University of Alabama student, Alrireza Doroudi, who got taken from immigration officials and his visa revoked last month. Doroudi was set to have a bond hearing today at the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center, but that is now being delayed. ICE agents took Doroudi away from his apartment at the University of Alabama’s campus in Tuscaloosa and claimed he poses a national security risk.