Tag: ILLNESS

Parents call Scottsboro PD with reports of laced gummy bears

The Scottsboro Police Department received multiple calls after trick-or-treaters were hospitalized after eating Halloween candy from a city event on Friday.

'Sick season': Birmingham-area hospitals experiencing high volume — Doctors call on legislature to act

An early spike in flu this year is straining health care providers across the state. Birmingham-area hospitals are seeing higher volumes of patients in emergency departments and beds are filling up quickly.