Get rid of prescription drugs at national take back event April 27

Submitted by Brianne Britzius, Fox 6 Digital Producer

Monday, April 22nd, 2013, 5:14pm

Get rid of prescription drugs at national take back event April 27

Multiple Shelby County law enforcement agencies will participate in the National Drug Take Back 2013 event.

Officers will take back unused or expired prescription drugs, no questions asked, Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

At last year's event, 488,395 pounds of prescription medications were collected at more than 5,000 take back sites across the U.S.

The most common ways of getting rid of prescription drugs--throwing them away or flushing them down the toilet--are considered unsafe. The Partnership for a Drug Free America estimates that every day 2,500 teenagers use prescription drugs, most often found in a home medicine cabinet, to get high for the first time. The National Take Back Day seeks to prevent the availability of those unused prescription drugs in the home.

Residents can drop of their medications at the following locations:

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Google celebrates Earth Day with animated seasons

Submitted by Nate Hall on Monday, April 22nd, 12:31 pm

By Brian Tynes - email

(RNN) – Fish swim, flowers grow, birds zip around and ants crawl in their tunnels.

Google captured the spirit of Earth Day in an animated doodle that not only cycles through day and night but through the four seasons of the year and the phases of the moon.

The animation takes a few minutes to cycle through. While the sun and moon slowly rise and set, a school of fish swim laps in a pond that makes up the small G in Google's name.

A river flows into and out of the pond through mountains representing the two Os and looping to make the E before the water drips off the edge of the doodle, except in winter when it is frozen. Flowers bloom in the spring to make the larger G.

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5 smart ways to use your tax return

Submitted by MyFoxAL Web Staff on Sunday, April 21st, 2:00 pm

By Amy Fontinelle | Content provided by Investopedia

Even when we expect our tax returns to bring a refund, we all dread preparing for the tax deadline. The arcane tax forms, instructions few can decipher and our increasingly complex financial situations make each year's return seem more painstaking than the last. Many personal finance experts recommend adjusting your withholding so that you don't get a refund check in the spring (arguing that this amounts to giving Uncle Sam an interest-free loan for several months) when you could be putting that money to immediate use. However, for some people, having the government hold their money for them is the easiest way to accomplish their savings goals.

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UAB experts: How to get your kids moving this summer

Submitted by MyFoxAL Web Staff on Saturday, April 20th, 9:00 am

From UAB:

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - For many kids, summer means sleeping late, pigging out and sitting in front of the TV. Adding physical activity to kids’ summer routines helps battle obesity and improves their concentration, memory and behavior, according to University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) experts.

Sandra Sims, Ph.D., and Donna Hester, Ph.D., physical education experts and associate professors in the Department of Human Studies teamed up to share tips to help parents encourage children and adolescents to achieve the 60 minutes or more of daily physical activity recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

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Brad Paisley to play at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater

Submitted by Melynda Sides, Digital Content Producer

Friday, April 19th, 2013, 4:28pm

Brad Paisley to play at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater

Country star Brad Paisley will be performing at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater this summer as part of his Beat the Summer tour. Paisley will be joined by special guests Chris Young and Lee Brice.

The concert will be on Friday, June 14 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Tickets are on sale and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com, the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater Box Office, or charge by phone 800.745.3000.

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Your guide to Alabama, Auburn 2013 A-day games

Submitted by MyFoxAL Web Staff on Friday, April 19th, 2:52 pm

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC)- The Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers are each holding their A-Day games this Saturday, April 20.

Alabama's A-Day game kicks off at 2 p.m. and Auburn's starts at 1:05 p.m. This year, Auburn's celebration also includes a block party in honor of Toomer's Oaks and a final rolling of the trees before they are removed April 23.

The University of Alabama has released a list of prohibited items and says in a press release that the rules will be strictly enforced.

"As a result of the tragic events in Boston this week, we are being even more proactive about the safety and security of our fans, which is one our our highest priorities," Deborah Lane, Associate Vice President for University Relations, said.

The prohibited items are:

-Any purse or bag bigger than an 8.5" by 11" piece of paper

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Cybercrooks use interest in Texas plant explosion to attack computers

Submitted by Alan Collins, Fox 6 News Reporter

Friday, April 19th, 2013, 11:04am

Cybercrooks use interest in Texas plant explosion to attack computers

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC)- Another round of cyber attacks to beware of on your personal computer.

FOX6 told you Wednesday that cyber criminals were sending out emails with malware in video of the Boston Marathon bombings. The latest cyber attack has expanded to include the explosion at a west Texas fertilizer plant late Wednesday night.

"The spammers diversified the message of just focusing on the Boston explosion. Now they have added a line referring to the Texas explosion," Gary Warner, UAB's Director of Research in Computer Research, said.

Warner has been working with authorities tracking the spammers in efforts to shut them down. The crooks' goal is to download a hidden program to personal computers which in turn could cause the computer to be controlled to send out future spam. There is also another group which seeks to add a financial crime program to your computer.

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