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YouTubery: The Commercials of Stan Freberg

There are very few modern-day commercials I enjoy watching, especially the ones you see on nearly -every- commercial break. I understand that's the nature of the business today. I don't have to like it, but I accept it.

Luckily there's nothing preventing me from putting the TV on mute every once in awhile and looking up commercials from the better era of ads (read that as 'before I was born.') I remembered a great ad I saw on a TV special about, of all things, the greatest commercials of all time. It starred dancer Ann Miller, and was a spectacle for the now defunct Great American Soup company. What grabbed my attention was the final line, after Miller's big, expensive song and dance. Her TV husband embraces her and asks, "Emily, why do you always have to make such a big production out of everything?"

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Case of teen killing dog with tomahawk goes to grand jury

Powell was arrested at his home on Wood Lane in Madison County.

MADISON COUNTY, AL (WAFF)- A Madison County grand
jury will hear the case against a teenager accused of using a tomahawk and an
axe to kill a dog.

19-year-old Brandon James Powell faces multiple counts of first degree cruelty to dogs or cats.

According to court
documents, the attack happened on or about February 28th. Madison County investigators
said they found several dead cats when they discovered a small terrier killed.

Powell was arrested March 19th. He waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday
and the judge sent the case to the grand jury.

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Madison Co. capital murder case goes to grand jury

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)-

A woman charged with
capital murder for killing her uncle during a robbery will have her case heard
by a grand jury.

Lisa Perry appeared in
court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing.

Perry is accused of
beating William Ivy to death in his home in December.

Perry has been in
custody since her arrest in February.

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AL man charged after altercation with soccer referee

The altercation occurred back in April, but the 27-year-old was only recently arrested and charged.

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Huntsville Police arrested a North Alabama man accused of confronting a soccer referee in the middle of a match.

Rony Francisco Lopez Maldonado is charged with harassment of a sports official.

According to Huntsville Police, a referee called a foul on Maldonado in the middle of a match. Police said Maldonado wasn't happy with the call, and that's when things got out of control.

Maldanado ran up to the referee and struck the referee's chest with his body. The altercation occurred back in April, but the 27-year-old was only recently arrested and charged.  

WAFF 48 News stopped by the Merrimack soccer complex Wednesday afternoon. Both league officials and park leaders said WAFF was the first to alert them to the altercation and arrest.

The league has a zero tolerance policy for any kind of violence and players are not allowed to physically touch any of the referees before, during, or after any matches.

Fundraiser planned for teen in need of double lung transplant

Fundraiser planned for teen in need of double lung transplant

Family and friends are planning a fundraiser for a Madison County teenager in need of a double lung transplant.

Gerald McQueen, Jr. has cystic fibrosis. He was diagnosed as a child and has spent a great deal of time in the hospital.

Doctors recently told his family he needs a double lung transplant, which can cost more than $500, 000 dollars.

A fundraiser is planned for Sunday, May 19 at the Bob Jones High School Gym. The Family Fun Day will be from 12pm - 4pm. A family of 5 can attend for a $20 donation. 

Click here for Gerald's story and more information on the fundraiser.

Huntsville doctor wants license hearing delayed

The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners issued the suspension to Dr. Shelinder Aggarwal.

HUNTSVILLE, AL (AP)- A Huntsville doctor's fight to get his license back is on hold after he requested a delay.

The state Board of Medical Examiners says the hearing over Dr. Shelinder Aggarwal's license is now set to be held August 21st in Montgomery.

That hearing had originally  been scheduled for May 15th.

The state suspended Aggarwal's license, no. 22384, in March after saying they found excessive dispensing of controlled substances to his patients.

The board called him an "imminent danger" to public health and safety.

Aggarwal's license will remain suspended until his hearing can be heard in three months.

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Madison Co. man arrested on child abuse charges

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)-

A Madison County man is in the Metro Jail on child abuse charges.

Sheriff's deputies charged Edward Todd Rigsby with torture or willful abuse of a child and domestic violence by
strangulation or suffocation.

Rigsby's bond is set at $10,000.

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