Christopher Ayers News Today

The estate of Henrietta Lacks can proceed with a lawsuit against Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical over the use of HeLa cells taken without her consent in the 1950s. A Maryland federal court ruled against Ultragenyx's motion to dismiss, allowing the case to continue.

The estate is suing pharmaceutical company Ultragenyx over the use of HeLa cells which was taken from Lacks without her knowledge in 1951.

A lawsuit against a pharmaceutical company that uses the immortal cell line derived from Henrietta Lacks' cervical tissue can continue, a federal judge decided.

A lawsuit against a pharmaceutical company that uses the immortal cell line derived from Henrietta Lacks' cervical tissue can continue, a federal judge decided.

A Fieldale man is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries and a Bassett man is wanted by police for a stabbing that occurred in the early morning hours on Wednesday.

A 34-year-old man is wanted after authorities said he stabbed another man early Wednesday in Henry County.

Man Wanted Following Stabbing in Henry County

Patricia McCarthy, a 70-year-old resident of Hunting Park in Starkville, was having her rotten backyard fence replaced. Barren fence posts stood against the dimming afternoon sky when McCarthy stepped outside to inspect the project. Then, she saw it. “Overall color was kind of tan. Short hair, not long hair like a collie or something. The...

Patricia McCarthy, a 70-year-old resident of Hunting Park in Starkville, was having her rotten backyard fence replaced. Barren fence posts stood against the dimming afternoon sky when McCarthy stepped outside to inspect the project. Then, she saw it. “Overall color was kind of tan. Short hair, not long hair like a collie or something. The...

Patricia McCarthy, a 70-year-old resident of Hunting Park in Starkville, was having her rotten backyard fence replaced. Barren fence posts stood against the dimming afternoon sky when McCarthy stepped outside