Early Allergy Season: Pollen
If your eyes are already starting to itch and you can't stop sneezing...you're not alone. The mild winter weather has kick-started an early allergy season. Spring is officially here, and pollen is…
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Details Surrounding Air Show At Maxwell Air Force Base And "All- American Weekend" Announced
April 8th and 9th the air show is making a return to Maxwell Air Force Base. On the same weekend, "All-American Weekend" is making it's debut. Thursday, Mayor Todd Strange announced a series…
House GOP Leaders Postpone Health Care Vote
House Republican leaders have postponed a vote on their health care bill in a setback for President Donald Trump and Speaker Paul Ryan. Prospects for the Republicans' showcase health care bill had looked grimmer by the minute Thursday despite Trump's…
Iowa State President Headed to Auburn University
Iowa State University President Steven Leath is leaving behind achievements that landed him the top job at Auburn University, but also has a history of testing ethical boundaries. The next Auburn University president is a prolific fundraiser and charming academic…
House Freedom Caucus Says No Deal on Health Care
The chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus says there's "no deal" on the GOP health care legislation after a meeting at the White House with President Donald Trump. The assertion from Congressman Mark Meadows of North Carolina throws plans…
Montgomery Couple Indicted in Public Benefits Scheme
Nakia Palmer, 34, an employee of the Social Security Administration (SSA), and her husband, Nathaniel Palmer, 29, both of Montgomery, Alabama, were arrested yesterday after being charged with eight separate offenses, all related to the Palmers’ schemes to fraudulently receive…
25 Tiny Houses in Bankruptcy Court Auction
Twenty-five tiny houses will be auctioned off online next month as their northwest Alabama builder is liquidated to pay creditors. The auctioneer's website describes them as "in various stages of completion." Al.com (http://bit.ly/2mRfSEg ) reports that the Bear Creek Company,…
Judge Recuses Himself from Montgomery Police Shooting Case
A judge has recused himself from the trial of a white Montgomery police officer charged with murdering a black man. Judge James Anderson removed himself from the case Thursday because his son works for a law firm representing Officer Aaron…
Bird Flu Confirmed at Another Alabama Farm
Agriculture officials say bird flu has been confirmed at another commercial chicken farm in Alabama. The low-pathogenic illness found in birds at a Cullman County farm is similar to the one found in two other commercial operations in the state.…
A Winner in GOP Plans to Repeal Obamacare: Tanning Salons
In this photo, Ric Rooney stands in his updated tanning salon, northeast of downtown Colorado Springs, Colo. Rooney estimates the "tan tax" cost him nearly $100,000 over the past five years. Finances had gotten so tight…
Lawyer Bids to Move Police Shooting Trial Out of Montgomery
A lawyer for a white Montgomery police officer charged with murdering a black man will ask a judge to move the officer's trial out of the city. Officer Aaron Cody Smith's lawyer will try to persuade a Montgomery County judge…
Local Gymnast Wins State Honors, Heading to Regionals
A local 11-year-old is tumbling her way to the top. Hanna Hubbard just won all around best at the Alabama State USA Gynmastics Championships in Mobile last weekend. And now…
America’s JobLink (AJL) Data Incident Affects Alabama
Following a recent security breach of the America’s JobLink (AJL) system, a multi-state web-based system that links jobseekers with employers, it has been determined that Alabamians who have used the state’s free, online jobs database www.joblink.alabama.gov may have had personal…
UPDATE: Pedestrian Fatally Struck by Vehicle on W. South Blvd Identified
The Montgomery Police Department is investigating an early-morning motor vehicle crash that resulted in one fatality. The crash occurred at about 4:15 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, on Interstate 65 southbound near the West South Boulevard. The crash involved a passenger…
MPD Make Arrest in Express Drive Homicide
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a Montgomery man in the shooting death of Brittany Young, 20, who was pronounced dead Monday night, March 20, after sustaining a gunshot wound the previous morning, March 19. Investigators charged Ladarius Davonte Ross,…
Bentley Supports GOP Health Care Bill with 'Conditions'
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says he supports the proposed Republican health care overhaul in Congress provided that promises are maintained to states that did not expand Medicaid and states are given greater flexibility over their programs. Bentley said he and…
Butterbeer Ice Cream Hitting Shelves for Harry Potter Fans
A Pennsylvania ice cream maker is courting Harry Potter fans with a new flavor based on Hogwarts' favorite drink, "butterbeer." Yuengling's Ice Cream notes that J.K. Rowling once described butterbeer as tasting "a little bit like less sickly butterscotch." With…
Bird Flu Confirmed in 3 Southern States
Bird flu has now been confirmed in three Southern states, but officials say the nation's poultry supply isn't at risk. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that it's temporarily banning the transportation of poultry after a form of the…
Woman Found Dead Outside Tallassee Elementary School
Officials say a body has been found outside an elementary school in east Alabama. The city of Tallassee's school superintendent, Wade Shipman, says a worker found a woman's body inside a vehicle parked in front of Tallassee Elementary School early…
Flowers Gives Legislature Update
"I give them a "B/ B-" They are doing well. They have done well to look at the budget." Political analyst Steve Flowers says the 2017 Legislative session is on the…
Warm Weather Brings Mosquitoes And Zika Threat
The United States had it's first locally transmitted case of the zika virus last summer in Florida. Health officials in that state reported a new case this week, bringing the total…
MPD Launches Homicide Investigation Following Express Drive Shooting
The Montgomery Police Department has initiated a homicide investigation following the death of Brittany Young, 20. Young was pronounced dead Monday night, March 20, after sustaining a gunshot wound on March 19. On March 19 around 9:25 a.m., MPD and…
Congresswoman Terri Sewell Seeks 2017 Summer Interns
The 7th Project is offering PAID Internships during the Summer of 2017 in Congresswoman Terri Sewell’s (AL-7) Washington, D.C. office as well as her District Offices in Alabama located in Birmingham, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, and Selma. The application can be accessed…
Woman Charged After Construction Worker Hit and Killed
Charges have been filed against a woman who hit and killed a construction worker last week. Kelly Nicole Dingler of Deatsville has been charged with Driving Under the Influence and Manslaughter. Police say Dingler killed 55-year-old Larue Brandy last week…
Millbrook Man Charged with Domestic Violence Assault after Shooting
A Millbrook man is charged with domestic violence assault after a shooting Monday morning. Authorities say they were called to a disturbance in the 1800 block of Alabama River Parkway. Both the suspect, 42-year-Michael Cleary, and the victim were shot. Cleary…
