The Internal Revenue Service is sending more than 2.8 million refunds this week to taxpayers who paid taxes on unemployment compensation that new legislation now excludes as income. IRS efforts to correct unemployment compensation overpayments will help most affected taxpayers avoid filing an amended tax return. So far, the IRS has identified 13 million taxpayers that may be eligible for…
The Salvation Army kicked off National Donut Day with a tasty treat at three area VA hospitals in the Montgomery area. Over 100 dozen donuts were available for veterans and staffers at the Perry Hill, Tuskegee, and Chantilly locations. Celebrated on the first Friday in June, National Donut Day traces back to World War I. During the war, nearly 250…
Along with decreases in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) will be updating its dashboard less frequently. This is the new schedule effective June 7: ·     The Data and Surveillance Dashboard will update on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. ·     The Vaccine Distribution Dashboard will update on Tuesday and…
According to a public relations representative with Huey Magoo’s, the Florida-based Chicken Tenders chain is opening locations in the River Region.
The representative announced two of the four locations. The two locations are: Festival Plaza, 8001 Vaughn Road, Montgomery and between Outback and Panera on Cobbs Ford Road, Prattville.Â
A man accused of killing his five week old baby made his first appearance in front of a judge Friday. Caleb Whisnand, Sr. is charged with Capital Murder in the death of 5 week old Caleb Whisnand, Jr.Â
The Montgomery Police department is investigating multiple vehicle break-ins that occurred in the 1500 block of Eastern Boulevard.
BURLINGTON, Ky. (AP) – An Alabama man has been charged with fatally shooting his passenger as they traveled on an interstate in Kentucky. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office says the driver reported the shooting around 8:30 a.m. Thursday while still traveling on Interstate 75-71. Deputies met 32-year-old Tommy L. Hightower of Jasper, Alabama, and took him into custody, while the…
VALLEY, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama judge dismissed a capital murder charge against a man jailed for nearly six years because authorities failed to turn over key evidence to the defense. A Chambers County Circuit judge ruled Tuesday that the state purposely failed to provide lawyers for Stacey Demar Gray with DNA evidence that supposedly linked him to the death…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – A new assessment of endangered historic places is highlighting spots in Alabama along the route of the Selma-to-Montgomery march for voting rights in 1965. A list released by the National Trust for Historic Preservation says four campsites used by marchers nearly 60 years ago are in danger of being lost. They’re among 10 other locations in…
Tommy Tuberville who was the former head coach at Auburn University and is now United States senator representing Alabama wants the people to know that his goal is to give back to the state in anyway he can. This week he toured military bases throughout the state of Alabama to take note of things the military has and any help they may need.
