HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – Closing arguments are scheduled Thursday in the trial of an Alabama police officer accused in the fatal shooting of a suicidal man. Huntsville Officer William Darby testified on his own behalf Wednesday, telling jurors he opened fire after Jeffrey Parker refused to drop a weapon. Darby took the stand, a day after jurors watched a video…
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama doctor and her husband, who managed her practice, will serve federal prison sentences for providing opioids to people without a legitimate medical purpose. The U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday that Dr. Elizabeth Korcz was given a 52-month sentence and her husband Matthew Korcz was given 30 months. The couple pleaded guilty in December…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – A Southern deluge that dumped several inches of rain in a few hours and spawned at least three tornadoes has eased. But homeowners and workers are now cleaning up a wide area across the Southeast. With heavy rains still falling near the Gulf Coast, crews used shovels and heavy machines to remove debris that covered roads…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama state trooper arrested last week on charges he raped an 11-year-old girl had been kicked out of the FBI amid a string of sexual misconduct allegations but was hired anyway with the apparent help of a forged bureau letter that scrubbed his record clean. The FBI tells the Associated Press the letter that omitted…
TODAY/TOMORROW: The weather will remain dry for Alabama to day with ample sunshine and highs again in the upper 70s. Late tonight, a secondary cold front will push into the state and it could squeeze out a few scattered showers over North Alabama, but moisture will be limited, and rain amounts will be very light and spotty and we expect…
Tennessee – The Montgomery Biscuits were one strike away from being no-hit in their season opener against the Tennessee Smokies. Two outs, two strikes in the 9th inning didn’t bother Rene Pinto, who sent the next pitch into the stands for the game-winning 3-run homerun. Biscuits hold on to win 3-1, and are back in action on Thursday for game…
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The national weather service says a tornado touched down in Prattville and Millbrook, near Cobbs Ford Road.
The Severe Weather that occurred Tuesday night took a major hit to parts of Alabama with strong winds, heavy rain, and lots of lightning. One of the areas that was hit was the First United Methodist Church in Alexander City.
A Montgomery community outreach program is getting a helping hand, thanks to some caring civic leaders.
