A divided legislative committee has advanced a bill to repeal Alabama’s habitual offender law that mandates longer sentences for repeat offenders. The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved the bill on a 9-5 vote. The bill by Rep. Chris England (D-Tuscaloosa), would do away with the sentencing mandates for new cases and allow some prisoners to have their sentences reviewed….
Wetumpka will soon get a new seafood restaurant. Wharf Casual Seafood has purchased the Shoney’s restaurant property on U.S. Highway 231 and will begin converting it into its latest location. Wharf Casual Seafood has worked with Wetumpka Mayor Jerry Willis and the Wetumpka City Council over the last two years to bring this together, according to a company statement. The Wetumpka…
Even in the freezing cold, it was hard to dim the joy for fans across Major League Baseball. Several stadiums welcomed back fans for opening day on Thursday, including Wrigley Field and Yankee Stadium and snowy Comerica Park in Detroit. The Atlanta Braves opened the season on the road at Philadelphia, with limited attendance. Baseball was played without fans during…
Colorado lawmakers are considering a proposal to ban Native American mascots in public schools and colleges. The state Senate Education Committee is scheduled to discuss a measure Thursday that would impose a $25,000 monthly fine on public schools, colleges and universities that continue to use an American Indian-themed mascot after June 1, 2022. A database by the National Congress of…
Remember those days in school where you couldn’t understand what the professor was talking about? I recalled those classes when I tried to buy an NFT for a work of art. I was told, .this is going to be confusing. “This is still very new technology, so there is a learning curve,” says digital artist @Bigcomicart, who’s been working in…
Forget for a minute what NFT stands for. I could go on explaining non-fungible tokens for hours and it still might make no sense to you, or me. Even artists admit they didn’t understand it when they began creating it 4 years ago. I reached out to a successful artist creating work on the Blockchain under the pseudonym BigComicArt. From…
Alabama State travels back to Birmingham this weekend as they are set to compete in the UAB Spring Invitational, hosted at the UAB Track and Field Complex. For more ASU Athletics news, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State will look to finish the 2021 spring season undefeated in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play as they close out the regular season with a home matchup this weekend.
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FILE – (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) As President Biden released his $2.3 trillion infrastructure improvement plan, Amtrak hopes some of that money will be spent on expanding passenger rail service, including to Montgomery. The president’s plan includes $80 billion for rail. If Congress approves, some of that money would likely go to repairing Amtrak’s existing lines, but there are plans…
