MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State returns to Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) action this week in Huntsville (Ala.) against Alabama A&M at the official midway point of the season beginning Thursday.
A Montgomery home is left a total loss after a Wednesday night fire. At 8:22 p.m. on March 31. Montgomery Fire and Rescue Units responded to the 2100 block of Rosemont Dr. When the units arrived smoke and flames were coming from the attic. Units were able to extinguish the fire which was proclaimed a second alarm fire due to…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s decades-old ban on yoga in public schools could stay in place a little longer. A bill that would allow yoga in schools stalled Wednesday in the Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee. During a hearing, two conservative groups objected because of yoga’s historic ties to Hinduism. The Alabama Board of Education voted in 1993 to prohibit yoga…
Montgomery Police say they are investigating 2 separate Wednesday night shootings that occurred around the same time, 8:00 p.m. The first shooting in question took place on the 200 block of Tallapoosa St. When police arrived at the scene the night of March 31. An adult male was found suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound. A similar scenario occurred on…
(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Attorneys general from 13 states sued the Biden administration on Wednesday over a provision in the federal stimulus that bars tax cuts from being offset with relief money. In Alabama, the filing in U.S. District Court asks judges to strike down the provision that prohibits states from using $195 billion of federal…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — 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…
LATE SEASON COLD SNAP: A colder, drier air mass is settling into the state for a couple of days. Today will feature tons of sunshine, but it will be a very cool day with highs struggling to reach the mid and upper 50s. Add in a gusty northerly wind, it will be feeling colder as well. Plus winds will gust…
When a cold snap hits, farmers take steps to prevent their crops from freezing and being ruined overnight. It is vital for fruits to have stable environments because they grow above ground and are directly exposed to the elements. For farmers, their produce is their source of income and if their crops get damaged then they have nothing to sell….
On Wednesday a bill was approved by an Alabama Senate Committee that would ban transgender athletes from participating in school sports. The bill, proposed by Republican Representative Scott Stadthegan of Hartselle would make it illegal for public schools in Alabama to participate in, sponsor, or provide staff for athletic events where transgender athletes are allowed to compete against athletes of…
This year’s Montgomery Public Schools Teacher of the Year is from Chisholm Elementary School. Neporshaia Jones, a kindergarten teacher, won the award. Jones has been teaching for 3 1/2 years but taught 3rd grade for 2 years. She says it’s and honor to be chosen 2020 Teacher of the Year. She also spoke highly of her fellow teacher at Chisholm…
