In late October, Hurricane Zeta slammed the Selma-Dallas County area snapping and uprooting trees and knocking our power to thousands of homes. There were people waiting in long lines at the few stores that were open just to get what they need. “They were bringing emergency people in, but didn’t seem like it was happening quick enough so we just…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama lawmakers have delayed action on an anti-riot bill that would stiffen penalties for people taking part in “tumultuous” protests. The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday sent the bill to a subcommittee. Black lawmakers raised concerns about the bill’s vague definition of riot. They also recalled Alabama’s history of using police dogs, fire hoses and arrests…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The state says Alabama National Guard troops will begin work later this month administering doses in at least 24 rural counties. The Guard has two 55-member mobile vaccination teams that can provide 8,000 doses a week in all. A statement from the governor’s office says members will work with public health and local officials to determine…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A special election has been set to fill a vacancy in the Alabama House. House District 78, recently left vacant by Kirk Hatcher after he was elected to the state Senate, covers south, west and north Montgomery. Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday set the special primary election for Tuesday, May 25. The deadline for qualifying with…
A bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest is displayed in the Tennessee State Capitol Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A Tennessee panel has agreed to remove the state Capitol’s bust of a Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader. The Tennessee Historical Commission voted 25-1 on Tuesday to move the Nathan…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State will host their third Power 5 school at the Barbara Williams Softball Complex this season when No 18 Mississippi State comes to town Tuesday afternoon with first pitch scheduled for 4 pm.
HAYNEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A 19-year-old charged with capital murder in the slaying of Sheriff “Big John” Williams was denied youthful-offender status. William Chase Johnson appeared in court Monday where he also pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. Details on the mental disease or defect weren’t immediately released. With the status denial, Johnson…
DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama councilman apologized for creating a racially insensitive social media post two years ago but a fellow council member believes the apology isn’t enough. On Saturday, Decatur Councilman Hunter Pepper said he was “extremely sorry” for a 2018 Facebook post where he implied that demonstrators protesting the police killing of a Black man should be…
(AP Photo/Jay Reeves) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A 7-year-old girl who used a lemonade stand to help raise money for her own brain surgery has undergone a successful operation. Elizabeth Scott says in a Facebook post that daughter Liza Scott’s surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital on Monday was “uneventful.” She says Liza was alert and talking in the recovery room…
SPRING IS IN THE AIR: An upper air ridge is in place over the Gulf Coast States and that means we are going to stay dry and mainly sunny with a gradual warming trend. Highs today surge into the mid 70s area wide with upper 70s Wednesday, and highs in the lower 80s Thursday and Friday. This is certainly looking…
