Alabama News Network is tracking closings and cancellations due to the potential for severe weather Thursday. We will be updating this list as we get additional closings and cancellations. SCHOOLS: Autauga County Schools – Delayed opening for 2 hours Thursday Dallas County Schools- Closed Thursday Elmore County Schools – Delayed opening until 10:00AM Thursday Huntingdon College – No evening classes…
Elmore County Schools are open for Wednesday, March 17. The announcement comes from Superintendent Richard Dennis. Dennis says he consulted with Elmore County EMA to make the decision due to Severe Weather expected in the area. Dennis says if the severe weather front advances faster than expected, school make be released early at 2:00 PM. If school is released early,…
A Montgomery company is hiring over 400 employees. Customer experience solutions provider Alorica is the company doing the hiring. The company has announced that they will be hiring for work-from-home positions to qualified candidates (e.g. high-speed internet requirements). Applicants will train onsite and then work remotely for these roles. Based on position, Alorica team members can take advantage of competitive…
Montgomery police have initiated disciplinary proceedings against a fellow officer. Montgomery police officer, Horton Owens, 35, faces Child Abuse charges. The Montgomery Police Department launched an investigation on Monday, March 15 after receiving notice from the Municipal Court Magistrates Office. MPD immediately relieved Owens of his duties. MPD also placed him on administrative leave. Owens joined MPD in 2018 as…
Troy University has announced a return to normal operations beginning with the Fall commencement via a letter to students, faculty and staff. The campus will continue to operate using TROY Strong procedures until the end of the spring semester. The text of the letter is below: TROY Community: The decline in COVID-19 cases nationally and in Alabama is an encouraging…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Police say two men found dead in the parking lot of a paper plant in Tuscaloosa died in an apparent murder-suicide during a shift change. Officers called to Dixie Pulp and Paper late Monday found two bodies outside the facility. A police spokesman says 27-year-old Demorius Mondreal Polke shot 33-year-old Sean Michael Barret multiple times before…
CBS and the Recording Academy® present the new two-hour special: A GRAMMY® SALUTE TO THE SOUNDS OF CHANGE, premiering Wednesday, March 17 9/8c on your CBS8!
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama sheriff’s deputy has been indicted on about two dozen child pornography charges. The attorney general’s office says 56-year-old Phillip Wayne Humphries of Trussville was indicted by grand jurors in Jefferson County, where he previously worked as a sheriff’s deputy. Humphries was arrested on a single charge of possessing obscene material in 2019, when…
TODAY: A surface front is draped across Central Alabama, and we will maintain the chance of showers and a few thunderstorms during the day. The SPC has much of the state in a “marginal risk” for severe storms tomorrow as some storms tomorrow afternoon could produce small hail and gusty winds, ans perhaps an isolated tornado. SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER THREAT…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama Senate committee will review dueling lottery proposals this week. The Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee meets Wednesday. Sen. Del Marsh, who chairs the committee, said two lottery bills will be debated by the committee. Some lawmakers are seeking to resurrect the issue of a state lottery after the defeat of a sweeping gambling proposal…
