BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The president of the Birmingham City Council says Alabama’s largest city likely will extend a mandate requiring face masks in public despite the state’s plan to end the statewide rule next month. Gov. Kay Ivey has said the state rule will expire on April 9. But Birmingham City Council President William Parker says officials in Birmingham…
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed hopes the city council will go along with his plan to bring an estimated $50 million in capital improvements to the city. He announced the plan at a news conference Monday. Some of the improvements Mayor Reed wants include building a new fire station at Court Street and West Fairview Avenue, improving community centers and buying…
Montgomery police say they’re investigating two separate homicide cases that both happened Sunday. Police say the victims of the homicides were 39-year-old Marcus Brown and 31-year-old Abimael Zunun, both of Montgomery. Police say they and fire medics responded to the 1100 block of Barley Drive about 4:20 p.m. after getting a report of a shooting. That’s where they found Brown,…
TROY, Ala. – The Troy women’s basketball team will open play in the NCAA Tournament against No. 2 seed Texas A&M, the team learned Monday evening during a selection show party inside Trojan Arena. The Trojans earned the No. 15 seed in the Mercado Region after winning the Sun Belt Conference Tournament last Monday for the third time in their…
Montgomery Housing Authority’s (MHA) has two wait lists that it will be opening in March. The first one is the Housing Choice Voucher Waitlist (formerly Section 8) which will open March 16 – 18. The HCVP program provides rental assistance to low-income families, including seniors and those with disabilities, which can be used on the private rental market. The second…
The annual SLE Livestock and Rodeo are back in Montgomery this week. The 2020 Rodeo was canceled this time last year after the first case of COVID-19 entered Alabama. Just one year later officials are ready to bring the show back to life with a few changes. The shows will have limited seating and masks will be required to make…
Alabama head coach Nate Oats talks with Alabama guard John Petty Jr. (23) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgia on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) Nate Oats didn’t just speed up Alabama’s playing style by urging his players to put the pedal to the metal whenever they got the…
The Millbrook Police Department is searching for a suspect in a Burglary Investigation. Police say Jamarcus Denzel Tyre is wanted for Theft of Property 4th degree, Burglary 3rd degree, and 6 counts of Unlawful Breaking & Entering of a Vehicle. On March 2, Tyre, was involved in multiple crimes that occurred in the 2500 and 2700 block of Main Street…
Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have signed on for two fights to unify the world heavyweight titles. Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, made the announcement after terms of the deal were set at the weekend. Hearn’s company, Matchroom, and Fury’s promoter, Top Rank, have 30 days to find a site and a date for the first fight in June or July….
A former Robert E. Lee High School student will spend 20 years in prison for a 2017 shooting that critically injured a fellow student, District Attorney Daryl Bailey announced Monday. Judge J. R. Gaines sentenced Quinterrious Norman to 20 years for first-degree assault and discharging a gun into an occupied vehicle. Norman also received a 10-year sentence for third-degree burglary,…
