Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wy., attends a ceremony memorializing U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick ((Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool) WASHINGTON (AP) – House Republicans will be forced to go on the record defending or rebuking congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The Georgia Republican has drawn bipartisan condemnation over her embrace of far-right conspiracy theories, as well as her…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Legislative committees advanced bills dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, including one to cut the power of the state health officer and another to extend liability protection to businesses. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7-4 to approve a bill by Republican Sen. Tom Whatley of Auburn that would require the state’s governor to approve the state health…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama voters should be the ones who decide whether to expand casino offerings or create a state lottery, Gov. Kay Ivey said Wednesday as she vowed to not negotiate a compact with a federal Native American tribe unless voters approve expanded gambling. “I just strongly believe the people have the final say in that issue,” Ivey…
Today will be dry but an approaching cold front will cause clouds to increase through the day and highs surge into the mid 60s. The front will bring rain to the state late tonight into Friday morning, with rain amounts less than 1/2 inch expected, and no severe storms, and likely no thunder. The rain ends early in the day…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police department is investigating a double slaying in Birmingham that left a woman and her son dead. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as 75-year-old Eula Mae Moore and 54-year-old Derrick Cornell Moore. Eula Mae Moore lived at the west Birmingham home where the two were found dead on Monday. Police are…
At 9 a.m. Tuesday morning, Dallas Mavericks’ owner and business shark Mark Cuban answered questions on Reddit. Thousands of members of the sub reddit r/wallstreetbets asked their questions about GameStop, AMC and Nokia stocks as well as questions about the Securities and Exchange Commission and the stock trading app Robinhood. Within minutes, the price of a single share of GameStop…
If you were around during the ‘70s and early 80’s you may have watched family films on…well, film! Instead of the smartphone cameras, we have today many families had an 8mm or Super 8 film camera to capture vacations and family reunions. Once the films were developed your family might have hung a bedsheet on a wall and watched the…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama football announced the addition of Terrion Arnold and Camar Wheaton to its 2021 recruiting class during the February signing period on Wednesday. The two players join the Crimson Tide’s 25 student-athletes from the early signing period in December to bring Alabama’s total to 27 in the 2021 class. Alabama’s 2021 signing class ranks No. 1 nationally…
2019 Hangout Music Festival/Source: Hangout Music Festival A popular music festival in Gulf Shores has been postponed. Organizers say that the Hangout Music Festival that was originally set for May 21-23, 2021, was postponed due to the ongoing pandemic. The Festival made the announcement on social media Wednesday afternoon. Organizers say they are exploring options for a 2021 Hangout event…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says she will not negotiate a compact with a federal Native American tribe unless voters approve expanded gambling. Ivey sat down with reporters Wednesday and said that state voters should have the final say over whether to expand casino offerings or create a state lottery. The Republican governor also defended her decision…
