DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) – Police in Dothan are investigating the Alabama city’s first homicide of 2021. Police were dispatched Sunday afternoon on a shooting call. Dothan Police Lt. Scott Owens said officers found a man with multiple gunshot wounds. Police identified the victim as 20-year-old Willis Rambo Jr. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators were still gathering information…
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say that more than 60 gambling machines and $11,000 in cash have been seized during raids on illegal betting operations. The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday that investigators recovered the machines and cash near Athens on Saturday. The agency said that 69-year-old Judy Wilson has been charged with promoting gambling, and warrants are being…
A cold front will approach the state today, and clouds will be increasing through the day across the state, especially this afternoon, there could be a few light showers along the front overnight across the area, but limited moisture means rain amounts will be light and spotty. The high this afternoon will be in the mid 60s. The front settles…
TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say a man is dead after a boat capsized on an Alabama lake. The fatal accident happened Saturday on Pickwick Lake in Colbert County. Lt. Chad Pate of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says three people were tossed into the water when the flat-bottomed boat overturned. He says 68-year-old Dennis Glenn of Florence was pronounced…
Today was the third and final Day of Service in Montgomery, being held in tribute to the national holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The focus was cleaning up the King Hill neighborhood around the former home of Claudette Colvin. Her home is boarded up, but still stands. Volunteers gathered trash, cut trees and weeds and helped to make…
The city of Montgomery has announced that downtown landmarks will be lit in amber hues tomorrow night as part of a nationwide initiative to mourn the more than 394,000 American lives lost as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. That number includes 283 Montgomery residents. Montgomery City Hall, the Court Street fountain and Riverwalk tunnel will display amber lights in…
FILE (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) Add country music superstar Garth Brooks to the lineup of entertainers at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Brooks joins Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez, among others. He performed during the inaugural celebration of President Barack Obama in 2009. He turned down a chance to play for President Donald Trump in 2017, citing a…
A Montgomery ministry has received a donated facility to help in its efforts in the community. The MAP Center, which stands for Ministry About People, has accepted the former studio building of Channel 12 on Delano Avenue. The TV station moved its operations to downtown last year, leaving the building vacant. The MAP Center is part of the Mercy House,…
FILE – Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt, right, receives a personalized jersey from athletic director Phillip Fulmer during his introductory news conference in Knoxville, Tenn., in this Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, file photo. (AP Photo/Steve Megargee, FIle) The University of Tennessee has fired football coach Jeremy Pruitt, two assistants and seven members of the Volunteers’ recruiting and support staff for…
The Alabama Department of Public Health’s updated vaccine dashboard shows that 130,000 people have received the COVID-19 vaccine in the state so far. For the week ending January 16, about half have received the Pfizer vaccine (shown in purple) and the other half the Moderna vaccine (shown in blue.) The dashboard shows that about 370,000 doses have been delivered to…
