Governor Kay Ivey has awarded more than $1.63 million to continue the fight against illegal drugs, illegally obtained prescribed drugs and drug-related crime in Alabama. Ivey awarded $204,306 each to seven regional drug task forces. Another $204,306 was awarded to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency which manages the seven drug task forces. “Illegal drugs and prescription drugs obtained by illegal…
The Montgomery Fire Department spent Monday battling two fires. The first happened at about 6:59 a.m. Firefighters arrived to the 3400 block of Harris Street to find a single story home with heavy smoke and flames visible from the front of the house. The house was left with extensive fire and smoke damage. No one was inside the home. The…
FILE – In this 2008 file photo, French fashion designer Pierre Cardin stands with models wearing his creations at his villa in Theoule sur Mer, southern France. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File) France’s Academy of Fine Arts says Pierre Cardin, the French designer whose Space Age style was among the iconic looks of 20th-century fashion, has died at 98. A licensing…
Remember those early-quarantine resolutions? Those of us lucky enough to have down time imagined tackling big projects and learning new skills. Often those things didn’t get done because, well, 2020. Experts say that’s to be expected. When life is difficult, sustaining even a small amount of momentum can be tough. Living with uncertainty and without routines is more psychologically taxing…
The Salvation Army of Montgomery says it will extend the Red Kettle Campaign through the end of the year because it is short of its fundraising goal. The campaign usually ends on Christmas Eve. So far, it has raised $182,957, well under the goal of $230,000. The Red Kettle Campaign is the Salvation Army’s biggest fundraising drive of the year….
To play through a pandemic, college football players had to sacrifice much of their lives away from the game and endure constant stress of knowing the next test could be the one that derails a season. To reach the playoff, No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Notre Dame had to go a combined…
From the Marine Corps to being a part of Troy football’s highest-rated signing class in program history, Kyran Griffin-Isom turned his dreams into reality. The former U.S. Marine spent seven years serving in our nation’s military. Griffin-Isom says he always wanted to play collegiate football but after receiving a partial scholarship to play out of high school, he chose to…
LAGRANGE, Ga. (AP) – An Alexander City couple are charged with murder after a parking lot shootout at a Georgia strip club that left the man’s brother dead and others injured. Police say that guards were forcing 53-year-old Johnny Perkins to leave the Commotions Club in LaGrange early Sunday when Perkins drew a handgun and began shooting. His wife, Kristi…
MILD FINAL DAYS OF 2020: We are seeing more sun than clouds today, with highs in the mid to upper 60s. Looking for increasing clouds Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night ahead of our next storm system which causes some concern for the potential of strong and severe storms. Highs Wednesday will surge well into the 70s for most locations. STRONG…
The House has voted to increase COVID-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger payments and sending the bill to the GOP-controlled Senate, where the outcome is uncertain. Democrats led passage, 275-134, their majority favoring additional assistance. They had settled for smaller $600 payments in a compromise with Republicans over the big year-end relief bill Trump…
