Former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard – Photo from the Lee County Detention Center Former House Speaker Mike Hubbard is asking for a reduced prison sentence. Hubbard’s lawyers say his four-year prison sentence should be reduced since appellate courts overturned half of the counts. A jury in Lee County convicted Hubbard of 12 ethics charges in 2016. The Alabama Supreme…
Two schools in Elmore County are suspending sporting competitions due to COVID-19. The Wetumpka High School football teams is suspending their season for one week following positive COVID-19 tests from players. The Elmore County High School volleyball team is suspending their program for two weeks. ADPH guidelines require 10 days self-isolation for positive cases of COVID-19. The AHSAA requires an…
On Thursday, September 17, Nayef Amjad Qashou, 26, of Auburn, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for making false statements to the FBI during a terrorism investigation, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. and FBI Special Agent in Charge James Jewell. There is no parole in the federal system. According to court documents and statements made in…
The Brantwood Children’s Home will be hosting their annual “Fore The Love of Our Children” Golf Tournament this Thursday, Sept. 24 at Robert Trent Jones at Capitol Hill Prattville. The Golf Tournament will ultimately benefit the children and youth living at Brantwood. Funds raised through the Golf Tournament will assist with general operating expenses as well as building structure maintenance,…
Hyundai is doing their part in assisting with COVID-19 response. The manufacturing company has announced they will donate face masks to Selma Public Schools. Hyundai says they will be donating 6,000 masks to the school system. There will be 5,000 disposable masks and 1,000 reusable masks. Hyundai team members will donate the mask to Selma school officials on Tuesday, September…
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that she has signed Executive Order NO. 721 establishing the Alabama STEM Council. The council will advise state leadership on ways to improve STEM-related education, career awareness and workforce development opportunities across the state. “Alabama has continued to grow into an advanced manufacturing, aerospace engineering and cybertechnology center of excellence and as a result,…
Former State Senator David Burkette entered a guilty plea Monday morning to Judge Tiffany McCord. Burkette plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of campaign finance violation. As part of his plea deal, Burkette gets a suspended 30-day sentence. He won’t serve any jail time. Burkette will also have 12 months of unsupervised probation. Burkette has to pay fines in the…
Alabama leaders are confronting the legacy of what might be the grandest Confederate memorial of all: the state’s Department of Archives and History. Founded in 1901, the agency became a vast repository of Confederate records and artifacts. During the current national stance over race, its current leaders acknowledged the department once played a role in systemic racism by promoting “lost…
Lakeshore Ridge Apartments/Source: WBMA BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say an Alabama police officer was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle. Birmingham Police Sgt. Rod Mauldin says the officer was responding to a call Monday morning regarding burglarized vehicles in an apartment complex parking lot. Sgt. Mauldin says the officer was approaching a silver SUV believed to have several…
Civil rights activist Rev. Robert Graetz passed away. Officials with the Troy University Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery confirmed the news. BREAKING: Rev. Robert Graetz has passed away, according to the Rosa Parks Museum at Troy University. @ALNewsNetwork pic.twitter.com/aI3Y6ps8L1 — Andrew James (@AndrewJamesNews) September 21, 2020 Rev. Graetz and his wife Jean came to Montgomery in 1955 and were friends…
