On Thursday, July 9, Robert Brandon Malone, 35, of Prattville, was sentenced to 71 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal wire fraud charges and to transporting a stolen vehicle. In addition, Malone was ordered to pay $93,784.68 in restitution to his victims and serve three years of supervised release after he completes his time in prison. According to…
The Alabama Department of Labor wants to remind all unemployment compensation claimants that Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), the additional $600 federal benefit granted by the CARES Act, will expire on July 25. Across all states, the $600 FPUC payments are set to expire the benefit week ending July 25. At this time, the federal government has not changed or…
FIRST HALF OF WEEK: The upper-level ridge over the Plains strengthens in the coming days making for the hottest weather so far this year in Alabama. Expect partly cloudy days, with highs ranging from the low to upper 90s across the state, and yes it will feel hotter as heat index values will easily be over 100°. Today and tomorrow…
Detective Tanisha Pughsley/Source: Montgomery Police Department Sunday morning the community gathered to remember the life of Montgomery Police Department Detective Tanisha Pughsley. A memorial service was held in Det. Pughsley’s honor. Family and friends said a final goodbye to the 27-year-old and also reflected on her life which was cut short. MPD says Pughsley was killed in the early morning…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – Toyota says it has begun production of a newly redesigned four-cylinder engine at its manufacturing plant in north Alabama. The factory at Huntsville supplies engines for one-third of all the Toyota vehicles assembled in the United States. The company describes the start of production as an important milestone in a $288 million plant expansion. A statement…
More than 1,600 new confirmed coronavirus cases have been reported in Alabama, along with seven additional virus-related deaths. The state recorded more than 16,500 new confirmed cases of the virus over the last 14 days, according to data released Sunday from the Alabama Department of Public Health. That accounts for about 31% of the 52,900 total cases confirmed since the…
A 20-year-old Montgomery man is dead after a Friday night shooting. According to the Montgomery Police Department, on July 10, around 11:50, MPD along with Montgomery Fire and Rescue responded to the 6300 block of Atlanta Hwy in reference to a subject shot. Units located the victim, Bernard Hardy, Jr. suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound. Hardy, Jr. was transported…
courtesy: ABC News MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An Alabama man plans to complete a 1,000-mile protest walk at the site where George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis on Sunday. Terry Willis, who is from Huntsville, started walking towards Minneapolis on June 2 after seeing a video of Floyd’s death. Floyd died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee against…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) – Two people have been shot outside a Tuscaloosa mall. Tuscaloosa police tweeted that the shooting occurred in a parking lot outside University Mall. They did not immediately release details about the extent of the victims’ injuries or say what prompted the shooting. The shooting came eight days after an 8-year-old was killed and three others injured…
Photo Credit: Firefighter/EMT Alan Nummy Multiple Departments were dispatched to a vehicle fire Saturday afternoon at 2:52. According to Eclectic’s Fire Department’s Facebook, The vehicle was next to a residence on Second Retreat in Red Hill. Red Hill, Eclectic, Friendship, Kowaliga, and Tallassee all responded. The vehicle is a total loss and an attached garage suffered minor fire damage. No…
