(AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) A rocket built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company thundered away from Earth with two Americans this afternoon, ushering in a new era of commercial space travel and putting NASA back in the business of launching astronauts from U.S. soil for the first time in nearly a decade. NASA’s Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are aboard a capsule…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Montgomery could become the latest city in Alabama to require the wearing of face masks in public as the city continues to cope with the rising COVID-19 cases. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed said Friday that the proposal may be brought to the city council as soon as Tuesday. Birmingham currently has an ordinance requiring face masks…
Photo from the City of Andalusia The city of Andalusia has announced the death of Lewis Carpenter, who elected in 1984 as the first black member of City Council. He was 92 years old. Carpenter died Wednesday at Mizell Memorial Hospital. Carpenter was born in Crenshaw County on February 1, 1928. He was the fourth of eight children, and grew…
Jamaal King MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama prison system reported that an inmate died after being assaulted by another inmate. A spokeswoman for the Alabama Department of Corrections said Jamaal King, a 34-year-old inmate at Elmore Correctional Facility, died Wednesday from injuries sustained in an apparent inmate-on-inmate assault. The prison system said in a statement that it condemns all…
Photo from Leak Memory Chapel Funeral details have been announced for Lee and Stephanie Courson, the owners of Carol’s Carpet in Montgomery. They were killed in a motorhome crash Wednesday on Interstate 65. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 5 to 7PM at Leak Memory Chapel in Montgomery. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Monday at…
Photo from Alabama News Network A group of protesters took to the streets of Montgomery Saturday afternoon to protest the death of George Floyd, the man killed by Minneapolis, Minnesota, police on Memorial Day. His death has sparked protests nationwide. The group maintained social distancing while holding signs. They want improved race relations and police relations with the communities they…
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Alabama Public Schools are slowly making the transition back to some form of in-person instruction. Starting on June 1st with summer school, some students and teachers will return to the classroom. Â Some schools will continue to offer virtual instruction in summer. State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey says there will be limits to the number of students that can be let…
Two months after a 42-year-old man disappeared from Alabama, his body was found in South Carolina. Phillip Rawling Jr. was reported missing March 31 by his family in Montgomery. They said he suffered from a mental condition that required medication. According to reports, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office in South Carolina said Rawling’s vehicle was found abandoned May 20 on…
The funeral arraignments for fallen Lee High School star, Jamari Smith, have been made. The funeral is scheduled for Tuesday, June 2 at 11AM at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church. The burial is at New Style Cemetery in Wetumpka. Public viewing is Monday, June 1 from 1-8PM at Ross-Clayton Funeral Home. Smith drowned in Wednesday evening in Auburn. Categories: News
