If you’re on Facebook it’s almost a guarantee that you’ve either experienced social media identity theft or know someone who has. What is social media identity theft? It’s the common practice of a hacker, or ‘bad actor’ taking someone’s photo and name and using them to create other accounts. How does it happen? Here’s a brief anatomy of social media…
An iPhone app is helping people record video of traffic stops. The Siri shortcut app “Pulled Over By Police” will start recording video with the smartphone just by saying “Hey Siri, I’m being pulled over by police”. The app is not available in Apple’s App Store, rather it must be downloaded from a link using the “Shortcuts” app that comes…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A federal judge says Alabama cannot bar local officials from offering curbside voting during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also loosened restrictions on absentee ballots in three Alabama counties because of the health risk to voters. U.S. District Judge Abdul K. Kallon entered the preliminary injunction Monday evening. Kallon ruled that the potential health risks to older…
AUBURN, Ala. – Senior catcher Matt Scheffler agreed to a free agent deal with the Seattle Mariners Tuesday. Scheffler is the fourth member of the 2020 team to pursue his goal of playing professional baseball, joining Tanner Burns and Bailey Horn, who were drafted last week, and Ryan Watson, who also signed a free agent contract Sunday. “It’s hard to put…
2021 FBS PLAYER CANDIDATE CAPSULE BIOS Flozell Adams, Michigan State-Offensive Tackle-1997 First Team All-American and Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year…Three-time All-Big Ten performer who helped Spartans to three consecutive bowl appearances…Helped running backs rush for more than 100 yards in 21 games throughout career and allowed only two QB sacks in 1997 season. Morten Andersen, Michigan State-Placekicker-1981…
Many businesses are requiring customers and workers to sign forms saying they won’t sue if they catch COVID-19. Businesses are afraid they could face lawsuits even if they follow social distancing and other government guidelines as they reopen across the U.S. after coronavirus shutdowns. Lawyers say it depends on state law whether the waivers can be enforced. And worker advocates…
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed, and Police Chief Ernest Finley are giving more details into the departments move to implement #8CANTWAIT policies. According to Chief Finley, MPD has been using most of the policies for some time now. Finley says the only policy that had to be modified was the duty to intervene policy. Before, only a supervisor could intervene to…
The United States Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force has officially notified CrimeStoppers of the capture of fugitive Vernell Sanders who was wanted for Escape from a State Correctional Facility in Elmore. Sanders had been eluding authorities since October of 2019. He is no longer wanted by law enforcement. A member of the U.S. Marshal’s Task Force tells CrimeStoppers that Vernell Sanders…
United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Oscar Dewayne Blevins, 26, of Selma, was sentenced in federal court for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Blevins pleaded guilty to the charge in March of 2020. In connection with his guilty plea, Blevins admitted that on December 29, 2019, he was…
Source: City of Selma Selma Mayor Darrio Melton says he’s asking city council members to join him in acknowledging Friday, June 19, as a holiday in the city of Selma. He says he hopes city council will make it a holiday for city employees. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. The holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, when…
