A prosecutor in Atlanta is deciding whether to open a formal investigation into singer James Brown’s death. Brown, known as the godfather of soul, was 73 when he died of heart failure on Christmas day in 2006. A spokesman for Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard said a woman named Jacque Hollander requested a meeting, claiming Brown’s death was caused…
Two men are dead after an argument led to a shootout at a Walmart store in Mobile. Police say two people got into a dispute at a Walmart Neighborhood Market on Wednesday night and both pulled out guns. Each opened fire and shot the other. A witness said people ran through the store as multiple shots rang out. Both men…
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $196,533 to create safer neighborhoods in several Alabama municipalities and communities. Funds from the Project Safe Neighborhoods program were awarded to the cities of Montgomery, Mobile, Summerdale and Satsuma and the counties of Mobile and Montgomery as well as the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles. Gov. Ivey awarded an additional $300,000 in Project Safe…
Rain and storms will end early today, but clouds will linger for much of the day. We do note, extreme Southeast Alabama are highlighted in a “marginal risk” for first thing this morning, but by mid morning, the storms should be pushing out of the state. Today will be much cooler as temperatures will fall from the 60s and 70s…
This week we are featuring a retired U.S Army Sergeant Major. He served three tours of duty in Vietnam and mentored soldiers as a Drill Sergeant. James Earl Jackson knows the price of freedom. Categories: Price of Freedom
AUBURN, Ala. — Austin Wiley had 18 points, a career-high 17 rebounds and five blocked shots and No. 11 Auburn beat rival Alabama 95-91 Wednesday night in the Tigers’ latest foray into overtime. The Tigers (22-2, 9-2 Southeastern Conference) picked up their fourth overtime win of the last five games. This time they scored the first eight points of overtime and held…
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall expressed his disapproval of a record level of lethal violence against law enforcement officers in the state. Seven Alabama law enforcement officers have been shot and killed in the past 13 months. Speaking at a news conference Wednesday, Marshall deplored the loss of life and said the pattern must end. The Republican attorney general also…
A Senate committee has voted down a proposal to give payday lending customers longer to repay their loans. Lawmakers voted 6-8 against the bill that would give borrowers 30 days to repay a loan instead of as little as 10 days. Opposed senators said they believed people would turn to internet lenders if the payday lending stores weren’t available in…
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama will donate $70,000 to boost robotics programs in Montgomery Public Schools. Hyundai is teaming up with Auburn University’s Southeastern Center of Robotics Education (SCORE) to start the Hyundai Initiative for Robotics Excellence (HIRE). The goal of HIRE is to establish robotics teams at public middle schools in Montgomery County to seed the next generation of a…
Riverfront Park in downtown Montgomery is closed because of flooding. The river flooded following heavy storms on Monday so as a safety precaution, city officials closed the park. More storms are expected Wednesday night so more flooding is expected. Categories: News
