GADSDEN, Ala. – An Alabama city is taking steps to outlaw the tethering of animals. The Gadsden City Council recently passed an ordinance to ban tying up animals. The Gadsden Times reports that it won’t be enforced until after a 60-day grace period. Some cities allow tethering, but only for a certain amount of time. But Gadsden Police Chief Lamar…
FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. – A Florida contractor is facing murder charges after the body of a disgruntled customer was found in a Georgia landfill. Authorities say the body of 65-year-old Susan Mauldin was found last week in a Folkston, Georgia, landfill. She disappeared in October after demanding a refund from 45-year-old Corey Binderim, who had not finished the job she…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – The new chief of the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service will be sworn in Monday at Bill Harris Arena. Al.com reports that Cory D. Moon’s new administration will also be taking the oath of office during the 10 a.m. event. Moon joined the department in March 2001 as a firefighter/EMT. He was promoted to lieutenant in…
UPDATE: Capt. Jason Cupps with Montgomery Fire/Rescue tells Alabama News Network that ten people were sent to the hospital from the fire. Nine people were trapped inside of the home when fire crews arrived, with one victim outside of the home. Cupps says victims range from  infant to adults. A family member who lives nearby says the children that live…
A man wearing a face mask rides a nearly empty subway train in Beijing, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. The new virus accelerated its spread in China, and the U.S. Consulate in the epicenter of the outbreak, the central city of Wuhan, announced Sunday it will evacuate its personnel and some private citizens aboard a charter flight. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) BEIJING…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A state prison crisis and gambling legislation are expected to be top topics when lawmakers return to Montgomery next week. The Alabama Legislature begins the 2020 legislative session on Tuesday. Lawmakers are expected to debate additional funding for state prisons and a package of bills aimed at reducing recidivism and prison crowding. Lottery legislation is also…
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama county is reopening the park where a deadly fire at a marina killed eight people. Officials say Jackson County Park at Scottsboro will reopen Monday. The part of the marina where fire broke out nearly a week ago will still be off limits. But officials say visitors can still use other areas of the…
A single vehicle crash has claimed the life of a Pike County man. According to Sgt. Drew Brooks with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Â Kenneth Earl Moultry, 64, of Brundidge, was killed when the 2016 Dodge Ram truck he was operating left the roadway and overturned in a creek. The crash occurred on Pike County 4419, approximately one half mile…
The Bellingrath Community Center near the old school is no longer a trash drop off point in Montgomery. Residents of the area have complained of people dropping trash at the site at all times, even though sanitation workers are only scheduled to be there every first and third Saturday of each month. Starting Saturday, February 1, trash will not be…
If you’re an aspiring YouTuber or even a TV reporter you should find the new app DoubleTake to be very helpful. If you use an iPhone X or 11. DoubleTake is from the folks behind the video recording app FiLMiC Pro and it takes advantage of all the iPhone cameras to turn your phone into a multi-cam studio. DoubleTake captures…
