Our Tuesday will continue to feature afternoon highs well into the upper 80s and yes a few locations will see 90° this afternoon. We should see more sunshine than clouds for most of the day, however, a cold front will bring a chance of showers, and possibly a few thunderstorms into Alabama late this afternoon and into the early overnight…
Jerome Sharp is wanted by the Alabama Department of Corrections for Escape. Sharp escaped around 5:00 a.m. from the Butler County Jail on Monday, May 4, by disabling a fence gate locking mechanism. Sharp had been in custody with the Butler County Sheriff’s Office for a Domestic Violence Assault charge with a firearm. Because of the new arrest, Sharp’s Alabama…
Alabama State University has partnered with the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) and the Montgomery Housing Authority (MHA) to provide free COVID-19 testing for residents of a local housing community. President Quinton T. Ross, Jr., made the announcement on Monday, May 4, that a drive-up clinic for eligible residents of the William B. Paterson Court Housing Community will be…
As many Americans continue to work from home and students continue to be taught online through Zoom meetings or something else, internet speeds have become a big concern. Several viewers have contacted me saying their WiFi has slowed to the point they can’t work effectively from a home office. Why has your speed slowed? There are a few possible reasons…
Alabama lawmakers have resumed a shortened legislative session focused on state budgets. Legislators had taken a nearly two month break during the COVID-19 outbreak but returned to Montgomery to pass state budgets and a few other bills. Legislators wore masks. Members of the 105-member House of Representatives spaced themselves out over two floors at the Alabama Statehouse in order to…
A single-vehicle crash at 5:50 a.m. Sunday, May 2, claimed the life of a Montgomery woman. Cavaughn Aiyanla Nixon, 20, was killed when the 2006 Hyundai Sonata she was driving went off the roadway and struck a tree. Nixon was not using a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on Interstate 65 near the…
Alabama gas prices have fallen 2.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.52/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,348 stations. Gas prices in Alabama are 16.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 98.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Alabama is…
The Alabama Department of Revenue is extending the time for drivers to get their March, April or May car registrations, renewals and to pay their vehicle taxes. Revenue Commissioner Vernon Barnett has changed the deadline to June 19. This extension applies to car purchases that normally have a 20-day registration requirement and to regular registrations and renewals. Penalty charges for late…
A rural Alabama sheriff says his department won’t enforce state guidelines limiting public activities during the coronavirus pandemic. Reports say that Blount County Sheriff Mark Moon says he has instructed deputies not to stop businesses or churches that violate state restrictions. Moon says he isn’t defying Gov. Kay Ivey. He says he just can’t punish someone who is trying to…
Montgomery police have charged Jamie Carter, 24, with one count of first-degree Robbery and second-degree Assault in reference to the robbery and assault. Police say the incident occurred around 4 am on April 25 in the 5600 block of Carmichael Road. The adult male victim says he and the suspect were involved in a verbal altercation and during the altercation…
