Photo from Lee Co. Sheriff’s Office A judge in Lee County is allowing the teenager charged in the wreck that killed Auburn University broadcaster Rod Bramblett and his wife Paula to be released to home confinement. Circuit Judge Jacob Walker says because of the COVID-19 pandemic, he is reinstating bond for 17-year-old Johnston Edward Taylor. That will allow him to…
A major narcotics warrant was served in Autauga County Thursday morning. Multiple agencies (Autauga County Sheriff’s Office, Elmore County Sheriff’s Department, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, Montgomery Police Department, and the Prattville Aviation Unit) assisted in the raid of “The Farm”. Police say “The Farm”, located on Langford Drive in Prattville, has been used for criminal activity for a long time….
Governor Kay Ivey announced Thursday that economic development activity across Alabama last year generated $7.1 billion in pledged capital investment and 13,454 job commitments, providing a potential spark for economic revival once the shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic ease. Governor Ivey said the results include strategic investments that reflect long-term growth plans in Alabama by major global companies, which can…
Tuskegee University announces that Dr. Lily D. McNair will resume her role as the university’s president, effective Friday, May 15. Dr. McNair began medical leave in early January — and now upon her return, she expressed her gratitude to the Board of Trustees for granting the request and giving her ample time to focus on her recovery. She also praised Dr. Ruby…
On Wednesday, April 29, Mitchell Evan Gandy, 32, Evergreen, was sentenced to 48 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. Following his prison sentence, Gandy will be on supervised release for three years. Gandy was indicted by a federal grand jury in August 2018 on one count…
Although Auburn University’s spring 2020 commencement ceremony has been postponed to August amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the university is planning several ways in which the graduating class of more than 4,500 will still be recognized. “We are proud of this graduating class and appreciate their resilience throughout the many uncertainties and challenges resulting from this global pandemic,” said Provost Bill…
SO LONG APRIL, HELLO MAY: At the surface, an area of high pressure builds in to the Southeast today and will stick around through the weekend and into next week, bringing with it a drier air mass which will give us sunshine in full supply today and tomorrow. Highs today will be in the lower 70s, with gusty northwesterly winds….
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A Birmingham man has been charged with attempted murder in a shooting that critically wounded a 1- year-old girl. According to Birmingham police, on Tuesday 20-year-old Larry Jackson Jr. was booked into the Jefferson County Jail on the charge and a count of discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle. News outlets report that as of Tuesday the victim, Liberty…
As governments across the United States gradually allow businesses to reopen, leaders are grappling with how much legal protection to give companies in case their workers get sick from the coronavirus. Some states are getting pressure to adjust unemployment rules to prevent at-risk workers from losing benefits if they can’t return to work. The issue of liability safeguards for businesses…
