WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Saturday argued a robust version of one of the president’s favorite phrases to tweet: “read the transcript!” It was the first day of defense arguments in Trump’s impeachment trial, and the Senate gathered for two quick hours in a rare Saturday session. The White House lawyers had said it would be a…
Saturday morning in Downtown Montgomery, Delta Sigma Theta hosted a human trafficking forum. The forum was held to raise awareness about the different types of human trafficking that are happening across the nation, and in Montgomery. Dozens came out to learn of the different tactics used to traffic women, men and children, and how to recognize the signs of human…
Friday morning attorneys from the middle and southern districts of Alabama, along with multiple officers from various law enforcement agencies learned more about the signs of human trafficking. The training happened any AUM. Lecturers stress how often human trafficking happens, and how many people don’t know its happening in Alabama. Law enforcement, as well as local residents participated in the…
Almost every time I go to the movies I’m standing or sitting there as the credits roll wondering if there’s something else coming. Bonus features like bloopers, deleted scenes or a ‘where are they now’ sometimes play at the end of a movie after the credits roll. I’m always wondering if I should sit through all the closing credits to…
The City of Montgomery is welcoming a new restaurant to the city. Birmingham originated restaurant, Taco Mama, will soon be open for business. The restaurant will officially be open on Monday, January 27. The restaurant will be located in the Peppertree Plaza Shopping Center. Taco Mama is a Mexican style restaurant with several locations throughout the Alabama, Tennessee, and North…
Law enforcement agents from the Alabama Department of Corrections’ (ADOC) Investigations and Intelligence Division have reported recent illegal contraband findings at Holman and Tutwiler Correctional Facilities. Amelia Allen On Saturday, January 18, around 12:50 p.m. at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, a narcotic-detection canine alerted to the vehicle of Amelia Allen, 43, of Moundville. After a search, an ADOC investigator…
According Wilcox County Superintendent Dr. Andre Saulsberry, a 1st grader at J.E. Hobbs Elementary in Camden brought a gun to school in his jacket pocket. Saulsberry says the gun was accidentally discharged in a classroom. The parents of the 6-year-old child are now are in custody. The parents are being charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The…
Alabama’s unemployment rate is unchanged at a record-low 2.7%, well below the jobless level from a year ago. In a release issued by the Alabama Department of Labor on Friday, it says the December rate matched the November rate of 2.7%. It represents about 2.2 million people with jobs and 61,458 people without work. The November rate was below the…
David Letterman once made stupid human tricks famous. Tik Tok is apparently where people go to perform those tricks in the days of social media. Fire departments and utility officials across the country are warning people to stop with the “outlet challenge”, a viral video trend where Tik Tok users are dropping pennies behind wall chargers plugged into an outlet….
Montgomery Police has identified the victim in the city’s latest homicide. Officials say 34-year-old Roosevelt Rankins of Montgomery was shot and killed in the 2300 block of Stella Street Thursday afternoon. First responders arrived on the scene around 3PM Thursday in reference to a person shot. There they located a crashed vehicle with Rankins inside with a fatal gunshot wound….
