An Alabama man arrested for slashing a towering protest balloon depicting President Donald Trump as a baby has been ordered to attend counseling and complete community service for a chance at getting the charges dismissed. According to reports, if Hoyt Hutchinson, 32, finishes the Tuscaloosa County District Attorney’s diversion program, the case and charges against him could be removed from…
An Alabama Department of Corrections inmate convicted of murder has been recaptured after a standoff. The ADOC says Daniel Miner, 43, surrendered to authorities late Thursday. He had been on the loose since fleeing from a work release center in Childersburg last Saturday. Miner was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1994 after being convicted of murder in Marshall County. He…
The 55th Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee is underway in Selma. This annual event remembers Bloody Sunday and celebrates civil rights history. Bloody Sunday happened on March 7, 1965. That’s when hundreds of people marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to call for equal voting rights. They were met by dozens of Alabama State Troopers who beat them. That…
When you’re sick one of the last things you want to do is crawl out of bed and go to your doctor’s office. Sometimes I feel if I’m not sick when I get there I will be when I leave. Lots of sick people in the waiting room with a cold or the flu and they’re all coughing and sneezing…
FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: It is a cold start to the day with freezing temps area wide, but under a mainly sunny sky, we warm up into the upper 50s and lower 60s this afternoon. Tonight will be clear and cold night, lows in the 30s by first thing tomorrow morning. Then for the weekend, both Saturday and Sunday will…
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An Alabama man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in a Fourth of July boat crash that left two people dead, including a 17-year-old high school student. On Wednesday, a judge in Elmore County handed 41-year-old Damion Bruno two concurrent sentences for reckless murder. Marine Police Capt. Gary Buchanan said in July that Bruno was operating a boat…
Aniah Blanchard The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a bill named for a slain college student that would allow judges to deny bond to people accused of committing violent crimes. Representatives unanimously approved the proposed constitutional amendment, and accompanying enabling legislation. The bills now move to the Alabama Senate. The bill is named for Aniah Blanchard, a 19-year-old college…
Lee High School used a big third-quarter rally to grab the lead Thursday morning, then staved off Oak Mountain’s tenacious comeback effort to win 65-57 – advancing to the 98th AHSAA Class 7A State Basketball Championship game at the BJCC Legacy Saturday at 5:45 pm. Generals senior point guard De’marquiese Miles had 20 points, three assists, four steals and no…
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit over control of the Alabama Democratic Party. Montgomery Circuit Judge Greg Griffin dismissed the lawsuit filed by longtime leader Nancy Worley to prevent new Chairman Chris England from taking control. Judge Griffin said he did not have jurisdiction over the internal party dispute. Worley said she was disappointed in the action and is reviewing…
