BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Four new victims of racial violence are being added to the Jefferson County Memorial Project. The new names were discovered by students and others working with the project. Among them is Jim Hatter, who was dragged out of his home before bullets tore through his body in 1910. Hatter helped another black man accused of killing…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) – It’s the last weekend of the Mardi Gras season on the Alabama coast. Nine parades are planned for Saturday and Sunday around Mobile and Baldwin County. And Sunday is Joe Cain Day in Mobile, where thousands of revelers will celebrate the man credited with creating Mobile’s Mardi Gras festivities. There are more parades on Monday and…
By now you’ve probably learned how to do something by watching YouTube videos. I know I have. A few years ago my big screen TV started showing a blurry picture that only got worse. The TV repairman (are there any TV repairmen left?) couldn’t make the house call before the big game that weekend. I turned to YouTube and found…
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Wells Fargo has agreed to pay $3 billion to settle criminal and civil investigations into a long-running practice whereby company employees opened millions of unauthorized bank accounts in order to meet unrealistic sales goals. Since the fake-accounts scandal came to light in 2016, Wells has paid out billions in fines to state and federal regulators, reshuffled…
The state sales tax holiday weekend on severe weather preparedness items runs from Friday, Feb. 21 until midnight on Sunday, Feb. 23. Alabama shoppers can stock up tax free on supplies costing less than $60 that can be used for a natural disaster or a general emergency. Generators costing $1,000 or less also can be purchased free of the state’s…
One of the most addictive apps is now helping people stop using it. Tik Tok, the app with bite-sized videos created by other users has added features called “Digital Wellbeing” in its settings where people can set time limits for using the app. The app will now let you limit the time spent looking at the screen for 40 minutes,…
As if the coronavirus threat wasn’t scary enough, something far more likely could make you a victim. Scammers are sending out emails that appear to come from the Centers for Disease Control. The email says there are new cases of the virus in your city, and asks you to click a link to see a list. Security lab Trustwave first…
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) – A major bridge on the Alabama coast is closed after being hit by a runaway barge. Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier posts on his Facebook page that the incident at the Dauphin Island bridge happened Friday morning. Collier says a barge hit the north end of the roughly 3-mile-long bridge. He says state transportation officials…
Source: Montgomery Fire/Rescue Montgomery Fire & Rescue is investigating an early morning accident involving a school bus and two other vehicles. The accident happened at Woodley Road and East South Boulevard in Montgomery. Montgomery Public Schools tell Alabama News Network that a bus driver had a minor injury, but did not need treatment. A student and aide were also on…
An animal rights bill moving through the Alabama State House has caught the attention of animal rights groups across the state The legislation, proposed by Senator Jack Williams of Mobile would give authority in animal abuse cases that involve working animals and animal enterprises to the State Department of Agriculture. Animal rights and humane groups fear the law would strip…
