Alabama House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter (R – Rainsville) released the following statement on Monday regarding the sudden passing of Tom Collins, the husband of State Rep. Terri Collins (R – Decatur) and a beloved member of the Decatur community: “The members of the House Republican Caucus and I are praying for our colleague, State Rep. Terri Collins, and we…
Several storage units had to be cut open Monday, as crews battled an early-morning fire at the Red Dot storage facility in the 6300 block of Atlanta Highway. It was a similar scene at another self-storage fire in November. Fire fighters cut through dozens of locks to try and extinguish the blaze. “They are not connected, we are still investigating…
A front moves into Alabama today then stalls across northern portions of the state meaning rain and storms are in the forecast each day today through Thursday. Now it won’t rain all the time, but waves of low pressure will move up and along the front, and these will enhance rain chances as they move across the state. Expect some…
President Donald Trump is predicting a GOP Senate victory in Alabama following Democrat Doug Jones’ vote to convict him. Trump in a Tweet on Sunday lashed out at Jones, calling him a lightweight and his vote partisan. The president said it was so good to see that Republicans will be winning the Senate seat back. Lizzie Grams, a spokeswoman for…
CLINTON, Miss. (AP) – A city spokesman says fire officials will investigate whether bars on the windows of a central Mississippi home prevented a mother and her six children from escaping a fire. The bars were intended to keep burglars out. Clinton City spokesman Mark Jones told news outlets that investigators will also be looking for smoke alarms at the…
NEW YORK (AP) – Leaders in New York City are blaming an ambush on police officers there on an atmosphere of anti-police rhetoric. The gunman was taken into custody Sunday after attacks that morning and the night before wounded two officers. Police Commissioner Dermot Shea lashed out at activists who have held demonstrations against excessive force by police in recent…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) – The director of a coastal Mississippi convention center says an area of the building has been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected following reports of illnesses among groups that had events there. Gulf coast news outlets report dozens of people who attended a Mardi Gras Ball at the Mississippi Coast Convention Center last weekend reported gastro-intestinal problems. People…
UPDATE: A man is in custody after police say he shot at officers then barricaded himself in a motel room on Airbase Boulevard. According to Sgt. David Hicks with the Montgomery Police Department, at about 2:48 a.m. Sunday morning officers took the suspect into custody peacefully, without injuries to either officers or the suspect. The suspect was taken to a…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Bicyclists are planning a ride from the west Alabama city of Selma to Montgomery to commemorate a landmark civil rights event. The Montgomery Bicycle Club will stage a Selma-to-Montgomery bicycle ride on Feb. 22 along the same route that voting rights demonstrators led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. walked in 1965. Nearly 500 riders…
A heavy police presence has been reported on Airbase Boulevard in Montgomery. According to Sgt. David Hicks with the Montgomery Police Department, officers responded to the 400 block of Airbase Boulevard in reference to a dispute around 9 p.m. Upon arrival units located the suspect which was an adult male. The suspect fired at officers and immediately retreated to his…
