The upcoming Super Tuesday election is set to be a big day in Alabama. At the top of the list is the Presidential preference vote. Alabama also has two Congressional seats up for grabs. Four candidates are vying the the Senate seat that Democrat Doug Jones currently holds. Last year Martha Roby announced that she would not run for re-election,…
Google did it again; it created a Super Bowl ad that drew tears and cheers from football fans during the big game. “Loretta” used Google search and Google Assistant to show how regular people can use its features and skills to preserve memories. In “Loretta” we hear an elderly man asking Google to remember certain things about his late wife…
People in Alabama are being warned of a new telephone scam which is currently sweeping the United Kingdom and could be set to hit the United States. CPR Call Blocker, makers of the best-selling call blocking device in the US and the UK, is urging the public in Alabama to beware if they receive a call from an apparent police…
UPDATE: Tuesday Afternoon — The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says James Snipes, Jr. has been found. No other details have been released. The Macon County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in finding James Snipes, Jr. Snipes is a 77-year-old man and may be suffering from a condition that may impair his judgment, according to investigators. He was…
Courtesy of @natgovfit Instagram Continuing his goal of ending childhood obesity, fitness icon Jake Steinfeld, Chairman of the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils (NFGFC), has kicked off 2020 by selecting the state of Alabama for its 2020 DON’T QUIT! Campaign. The NFGFC will deliver a state-of-the-art DON’T QUIT! Fitness Center to three elementary or middle schools. School nominations will be accepted…
Fans gather at a memorial for the late Kobe Bryant in front of Staples Center in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday, Jan. 26. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)…
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today announced that he has nominated 58 students from across the state of Alabama, including four from Montgomery County and one from Elmore County, to attend United States service academies. Service academies include the U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy, and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.  Theresa Hana Kim of Montgomery, received…
Photo of Margaret Huang – From SPLC The Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center has announced that Margaret Huang has been named as the SPLC’s new president and chief executive officer. She will take her position on April 20. In a news release, the SPLC says Huang, who is executive director of Amnesty International USA, has devoted her 25-year career to…
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a death investigation following the fatal shooting of an adult male that occurred on Sunday, February 2. At about 6 p.m., MPD Patrol and Fire Medics responded to the 4000 block of L.H. Hamilton Road in reference to a subject shot. There, MPD located an adult male who had sustained a fatal gunshot wound…
On July 30, 2019, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into allegations of a sexual assault that occurred against a 10-year-old female in Beauregard. Jeremiah Terrell Wagner, 18, of Beauregard was developed as a suspect. A search warrant was obtained for Wagner’s DNA and submitted to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for analysis and comparison with evidence…
