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The Latest: Ex-Aide Says Trump Persuaded to Release Money

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on President Donald Trump and House impeachment investigation (all times local): 7 p.m. A former national security aide to President Donald Trump has given lawmakers a new account of how military aid to Ukraine came to be released. In a transcript released Saturday, Tim Morrison describes a Sept. 11 meeting at which Vice President Mike…

The Latest: Tagovailoa to Miss Rest of Season with Injury

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) – The Latest on Tua Tagovailoa’s injury (all times local): 7:13 p.m. Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will miss the rest of the season with a hip injury he suffered late in the first half of the Crimson Tide’s victory over Mississippi State on Saturday. Tagovailoa was injured while being dragged down late in the first half, with…

Photographer Hit in Georgia-Auburn Game, Sent to Hospital

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – A photographer was taken to the hospital after she was hit on the sideline of the Georgia-Auburn game Saturday and carted off the field. A Georgia statement said Chamberlain Smith was sent to East Alabama Medical Center in nearby Opelika for treatment. The school didn’t specify her injury. A photography intern for the University of Georgia…

Woman Charged with Arson in Chicken House Fire that Killed Nearly 30k Chickens

(Source: Pike County Sheriff’s Office) A Chicago woman has been charged in connection to a fire that destroyed four chicken houses in Pike County. According to the Pike County Sheriff’s Office, Tu Thi Do, 62, has been charged with four counts of second-degree arson in the burning of four Goshen chicken houses. The fire happened on June 2 in the…

Alabama Power Fees on Solar Challenged

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Environmental groups and homeowners are challenging a fee charged by Alabama Power on customers who use solar panels, or other means, to generate part of their electricity. Keith Johnston of the Southern Environmental Law Center says the fee discourages people from using solar power. He said it is essentially a solar tax. Alabama Power argues the…

Update: Tua Tagovailoa Flown to Hospital after Hip Injury

Tua Tagovailoa has been flown from Starkville, Mississippi, to Birmingham for treatment after he injured his hip while being dragged down late in the first half in Alabama’s game against Mississippi State. It was likely to have been his final series of the day. Alabama went on to beat Mississippi State 38-7. But the victory was greatly overshadowed by the…

DA: No Charges Against Alabama Officers in Fatal Shooting

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – A prosecutor says he won’t pursue charges against police officers who shot and killed a man in Alabama. Madison County District Attorney Rob Broussard told a news conference Friday that Madison police were justified in fatally shooting 39-year-old Dana Fletcher last month. Fletcher’s wife has maintained he wasn’t armed when police confronted him outside a gymnasium…

Roy Moore Files Lawsuit Over ’17 Campaign Ads

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Republican Roy Moore has filed a lawsuit against people involved with a group that spent millions against him in the 2017 U.S. Senate race. Moore announced the defamation lawsuit Friday. In a press statement, he said it was part of “fraudulent campaign tactics” against him in the 2017 race he lost to Sen. Doug Jones. The…

LACEUP (11/15/19)

2019 AHSAA State Football Playoffs Second-Round Results CLASS 1A Sweet Water (10-1) 34, Maplesville (8-3) 21 Brantley (11-1) 49, Notasulga (6-5) 21 Lanett (11-0) 44, Elba (8-4) 6 Isabella (12-0) 29, Millry (10-2) 27 Spring Garden (11-1) 34, Hackleburg (5-7) 0 Pickens County (10-2) 21, Falkville (7-5) 20 Mars Hill Bible (12-0) 59, South Lamar (10-2) 34 Decatur Heritage (12-0)…

MPD Investigate Shooting Incident on E. South Blvd.

Montgomery Police are trying to determine where a shooting incident occurred on the city’s south side. Authorities were called to the scene at the 900 block of E. South Boulevard just before 3:00PM. There, a female victim was located inside a vehicle with a serious gunshot wound. She was transported to a local hospital for treatment. Her condition is unknown…