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What the Tech? Smartphone Video Gift Ideas

You already have one of the best video cameras you can buy. New smartphones shoot 4K and even older phones shoot HD. Whether you’re shooting a video for Instagram, TikTok or YouTube, or just videos of the kids. Up your Spielberg game with these gadgets. Nothing’s worse than shaky video, so a tripod or stabilizer should be at the top…

What the Tech? Grandparent Gift Ideas

A few years ago you might not have dreamed of giving grandma or granddad a tech gadget. They might say they didn’t like technology or don’t know how to use the gadgets. If you gave them something that needed to be re-connected every now and then or had to be set up using an app or a website, those gadgets…

What the Tech? Home Entertainment Gifts

I’ve looked at a lot of tech gadgets this year and two of my very favorites are both great for people who love to entertain in their home. One is not much bigger than a soda can but it brings the movie theater experience into your home or your backyard. The Anker Nebula Capsule II is a portable Bluetooth high-def…

Teen Charged in Crash That Killed Auburn Announcer Rod Bramblett and Wife Continues “Reckless Driving”

Johnston Edward Taylor A Lee County prosecutor is asking a judge to revoke the bond of a teenager charged in the crash that killed Auburn University broadcaster Rod Bramblett and his wife. According to reports, the Lee County district attorney’s office argued continued unsafe driving in asking a court to jail 16-year-old Johnston Edward Taylor of Auburn. A defense attorney…

Nick Saban and Wife Make Million-Dollar Donation to Fund New Children’s Center in Tuscaloosa

University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban is helping fund a new children’s center in Tuscaloosa. Officials announced Friday that Saban and his wife Terry are making a $1 million donation for what will become the Saban Center. Saban’s private foundation, Nick’s Kids, will donate another $250,000. The more than 100,000-square-foot complex will be located in the existing Tuscaloosa News…

State of Alabama Wins Minimum Wage Lawsuit

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Friday that the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the State of Alabama, deciding that plaintiffs challenging the Alabama Uniform Minimum Wage and Right-to-Work Act lacked standing to file their racial discrimination claim against the Attorney General. “I am pleased with the 11th Circuit’s ruling today, which agreed with the…

$70K in Layaway Purchases Paid Off by Anonymous Donations at Two Alabama Walmarts

Anonymous donations have paid off $70,000 in layaway purchases at two Walmart stores in Alabama. A company spokesman says someone paid off $45,000 in purchases at a store in the city of Anniston on Monday. He says someone paid off another $25,000 in layaway purchases two days later at a Walmart in nearby Oxford. It’s unclear whether the same person…

Montgomery Police Charge Man with Assault in November Shooting

Raymond McCray, 29 Montgomery police have charged Raymond McCray, 29, with second-degree assault in reference to a shooting that occurred on November 16 around 6:30 a.m. in the 1900 block of Harmon Street. The adult male victim sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound during an argument with a subject he knew. Further investigation identified McCray as the suspect. McCray was…

Man Shot During Robbery, Teen Charged with Robbery & Assault

Tandion Stoudemire, 18 Montgomery police have charged Tandion Stoudemire, 18, with first-degree robbery and first-degree assault in reference to a shooting that occurred on November 27 around midnight in the 4700 block of Park Towne Way. The adult male victim sustained a serious gunshot wound then drove to Eric Lane where police were called. The investigation indicated that the victim…