Our veteran this week is a 97-year-old WWII Purple Heart recipient. He served in the U. S. Army as a tank driver helping to liberate European countries and he’s had his share of injuries. John Morrow knows the “Price of Freedom”. Categories: Price of Freedom
‘Tis the season for red kettles! Alabama News Network has partnered with the Salvation Army for another year to kick off the Red Kettle Campaign in the River Region. A kickoff celebration was held Wednesday in front of the Sam’s Club on the Eastern Boulevard. The famous red kettles will appear outside of 43 businesses and organizations in the Montgomery…
On Wednesday the Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association celebrated 10 years of promoting Alabama’s Black Belt region to outdoorsmen and women around the country. The non-profit group was joined by Alabama Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth to release an economic study, highlighting the impact that hunters, anglers, and outdoor recreation have on the Black Belt region and Alabama’s economy. In 2018,…
A judge in Tennessee has dropped a human trafficking charge against former NBA player Jim Farmer. Defense lawyer Worrick G. Robinson IV says a court dismissed the charge against the one-time University of Alabama stand out on Tuesday. Robinson says the decision came during a preliminary hearing for Farmer. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the 55-year-old resident of Franklin,…
Courtesy of Chette Williams Hudl Police say the son of Auburn University’s longtime team chaplain has been killed while attempting to rob a man in metro Atlanta. DeKalb County police say Chette Williams Jr. was shot to death during a confrontation Saturday night. Police say Williams pulled up in a car at a gas station and tried to rob another…
Evidence shows white Montgomery police officer, Aaron Cody Smith, charged with murder in the shooting of an unarmed black man told an investigator he opened fire after the man swung a pole at him. Prosecutors on Wednesday played jurors a recording of a statement made by Smith about the death of 58-year-old Greg Gunn. According to reports, Smith initially told…
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) – Lee County District Judge Russell Bush is ordering DNA testing for the man charged with kidnapping, in the disappearance of missing 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard. Judge Bush ordered 29-year-old Ibraheem Yazeed to submit a DNA sample to authorities. The college student is the stepdaughter of UFC fighter Walt Harris, of metro-Birmingham. She was last seen on Oct….
More of the same highlights the forecast for today and tomorrow; expect more sun than clouds with warming temperatures. Highs will go from to those upper 60s and lower 70s today, to mid 70s tomorrow. Nights will remain chilly with 30s and 40s expected. A METEOR OUTBURST COULD HAPPEN THIS WEEK: Get ready for a meteor outburst–maybe. Later this week,…
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed continues to grow in his role as the Capitol City’s leader. Tuesday was Reed’s first City Council Meeting as Mayor. There were not many pressing issues at Tuesday’s meeting, but Mayor Reed says more important issues will come from the meetings in the near future. “This was just a day for to get with the City…
Montgomery police officer Aaron Cody Smith is charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Greg Gunn. Gunn was an unarmed black man that was fatally shot by Smith back in 2016. Day two of the trial started with both defense attorneys and prosecutors making opening statements. Both the state and the defense broke down the order of events with…
