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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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Governor Kay Ivey announced she has named J C Love, III to serve as Montgomery County’s Probate Judge. The governor signed Love’s appointment letter Friday. “J C Love, III has an impressive career, both in his work as an attorney and his involvement in the Montgomery community,” Governor Ivey said. “I’m confident that he will hit the ground running and…
An Auburn University student who was reported missing was found dead on Sunday, November 10th. Auburn police say 22-year-old Chi-Kai Lai, an Asian student enrolled at the university, was found in an out-building in the 500 block of Southview Drive. Authorities say it looks like Lai has been living in that building. Lai was reported missing on August 19th. Police…
Alabama’s unemployment rate has dropped to a record 2.8%. A statement released Friday by the state labor agency says the preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October was down two-tenths of a percent from 3% in September. That’s 1 percentage point better than the jobless rate from a year ago, and it’s well below the national employment rate of 3.6%….
