CLAYTON, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama inmate has died after being stabbed by another inmate. The Department of Corrections said in a Friday news release that 29-year-old Joshua David Willingham died days after being stabbed by another inmate at Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton. The prison system says Willingham was assaulted in a housing area on Sept. 8. He was…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) – Funeral services are set in Tuscaloosa for a police officer who was killed in the line of duty. A memorial is planned for noon Sunday for investigator Dornell Cousette, who was shot to death while trying to make an arrest on Monday. The funeral will be held in the gymnasium of Shelton State Community College, and…
On September 20, the Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force and the Alexander City Special Response Group executed a search warrant at a residence on Joseph Street in Alexander City. The investigation began when a concerned citizen reported juveniles purchasing marijuana approximately a block away from the high school. Controlled buys were conducted by the Task Force which led to a…
The New England Patriots have released receiver Antonio Brown after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct. The team announced the move Friday in a statement emailed to reporters. The statement said: “We appreciate the hard work of many people over the past 11 days, but we feel that it is best to move in a different direction at…
On Friday thirteen new historic sites were officially dedicated in Tuskegee. The city of Tuskegee played a major roll in the Civil Rights Movement. Now more historic people and places in Tuskegee are being recognized. “We lift up even more individuals and places in our community where great things took place” said Tuskegee Mayor Tony Haygood. The Jewish American Society…
A federal judge has ordered Alabama to pay more than $675,000 to lawyers for abortion clinics who successfully challenged the state’s attempt to ban an abortion procedure. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson on Friday ordered Alabama to pay $675,964 in legal fees. The state is responsible for the legal fees after the 2016 law was struck down as unconstitutional. The…
An Alabama Department of Corrections’ officer has been arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation by the department’s investigation and intelligence division. Correctional officer Corey McClendon, 26, of Louisville, AL, was arrested and charged with trafficking in controlled substances. He was arrested in the parking lot of a local business in Troy on September 13. McClendon was employed at Easterling…
Gov. Kay Ivey has had an outpatient procedure after being diagnosed with cancer. Ivey’s office said Friday that the governor’s procedure at the University of Alabama at Birmingham went as planned. The governor is back in Montgomery. Ivey says the treatment will not affect her ability to serve as governor. Her office says she will resume a regular schedule next…
Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that Alabama has yet again set a new record low unemployment rate. Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted August unemployment rate is 3.1%, down from July’s rate of 3.3%, and well below August 2018’s rate of 3.9%. August’s rate represents 2,184,511 employed persons, also a new record high, measuring 68,033 more than last year’s count,…
NEW YORK (AP) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH’-zee-oh) says he’s ending his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. De Blasio struggled to gain traction in a sprawling field of Democrats seeking the presidency. He announced his decision in an MSNBC interview on Friday. De Blasio launched his bid in May, but his campaign largely…
