When I was a student, there were a lot of distractions. Noisy roommates and loud hallways keep many students from being able to focus on their work. Today’s students though, have more options to help them meet every assignment using tech gadgets that are essential for school and work. One of my favorite gadgets is a set of noise-canceling headphones….
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) along with multiple law enforcement agencies conducted a major counter-contraband operation on Thursday at the Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore County. The predawn operation that began at 4 a.m. recovered an assortment of makeshift weapons, contraband cellphones, the synthetic drug, flakka, in the prison that houses more than 1,300 inmates. Supporting agencies included the…
Like a lot of people, I have dozens of old videotapes stored in boxes and on shelves in my house. Video of my children being born, their first Christmas, first time on a bike, first soccer game, and hours of dance recitals and school programs. We can’t watch them. The technology from the 90s and 2000s is obsolete. We haven’t…
Montgomery resident Jimmy Smith struggles with drug and alcohol addiction and has been in and out of the criminal justice system for a large part of his life. After a recent arrest on misdemeanor warrants placed him in the Montgomery City Jail, he decided it was time to make a change and enrolled in “Road to Redemption,” a new jail…
Could you spend a weekend at one of the most beautiful places on earth, and not take a picture? Not post to Facebook? Not even send a text? That’s the challenge put out by satelliteinternet.com, a tech company advertising a “Dream Job” that, for some people might sound like a nightmare. “People spend an average of 11 hours a day…
Former NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his wife Amy have survived a small plane crash in upper east Tennessee. Earnhardt Jr. has been taken to the hospital following the crash at Elizabethton Municipal Airport, the Carter County Sheriff’s Office said, according to CBS affiliate WJHL-TV. CBS News Coverage of the Earnhardt Plane Crash WJHL reports Earnhardt Jr. and his…
Wanted fugitive, J’Tari Bass, has been taken into custody. He was taken to jail by The United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force on Tuesday, August 13, in Montgomery. Bass was taken into custody without incident. No other details were released. Bass was wanted by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office for failure to appear for Murder. He was originally arrested on…
Courtesy of Harvey Updyke Facebook A prosecutor wants to know why a University of Alabama fan who pleaded guilty to poisoning landmark oak trees at Auburn University isn’t making court-ordered restitution payments. Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes says that Harvey Updyke is being ordered to appear in court Oct. 30 to explain himself. Updyke served more than 70 days…
Prattville police say two people have been shot at Newton Park and taken to hospital with serious injuries. It appears the incident happened in a vehicle. A possible 3rd victim is being sought. Police say be on the lookout for a possibly injured black male, wearing a black muscle shirt with gray or white trim, black or dark colored low…
A stray shower or storm is possible today over South Alabama, but the weather is looking mainly dry and mostly sunny for today, tomorrow, and Saturday. It will remain very hot, with highs in the mid to upper 90s, but with the lower humidity, it will not be as oppressive as recent days. Nighttime temperatures will be cooler with early…
