BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Nearly $700,000 in federal grant money will go to a nonprofit group that works with Hispanic immigrants in central Alabama. An announcement from the governor’s office says the Birmingham-based Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama is receiving the money to work with immigrants who become victims of crimes in Blount, Chilton, Jefferson and Shelby counties. Advocates say…
PHENIX CITY, Ala. (AP) – There’s a plan afoot to trap scores of stray cats that moved into a city park in east Alabama after the felines drew complaints from park-goers. City officials tell WTVM-TV that they’ve received complaints about feral cats begging for food at Idle Hour Park in Phenix City. Assistant City Manager Steve Smith says the city…
ON THE MAPS: High pressure to our northeast continues to provide an easterly flow into the state keeping us very dry with low humidity and fairly comfortable temps, especially in the morning hours. Elsewhere across the USA, a cold front combining with Imelda remnants will produce severe storms with large to very large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rain across…
Orange Bowl, Miami,Source: University of AlabamaThe University of Alabama Million Dollar Band has been selected to perform in the 2020 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. According to a press release posted by the university, The Million Dollar Band will join the Parade to the call of “Let’s Have a Parade,” the iconic phrase that has signaled the start of every Macy’s…
Saturday was POW/MIA Recognition Day across the nation. A ceremony was held at the State Capitol to honor those Prisoners of War and those soldiers that are Missing in Action. The keynote speaker was 98 year old George Mills. Mills is a World War II veteran, and was a prisoner of war in Germany for five months between 1944 and…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama health regulators have closed shellfish growing waters in Mobile County. The Alabama Department of Public Health says Areas I, II, and VII are closed as of Friday. This includes Cedar Point, Heron Bay, Portersville Bay and Grand Bay. The order by State Health Officer, Dr. Scott Harris, was issued as a result of possible bacteriological…
Protesters for women’s rights hold a rally on the Alabama Capitol steps to protest a law passed last week making abortion a felony in nearly all cases with no exceptions for cases of rape or incest, Sunday, May 19, 2019, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A federal judge has ordered Alabama to pay more than $675,000…
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…
