Peach season is in full swing in Alabama, with the peak of the season just around the corner in mid-June. Growers of the famous peaches in Chilton County took a little bit of a hit from late-spring cold snaps, but it wasn’t enough for any major impacts. At Durbin Farms in Clanton, workers say  the only effects may be the size…
ABC 32 will air Alabama’s football season opener. The Crimson Tide will play in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game against Duke at 2:30PM CT on August 31 in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. “We look forward to welcoming another national television audience to the Capital of College Football for the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game,” said Gary Stokan, Peach Bowl, Inc. CEO and president…
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that nurse practitioner Lilian Akwuba of Montgomery has received a 10-year sentence for her part in two separate “pill mill” operations in Montgomery over a four-year period. That announcement came from U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin and others involved in the investigation. The DOJ says the sentence follows her convictions for drug distribution…
A federal appeals court is refusing to block Alabama’s bid to execute an inmate convicted of killing a country preacher with a sword. The 11th U.S. Circuit of Appeals on Wednesday refused a stay requested by 46-year-old Christopher Lee Price. He’s set to die by lethal injection Thursday night. The court says an earlier Supreme Court decision prevents a delay…
The Biscuits (30-21) had to come from behind, but ultimately snapped their season-high five-game winning streak in a 9-4 win over the Birmingham Barons in the 23rd Rickwood Classic on Wednesday afternoon at America’s oldest ballpark, Rickwood Field. Playing in just their second Rickwood Classic, and first since 2005, the Biscuits, who wore gray throwback uniforms against the cream-colored Barons’ threads,…
During the same holiday period in 2018, Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) investigated 10 traffic fatalities. The 2019 total was half that. Between 12:01 a.m. Friday, May 24, and midnight Monday, May 27, Troopers investigated five traffic fatalities. This past weekend, three drivers and two pedestrians were killed in Lauderdale, Wilcox, Mobile and Lee counties. Three of…
Montgomery Fire and Rescue responded to the the scene of a “hazardous material incident” at the National Guard Armory (187th Fighter Wing) on Selma Highway. Officials say 10 people were exposed to a small chemical (Hydrazine) leak. After they are decontaminated by HazMat, they’ll be sent to the hospital for treatment. Officials say there are no other injuries or threats…
Governor Kay Ivey signs HB468 in the Old House Chamber Wednesday, May 29, 2019 in Montgomery, Ala. This bill provides a two-step salary increase for certain employees of the Department of Corrections (DOC) in specified classifications; allows certain employees to receive payment for any accrued and unused annual leave in excess of 480 hours, up to a specified amount; and…
On May 15, Prattville police officers responded to the Glynwood subdivision on an attempted breaking and entering of a vehicle call where the suspect(s) shot at the homeowner. On Wednesday May 29, investigators of the Prattville Police Department obtained an Attempted Murder and numerous Unlawful Breaking and Entering of a Motor Vehicle warrants on Aaron Taki Gage. Gage was developed…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Roy Moore insists he can win back Senate seat for GOP, tells AP he won’t be influenced by Trump’s tweets. (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.) Categories: News
