MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A judge has paused a defamation suit filed by Roy Moore against women who accused him during his unsuccessful U.S. Senate bid of past misconduct. Circuit Judge Albert Johnson says the case will be held until a related defamation case against Moore by one of the women is resolved. During Alabama’s 2017 special Senate race, several…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – NASA has picked Alabama’s ‘Rocket City’ to lead development of the next lunar lander for astronauts. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville on Friday beat out Johnson Space Center in Houston, which managed the Apollo lunar lander a half-century ago. Members of Congress from Texas had asked that the decision be reconsidered. The new lunar…
The seven-year-0ld boy who was shot and killed in Montgomery overnight was a student at Brewbaker Primary School. That’s according to officials with Montgomery Public Schools. Montgomery police identified the boy as Omarion Greenhouse. He was a first grade student. “The Montgomery Public Schools family is mourning the senseless loss of this young life,” said School Superintendent Ann Roy Moore….
VERY HOT AUGUST WEATHER: Drier air moved into the state yesterday, which is at least keeping the heat indices in check, but it still remains very hot across the state. We will not be seeing any heat-relief in the form of showers and storms as the weather will be dry and mostly sunny today and tomorrow. Highs the next twos…
Residents in the “new lake” area of Jordan Lake are seeing mats of invasive hydrilla growing. Hydrilla is a non-native aquatic plant. It can crowd out native species, and starve water of oxygen. The aquatic weed can grow up to one inch per day, and form dense mats on the surface of the water. Hydrilla can clog boat engines and…
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…
