For our Thursday, more of the same in the world of weather, expect a mix of sun and clouds, highs in the mid to upper 80s, and the isolated chance for a passing shower/storm, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours, but most locations will be staying dry. FRIDAY & THE WEEKEND: Showers/storms will become a bit more numerous Friday…
A group of legislators are joining together in hopes of passing several proposed bills which aim to make voting easier and more accessible for all Alabamians. Legislators alongside representatives from Alabama Arise and the NAACP introduced the bills at a press conference held inside Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church on Wednesday. The first bill would allow no excuse for…
High speed internet access is essential to the economy of any town. That is why legislators at the State Houseintroduced a bill aimed at expanding broadband connectivity . The Alabama Rural Broadband Coalition is a group of organizations that have come together to encourage lawmakers to expand broad band internet access in rural areas. Well, today lawmakers did just that…
On Monday, April 29, Candace Brie Betances, 42, of Prattville, pleaded guilty to submitting false claims to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) seeking tax refunds. The guilty plea comes after Betances was indicted by a federal grand jury in February of 2019 on four counts of making false claims against the government. Court documents show that in July 2015 she…
The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a pay raise for correctional officers as Alabama faces a federal court order to increase prison staff. Representatives voted 92-0 Tuesday night to give officers a 5% pay increase, expand bonuses and create a payout program for unused annual leave. Rep. Chris England of Tuscaloosa said the changes could add up to about…
Alabama lawmakers have voted to end a practice that allowed some sheriffs to pocket leftover jail food funds. The House of Representatives on Tuesday night voted 102-0 for the bill that changes the flow of jail food funds. An old state law allowed sheriffs to retain any leftover jail food funds. The practice led to scandals and concerns about whether…
The Alabama Supreme Court has set a new lethal injection date for a man convicted in the 1991 sword-and-dagger slaying of a pastor. The Alabama Supreme Court scheduled Christopher Lee Price’s lethal injection for May 30. A federal judge on Wednesday denied his request for a stay. Price was to be executed last month but a last-minute stay delayed his…
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a juvenile female with murder in the death of a six-month-old female. MPD and Fire Medics responded to a residence in a north Montgomery neighborhood about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, after receiving a report of an unresponsive infant. Following their arrival, the infant was pronounced dead at the scene. Further forensic review determined…
The Montgomery Police Department has launched homicide investigations into the separate shooting deaths of Marcus Martin, 30, and George Crowder Jr., 19. The shootings occurred Tuesday, April 30. In the first homicide, MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 1200 block of Woodbridge Drive about 10 a.m. in reference to a subject being located deceased in a residence. There, they…
A legislative committee voted to make it a hate crime to target someone because of their sexual orientation or their employment as a law enforcement officer. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday took up a bill to add police officers to the groups covered by Alabama’s hate crime law. Current law allows heightened penalties if crimes were motivated by the…
