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New Gourmet Burger Chain to Open in Eastchase This Summer

The Shoppes at EastChase today announced that BurgerFi, a gourmet burger chain, is set to open its first Montgomery location. BurgerFi is a Florida-based concept with more than 100 locations nation-wide, and was one of the fastest-growing fast food chains in the U.S. in 2015. This location will be the fourth to open in Alabama. The new 3,200-square-foot space will seat…

Work Week Warming Trend

MONDAY: This will be the coldest day of the work week. We start the day off mainly cloudy, but should see a gradually clearing sky through the day. Highs will remain chilly and below average for this time of year as most locations should stay in the upper 40s through the day. MIDWEEK WEATHER: Tuesday morning will be cold with…

Gov. Kay Ivey Releases Statement on Shooting of Birmingham Police Officers

Governor Kay Ivey released the following statement about a shooting that killed 44-year-old Sgt. Watasha Carter. Another officer was seriously injured in the shooting. “We began today with the heartbreaking news that Birmingham Police Sergeant Wytasha Carter was killed in the line of duty and a second officer still remains in critical condition.” “On behalf of the entire state of…

Police Identify Birmingham Officer Shot and Killed

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – The Latest on the shooting of two police officers in Alabama (all times local): 11:30 a.m. Officials have released the name of an Alabama police sergeant killed in an early morning shooting. Birmingham police officials identified the officer as 44-year-old Sgt. Wytasha Carter. Local news media report Carter had served with the Birmingham Police Department since…

Two Police Officers Shot, One Killed in Birmingham

Two Birmingham police officers have been shot, with one of them killed, in a shooting early this morning. According to ABC 33/40, the shooting happened on 5th Avenue North just before 2 a.m. The officers were apparently investigating a car burglary and had approached two suspects.  ABC News reports that the officers were patting down a suspect when they were…

The Latest: No Movement in Settling Record-Long Shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on the partial government shutdown (all times local): 3:35 p.m. The partial government shutdown has slipped into the record books as the longest ever. Members of Congress are out of town, no negotiations are scheduled and President Donald Trump is tweeting into the void. He’s not tipping his hand about whether he’ll move ahead with…

Flu on the Rise in Alabama, Other Southern States

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Federal health officials say that the flu is now widespread in Alabama – and it’s expected to increase. Al.com reports that Alabama is among 19 states reporting high levels of influenza in a recent report to the Centers for Disease Control. High levels of the flu were also reported in Mississippi, Georgia and South Carolina, among…

Chiropractor Sentenced to 3-plus years in Fraud Case

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama-based chiropractor, who was accused in a scheme to conduct fraudulent physical examinations on prospective long haul truckers and submit false documents to federal transportation regulators, has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. The Ledger-Enquirer reports Chief U.S. District Judge W. Keith Watkins of the Middle District of Alabama sentenced Dr. Kenneth…

Court of Appeals Upholds Murder Conviction for Greenville Man

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the murder conviction of Jimmy Earl Little. Little, 31, of Greenville, was convicted in Butler County Circuit Court in June 2018 for the murder of Martin Wilson. Evidence at trial established the following facts regarding Little’s murder of Wilson on the afternoon of August 26, 2015. Wilson…

Alabama Loses Another Coach, Dan Enos Hired as Offensive Coordinator at Miami

Miami has hired Dan Enos as its new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, luring him away from national runner-up Alabama. Hurricanes coach Manny Diaz said Friday that Enos was his “primary target” since he took over the Miami program last week. Enos was at Alabama for just one season, serving as quarterbacks coach and associate head coach under Nick Saban….