Air Base Blvd. will be closed beginning at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 12 as CSX Transportation performs maintenance in the area. The road will be closed to traffic at Air Base Blvd. and Foshee Road intersection Thursday and Friday. A signed detour will divert drivers around the work area. The map depicts the planned detour and the intersection scheduled to close Thursday…
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced her ‘Take the Lead, Alabama’ initiative at a press conference, alongside legislators to express her steadfast commitment to education reform in the state of Alabama. The Alabama Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 397 during the 2019 Regular Legislative Session. The constitutional amendment would  change Alabama’s current, elected State Board of Education to a governor-appointed Alabama Commission…
Three people were shot over the weekend at a Montgomery business. Montgomery police say it happened at the “Love Shack” in the 3200 block of Atlanta Highway around 4:15 a.m. on Saturday, June 8th. They say two men were found at the scene and later hospitalized. Police say a third man was also injured, and was taken to the hospital…
American Airlines is pushing back the planned return of its Boeing 737 Max jets until early September, two weeks longer than the airline had previously expected. American over the weekend removed its 24 Max jets from the flight schedule through Sept. 3. The plane has been grounded around the world since mid-March, after the second of two crashes that killed…
The father of David Ortiz says the former Boston Red Sox slugger has been shot and wounded in his native Dominican Republic. Leo Ortiz told ESPN.com on Sunday night that Ortiz was shot while at an entertainment center in Santo Domingo. Leo Ortiz says he got a phone call alerting him to the shooting and wasn’t given details on his…
The pesky upper-level low continues to spin across the Southeast today and will provide an enhancement of our rain chances for yet another day. The very warm and muggy air mass in place continues to provide fuel for showers and storms, so that being said, our Monday will feature a mix of sun and clouds, with scattered to numerous showers…
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby has announced that 20 local airports throughout Alabama will benefit from more than $25.9 million in grants. The funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for various airport improvements to support infrastructure construction, safety advances, and equipment acquisition. “The FAA grants awarded to these local airports across Alabama support key projects that aim to…
LIVINGSTON, Ala. (AP) – The University of West Alabama is freezing its tuition rates in an effort to maintain enrollment. The Tuscaloosa News reports that trustees recently decided to keep the annual tuition rate for in-state students at about $8,450 for the fall and about $16,000 for out-of-state students. President Ken Tucker says increasing tuition could hurt enrollment, which is…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – June 8 is “Free Fishing Day” in Alabama. The one-day event lets Alabamians fish recreationally in most public waters without a fishing license. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources designates the day annually as part of National Fishing and Boating Week. (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,…
To apply for Montgomery Fire Rescue CLICK HERE. Montgomery Fire Rescue has a new wave of recruits, and today they began their path to becoming firefighters. Almost 200 men and women were at the Crampton Bowl Multiplex Saturday morning to take the exam. 252 people applied for the exam that has math, reading comprehension, and basic engineering questions. When a potential…
