Montgomery police say a man has died after wrecking his pickup truck. Police say they and fire medics responded to the 6100 block of Brewbaker Boulevard around 1 p.m. yesterday. They say they found 65-year-old Michael Foster of Montgomery with life-threatening injuries after he crashed his 2003 GMC Sonoma. He was taken to Baptist Medical Center South where he was…
Alabama businesses and residents affected by severe weather and a tornado on Jan. 19 can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, Administrator Linda McMahon has announced. A tornado hit near downtown Wetumpka that day, causing extensive damage but no loss of life. Gov. Kay Ivey had asked for a disaster declaration by the SBA. The…
Former State Sen. Zeb Little has been charged with felony theft. Little, 50, was arrested Thursday on three theft charges, according to The Cullman Times. He was booked into the county jail and released on $15,000 bond. According to the Attorney General’s office, the indictment charges Little, an attorney, with three counts of first-degree theft of property for stealing a combined total…
The Alabama sales tax holiday on severe weather items is underway from now through Sunday, Feb. 24. This event is designed to help Alabamians prepare themselves for severe weather season. Selected gear, supplies and equipment will be exempt from the state’s 4% state sales tax. In addition, some cities and counties will drop their local sales tax on those same items. It means…
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey plans to deliver the keynote address at a Selma church during the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee, which remembers the “Bloody Sunday” civil rights march of 1965. Booker plans to speak at Brown Chapel AME Church on Sunday, March 3. Booker is one of several Democrats attending the event…
NEW DAY, SAME FORECAST: Scattered rain and storms remain in the forecast today. We are watching the frontal boundary meander across the state again today; north of the front, temps are in the and 50s, while south of the front 60s, 70s, & 80s will be common this afternoon. WEEKEND SEVERE WEATHER THREAT: Saturday will be a warm and windy…
By definition a charter school is a public school that received public funds. The difference is a charter school is managed by a private board of directors. “the bussing retaining the food services janitorial services the way the grass is cut the way the building is maintained. The things that actually make the machine work retain.””they have to teach the…
CHICAGO (AP) – The Latest on the attack reported by Jussie Smollett: 4 p.m. “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has been released from jail after posting bond. Smollett walked out of the Cook County jail in Chicago on Thursday about two hours after a hearing in which the judge set his bond at $100,000. The actor walked out in a group…
Alabama Department of Corrections Investigations and Intelligence Division agents made multiple arrests following two separate incidents that occurred during visitation at two state correctional facilities. The incidents occurred on February 17. Crystal Hairston, 39, of Highpoint N.C., was charged with promoting prison contraband after attempting to smuggle two contraband cell phones to an inmate during visitation at Bullock Correctional Facility…
Alabama State University’s 299th Spring Commencement Convocation will be held on Friday, May 3, in the ASU Dunn Oliver Acadome. A year ago, the University adopted a new structure for its Commencement Convocation to include two ceremonies. In accordance with that structure, please see below for the details pertaining to both events.: Commencement Convocation Session I will be held on May 3, at 9:45 a.m….
