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Colleges Offering Free Admissions Applications This Week

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Thousands of Alabama students are taking the next step in their promising futures this week. They are applying to top colleges and universities nationwide during Alabama College Application Week 2018 – October 29 through November 2. Alabama College Application Week was started six years ago to increase the overall number of students in our state applying to, and ultimately enrolling in, postsecondary education….

Nurse Practitioner Convicted in Montgomery “Pill Mill” Case

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On Monday, October 29, a federal jury convicted nurse practitioner Lilian Ifeoma Akwuba, 39, of Montgomery, on 17 counts of unlawfully distributing controlled substances, 4 counts of health care fraud, 1 count of conspiring to distribute controlled substances, and 1 count of conspiring to commit health care fraud, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. The trial evidence showed…

Alabama State University Received $600,000 in Funding from DOD

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Alabama State University has received a three-year grant award from the U. S. Department of Defense (DOD) in the amount of $600,000 to support research on “Lightweight Multifunctional Advanced Materials.” The goal of this science and technology grant research is to develop fundamental materials to be used for the next generation of U.S. Air Force systems and for advanced aircraft such as…

Early Morning Assault Leads to Charges for Montgomery Man

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Montgomery police arrested Johnathan Wiley, 21, on multiple charges in connection with an early morning incident Oct. 29 involving four victims. Officers charged Wiley with two counts of second-degree assault, one count of first-degree burglary, one count of second-degree criminal trespass, and one count of third-degree robbery. MPD responded to a call in the 7300 block of Glenn Chase Court,…

Perry County Gets $300,000 Grant to Repair Damaged Roads

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Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $300,000 grant to the Perry County Commission to continue its recovery from torrential rains that damaged roads and continues to be a health and safety concern. The Community Development Block Grant will assist the county in repairing eight county roads that were washed out or made impassable after Tropical Storm Alberto struck the area…

Strong, Possibly Severe Storms Today

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STORMY THURSDAY: Not a lot of change in the overall thinking for today’s event as a dynamic weather system will bring widespread rain and thunderstorms to Alabama. Some of the storms could be severe, especially over the southern half of the state and the SPC has defined the standard “slight risk” (level 2/5) of severe storms for areas along and…

Election Outlook for Tuesday

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As the nation remains divided along party lines, it’s a battle that will play out in voting booths across the country. “In midterm elections, this has never failed in almost one hundred years, the party that has the presidency, their party loses seats in midterm elections. So historically the Republicans are destined to lose some seats but whether they lose…

State Auditor’s Race Rematch from 2014

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The race for Alabama state auditor is a rematch from 2014. Republican Auditor Jim Zeigler faces a challenge from Democratic nominee Miranda Joseph in the Nov. 6 election. The primary duty of the office to inventory and keep up with state property. Zeigler says he has also tried to be a “watchman” against state corruption. He filed an ethics complaint…

Alabama to Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Review Abortion Procedure

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Alabama will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the state’s effort to ban the most commonly used second trimester abortion procedure. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office on Tuesday asked the court for additional time to file its petition for review. Alabama lawmakers in 2016 voted to ban the abortion procedure known as dilation and evacuation. A federal judge…

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