THURSDAY’S SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL: Most of Alabama is under a threat for severe weather Thursday. The SPC maintains the “slight risk” area of severe weather over the northern two-thirds of the state. Roughly along and north of the U.S. 84 corridor from Grove Hill, to Greenville, to Troy. A “marginal risk” extends south to Mobile and Dothan. The highest risk…
It’s time to award another deserving teacher with our Golden Apple Award. This week, we are heading to Banks Middle School in Pike County. Do you have a recommendation for a great teacher we should recognize? To nominate a teacher for the Golden Apple award, click on the “Golden Apple” banner on our website and fill out the form. Categories:…
Former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary Spencer Collier says he has seen evidence that Gov. Robert Bentley had an affair. The claims came in a news conference in Montgomery in which Collier spoke of his firing as head of ALEA. Collier says he thought of Bentley as a friend and father figure for about 15 years, until August 2014 when…
State senators apparently need more time to study the budget. They pushed off a vote on the spending plan until Wednesday. This budget would add $15 million more to Medicaid, but that’s $85 million short of what the governor says is necessary. Governor Bentley has said he’d veto any budget that doesn’t sufficiently fund Medicaid. Each chamber would need a majority to…
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UPDATE: The Tallassee community is still waiting for any new information on the teen who went missing more than two weeks ago. Kiara Nicole Neal was last seen leaving her after school program on March 9th. Her family says she never came home that night, and they have not seen her since. “When you have a child that’s been missing…
Stan Stabler, the acting secretary of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, has released the following statement on the operations of ALEA: “On Feb. 17, I was appointed to serve as the Acting Secretary of Law Enforcement. Over the past month, I worked closely with my staff to evaluate all aspects of ALEA, address agency issues, and implement changes which have…
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attacks in Brussels, saying its extremists opened fire in the airport and “several of them” detonated suicide belts. The posting in the group’s Amaq news agency said another suicide attacker detonated in the metro. The posting claimed the attack was in response to Belgium’s support of the international coalition arrayed against it….
MONROEVILLE, Ala. (AP) – Gov. Robert Bentley is meeting with rural educators to highlight his plan to expand high-speed internet service across Alabama. Bentley visited the southwest Alabama town of Monroeville on Monday, saying an area can’t have a top educational system without a fast connection to the digital world. Bentley hopes to use Education Trust Fund money to match…
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