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Former ALEA Narcotics Officer Sentenced for Computer Tampering and Ethics Violations

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Attorney General Steve Marshall today announced the sentencing of a former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) officer to serve 60 days in jail for 13 charges, including 12 counts of computer tampering and an ethics charge of using his public position for personal gain.  Steven Wrea Ziaja, 40, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges on October 22 and was sentenced by…

Noon Update: Wet For the Rest of Work Week

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TODAY/FRIDAY: A surface low over the northern Gulf of Mexico will track east along the Gulf Coast the next 24 hours, bringing rain to Alabama and it will be a chilly rain. These two days look rather raw as we expect cloudy conditions with periods of rain, temperatures will have a hard time climbing into the lower and mid 60s…

MPS Board Votes in favor of Repealing Accountability Act

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For the past five years, the Alabama Accountability Act has allowed students of failing schools to transfer to a another public or even private school if they met certain income requirements. They would also get tax credits. But now the Montgomery County School Board wants to do away with it. They voted Tuesday night on a resolution to repeal the…

AG Marshall Wants Alabamians to Participate in DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

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Attorney General Steve Marshall urges Alabamians to participate in the DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, on Saturday, October 27, at various locations throughout the state. This year’s event—the 16th DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back–has approximately 50 collection sites scheduled to be available in Alabama this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  The program is sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement…

UPDATE: 1 of 2 Childersburg Work Release Inmates Captured in Marshall County

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Alabama corrections officials say one of two inmates who escaped from a work-release center has been captured. A Department of Corrections news release says Mark Araujo (ah-RAH’-ho) and Jacob Burnett – both 39 years old – escaped Tuesday night from the Childersburg Work Release Center in Talladega County. Araujo was found Wednesday in Marshall County at an apartment complex. Araujo…

ASU Mourns the Loss of Legendary Educator

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The Alabama State University family mourns the loss of legendary ASU educator, Dr. Percy J. Vaughn, Jr. Vaughn was considered to be one of the pillars of academic leadership at the University during his tenure that spanned more than three decades. As the founding dean of the College of Business Administration (COBA) and as a professor of marketing (1975-2010), Vaughn…

Birmingham to be Home of New Orleans Pelicans G League Team

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The New Orleans Pelicans will field a G League team in Birmingham starting in the 2022-23 season. The Pelicans announced Wednesday they have acquired the rights to the NBA G League team, giving the developmental league 28 teams by the 2019-20 season. The team, which hasn’t been named, will play next season as the Erie BayHawks in Pennsylvania while Birmingham’s…

Governor Ivey Announces New Alabama HBCU Co-Op Pilot Program

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Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced the creation of the Alabama HBCU Co-Op Pilot Program while at the inaugural Alabama HBCU Competitiveness Convening. The event was hosted by the Alabama Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs (GOMA) and the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The Alabama HBCU Co-Op Pilot Program was created under the umbrella of the Alabama…

Face 2 Face: Tijuana Adetunji

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Senior Political Reporter Tim Lennox sat down for a “Face to Face” with District 78 House of Representative candidate,Tijuana Adetunji. Adetunji is running against Kirk Hatcher as an Independent.   Categories: Face 2 Face

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