ATMORE, Ala. (AP) – Alabama authorities say a high school graduation party fueled by alcohol spiraled out of control early Saturday, leaving one person dead. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks tells news outlets eight other people were hurt in a shooting at the old Escambia County Middle School, which now serves as the city’s community center. Authorities received a 911…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – A Civil War group plans to rededicate a monument in Birmingham for Union soldiers. Al.com reports that the Sons of Union Veterans-Civil War will rededicate the 1891 Grand Army of the Republic monument on Sunday afternoon. The ceremony will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Birmingham. There are 11 Union soldiers buried near the monument…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama State commemorated its 150th anniversary with an event celebrating its founders. Nine former slaves established the Lincoln Normal School in Marion, Alabama, in 1867. The school later moved to Montgomery and changed its name to ASU. The Montgomery Advertiser reports that until recently, the history of the university’s founding was not widely known. Students in…
Alabama’s unemployment rate is up slightly despite what officials are calling record employment in the state. The preliminary, seasonally adjusted jobless rate for April is 3.8%. That’s up one-tenth of a percent from March, but it’s still below the rate from a year before of 4.1%. The April rate represents 83,565 unemployed people in the state. But a news release…
After 34 years of service to the greater Central and East Alabama areas, MAX Credit Union President and CEO H. Greg McClellan has announced he will retire June 7 th. Mr. McClellan has been President and CEO since 2005. “I want to thank all of my colleagues and community partners for the outstanding job they have performed and the benefits…
Maryland’s comptroller says he’s urging the state’s pension system to divest itself from Alabama-based companies due to the state’s strictest-in-the-nation abortion ban. In a Facebook post, Comptroller Peter Franchot said the law was “a malicious assault on the rights and protections of women everywhere.” Franchot, a Democrat elected in a statewide vote, is the vice chairman of Maryland’s State Retirement…
RINSE AND REPEAT: For our Friday, expect more of the same with very warm and more muggy conditions; highs generally in the upper 80s. We will see a mix of sun and clouds and we will leave the risk of isolated, mainly afternoon and evening showers or thunderstorms in the forecast, but most locations will be staying dry. WEEKEND WEATHER:…
Alabama has executed a man for a quadruple killing in 1997 that followed a dispute over the use of a pickup truck. Authorities say 41-year-old Michael Brandon Samra was given a lethal injection Thursday evening at the state prison in Atmore. Officials did not immediately release a time of death. Samra and friend Mark Duke were convicted of killing Duke’s…
State Legislatures have until next week to comply with federal demands to improve Alabama’s prison system. A bi-partisan group of lawmakers from the House and the Senate met Thursday to give an update on what they are doing to improve conditions of Alabama prisons. They said they are taking a deliberate approach, and it is likely that there will be…
The Alabama Senate voted 30-0 to overhaul the existing state school board. A bill, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, would replace the elected state school board with a commission that would be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate. The bill now goes to the Alabama House. If passed, this proposed constitutional amendment would be…
