Governor Kay Ivey and other elected officials joined Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC (HMMA), in a celebration of the grand opening of HMMA’s cylinder head machining plant. The new plant is the third facility at HMMA to support production of more than 650,000 engines per year. The plant represents a $388 million total investment to manufacturing engine cylinder heads and…
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) has announced that he plans to bring his campaign to Montgomery. Sanders is scheduled to speak at a town hall meeting Monday, May 20. That event will happen at Mt. Zion AME Zion Church, at 455 West Jeff Davis Avenue starting at 12:45PM. Doors open at 11:15AM. The event is free and open…
Relatives of a jailed woman are questioning how the woman became pregnant. Reports say 26-year-old Latoni Daniel has been jailed for 17 months and is set to give birth to her first child this month. The U.S. National Guard veteran became pregnant while at a Coosa County jail in Rockford, but she says she has no memory of having sex….
We stay dry today, but we will see a few more clouds with highs in the lower 80s. Late tonight and into tomorrow, a weak disturbance slides through Alabama, and we will add in the chance for a few spotty showers, but with limited moisture, rain amounts will be light. Expect a mix of sun and clouds Thursday with a…
The Alabama Senate voted 25-6 tonight to approve the abortion bill that will outlaw nearly all abortions in the state. Abortions would only be legal if the mother’s life was in danger. The Senate rejected five proposed amendments to the bill. Some had wanted rape and incest to be included among the exceptions. If the bill becomes law, a doctor…
The city of Selma is getting an emergency $1 million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Justice to fight violent crime and gangs. The grant was announced at a news conference by U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama Richard Moore. The city has 18 months to use the money. A committee will decide the best ways to use…
Montgomery Public Schools officials are investigating an incident overnight at Park Crossing High School where they say parts of the outside of the school and a system vehicle were vandalized. While the investigation is still ongoing, they say more than 20 students have been identified from video footage. School Superintendent Ann Moore says there will be penalties for these actions….
Alabama News Network Political Analyst Steve Flowers is weighing in on the debate over Alabama’s abortion bill. That bill would outlaw nearly all abortions in the state. It would make it a felony for a doctor to perform an abortion. Flowers says if the bill passes the Legislature and is signed by Gov. Kay Ivey, it won’t hold up in…
The Alabama Senate goes back into session at 4PM today. It is expected that senators will debate and possibly vote on a bill that would ban nearly all abortions in the state. The bill would make performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy a felony. The only exception is when a mother’s life is in danger. The bill…
Shannon Ferrari has announced that she will run for Montgomery mayor. She may be best known as the creator of “City Watch Uncut – Montgomery”, a Facebook crime watch group. Ferrari, a lifetime resident of Montgomery, is a manager at a apartment complex and serves as an ambassador for the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. In a statement emailed to…
