Tim Conway, the stellar second banana to Carol Burnett who won four Emmy Awards on her TV variety show, has died, according to his publicist. He was 85. Conway died this morning after a long illness in Los Angeles, according to Howard Bragman, who heads LaBrea Media. “The Carol Burnett Show” aired on CBS from 1967-1978. The ensemble cast included…
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is pleased to announce a new position within its security officer ranks, the Basic Correctional Officer (BCO). The new position offers a secure and rewarding career to those interested in public safety and service. “The ADOC understands that the recruitment and staffing of qualified officers is crucial in advancing the Department’s mission of sustaining…
Montgomery police have charged Kenneth Dixon, 55, with discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle. The shooting occurred on May 13, at about 8 p.m. in the 100 block of Wawana Court. The adult female victim says that a subject known to her fired rounds into her vehicle. There were no injuries. Dixon was taken into custody on the scene,…
State lawmakers are headed toward a vote on a proposal to outlaw most abortions that has splintered Republicans over its lack of an exception for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest. The GOP-dominated Alabama Senate is expected to vote Tuesday evening on the bill that would make performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy a felony. The bill overwhelmingly…
TERRIFIC TUESDAY: Sunshine will be in full supply; expect low humidity levels and very nice temperatures to greet you at the door; highs today will be in the upper 70s. MIDWEEK: The high slides to the east by midweek and we will begin to see a gradual increase in temperatures as well as moisture levels. Wednesday will features a few…
A South Carolina man has died after a two vehicle crash in Autauga County Monday afternoon. Troopers say 58-year-old Robert Atherton died when the tractor trailer he was driving hit head on by another tractor trailer that had crossed the median from the southbound lanes of I-65. The collision happened on I-65 North about 13 miles north of Prattville. Atherton…
Troy transfer Javan Johnson has signed with Iowa State. The Cyclones announced on Monday that Johnson, who averaged 10.4 points a game last season, will join the team next fall. Johnson will sit out next season due to the NCAA’s transfer guidelines and be eligible to play the next two seasons after that. Johnson, a 6-foot-7 forward, started all 30…
On Thursday, May 9, a federal jury convicted Laquanda Gilmore Garrott, 39, of Montgomery, on ten counts of aiding and assisting the filing of a false federal income tax return, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. and Special Agent in Charge Thomas J. Holloman, III of the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division. The trial evidence showed that,…
The Supreme Court is shining an unusual public light on its internal squabbling over the death penalty. The justices on Monday released more than 30 pages of new opinions on issues they decided weeks ago. The high court almost never revisits opinions after the fact, but the spats the justices aired Monday involve cases the court ruled on in March…
Students from Montgomery Public Schools eight high schools have received just shy of $74 million dollars in scholarship offers this year – surpassing last year’s record of $71 million. This year’s total includes five students from LAMP who received offers in excess of $1 million each. In 2011 MPS students were offered just over $15 million in scholarships. That number…
