Bill Cosby has been sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison for drugging and molesting a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home. Judge Steven O’Neill sentenced Cosby on Tuesday, five months after his conviction in the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. Prosecutors were seeking a sentence of five to 10 years in prison. The defense asked…
While Gov. Kay Ivey is not the first incumbent governor to refuse to debate a challenger, most recent governors have been willing to face off with their opponents. The incumbent Republican has so far refused to debate Democratic challenger Walt Maddox ahead of November, but three of the four prior governors debated challengers. Govs. Bob Riley, Don Siegelman and Fob…
Samford University and Youngstown State University will open the 2019 college football season at the Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff at the historic Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala. The kickoff time will be announced at a later date by ESPN. The 2019 season will mark the third straight season the FCS Kickoff will be held in Montgomery. Â In 2017, Jacksonville…
Nine Alabama sheriffs have sent the state signed affidavits saying they’ll use state jail food funds only to feed state inmates. State Comptroller Kathleen Baxter says her office had received the nine affidavits by Friday afternoon. The affidavits contain new language clarifying the use of the funds saying sheriffs must agree the money will only be spent on preparing food…
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A judge has increased the bail for three adults arrested after Alabama authorities found a 13-year-old boy naked and chained at home. Autauga County District Judge Joy Booth doubled bond to $30,000 each Monday during an initial hearing for the adults, all are close relatives of the youth. Each is charged with child abuse. Police acting on a tip went…
THE NEXT FEW DAYS: Clockwise flow around a high pressure to our east is pumping ample Gulf moisture into the state and an approaching front will enhance uplift for the next several days. We will forecast mostly cloudy weather through Friday with occasional and numerous showers and thunderstorms. While they will be most active during the afternoon and evening hours,…
Katie Griffies was 31 years old and 29 weeks pregnant when she found a lump and texture changes in her breast. She went to the doctor and found out it was stage three inflammatory breast cancer. But she says she also heard something else. “For me, I am a child of God. So when I heard you have cancer, I…
Gubernatorial challenger Walt Maddox says Alabama, once a leader in providing mental health care, is now in a mental health care crisis. Maddox says the state has a dire shortage of mental health services. He’s reiterating his support for expanding Medicaid to boost the state health care network. The Democratic nominee opposing Republican Gov. Kay Ivey spoke Monday during a…
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