The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance to help solve an Unlawful Breaking/Entering of a Vehicle that occurred in the 100 block of Smothers Road on December 21, 2018 in Montgomery County. Several firearms were taken from the victim’s vehicle as well as musical equipment. Law enforcement (based on video surveillance) also believes that this same vehicle…
Today’s Morning Pledge, brought to you by Trinity Presbyterian School, is presented by Ms. Whiting’s 5th grade class at Macmillan International Baccalaureate Magnet Academy. Categories: The Morning Pledge
Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford has died a week after being released from prison because of his failing health. Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced Langford’s passing Tuesday evening. He was 72. Woodfin said that Langford had an “unmatched love for his community.” Langford was raised in poverty in a Birmingham housing project but rose to become one of the Birmingham…
Today will feature a sky full of sunshine, but temperatures will be noticeably colder as highs will be in the 50s across South/Central Alabama. A brisk northwest wind of 10-20 mph will make it feel colder. Tonight the winds relax, the sky will be clear and a freeze is expected as most communities fall to around 30° by early tomorrow…
President Donald Trump says in an Oval Office address that there is a “growing humanitarian and security crisis” at the U.S.-Mexico border, though crossings have fallen in recent years. The president said Tuesday night that all Americans are hurt by uncontrolled illegal immigration. He says it strains public resources and drives down jobs and wages. The president says among those…
Most fans were shocked and surprise at the outcome of Monday nights championship game. The Clemson Tigers pulled away to a 44-16 victory in convincing fashion to become the only undefeated champion in the history of the College Football Playoff era. Some fans say they expected a close game, but no one expected the game to be some one-sided. Here…
Democrats in the House of Representatives are objecting to changes they contend further limit their ability to have influence in the GOP-dominated chamber. Democratic House members on Tuesday voiced opposition to Republicans’ proposed operating rules for the next four years. One proposal ends a longstanding policy of allowing two hours of debate on the calendar listing which bills will get…
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is investigating the fatal stabbing of a state inmate that was reported at Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore on Monday. At approximately 3:30 a.m., correctional officers conducting a security check found inmate John David Teague, 48, unresponsive inside a housing area. Teague was taken to the facility’s infirmary and treated for multiple stab wounds…
Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the murder conviction of Clarence Morris Lamar. Lamar, 35, of Montgomery, was convicted in Montgomery County Circuit Court in August 2017, for the murder of Cordarryl Foxhall. Evidence was presented at trial regarding an altercation that ended with Lamar murdering Foxhall. The murder occurred on May 9,…
Alabama legislators have re-elected Rep. Mac McCutcheon as speaker of the House of Representatives and Sen. Del Marsh as Senate president pro tempore. Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday elected the two Republicans as their leaders at the start of an organizational session for the four-year term. McCutcheon will continue in the role he took on in 2016 after then-speaker Mike Hubbard…
