The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld 11 of 12 felony ethics convictions against former house speaker Mike Hubbard. Hubbard was convicted two years ago of ethics violations of using his office for personal gain. He was sentenced to four year in jail and eight years of probation in 2016, but has been out of jail during the appeal….
Montgomery County Board of Education District 2 Representative W. Durden Dean has resigned from the school board. The following is a statement from Montgomery Public Schools: Montgomery County Board of Education District 2 Representative W. Durden Dean has resigned from the board effective today. Superintendent Moore and board members were notified of his decision in an email received at 10:57…
Coach Nick Saban isn’t saying who will start at quarterback for No. 1 Alabama in the season opener Saturday against Louisville. Saban said Monday he hasn’t made that decision yet and won’t say if both Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts will see action. Hurts, a two-year starter, and Tagovailoa have been competing since the freshman from Hawaii’s heroics in the…
Montgomery is about to get a second slice of Cicis, the original unlimited pizza buffet restaurant where flavor runs free and individuality rules.  Cicis – known and loved for its unlimited pizza, pasta, salad, soup and dessert buffet – has broken ground on its second Montgomery restaurant located at 6649 Atlanta Hwy. When the new restaurant opens in late September, it…
An Alabama physician has been sentenced to 12 years and one month in prison for his role in a Montgomery pill mill. U.S. Attorney Louis Franklin Sr. says that 56-year-old Gilberto Sanchez was found guilty last week of prescribing unnecessary controlled substances for his patients. He was also guilty of committing health care fraud and laundering money. Prosecutors say Sanchez…
RINSE AND REPEAT FORECAST: We will see a mix of sun and clouds today as highs should climb into lower and mid 90s across Alabama. A few isolated showers and storms are expected across South/Central Alabama again today, mainly during the peak heating of the afternoon, but these will once again be few and far between as rain chances are…
Montgomery Public Schools, the Montgomery Police Department and Alabama State University are working together to ensure that all participants and visitors enjoy themselves in a safe environment. Thankfully, following reports of gunfire in the vicinity of the Carver/Jeff Davis football game, authorities confirmed there were no injuries with the exception of a teenage female who sustained a minor injury in…
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) today announced three directives, including new procedures for reviewing contractor compensation practices, a program to verify that contractors are in compliance with federal affirmative action program (AAP) requirements, and an initiative establishing a recognition program for contractors with high-quality and high-performing compliance programs and initiatives.  These new…
A family is shaken after being victims of a carjacking. Early this morning, a family of three was travelling on Interstate 65 and stopped at the Greenville Chevron on Fort Dale Road. The father and son entered the store while the mother remained in the front passenger seat of their vehicle. A suspect then approached the victims car and got…
On Thursday, August 23, Byron Jamar Esco, 30, of Prattville received a sentence of 57 months (4years and 9 months) in prison for a illegally possessing a firearm and shooting a cow, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. The prosecution was the result of Esco senselessly using a firearm to shoot and kill a pregnant cow. On November…
