Police say a woman who was being beaten and robbed at an Alabama shopping center had been rescued by passersby. Midfield police and witnesses tell news outlets the woman was punched by a man Wednesday morning after she finished grocery shopping at a Piggly Wiggly. It’s unclear what condition she’s in. Sgt. Jesse Bell says the man was assaulting the…
DETROIT (AP) – Aretha Franklin, the undisputed “Queen of Soul” who sang with matchless style on such classics as “Think,” ”I Say a Little Prayer” and her signature song, “Respect,” and stood as a cultural icon around the globe, has died at age 76 from advanced pancreatic cancer. Publicist Gwendolyn Quinn tells The Associated Press through a family statement that…
TODAY: The seabreeze front will move in from the south today and that means we will have higher rain chances today. By this afternoon, as highs reach the lower 90s, we will see those randomly scattered, showers and storms. For tonight and into the overnight hours, any showers and storms will diminish soon after we lose the sunlight and the…
The Goodwill Thrift store on Atlanta Highway was hit by thieves Tuesday night. And it was caught on camera. There is surveillance video of four women trying to get inside the locked donation bin at the Goodwill Store on Atlanta Highway. It’s a problem that employees say is happening more often. These ladies got away with loads of clothing, tipping…
Some prominent Alabama companies have returned to the Business Council of Alabama as the political organization announced a new governance structure. The BCA on Wednesday announced the creation of a new 11-member executive committee. The committee consists of executives from companies that had previously left BCA. The move comes after some of the state’s largest companies parted ways with the…
Former Gov. Robert Bentley provided new details in a deposition about his view of the scandal that helped topple his administration. The June deposition was filed this week in an ongoing civil lawsuit. Bentley resigned last year as he faced an ethics investigation and impeachment push in the wake of an alleged affair with a top aide. The former governor…
A prosecutor says an Alabama man had shot and wounded his adult son during an argument over chicken wings while they were watching football. District Attorney Michael Jackson says that John Louis Caver, 77, was convicted by a Dallas County jury of first-degree domestic violence on Tuesday. Jackson said after Tuesday’s verdict that, “this must have been some really good…
WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: Some pop up storms are possible pretty much statewide, but they will be widely isolated, and mostly during the afternoon and evening hours. Chance of any one spot getting wet both days is about one in four, and the highs will range from the lower to mid 90s. A few spots could reach the upper 90s, especially over West…
Mayor Stone and other town leaders have proposed two options for the 14 million dollars the town has from bond money. One of the options is to build a $3.9 million career tech center on donated land on Trotman Road. A lot of parents say they would rather see the money spent on the schools that are already in place….
Three Alabama and three Georgia teams – including Montgomery Public Schools’ Lanier High School – will square off in the first C1N Football High School Classic. Three teams from each rival state will participate in the contest on Saturday, August 25 at Lakewood Stadium in Atlanta. Three Atlanta high schools Griffin, Mays, and Cam Newton’s alma mater Westlake will represent Georgia. The Alabama…
