The Internal Revenue Service today urged high-income taxpayers and those with complex tax returns to check their withholding soon to avoid an unexpected tax bill or penalty when they file their 2018 federal income tax return in 2019. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the tax reform legislation passed in December, made major changes to the tax law, including increasing…
Arrest Date: 3/16/18Charge(s): Hold for Other A former Prattville police officer who pleaded guilty to insurance fraud and burglary has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Reports say Leon Todd Townson, 51, was sentenced Monday. The former U.S. Marine is one of two former Prattville Police Department lieutenants charged with breaking into a home in 2015. The other lieutenant,…
FOR TUESDAY: The best chances for scattered storms this afternoon are over southern portions of the state, where deeper moisture lingers. Otherwise, it is a hot August day with a partly sunny sky and a high in the low and mid 90s for most communities. We should see storms develop and track off towards the southeast through the afternoon. Of…
Federal agents raided Dr. Richard Stehl’s Montgomery office on Winton M. Blount Loop last Thursday. Authorities say the case is the result of a complaint and is connected to another similar case. “I read the complaint and looked it over. I’ve gone over it with Dr. Stehl. At this point, it is a completely circumstantial case. It’s based on innuendo….
A former Auburn University football player faces criminal charges in suburban Atlanta after police say he robbed a restaurant at gunpoint. Duluth police arrested Myron Burton Jr. Friday, saying he entered a Chinese restaurant Tuesday, pointing a pistol at an employee and demanding cash. The employee gave the robber about $300 before the robber ran away. Surveillance cameras recorded the…
The Montgomery Police Department is investigating the Friday morning shooting death of Samuel James, 29, of Montgomery as a homicide. MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 1500 block of South Hull Street at about 6:15 a.m. Friday, August 10, in reference to a subject down. There, they located James, who had sustained a fatal gunshot wound. He was pronounced…
Montgomery Investigators are searching for five females wanted in reference to multiple theft warrants. Investigators advise that Alexandria Blue is wanted in Montgomery for two felony warrants for theft. Blue also has confirmed felony theft warrants in Hoover and Columbus, Georgia. Angel Moses is wanted in Montgomery for Giving a False Name to a Law Enforcement Officer and three felony…
Auburn University is now the first Adobe Creative Campus in the Southeastern Conference. Through a partnership with the global software company Adobe Systems, Inc., Auburn is providing its students free access to the Adobe Creative Cloud platform—a suite of content design products that includes popular applications including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, Dreamweaver and After Effects. “Our new partnership with…
MONDAY WILL BE DRY FOR SOME, STORMS FOR OTHERS: Afternoon highs will be in the lower 90s with a few locations briefly touching the mid-90s. Rain chances will range from 20-50% from north to south. Any shower or storm activity should quiet down by nightfall across most of the area with only a slight chance of a shower lingering in…
As Alabama Democrats head into what they hope will be a rebuilding year, some are arguing for new party leadership. The Alabama Democratic Party executive committee meets Saturday in Montgomery to elect a chair person. Longtime chairwoman Nancy Worley will face a challenge from Montgomery attorney Peck Fox. Fox said it is crucial the party develop a functional infrastructure, fundraising…
