Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $356,250 to support a network of 20 community action agencies across the state that assist Alabamians by providing programs to reduce and eliminate poverty. The Community Action Association of Alabama is using the funding to support programs offered by the local agencies to help low-income families improve their lives and achieve self-sufficiency. “Our state’s community…
A repeat criminal sex offender is facing life in prison after a Montgomery County jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. Patrick Terrel Stinson has been convicted of 1st degree rape. Rape in the first degree is a charge that carries a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole. Stinson assaulted the victim in July 2015,…
A man has died after he was electrocuted while working on an Shelby County High School. Shelby County Coroner Lina Evans told news outlets that 35-year-old Ladarius Williams of Birmingham was on a ladder at Thompson High School in Alabaster working on an electrical line in the ceiling around 3 p.m. Tuesday. Evans says Williams was taken to Shelby Baptist…
REST OF WEEK: Today, drier air creeps into Alabama, and the rest of the week is looking relatively dry with only isolated showers around, once again, mainly over eastern portions of the state. Otherwise, expect mostly sunny days and fair nights with highs today lower 90s, with mid 90s likely Thursday and Friday. THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Not much change Saturday….
It’s called “Envision Montgomery 2040.” Mayor Todd Strange says it’s part of a 16 month process that brings a new generation into the mix to develop their plans for the city. “It really is pervasive as to what would make you as a millennial and a young person stay and want to live and raise a family in Montgomery,” said…
A teen has died after she and two other passengers were thrown from the rear bumper of a sports utility vehicle they were standing on in Montgomery. Reported that 16-year-old Shacoyka Thomas died after she was taken to a Montgomery hospital Sunday night. The other passengers did not suffer life-threatening injuries. The Montgomery Police Department said in a news release…
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in October over whether Alabama can execute an inmate diagnosed with stroke-related dementia who lawyers contend can no longer remember killing a police officer in 1985. The court set oral arguments for Oct. 2 in the case of Vernon Madison. Madison’s attorneys argue that vascular dementia have left the 67-year-old inmate unable to…
Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that Business Facilities, an economic development-focused publication, ranked Alabama’s business climate at the top among the states in a new analysis that examined performance in several key economic categories. The publication cited Alabama’s successful recruitment of the Toyota-Mazda joint venture automobile manufacturing plant to illustrate the state’s appeal. The project, announced in January 2018, calls for…
Sheriff’s deputies have identified a body found nearly two weeks ago in Alabama. Macon County sheriff Andre Brunson says the victim was 51-year-old Melissa Nell Metcalf, of Prattville. Metcalf’s body was found by some workers burning trees near Tysonville in a remote part of the county. Tysonville is about 15 miles east of Montgomery. The cause of death has not…
Arrest Date: 3/16/18Charge(s): Hold for Other A former Prattville police officer has pleaded guilty to fraud and theft charges. Reports say Leon Todd Townson, 51, of Prattville, pleaded guilty to insurance fraud in one case and burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary in an unrelated case. Circuit Judge Ben Fuller has scheduled Townson’s sentencing for August 13. The charges carry…
