Face 2 Face: Will Ainsworth
Senior Political Reporter Tim Lennox sat down for a “Face to Face” with Lt. Governor candidate, Will Ainsworth. Ainsworth is competing in a runoff against Twinkle Cavannah. Categories: Face 2 Face
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Heat Advisory and Afternoon Storms
It will be a hot and humid day with temperatures generally in the lower and mid 90s across South/Central Alabama this afternoon, while heat index values will be over 100° and over 105° in some spots. We will be watching the radar for those random scattered afternoon storms. With the very high instability values in place across the state, any…
Wetumpka Fire Chief: Search Called Off for Teen Swimming in Coosa River
Wetumpka officials say the search for a 15-year-old boy who was swept under by swift water in the Coosa River Wednesday has been called off for the night and will resume Thursday morning. They say the teen was not wearing a life jacket. Authorities are focusing the search in an area just north of Bibb Graves Bridge. Stay with Alabama News…
Tuskegee Police Investigate Deadly Shooting
Tuskegee Police are investigating a man’s murder. 21-year-old Quadarius Long was shot and killed in the 600 block of Judkins Circle Tuesday evening. No arrests have been made in the case and police are still working to determine the motive for the shooting. Anyone with any information that could help solve this case is asked to contact the Tuskegee Police…
BIG 3 First Pro Sports League to Legalize Use of CBD
The BIG3 says players in the 3-on-3 league of former NBA players are allowed to use cannabidiol (kan-uh-bih-DY’-ahl), or CBD, for pain management and recovery. Under the change announced Wednesday, the BIG3 becomes what’s believed to be the first professional sports league in the United States to allow use of the marijuana ingredient for pain management and recovery. The BIG3…
Trump Expected to Name Fox News Executive Producer as Director of White House Press and Communications
President Donald Trump is expected to name former Fox News executive Bill Shine as director of White House press and communications. That’s according to a person familiar with Trump’s thinking, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the president’s plans. Shine resigned from Fox last year amid questions over his handling of sexual harassment and discrimination allegations that also…
Gov. Ivey Announces Uber, Lyft Expanding to Suburban and Rural Alabama
Governor Kay Ivey remarks and participated in a ceremonial bill signing of HB 190 Thursday, March 1, 2018 in Montgomery, Ala. HB 190 creates statewide regulations for transportation network companies, also known as ridesharing companies. The legislation requires such companies to obtain permits to operate from the public Service Commission and create certain hiring policies, among other regulations. The legislation…
AG Steve Marshall Holds Press Conference on Death of His Wife
State Attorney General Steve Marshall held a heartbreaking news conference today as he openly discussed the death of his wife. Marshall’s wife, Bridgette, died this past weekend, and since then rumors have swirled, especially online as to how she died…And now we know she took her own life. Surrounded by family, Steve Marshall said he and his family were only…
Father of Music Icon Michael Jackson Dead at 89
Joseph Jackson, the strong, fearsome patriarch of the musical Jackson family, has died, according to a person close to the family. He was 89. The stage dad of Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson and their talented siblings took his family from poverty in Gary, Indiana, and launched a musical dynasty. Five of his boys – Michael, Jermaine, Marlon, Tito and Jackie…
ADOC Offers Location Pay Differential Incentive
A portion of a $30 million supplemental appropriation lawmakers added to the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) 2018 budget will give a boost in compensation for many correctional officers, state prison officials announced today.  Correctional officers employed at maximum and medium security prisons will receive a location pay differential effective July 1. “Our correctional officers and security staff are on the…
