Friday morning, President Trump took to Twitter to endorse U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Alabama) in her re-election bid to represent Alabama’s Second Congressional District in Congress. Roby is seeking her fifth term. This endorsement is significant because Roby, a Republican, said in the 2016 presidential campaign that she wouldn’t vote for Trump and had asked him to step down in…
The Montgomery Police Department has arrested a Montgomery man in connection to the June 15 shooting death of Timothy Martinez, 26, of Montgomery. MPD charged Jacab Irving, 28, of Montgomery with capital murder after he was taken into custody this morning by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force and the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office. Following his arrest, Irving was transported…
Through the day, we are going to have to stay weather aware as we are likely to see more showers and storms and yes some of those will be packing a punch. The SPC has outlined a “slight risk” (level 2 out of 5) for severe storms tomorrow from northern Alabama westward into northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas tomorrow. Nearly…
A Prattville woman is facing charges after being accused of stealing money from the city’s youth baseball program. Prattville Police Chief Mark Thompson says that Lindsey Leigh Martin, 38, turned herself in on a theft of property charge on Tuesday. Court records show Martin is accused of stealing $15,000 to $20,000 from the Dixie Youth baseball program. Court records also…
Two Alabama men were sentenced today to more than 16 years in prison for the sex trafficking of minors, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin Jr. of the Middle District of Alabama, Prattville Police Chief Mark Thompson, Special Agent in Charge Jere T. Miles of U.S. Immigration…
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner says Houston, Milwaukee and the Miami area are the finalists to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention. The mayor says Denver also made the party’s short list but has withdrawn its bid. A Denver city spokeswoman, Amber Miller, tells the Houston Chronicle that scheduling conflicts forced Denver to bow out. Turner, a Democrat, told City Council…
The Central Alabama Community College will soon have a new location, in Prattville. The college’s Millbrook location was housed at Stanhope-Elmore High School. It will now be moved to the Pratt Mill Center in Prattville. However, officials say there are plans to expand, with a permanent location. The college will offer several programs for students interested in careers in healthcare,…
TODAY/TOMORROW: FYI…Summer officially started at 5:07AM CDT this morning and with the change in seasons comes a bit of a change in our weather across the state. The upper ridge currently in place across the Southeast will weaken due to an approaching trough coming out of the northern Rockies. This system will bring a cold front down into the northern…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to stop the separation of families as they cross the border illegally and face criminal prosecution. We wanted to know what some of you had to say about the immigration issue. Officials have said they were working to reunite families as soon as possible but provided no clear answers on how that…
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to keep families together at the southern border, saying at the White House that he doesn’t like the sight of children being separated from their families. U.S. President Donald Trump displays an executive order on immigration policy after signing it in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., June…
