Governor Kay Ivey announced on Thursday that Facebook will invest $750 million to build a data center in Huntsville, creating 100 high-paying jobs. Governor Ivey was joined for the announcement by Facebook representatives and local leaders. The official announcement was made this afternoon during a ceremony at the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber. “Every day, millions of people around the world use Facebook’s products,…
Legislation designed to help prosecutors go after sex traffickers has cleared the New York Legislature and awaits action by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. New York and Alabama are now the only states whose trafficking laws generally require victims to testify in court. In New York, that’s because law requires authorities to prove coercion, a high standard that usually relies on victim…
A CASE OF THE MUGGIES: Dewpoints are in the 70s in most locations and that means very humid conditions, as well as plenty of fuel of those shower and storms. Most days, the mornings are dry, and until the convection develops each day, expect hot, humid weather. Rain and storms are possible at anytime, but the greatest coverage of showers…
An inmate has been fatally stabbed at a state prison in Elmore County. Alabama Department of Corrections spokesman Bob Horton said Wednesday that the stabbing happened June 9 at the Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore County. Prison staff found 60-year-old Barry Tyrone Reynolds with a stab wound at approximately 2:30 a.m. in one of the prison dorms. He was taken…
Democratic candidate for governor Walt Maddox wants to debate incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey ahead of the November election. Maddox said after winning the Democratic nomination that he wants to debate Ivey and that Alabama voters deserve to hear from the candidates. Maddox said people are interested in comparing “who is going to be best” to address the state’s problems in…
COPY AND PASTE FORECAST: Not a lot change in the day to day forecast this time of year…the main question each day is where do those random afternoon and evening storms develop…the answer; no way of knowing. Until they develop each day, expect hot, humid days with dry mornings. Then once we get into the afternoon and daytime heating has…
The Montgomery County School Board plans to implement a new program that has been implemented across other systems in the state. STAR Academy will allow left behind students the ability to catch up with their peers through a personalized curriculum for 6 through 8th grades. “We are giving them something to support them as they move forward in the…
RINSE AND REPEAT FORECAST: We are to the time of the year when the daily weather forecast doesn’t change much. For the rest of the work week, expect hot, humid days with morning sun, and random, scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms; most of the storms will form between 1:00 and 11:00 p.m. Highs for the week ahead…
Four people were injured in a shooting in the south Montgomery area. According to Montgomery police, four adult males sustained gunshot wounds in the 3200 block of Virginia Pines Lane. Police say all four were taken to a local hospital for treatment. One victim has possibly life-threatening wounds while three other victims appear to have non-life-threatening wounds. The initial investigation…
The Montgomery Police Department has arrested a Montgomery man in the May 26 shooting death of Michael Garland, 31, of Montgomery. MPD charged Jeremie Wright, 22, of Montgomery with Murder after he was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force this afternoon. Following his arrest, Wright was transported to the Montgomery County Detention Facility. He is being…
