Former Alabama Speaker Mike Hubbard is asking an appellate court to reverse its decision upholding his 2016 ethics conviction. The rehearing request was filed Monday with the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. Under Alabama appellate rules a person must seek a rehearing before appealing upward to the Alabama Supreme Court. The Court of Criminal Appeals court last month affirmed 11…
Auburn University officials have released a statement after banners were seen on campus as the Auburn Tigers hosted Alabama State for the first time on Saturday. Photos of the banners have been posted on Facebook. One, which was apparently displayed at the Sigma Pi fraternity house, said “ASU Grad Rate 27% Chance of Winning 0%”. Another banner said “G.E.D. >…
On Monday, September 10, Dr. Richard Stehl, 54, of Montgomery, appeared in court after being indicted on drug distribution charges, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. The indictment charges Dr. Stehl, who owned and operated a medical practice on Winton Blount Loop in eastern Montgomery, with drug distribution offenses. Those charges stem from Dr. Stehl’s prescribing controlled substances…
Earl Warren Dailey, of Camden, has been named the next state chair of Alabama Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. He begins his three-year term on October 1. He replaces Dr. William Kringel, who has served in the position for seven years. Dailey has served in ESGR since his retirement from the Alabama Army National Guard in 2011. He…
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $100,000 grant to Jacksonville State University for a forensics training program that helps law enforcement officers conduct death investigations more effectively. The university’s Center for Applied Forensics will use the grant to conduct training sessions for smaller and rural police departments and sheriff’s offices. Through the program, law enforcement officers learn how to properly…
Police say a teenager has been arrested in a shooting at the McDonald’s restaurant on West Magnolia Avenue near Auburn University that left one person dead and four others wounded. The shooting happened early Sunday morning. The 17-year-old boy was arrested Sunday and charged with murder. Authorities have not released the teen’s name, but a statement by Auburn police says…
Alabama News Network is following a major fire in Tuskegee. The fire happened at the Macon County Water Authority Building off West Martin Luther King Highway. The fire chief tells us the call came in around 4:30 a.m. The building has received heavy damage. Crews were still on the scene several hours later. So far, there is no cause to…
Alabama is No. 1 at being No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll. The Crimson Tide made its 106th overall appearance at the top of the AP rankings, which started in 1936, passing Ohio State for the most by any school. Alabama received a season-high 54 first-place votes from the media panel in the Top 25 released Sunday…
Troy police responded to a call of a subject shot in the 100 block of St. Paul Street Saturday night. The shooting reportedly happened at approximately 7:00 pm. When officers arrived on scene they found a 30-year-old male in the front yard of the residence suffering from a gunshot wound. The scene was secured for Troy Fire Department and Haynes…
The Biscuits (2-3) fought until the very end, but dropped the decisive fifth game of the 2018 North Division Championship Series against the Jackson Generals (3-2) on Sunday night at Riverwalk Stadium, 11-7, and were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round for the fourth-consecutive season. The Generals will take on the Biloxi Shuckers in the 2018 Southern League…
