There are two weeks to go until the November election. While there has been some mud slinging, political analyst Steve Flowers says it’s been pretty quiet. “Certain people show up to vote every election and typically they are 70-75-years-old and tend to be republican and they vote every time. You have to have some kind of energy or excitement like…
Today’s Morning Pledge, brought to you by Trinity Presbyterian School, is presented by Ms. Dickerson’s 3rd grade class at Pike Road Elementary School. Categories: The Morning Pledge
The University of Alabama says it raised more than $224 million in gifts and pledges during 2017-18 school year. The school said in a news release the money came from more than 62,000 donors. The school said it had raised about $120 million during the previous fiscal year. University President Stuart Bell said in a news release the money creates…
CRISP, FALL MORNING: A clear sky overnight has allowed temperatures to fall into the upper 30s and lower 40s; the kids will certainly need the jackets heading back to school in the morning. THE WEEK AHEAD: Nice fall weather should stick around for much of the week. We are forecasting sunny skies with highs warming back up into the upper…
Montgomery Police are investigating a shooting that happened at Eastdale Mall Friday evening. Authorities say a man was seriously injured. Authorities are investigating what may have led up to the shooting. No word on if anyone has been arrested. Stay with Alabama News Network for the latest developments. Categories: Montgomery Metro, News
Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted September unemployment rate is 4.1%. September’s rate represents 2,117,027 people working. In August, 2,112,099 people were counted as employed, and 2,082,085 were counted as employed in September 2017. Average weekly earnings increased over the year by $53.82.——about $1 a week. Counties with the highest unemployment rates are all in the Black Belt: Wilcox County at 9.3%,…
Vehicles, computers, office furniture, TVs, refrigerators, metal detectors and even marine radar and sonar equipment are just a few of the more than 600 lots of items up for bid at the state surplus property auction on Wednesday, Oct. 24. The Surplus Property Division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is hosting the auction at its warehouse…
A single-vehicle crash at 8:23 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, has claimed the life of a Troy woman. Heather Brantley, 21, was killed when the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt she was driving left the roadway and overturned. Brantley, who was not using a seat belt, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on U.S. 231 at the 90 mile marker,…
FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: Today will feature morning sunshine followed by increasing afternoon clouds; the high will be in the mid 70s. We will forecast periods of light rain across South and Central Alabama late tonight into Saturday and it still looks like the main window for rain comes from about midnight tomorrow night through 3:00 p.m. Saturday. Moisture will…
Alabama gubernatorial challenger Walt Maddox is asking Governor Kay Ivey to release more information on her 2015 hospitalization, including if her office told the state trooper accompanying her to keep it secret. Maddox said in a press conference today, the issue is not Ivey’s health, but if there was a “cover up”. Maddox said voters need to know if Ivey…
