The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced a bill aimed at getting more oversight for hundreds of faith-based day cares that go uninspected by the state. Committee members voted unanimously Wednesday for the House-passed bill described as a compromise between child welfare advocates and church centers. The bill moves to the Senate floor. Alabama for years has exempted faith-based day cares…
A proposal to lower the penalty for marijuana possession cleared its first hurdle in the Alabama Legislature, but faces a dubious future as it heads to a possible floor vote. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6-4 Wednesday to approve the bill by Republican Sen. Dick Brewbaker of Pike Road. The bill would make possession of an ounce or less of…
Montgomery set a record high Tuesday of 83°, smashing the old record of 80° set back in 2011. For our Wednesday, new day same forecast as our taste of late spring continues across the state. We will once again see more sunshine than clouds in most locations across Central Alabama today and that will allow temperatures to reach into the…
The third Tuesday of every month you can find musicians playing their original music at the Cloverdale Playhouse. “A place to really put music you came up with that you believe in out in an area where people are actually paying to listen to that kind of music,” said musician Jonathan Tew. It’s something musician Joe Thomas Junior started in…
Authorities continue to search for the suspect in Pike County kidnapping. Pike County Sheriff Russell Thomas tells Alabama News Network Timothy Latty, 42, had been staying with Joseph Chancellor, 55, when Latty told Chancellor he needed to go to Birmingham. Thomas says when they were north of Troy, Chancellor let Latty out of the car. The sheriff says that’s when…
A federal judge has ruled that an Alabama inmate’s veins are in good enough shape that the state can execute him by lethal injection. U.S. District Judge Karon O. Bowdre on Tuesday denied Doyle Lee Hamm’s request to block his execution this week. Hamm’s attorney has argued lymphoma and hepatitis C have damaged his veins to the point that lethal…
Louisville must vacate its 2013 men’s basketball title following an NCAA appeals panel’s decision to uphold sanctions against the men’s program in the sex scandal case. The Cardinals will have to vacate 123 victories including the championship, and return millions in conference revenue from the 2012-15 NCAA Tournaments. The decision announced on Tuesday by the governing body’s Infraction Appeals Committee…
Educators, philanthropists, celebrities, and business owners are pulling together their resources to bring children of color to see the film “Black Panther.” Elementary school students in Detroit, middle school students in Atlanta and students living Los Angeles public housing all have been surprised in recent days with free tickets and transportation to experience a movie that is captivating black communities…
We will have a partly to a mostly sunny sky this afternoon, and any showers are few and far between. Temperatures today should reach the lower 80s in most locations, with record highs in some spots, including Montgomery. Our record highs for today is 80° set back in 2011, we are forecasting 83° for the Capital City today. ACROSS THE…
Our Golden Apple Award Winner this week comes from the Macon County School System. After spending over 20 year in law enforcement, 5th grade teach Bettina Williford, decided to change careers and is already making lasting impacts in only her second year of teaching.  “I teach because I love children, I love interacting with the children, I love to see…
