The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a 2.5 percent pay raise for teachers and education employees. House members approved the raise on a 100-0 vote Tuesday. The bill now moves to the Alabama Senate. The approval came after an hour of debate in which Democrats argued the raise should be higher. Rep. Laura Hall and other Democrats said the…
On Thursday, February 8, Michael Graham Lowe, 25, of Prattville, was found guilty by a federal jury of sex trafficking of a minor and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin Sr. Previously, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Lowe and his co-defendant, Joshua David Rose, after hearing evidence that the two recruited,…
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A heart surgeon says former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman is expected to make a full recovery following bypass surgery. St. Vincent’s Health System issued a statement Monday, saying Siegelman is in good condition. The hospital says heart surgeon Dr. John Richardson has said Siegelman is expected to make a full recovery. The hospital said that the former governor asks that…
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY: Not much sun these two days as the sky will remains generally cloudy, but showers should be pretty hard to find today. Today will be warmer and we expect upper 60s across South/Central Alabama. On Wednesday, moisture deepens and we will mention a chance of a few more passing showers; highs in the upper 60s and lower 70s are…
Our Golden Apple Award Winner this week comes from the Montgomery Public School System. In her 17th year of teaching, second grade teacher Michelle Reese-Holley at Highland Ave Elementary, has one goal for her students to achieve. “The goal is to move everybody to the next level, when you leave this classroom, you are going to be on a different…
Tuscaloosa mayor Walt Maddox is running for governor and Monday night he was in the Capital City to talk with voters. It was a packed out meeting as Maddox presented his plan for Alabama. He is a Democrat and he says the Republican way of doing things is not working. He wants to focus on jobs, healthcare, education, and infrastructure….
Authorities say San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence and possessing an assault rifle. Arrest records show Foster was booked at the Santa Clara County jail Sunday with bail set at $75,000. The East Bay Times reports that a woman who has been in a long-term relationship with Foster told officers an assault…
It is a cloudy and damp start off to today and the work week with temperatures in the lower 40s in the our western counties, while mid and upper 60s in our southern counties. A cold front continues to make its across the state, but we are going to maintain a mostly cloudy sky with scattered showers from time to…
Despite having already qualified to run for re-election, Sen. Hank Sanders (D-Selma) has decided not to seek another term in the Alabama Senate. He has held the District 23 seat since 1983. In a statement emailed to Alabama News Network, Sanders said, “Some time, it is time. Some time we do not realize it is time until something special happens. …
