Teachers and school employees could get a 2.5% pay raise later this year. The House Ways and Means Education Committee has approved the raise, which is popular with members of both parties, with little discussion. Education employees at both public K-12 schools and two-year postsecondary institutions would receive the raise. Educators last received a cost-of-living adjustment in 2016. Lawmakers are…
Today, the SPC maintains “marginal risk” of severe storms for pretty much the southern half of the state where instability values should be sufficient for some strong to possibly severe storms, with damaging wind gusts the main concern. The tornado threat is very low, but not zero. The heaviest rain should move down into the southern part of Alabama by…
The group Alabama Arise has been working on creating public transit in Alabama for decades. At press conference Tuesday, they spoke out about the need. “Public transportation effects urban people and rural people. Black people and white people. It affects people with jobs and without jobs. It affects people with disabilities, senior citizens. And unfortunately this is an area where…
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Alabama on behalf of three transgender individuals. In a lawsuit, the individuals are saying the state won’t allow them to change the gender listing of their driver’s licenses without proof that they’ve undergone surgery. The lawsuit, which was filed today in federal court in Montgomery, says the requirement is unconstitutional and violation of…
Attorney General Steve Marshall has announced that the State of Alabama has filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, Purdue Frederick Company and Rhodes Pharmaceuticals, the makers and sellers of prescription opioid pain medications, including the brand name drugs OxyContin, MS Contin, Dilaudid/Dilaudid HP, Butrans, Hysingla ER, and Targiniq ER, as well as generic opioids. According to a statement from Marshall’s…
Today will be a day with a mix of sun and clouds, with a high in the low 70s, and while a shower is possible in spots by afternoon, the better chance of rain returns tonight into Wednesday. Wednesday morning looks to be rather wet and stormy, with widespread showers and storms, and a few storms could be strong with…
Our Golden Apple Award Winner this week comes from the Montgomery Public School System. In her 14th year of education, kindergarten teacher Shelia Evans at Seth Johnson Elementary school is known for being a teacher who makes learning fun for her students and believes she has found the best way to educate her students. “A lot of hands on, I…
UPDATE: Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials confirm Germaine Moore is in police custody. According to CrimeStoppers, Moore turned himself into the Millbrook Police Department around 2:30 Tuesday morning. The Alabama Internet Crimes Against Children Unit is searching for wanted fugitive Germaine Moore, 44, for 11 felony charges related to a criminal sexual conduct investigation involving a person under the age…
What would you do with 100 thousand dollars to improve your city? That’s what one Montgomery city councilman is asking his constituents. District 5 Councilman William Green held a meeting Monday night to get input from residents on how to use the city’s public funds. It’s called “Participatory Budgeting.” The people come up with the projects, research them, and then…
Natalee Holloway of Mountain Brook disappeared while on a graduation trip with classmates to Aruba in 2005.The mother of an American teenager missing in Aruba since 2005 is seeking $35 million in a lawsuit over a TV series about the case. Alabama schoolteacher Beth Holloway has filed suit against producers of “The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway,” a six-part series that…
