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UPDATE: Prattville Apartment Shooting Suspects Taken into Custody

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On Sunday, May 6, Prattville police officers responded to a call of a shooting that occurred at the Highland Lakes Apartment complex on Briarwood Street. A 19-year old male is said to have been shot once in the lower back by Deshaun Jones, of Montgomery. There were multiple shots fired at the apartments. A vehicle chase ensued between the victim and suspects,…

Former Alabama, Saints Running Back Suspended 4 games for Violating NFL Drug Policy

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The NFL says New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram has been suspended for the first four regular season games of 2018 because of a violation of the league’s performance enhancing drug policy. The league has not released details about whether Ingram has tested positive for a performance enhancing drug or simply a banned masking agent….

Gov. Ivey: ‘Alabama is Stronger Than It Was a Year Ago’

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Gov. Kay Ivey says Alabama is “stronger” than it was a year ago. In a campaign stop in south Alabama, she stressed improvements in the state’s economy and named companies that have announced projects in the state over the last year. Ivey became governor last year when her predecessor resigned in a scandal and is now seeking to win the…

Gov. Ivey Announces Over 15,000 New Jobs Coming to Alabama

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Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Commerce released the 2017 New & Expanding Industry Report. Companies planning new facilities or expanding existing operations in Alabama announced nearly 15,500 new jobs and more than $4.4 billion in capital investment during 2017, according to a comprehensive report detailing economic development activity in the state last year. The report shows that…

Dr. Lily McNair Named 8th President of Tuskegee University

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Dr. Lily D. McNair will become Tuskegee University’s eighth president after being unanimously selected by its Board of Trustees. She will serve as the first female president of the institution in its 136-year history. McNair currently is provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Wagner College in New York City. She will begin her duties at Tuskegee on July…

Face 2 Face: Fred Bell

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Senior Political Reporter Tim Lennox sat down for a “Face to Face” with Senate District 26 candidate, Fred Bell. Bell is currently a member of the Montgomery City Council. . Categories: Face 2 Face

Biscuits Put up 11 Runs, Blank the Shuckers

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The Biscuits (13-18) used four home runs and 12 hits to take down the Biloxi Shuckers (20-11) in their largest win of the season thus far, 11-0, in Monday night’s series opener at Riverwalk Stadium. It was Montgomery’s second shutout of the season and second in a week, having blanked the Mobile BayBears, 1-0, last Monday. Ryan Boldt hit the…

Six Etowah Co. Judges Recuse Selves from Roy Moore Case

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All six judges in an Alabama county have recused themselves from presiding over the lawsuit filed by failed U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore against some of the women who accused him of sexual misconduct. Reports say Etowah County’s four circuit judges and two district judges filed recusals with interim Alabama Chief Justice Lyn Stuart on Monday, a week after Moore…

Here Come the 90s

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TODAY-THURSDAY: More of the same is ahead as very warm, dry weather is the forecast. The sky will remain mostly sunny these days with highs in the mid to upper 80s, and even a few 90s will be showing up. We will mention isolated afternoon storms Thursday as the ridge weakens slightly, but again most North/Central Alabama communities will remain…

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