Burt Reynolds, who starred in films including “Smokey and the Bandit”, ‘Deliverance’ and ‘Boogie Nights,’ has died at age 82, according to his agent, who confirmed the death to CBS News. He reportedly died this morning at Jupiter Medical in Florida. The actor, director and producer was born in Lansing, Michigan, in 1936, and played football at Florida State University…
A Minor League Baseball team in Alabama has changed its name to Rocket City Trash Pandas following months of brainstorming. Reports say the Mobile BayBears will take on the new moniker when the team moves to Madison. The owner of the Southern League franchise, BallCorps Inc., revealed the new name Wednesday night. An online naming contest allowed voters to choose…
Four Mississippi State University students won’t go to jail after being accused of stealing memorabilia from the University of Alabama’s football building. All four of the young men were charged with third-degree burglary after an April crime in which people were shown on video taking watches, commemorative coins, a raincoat and a football. A report shows someone entered through an…
TODAY/FRIDAY: Gordon is gone, but scattered showers and storms will remain possible today. The upper ridge rebuilds Friday, and it looks hot and mostly dry with only isolated afternoon storms. The high today will be in the upper 80s, with lower 90s Friday. SPRITES FROM TROPICAL STORM GORDON: Tropical Storm Gordon, which could make landfall as a hurricane later today,…
Failed U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore is suing comedian Sacha Baron Cohen for defamation after being pranked on the actor’s television show. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Washington, D.C., accuses Cohen of smearing Moore’s name and intentionally inflicting emotional distress. Moore was duped into appearing on a “Who is America?” segment where Cohen demonstrated a supposed pedophile detecting device that…
ALL EYES ON GORDON: Gordon made landfall last night just to the west of the Alabama/Mississippi border and is moving rapidly inland today. Latest update from the NHC center this morning: At 400 AM CDT, the center of Tropical Storm Gordon was located near latitude 31.5 North, longitude 89.5 West. Gordon is moving toward the northwest near 14 mph. A…
The Montgomery City Council is trying to find ways to save money. They decided raising the garbage pick up fee was one of the best choices. “A majority of the council members heard from their constituents that they didn’t want to reduce the pick up and the overall less garbage collection. So the overall council said they wanted to keep…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey raised nearly $500,000 for her campaign last month as the incumbent Republican regains a cash advantage over gubernatorial challenger Walt Maddox. In a campaign finance report filed Tuesday, Ivey reported raising $400,000 in August. That is in addition to $95,000 in large contributions she reported last month. The report shows Ivey is regaining a fundraising advantage…
The Montgomery Police Department has initiated a death investigation following the death of an adult female. MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 800 block of Mossy Glen Road earlier today after receiving a report of a subject deceased. MPD is investigating to determine the cause of death and the circumstances surrounding the death. No arrests have been made at…
Alabama’s 15th community archery park will hold its grand opening at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, in Wetumpka, Ala. The Wetumpka Community Archery Park is located in the Wetumpka Sports Complex at 2350 Coosa River Parkway, Wetumpka, Ala. The public and media are invited to attend the grand opening ceremony. The archery park will be open year-round for recreational shooting, competitive tournaments…
