Governor Kay Ivey declared Thursday a State Public Health Emergency as the flu virus spreads across the state. As the flu virus spreads across the country, it can be especially serious for children. Of the more than 100 people who have died from the flu so far this season, 13 are children. “Unfortunately, it can cause a lot of complications. Children…
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Alabama’s requirement to show photo identification at the polls. U.S. District Judge L. Scott Coogler on Wednesday ruled the provision does not violate the Voting Rights Act. Alabama in 2014 began requiring voters to show government-issued photo identification at the polls. Greater Birmingham Ministries and the NAACP filed the lawsuit in December…
National champion Alabama is losing four more underclassmen to the NFL draft, including All-America safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick, safety Ronnie Harrison and tailback Bo Scarbrough announced Thursday they’re skipping their senior seasons. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban says defensive tackle Da’Ron Payne is also entering the draft. Wide receiver Calvin Ridley already had announced his departure. Fitzpatrick is a unanimous…
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a suspect in the May 23, 2015, shooting death of Deandre Mungro, 20, of Montgomery. MPD detectives charged Eric Abram, 23, of Montgomery with one count of capital murder. Abram was located in the Montgomery County Detention Facility, where he was being held on an unrelated charge. MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 3000 block of Shenandoah…
Today will be another mostly cloudy and very mild day across Alabama; the high will be in the lower 70s and we will mention the chance of a few passing showers. Enjoy today, because it will be a while before we are this warm again. TEMPS TAKE A TUMBLE: Rain will be widespread across Alabama tomorrow, and temperatures will fall…
Kelly Parvin was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma two years ago. She is showing her artwork at a Montgomery gallery. She says her abstract art comes from her own battle. And she hopes it will have an impact on others struggling with their own battles as well. “Me having cancer is not really any more or less a trauma than someone…
Rapper Doe B and Troy University student, Kimberly Johnson, were killed in a nightclub shooting back in 2013. Doe B, whose real name was Glenn Thomas, had signed with rapper T.I.’s Atlanta-based group, “Grand Hustle”. Kimberly Jonson was a junior social work major and celebrating her 21st birthday on the night she was killed. A third person, Tim Hamilton also…
Japanese automakers Toyota and Mazda are building a joint-venture auto plant in Alabama. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and company executives made the announcement in a Wednesday news conference. Alabama and North Carolina were finalists for the plant that will eventually employ about 4,000 people. It will be able to build 300,000 vehicles per year and will produce the Toyota Corolla…
TODAY/THURSDAY: The warming trend will continue these two days as upper 60s are back for most of us this afternoon, and then lower 70s will show up on the maps Thursday. Unfortunately, we are just not going to be seeing much sun these days, with the small risk of a passing shower or two at just about anytime. Also. this…
This was the first State of the State Governor Kay Ivey has given since she took office nine months ago. She talked about steadying the ship of state. Gov. Ivey says the economy is performing well. Unemployment is at its lowest in a decade with revenues up. One of the main things she announced was pay raises for teachers and…
