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Ala. Agency Closes Abuse Complaint Regarding Harper Lee

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama official says a state agency closed an inquiry into whether the deal to publish Harper Lee’s upcoming novel involved financial fraud. Some in Lee’s hometown of Monroeville questioned whether the 88-year-old “To Kill A Mockingbird” author was capable of consenting to the second novel’s publication. A longtime friend says she is mostly deaf, blind…

MPD Closes Roads Downtown for Reenactment

The following roads wil be closed on March 13th starting at 9:00 a.m. do to the Selma to Montgomery March Marchers. The March from St Jude to the State CapitolSection 11.      Fairview Avenue at Oak Street2.      Oak Street at Calhoun Foods3.      Oak Street at St Jude4.      Oak Street at Alexander Street5.   …

Changes Could Come To Accountability Act

For the first time since it passed two years ago, lawmakers are looking at changing the Alabama Accountability Act.

The law gives parents a tax credit for transferring their kids from failing to non-failing public and private schools.

Fog Blamed in Deadly Military Helicopter Crash

 Seven Marines and four soldiers aboard an Army helicopter that crashed over waters off Florida during a routine night training mission were presumed dead Wednesday, and crews found human remains despite heavy fog hampering search efforts, military officials said.   Several news outlets reported Wednesday morning that human remains had been found.   A Pentagon official said all 11 service…

MPD Makes Arrest in Waffle House Shooting

MONTGOMERY — The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in the Wednesday, March 11, shooting death of 44-year-old Robert Nelson of Montgomery.  MPD detectives charged John Cain, 41, of Montgomery with one count of murder. Cain was taken into custody at the scene. Following his arrest, Cain was transported to the Montgomery County Detention Facility, where he was being held under a…