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Former Alabama Governor Expected to Make Full Recovery Following Heart Surgery
A heart surgeon says former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman is expected to make a full recovery following bypass surgery. St. Vincent’s Health System issued a statement Monday, saying Siegelman is in good condition. The hospital says heart surgeon Dr. John Richardson has said Siegelman is expected to make a full recovery. The hospital said that the former governor asks that…
Noon Weather: More Clouds than Sun in the Days Ahead
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY: Not much sun these two days as the sky will remains generally cloudy, but showers should be pretty hard to find today. Today will be warmer and we expect upper 60s across South/Central Alabama. On Wednesday, moisture deepens and we will mention a chance of a few more passing showers; highs in the upper 60s and lower 70s are…
Golden Apple: Michelle Reese-Holley
Our Golden Apple Award Winner this week comes from the Montgomery Public School System. In her 17th year of teaching, second grade teacher Michelle Reese-Holley at Highland Ave Elementary, has one goal for her students to achieve. “The goal is to move everybody to the next level, when you leave this classroom, you are going to be on a different…
Gubernatorial Candidate Walt Maddox Speaks to Voters in the Capital City
Tuscaloosa mayor Walt Maddox is running for governor and Monday night he was in the Capital City to talk with voters. It was a packed out meeting as Maddox presented his plan for Alabama. He is a Democrat and he says the Republican way of doing things is not working. He wants to focus on jobs, healthcare, education, and infrastructure….
Former Alabama Linebacker Arrested on Domestic Violence, Gun Charges
Authorities say San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence and possessing an assault rifle. Arrest records show Foster was booked at the Santa Clara County jail Sunday with bail set at $75,000. The East Bay Times reports that a woman who has been in a long-term relationship with Foster told officers an assault…
Noon Update: A Very Mild, Damp Forecast
It is a cloudy and damp start off to today and the work week with temperatures in the lower 40s in the our western counties, while mid and upper 60s in our southern counties. A cold front continues to make its across the state, but we are going to maintain a mostly cloudy sky with scattered showers from time to…
Sen. Hank Sanders Decides Not to Seek Re-Election
Despite having already qualified to run for re-election, Sen. Hank Sanders (D-Selma) has decided not to seek another term in the Alabama Senate. He has held the District 23 seat since 1983. In a statement emailed to Alabama News Network, Sanders said, “Some time, it is time. Some time we do not realize it is time until something special happens. …
Qualifying Deadline Passes, So Who’s Running in Alabama State Elections?
The qualifying deadline has now passed for the 2018 Alabama state elections. So the field is set for the June 5 primaries. In the race for governor, Kay Ivey hopes to be elected to a full term in office after becoming governor in April 2017 following the resignation of then-Gov. Robert Bentley. But she faces a few challengers in the…
Man Suspected of Killing Auburn Football Player Pleads Guilty
A man has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in the shooting death of Auburn University football player Jakell Mitchell. Markale Hart pleaded guilty to manslaughter during a hearing in Opelika on Friday. Hart was charged with murder in the December 2014 gunshot killing of Mitchell, a freshman. He was shot to during a party at apartments in Auburn. Jurors…
