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EXTRA: Hacked

Most of us are on social media, and we know the main risks. While we can’t always control what others do, we can do our part to avoid the pitfalls. It’s the information superhighway. Just a click of the mouse or a swipe of a screen and the world is at our fingertips. And so is our personal information… In…

Face 2 Face: John Knight

Senior Political Reporter Tim Lennox sat down for a “Face to Face” with Senate District 26 candidate, John Knight. Knight is a current member of the Alabama Legislature.   Categories: Face 2 Face

Lawmaker Who Made Accusation Against Gov. Kay Ivey Loses Job Offer

Alabama state Rep. Patricia Todd (D-Birmingham), the lawmaker who made an accusation against Gov. Kay Ivey’s sexuality on Twitter this week, has now lost her upcoming job. Todd was hired to become the executive director of One Orlando Alliance in Orlando, Florida, a gay rights group. But in a statement today, One Orlando Alliance says it has decided not to…

Rain & Storms Remain in the Forecast

TODAY/FRIDAY: Deep tropical moisture remains in place, and there will be little change in the day to day forecast. Rain chances remain pretty decent these days, and we are still expecting more clouds than sun, with the best chance of showers and scattered thunderstorms, during the afternoon and evening hours when the air is most unstable. Each day as the…

District 2 House Candidate Rich Hobson Giving Away AR-15 Rifle

Republican candidate Rich Hobson is not only running for Congress. He’s giving away an AR-15 rifle. It has recently made headlines as the weapon of choice in mass shootings across the country. But District 2 candidate Rich Hobson says he’s giving one away. “A weapon that many people own across America, that I own too, myself. And there is nothing…

Gov. Kay Ivey Fires Back Against Accusation Regarding Her Sexuality

Governor Kay Ivey is speaking out against an accusation that she is a lesbian.  She sat down with TV stations today to strongly rebuke the claim. The charge came in a Twitter post from State Rep. Patricia Todd (D-Birmingham), the only gay member of the Alabama Legislature. She tweeted: “Will someone out her for God’s sake….I have heard for years…

Union Springs Man Pronounced Dead Following Crash into Tree

A single-vehicle crash at 6:55 a.m. today, May 16, has claimed the life of a Union Springs man. Quintavius Jerome Jones, 27, was killed when the 2005 Toyota Avalon he was driving left the roadway, struck a tree and overturned. Jones, who was not using a seat belt, was pronounced dead a short time later at Baptist Medical Center South. The crash…

Governor Ivey Issues Directives to Executive Agencies for Implementation of SAFE Council Recommendations

Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday issued a memorandum to executive branch agencies requesting the immediate implementation of recommendations five through ten contained within the SAFE Council Report released last week. The memorandum was sent to the Alabama Department of Education, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Alabama Office of Information Technology, Alabama Department of Mental Health and the Alabama Community College System. “The SAFE…

Big 6th Inning Propels Biscuits Past Jumbo Shrimp in Final Game of Series

The Biscuits (16-24), powered by a three-run sixth inning, defeated the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (16-23), 3-1, on Wednesday afternoon at Riverwalk Stadium. The victory closed out a 10-game homestand, in which Montgomery went 4-6. Biscuits’ starting pitcher Kyle Bird made his first professional start on Grand Slam School Day. The left-hander battled control issues in the opening frame, hitting two Jumbo Shrimp…

Texas Drops UCF from Schedule, Will Play Alabama in 2022-2023 Home-and-Home Series

Texas and Alabama, which last met in 2010 Rose Bowl, will play each other in 2022 and 2023. Texas officials announced the agreement Wednesday. Alabama will travel to Texas in 2022 and the teams meet in Tuscaloosa the following year. The Longhorns will push a home-and-home series with Ohio State from those years back to 2025-2026. The Crimson Tide beat…