Alabama’s state school board is set to choose the next state education superintendent on April 20. A statement released Tuesday by the Department of Education says the board and an executive leadership search firm are currently reviewing candidates. The search firm will recommend semifinalists to the board on April 13. Board members will select finalists for interviews on April 20,…
An Alabama man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for producing child pornography between 1997 and 1998, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town of the Northern District of Alabama. Charles Mark McCormack, 54, of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, pleaded guilty on…
STRONG STORMS TONIGHT: Most of our Tuesday will be calm. Expect another very warm day with highs in the 80s. Our clouds will be increasing through the day and we cannot completely rule out a stray shower or two. For tonight, a cold front will push a line of strong thunderstorms into Alabama late tonight. With any system this time…
It’s a cause that is fueled by passion as parents and caregivers of autistic children rally for new laws each legislative session. Last year, the Alabama legislature passed a bill that would allow insurance coverage for autism therapy. But that coverage stops at age 18. “I think about Anthony when he is transitioning from high school to college or from…
A former Alabama prison officer is charged in an alleged sexual assault near Atlanta. The Alabama Department of Corrections says 48-year-old Matthew Lee Moore is charged with aggravated sodomy, assault with the intent to commit rape and false imprisonment in Fulton County, Georgia. Moore worked at St. Clair prison east of Birmingham since 2001. A statement from the system released…
Apple CEO Tim Cook is being honored by a civil rights group in his home state of Alabama. Cook will receive the 2018 Human Rights Award from the Birmingham Metro Southern Christian Leadership Conference for his advocacy for equality and safety in the workplace. The organization will present the award at a banquet on Wednesday in commemoration of the 50th…
On Monday, April 2, three individuals—two of whom reside in Alabama and one who resides in California—were arrested on charges stemming from their involvement in a public corruption scheme, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. The Alabama defendants are State Representative Jack D. Williams, 60, of Vestavia Hills and lobbyist Martin J. “Marty” Connors, 61, of Alabaster. The…
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A North Texas company has recalled nearly 4 tons (3.63 metric tons) of raw beef wrongly produced and packaged without federal inspection. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the recall involves PFP Enterprises, operating as Texas Meat Packers of Fort Worth. The recall involves 7,146 pounds (3,241 kilograms) of various-weight beef for tacos and fajitas produced March 23 and March…
A defamation lawsuit against failed Senate candidate Roy Moore, filed by one of the women who accused Moore of sexual misconduct, is moving forward Montgomery Circuit Judge Ronan Shaul last week denied Moore’s request to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Leigh Corfman. Shaul also denied a request by Moore to move the lawsuit from Montgomery to Etowah County. Corfman is…
