South Africa’s state broadcaster says Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, prominent anti-apartheid activist and the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, has died. She was 81. Madikizela-Mandela was married to Nelson Mandela from 1958 to 1996. Mandela was imprisoned throughout most of their marriage and Madikizela-Mandela’s own activism against the apartheid regime led to her being imprisoned for months and years under house arrest. Her…
THE WEEK AHEAD: Our Monday will feature mainly sunny conditions and highs in the lower 80s. To our west, an upper trough will be taking shape in the Northwest U.S. that will move quickly into the eastern Dakotas on Tuesday and eastern Great Lakes region by Wednesday. This will generate a surface low in that will track towards the Great…
Harper Lee, the most media shy of writers, was not shy about expressing herself in private. Six letters donated to Emory University and being made public Monday show the author lamenting the conservative values of her native Monroeville, Alabama, and longing to go back in New York. They also reflect her deep compassion for her father, A.C. Lee, the basis…
It’s time again for “Movies on the Green” at The Shoppes at EastChase and everyone is invited. “They can bring blankets. They can pick up pizza from Pies and Pints. Which ‘Wich? has sandwiches, family packs from Zoe’s. Or they can visit one of our food trucks that we have on site, bring in food and enjoy the evening with…
Senior Political Reporter Tim Lennox sat down for a Face to Face with 2018 Gubernatorial candidate Michael McAllister. McAllister will be running as a Republican. He talks about cutting grocery taxes. Categories: Face 2 Face
A pathologist hired by attorneys for the family of an unarmed man killed by Sacramento police says an independent autopsy shows Stephon Clark was shot seven times from behind and took up to 10 minutes to die. Dr. Bennet Omalu told a news conference Friday that Clark was shot in the right back side of the neck and had a…
Rep. Ritchie Whorton won the House of Representatives’ annual “Shroud Award” for the session’s deadest bill Thursday for his proposal to turn on headlights from sunset to sunrise – a half hour earlier than current law. When Whorton introduced the bill, he said he almost got into an accident around sunset and provided members a color photo of the visibility…
Auburn University has officially sworn-in its new president. Reports say that Steven Leath was formally announced as the university’s 19th president Thursday. He was hired in March 2017 and succeeds Jay Gogue, who held the post since July 2007 before retiring last summer. Leath says Auburn intends to hire over 500 tenure-track faculty by 2022. He says that transformational hiring…
The Morning Pledge is brought to you by the Montgomery Biscuits and was presented by Mrs. Etheridge’s 1st grade class from Trinity Presbyterian School. Categories: The Morning Pledge
GOOD FRIDAY THROUGH EASTER SUNDAY: The sky becomes mainly sunny today with a high in the upper 60s to lower 70s, and the Easter weekend looks very nice. Saturday will feature ample sunshine with a high in the mid 70s, and Sunday will be mild and dry; the sky will be partly sunny with a high back in the close…
