A judicial ethics panel has dismissed a complaint against Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker over comments he made about the court decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Parker’s attorney announced Friday that the complaint had been dismissed by the Judicial Inquiry Commission. Attorney Mat Staver called it a victory for free speech. Parker, in a 2015 interview on a…
Former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary Spencer Collier has released a statement following the grand jury decision that cleared him of wrongdoing while in office. The attorney general’s office has closed the investigation that had been requested by Gov. Robert Bentley’s administration. Â Bentley fired Collier in March saying a review found possible misuse of funds. The findings were then sent…
Alabama’s unemployment rate for September is unchanged at 5.4 percent. A statement released by the governor’s office says the jobless rate represents a total of 117,125 unemployed people in the state. Just over 2 million people were employed at the same time. The state’s unemployment rate remains above the national rate, but the gap is closing. The U.S. unemployment rate…
FANTASTIC FRIDAY: The front is pushing through the state and behind it, much cooler air flows into the state through the day. Today will feature plenty of sunshine, cooler temperatures, and breezy conditions. Temps will be in the mid 70s, with a fresh north breeze of 10-25 mph, which will make it feel cooler too. FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: For high…
The attorney general’s office says a grand jury has cleared former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary Spencer Collier of wrongdoing. The attorney general’s office says a grand jury found no criminal wrongdoing by Collier and is closing the investigation that had been requested by Gov. Robert Bentley’s administration. Bentley fired Collier in March saying a review found possible misuse of…
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ONE MORE VERY WARM DAY: The record high tomorrow is 88 for Montgomery, that record looks fall as we are forecasting at high of 90. The cold front we are waiting on will begin to push into Alabama during the evening hours and make its way out of the state by Friday morning. Ahead of the front, skies will be…
Rep. Craig Ford sent the letter to state Democratic Party leaders Nancy Worley and Joe Reed. In that letter, he addressed the lack of Democrat representation in local elections across the state. He also called for the Democratic leaders to resign. Nancy Worley says she says Ford was just trying to “grab attention” as his job as House Minority Leader…
