Picture Courtesy of ABC 33/40 The University of Alabama has settled a lawsuit filed by the parents of a Texas woman who killed herself after reporting a sexual assault as a student. A statement released Tuesday by the school and the parents of Megan Rondini says Alabama is committing $250,000 to a center that helps victims of sexual assault. The…
State employees would receive their first cost-of-living raise in a decade, under a bill approved by the Alabama Senate. Senators on Tuesday voted 28-1 to approve a three percent pay raise for state employees. The bill now goes to the Alabama House of Representatives for debate. State employees have not had a cost-of-living increase since 2008. However, they have had…
Rhonda Abbott Johnson – Photo from District Attorney Michael Jackson According to District Attorney Michael Jackson, former Dallas County Emergency Management Agency Director Rhonda Abbott Johnson has pleaded guilty to using her office for personal gain. Circuit Judge Collins Pettaway sentenced Abbott to a 10-year suspended prison sentence with five years probation and approximately $20,000 in restitution. “Nobody is above…
An Alabama man charged with murder in the slaying of his exhibitionist wife says he’s innocent. A lawyer for William Jeffrey West released his first public comment Monday since the death of 42-year-old Kathleen Dawn West in January. A statement from attorney John Robbins says the 44-year-old man has maintained his innocence since the beginning. He says West is heartbroken…
A terrific Tuesday of weather is expected, with plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the lower 70s. Clouds return tonight as the front down to the south begins to move northward as a warm front and we can’t completely rule out the chance for a few showers late Tuesday night. MIDWEEK RAIN AND STORMS: Wednesday will be a mostly cloudy…
Our Golden Apple Award Winner this week comes from the Bullock County School System. In his 5th year of teaching, physical education teacher Darien Ellis from South Highland Middle School, wants you to know why physical education is important. “I think PE is important because it is important for everyone to be healthy and to be physically active and a way…
The first charter school in Montgomery is hitting a road block. But board members are not letting that stop them from moving forward. LEAD Academy board members were ready to renovate the building that houses the Small Business Resource Center in downtown Montgomery. The plan was to begin with K-5 students and expand each year until the 12th grade. But…
Fitzpatrick Elementary School students tested their knowledge of the African-American culture today, with the school hosting its inaugural “Black History Trivia Bowl”. Thirteen students competed in today’s trivial bowl after winning individual classroom events. School officials say they wanted to make sure students are acquiring knowledge about African American achievements. There could only be one winner and 4th grader Jayla McCord…
We had Chef Dwayne Hardenhoff on a special Valentine’s Day Edition of Chef’s Corner. Categories: Recipes
Fun in the sun during Spring and Summer comes with a potentially deadly danger, and everyone – young or old, black or white, male or female – is at risk of skin cancer. There are three main types of skin cancer: Basil cell, squamous cell, then melanoma. According to statistics from the American Cancer Society, more people are diagnosed with…
