Our Golden Apple Award winner this week comes from Saint James School in Montgomery. In his 24th year of teaching, David Rudd, thinks he has “IT” figured out when it come to teaching his world history and world religions & philosophies classes. “I think that the most import things is to establish a relationship with the students. Kinda of a…
Progress continues in Downtown Montgomery. Lower Dexter Avenue continues to see improvement. One of the major projects is the old Kress building. It will house restaurants and retail space for businesses and some of those are  already set up in at One Court Square incubator. “The really exciting thing is the 30 apartments that will go upstairs and spectacular views….
A cold front moved through the area overnight, and the weather today, will be cooler. The sky will be mostly sunny across the area, daytime highs will make it into the mid 60s and our winds will mainly be out of the north at 5-10 MPH. The sky will continue to me mostly clear throughout the overnight hours, and lows…
Family and friends of Chavez Hamilton gather together outside a home where he had lived. “It don’t make no sense for Chavez to die. He was a good guy. He kept you laughing and smiling and always played jokes. He’s just an all around good guy,” said Hamilton’s mother Laurine Fountain. His mother tells us this is the second child…
FOR FRIDAY: A sun-filled sky will greet you outside all day. Our winds will shift back around from the south, so we are going to be dealing with warmer temperatures as we should see afternoon highs in the mid 60s. Overall, a fine-looking Friday. LUNAR ECLIPSE TONIGHT: The full Moon will lose some of its usual luster on Friday night…
Students at Central Michigan University are taking a stand against hate-speech after offensive Valentine’s Day cards circulated on campus. A swastika was found carved into a synagogue in Las Vegas Saturday. And a Chicago man is facing a hate crime charge after police say he vandalized a synagogue. It’s something that concerns Montgomery resident Azriel Gorski, who is a member…
The cold front has pushed through the area overnight and has brought a cold snap to end the work week. Today should be mainly sunny, with blustery conditions and colder temperatures. Highs will only be in the upper 50s, and a brisk northwest wind, it will be feeling much colder. We drop to near freezing by early tomorrow morning. Then,…
In a 52 to 47 vote, it was confirmed– Alabama’s U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions will be the next Attorney General. But he’s leaving behind his longtime Senate seat. Political analyst Steve Flowers says the governor will soon appoint someone else to serve the remainder of Session’s term. But he says Alabama will be losing the seniority it held. “We do…
Shortly after 6 o’clock tonight CST, the U.S. Senate confirmed Alabama U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions to become the nation’s next Attorney General. The vote was 52-47. The vote came after a bitter debate. Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell said Sessions is “honest” and “fair” — but Democrats questioned his civil rights record, and said he wouldn’t be willing to stand up…
February 7, 1967 will forever be remembered as one of the most tragic days in Montgomery history. It was the day that 26 people were killed in a massive fire inside the upscale Dale’s Penthouse restaurant. That night, fire broke out in the coatroom of the restaurant, which sat on the top floor of what is now the Capital Towers in…
