Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall says his office is helping in a joint state and federal investigation into current and former employees of the Selma Police Department. “The joint investigation will include an audit of the police department’s evidence room in the wake of recent reports of missing items from the department’s vault,” Marshall said in a written statement. Marshall…
At Virginia College in Montgomery, cancer survivors get their hair, nails, and a facial all for free Tuesday, June 6. It’s a part of National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day. Mary Williams was diagnosed with ovarian cancer 10 years ago and she says she is taking advantage of the makeover and trying something new. “I have been for the…
Not much change today as showers and thunderstorms are likely as a cold front approaches Alabama from the north. As we have seen the last week, this will not be an “all day” rain, but passing showers and storms are expected at anytime. Highs this afternoon should be in the lower to mid 80s, which is below average for early…
A man is behind bars after Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin said he killed a woman and left her body in a well on her property. Authorities say 59-year-old Jane Huddleston was found dead around 8:00 a.m. Monday . Deputies have charged 41-year-old David Helms, who lived with Huddleston, with murder. Helms is in the Elmore County Jail. Sheriff Franklin…
This muggy pattern continues across Central Alabama and we’ll continue to have a risk of scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms across the area today and tomorrow. Rain will be possible at anytime, but thunderstorms are expected during the afternoon hours. Otherwise, when it is not raining, the sky will be mainly cloudy, and afternoon highs will be in the…
The Hank Williams Festival kicked off in Georgiana Friday night. Fans came from all over to be there. “I was a fan of Hank Williams from age 13,” said Becky Westmoreland from Greensboro, NC. “At the time, I could not do anything about it. I was a poor farm girl. I pursued it in my adult life. Joined up the…
We’ve had record rainfall for the past month…And more is expected this week. While the rain takes the state out of a drought, too much rain can also have a negative impact. The Alabama Forestry Commission reminds you to pay close attention to your trees. “If there has been any soil disturbance, construction, a new road or patio, anything that…
Infinity Learning Center wants to be a 9th through 12th grade school and hold about 200 to 220 students. Wednesday night they presented their information to representatives of the charter schools. The information gathered at the public hearing will then be taken to the commissioners of the AL Charter School Commission. “You have a separate board for each charter school…
Members of the nation’s largest pro-Israel organization… “Christians United For Israel” were in Montgomery Tuesday night speaking on the significance of supporting Israel in modern times. A group of Christians and Jews gathered at Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church in Montgomery. 87-year-old Holocaust survivor Irving Roth was also at that meeting. He recalled the tortures of his childhood. “There…
The Alabama Department of Corrections says it’s arrested five correctional officers on charges of using their positions as correctional officers for personal gain following a three-month investigation at the Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore. ADOC says it started its investigation after getting information of a suspected bribery scheme involving officers and inmates. In return for giving inmates drugs and cellphones,…
