MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama’s tourism department has won a regional award for its two-year campaign highlighting the state’s food. State tourism officials said in a statement that the department was honored Wednesday night with a Shining Example award from the Southeast Tourism Society in Charleston, South Carolina. Officials say the campaign included a statewide restaurant week and a mobile…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The U.S. Supreme Court has announced it will hear arguments Nov. 12 on lawsuits challenging how Alabama’s legislative districts are designed. The suits were brought by the Legislative Black Caucus and the Alabama Democratic Conference. They are arguing that the Legislature drew districts that packed black voters into overwhelmingly black districts and diminished their influence in…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Department of Public Safety officials say the search for a man who fled a state trooper during a traffic stop has been temporarily suspended. Sgt. Steve Jarrett says 25-year-old Christopher Adam Miller of Millbrook was stopped for a traffic violation Wednesday morning and fled on foot after the trooper found drugs in his car. Authorities say…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid dropped to the lowest level in 14 years last week, the latest signal that companies are cutting few workers and hiring could remain healthy. The Labor Department says weekly applications for unemployment aid fell 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted 264,000, the lowest level since April 2000. Given…
Two major road projects have been going on in Montgomery for years.
Montgomery city leaders are considering changing the smoking ordinance. Now the question is, will Montgomery become the latest Alabama city to go smoke-free?
We count on volunteer fire departments to protect rural areas when disaster strikes. Many of them operate on a shoestring budget and volunteers who donate their time for free. One Macon County VFD stands out, though. Not just for its commitment to the community but the volunteers leading the way.
The memorial service for longtime Alabama Education Association leader Paul Hubbert is planned Saturday in Montgomery.
The Centers for Disease Control and prevention has developed and started using a faster lab test to detect Enterovirus D68.
From the Troy Newsroom… Pike County authorities are investigating a two car accident. They say the accident happened on Pike County road 22-04 near Goshen about 10:30 this morning. Where one car crashed into a tree. Police say two people were taken to the hospital. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. Categories: News, Troy
