ASU Using Grant to Form Data Analytics Program
Alabama State University officials say they’re planning to use a National Science Foundation grant to establish a data analytics lab.
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Application Aims to Ease Montgomery Airport Check In
A mobile application will allow certain travelers passing through the Montgomery Regional Airport to check in for flights up to a day ahead of their scheduled departure time.
Alabama Sovereign Citizen Leader Loses Appeal
A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of a self-appointed sovereign citizen leader who challenged the federal government’s authority over him.
Beaten and Burned Cat Update
Now for an update to that burned cat story we brought to you awhile back. The lab results are back. The forensic test show that it was found that it died from being run over by a vehicle before it was beaten and burned. Humane officers say the 3 persons of interest, two juveniles and an…
Montgomery Police are Looking for Two Robbery Suspects
We’re taking action against crime. Montgomery Police are looking for two robbery suspects. they say the two broke into a BP Gas Station on Atlanta Highway late Friday night and assaulted the clerk with a weapon. They were last seen running toward the apartment complexes on Eastdale Road South. If you have any information, please call Crime Stoppers at 215-STOP. Your…
Alabama Man Charged in Beating Death of Woman
A northeast Alabama man is charged with murder in the beating death of his girlfriend. Jacksonville police say 37-year-olld Richard Thad Pilkington was arrested in the slaying of 48-year-old Tracy Lynn Callaway Strange. Police received a call early Sunday about a woman who had severe injuries to her head and face. The woman later died at Jacksonville Regional Medical Center….
Historic Buildings a Focus of Prattville Leaders
Prattville city officials, police and members of a redevelopment agency say they’re working together to preserve some of the city’s historic buildings. One of the vacant Continental Eagle buildings caught fire on Aug. 8. Fire Battalion Chief Jay Hawthorne tells the Montgomery Advertiser the blaze was contained to an office. Tom Newton, Historic Prattville Redevelopment Authority chairman, says the group…
Ala Grandma Charged in Running Death Due in Court
An Alabama woman accused of making her 9-year-old granddaughter run until she collapsed and died is due in court.
Alabama Hunters Haul in 1,000-Pound Alligator
A group of Alabama hunters is celebrating the catch of a lifetime: A 15-foot-long alligator weighing more than 1,000 pounds.
What Will Bring Businesses To Prattville’s High Point Town Center?
If you have been through Prattville lately, you may have noticed more businesses all around the city, but High Point Town Center still has many vacant store fronts waiting to be filled.
