Troy’s 2014 Football Schedule Announced
Troy will play host to six home games in 2014 including visits from Duke and defending Sun Belt champion UL Lafayette, as the Sun Belt Conference office released the league-wide schedule Saturday morning.
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Neighbors Along Rosa Parks Ave. Concerned About Dilapidated Homes
Along with next year’s 60th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, is also the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March. Millions of dollars are being spent to fix up downtown Montgomery in preparation for them.
DA: No Charges Likely in Mauling Death
The Tallapoosa County district attorney says it’s unlikely that charges will be pursued against the owner of two dogs believed involved in the fatal mauling of a 4-year-old girl near Tallassee.
ASU Chief Says Phone Scam Targets Students
The police chief at Alabama State University is warning of a scam targeting students.
Rep. Alvin Holmes, House Speaker Mike Hubbard Push For Rosa Parks Statue
Legislation to get a Rosa Parks statue on Capitol grounds was dismissed last year toward the end of the legislative session.
Proposed Cut Could Devastate ASU
After a lot of deliberation, the senate passed its version of the education budget this week.
Inside it, a $10 million cut for ASU, while no other public universities in the state saw dramatic cuts.
But how much of the budget does $10 million cover?
Middle School Holds Memorial for Student Killed in Crash
People at a Montgomery middle school hold a memorial for an 11-year-old student who was killed in a car crash. They want to make sure the short life of Naycha Knight is never forgotten.
Woman Charged in Military Identity Thefts
A Phenix City woman is charged with stealing soldiers’ identities while working at the Fort Benning hospital in Georgia.
Education Budget Exceeds Republicans’ Cap Law
Alabama’s Republican governor and some Republican legislators are looking at maneuvering around a law they got enacted after taking control of the Legislature from Democrats.
Mother Charged in Death of Infant Following Accident
Alabaster police found the body of a 19-month-old boy inside a burning car and charged with boy’s mother with reckless murder.
