A Montgomery community is still looking for answers after police shot and killed a man last week. The mayor held a public Q&A session to put down rumors about what happened to Greg Gunn. City Hall was packed as people came down to ask the mayor and Police Chief Earnest Finley face to face exactly what happened. The most vocal…
WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, March 2 at 3PM ET, President Obama will welcome the Alabama Crimson Tide football team to honor them on winning the 2015- 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship. This visit will continue the tradition begun by President Obama of honoring sports teams for their efforts to give back to their communities. Categories: Alabama,…
Alabama voters are heading to the polls Tuesday as part of the Super Tuesday primary contests. Republican candidates – including Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio – campaigned through the deeply red state over the weekend while Hillary Clinton looked to extend her dominance with African-American voters ahead of the Democratic primary Political scientist Natalie Davis said the biggest…
Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday will sign Senate Bill 23 into law. Senate Bill 23, also known as Winston’s Law, makes aggravated child abuse a Class A Felony for children under six and punishable by life in prison and a $60,000 fine. The legislation was sponsored by State Senator Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville), State Senator Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) and State Representative Paul Beckman (R-Prattville). Winston’s Law was named…
Republican Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is harshly criticizing GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump, saying Trump has shown disrespect for women, minorities and the disabled. Bentley, responding to a question Monday about the presidential race, condemned Trump’s initial refusal to disavow support from former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke. The Alabama governor said he could not support someone who “won’t…
Authorities have identified a man who was fatally shot by a police officer in Alabama. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency spokesman Senior Trooper Chuck Daniel says the shooting occurred Sunday evening and involved an Ashville police officer. St. Clair County Deputy Coroner Jeremiah Gilreath on Monday identified the man as 41-year-old Nathan Grissom of Ashville. Gilreath says Grissom is white. Neither…
Afrika Alozie’s neighbors discovered graffiti that included racial slurs and profane language like the N Word, the F word, the phrase “white power” and the letters KKK. on a truck that’s clearing land for their new home. Alozie says the writings make her upset, and also reminds her of the racism that still exists today. If you know anything about…
Weather researchers say they expect about 40 scientists from around the nation to participate in “VORTEX Southeast,” an upcoming study of the unique characteristics of tornadoes that develop in the South. Like earlier studies in the Midwest, the research based in Huntsville, Alabama, will run through March and April and will include mobile radars, drones and other equipment that can…
A peaceful protest was held Sunday in the community where a man was shot and killed last week by a Montgomery Police officer. A number of community leaders, people from the area and members of the Black Lives Matter Movement participated in the protest for Gregg Gunn. All who were there believe Gunn was unjustly murdered by a Montgomery Police officer….
Donors to the Jackson Hospital Foundation and local artists toured the new family birth center at Jackson Hospital today. The birth center’s new renovations feature state of the art equipment as well as local art pieces from amateur and professional photographers. Artwork was submitted to Jackson as part of a contest designed to uplift spirits in the maternity wing. New…
