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Bentley Names Members of Advisory Council on Gaming

Gov. Robert Bentley on Friday announced the appointments for his newly-created Alabama Advisory Council on Gaming.  The Council will assess the current state and local laws on gambling, as well as the taxes generated from it. “I am looking forward…

Spencer Collier Responds to Grand Jury Decision

Former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary Spencer Collier has released a statement following the grand jury decision that cleared him of wrongdoing while in office. The attorney general's office has closed the investigation that had been requested by Gov. Robert…

Alabama Unemployment Rate Unchanged

Alabama's unemployment rate for September is unchanged at 5.4 percent. A statement released by the governor's office says the jobless rate represents a total of 117,125 unemployed people in the state. Just over 2 million people were employed at the…

Alabama is Last State Standing

Alabama is now the last state that still allows judges to reject a jury's recommendation of  life in prison without parole and instead sentence an inmate to be executed. The only other state allowing that was Delaware, and the U.S.…

Judge Denies New Trial for Former House Speaker

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A judge is denying convicted Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard's request for a new trial. Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker on Tuesday said Hubbard failed to show that jurors were biased against him when they…

How is Trump Faring in Alabama?

With all the controversy over the leaked tapes and most recently Congresswoman Martha Roby and other republicans denouncing their support of Trump, how is the presidential candidate faring in Alabama?…

Third Arrest Made in Montgomery Murder Case

Montgomery police have made another arrest in an ongoing murder investigation. Police have arrested 24-year-old Rapheam Griffin.  He is being held in the Montgomery County Detention Facility without bond. Griffin is charged in connection with the shooting death of Jermaine Hogan.…

Hank Williams Statue Has New Home in Montgomery

A landmark in downtown Montgomery honoring one of the city's most famous residents now has a new home. The Hank Williams statue has been in the park across from city hall for 25 years.  However, Monday morning crews removed the statue…

Woman Killed in ATV Accident

A single-vehicle crash at 7:48 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, has claimed the life of a Notasulga woman. Morgan Brooke Blackmon, 21, was killed when the 2008 Ranger ATV on which she was a passenger overturned and caused fatal injuries. The crash…

NCAA suspends Hornets' Jenkins for Saturday's MVSU game

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) –  Alabama State University head football coach Brian Jenkins and assistant coach James Joseph have been suspended from coaching for one football game in response to a level - three National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) infraction, which occurred…

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