Flowers Gives Legislature Update
"I give them a "B/ B-" They are doing well. They have done well to look at the budget." Political analyst Steve Flowers says the 2017 Legislative session is on the…
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Warm Weather Brings Mosquitoes And Zika Threat
The United States had it's first locally transmitted case of the zika virus last summer in Florida. Health officials in that state reported a new case this week, bringing the total…
Duo Arrested for Shooting at Selma Police Officer
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Two men suspected of shooting at a Selma police officer get their bonds set at $5,000,000 dollars each. Authorities say Demarious "Sleepy" Pullom and Calvin Boyd…
Additional Poultry Flocks Test Positive for Bird Flu
State Veterinarian, Dr. Tony Frazier, confirms that a flock of chickens at a commercial poultry breeding operation located in Pickens County and a backyard flock located in Madison County have both tested positive for low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI). …
MPD Launches Homicide Investigation Following Express Drive Shooting
The Montgomery Police Department has initiated a homicide investigation following the death of Brittany Young, 20. Young was pronounced dead Monday night, March 20, after sustaining a gunshot wound on March 19. On March 19 around 9:25 a.m., MPD and…
President Trump Signs NASA Reauthorization Bill
President Donald Trump today singed into law bi-partisan legislation reauthorizing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with $19.5 billion in funding and key policy provisions supporting the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Earlier this month, the House…
Congresswoman Terri Sewell Seeks 2017 Summer Interns
The 7th Project is offering PAID Internships during the Summer of 2017 in Congresswoman Terri Sewell’s (AL-7) Washington, D.C. office as well as her District Offices in Alabama located in Birmingham, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, and Selma. The application can be accessed…
Golden Apple: Stephen Landrum
Our Golden Apple Award Winner this week comes from the Montgomery Public School System. History teacher, Stephen Landrum at Sidney Lanier High School, left the courtroom for the classroom. That right,…
Woman Charged After Construction Worker Hit and Killed
Charges have been filed against a woman who hit and killed a construction worker last week. Kelly Nicole Dingler of Deatsville has been charged with Driving Under the Influence and Manslaughter. Police say Dingler killed 55-year-old Larue Brandy last week…
Millbrook Man Charged with Domestic Violence Assault after Shooting
A Millbrook man is charged with domestic violence assault after a shooting Monday morning. Authorities say they were called to a disturbance in the 1800 block of Alabama River Parkway. Both the suspect, 42-year-Michael Cleary, and the victim were shot. Cleary…
Abandoned Dog Purchased for Nearly $10,000
An abandoned dog, who was found on the side of Highway 29, now has a new home and job. Roger was found locked in his crate with a toy and…
NAACP Rallies For Attorney General Jeff Sessions' Resignation
Attorney General Jeff Sessions was one of the earliest Trump supporters during the campaign. He now sits as the highest law enforcement official in the country. But the Alabama NAACP…
UPDATE: Mental Evaluation Ordered for Teen Charged in Shooting Near Lee High School
The Montgomery Police Department has charged 16-year-old Robert E. Lee High School student Quinterrious Norman with first-degree assault and discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle. He's being held…
Former Alabama Lawmaker Dies at 79
A former lawmaker who spent six terms representing south Alabama in the Alabama Legislature has died. A funeral home obituary says Eugene Crum Foshee died on Saturday. He was 79. The obituary didn't give a cause of death. Foshee was…
Date Set for Bentley US Senate Appointment Hearing
A court date has been set for a lawsuit challenging Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley's decision to wait until 2018 to hold an election for Jeff Sessions' former U.S. Senate seat. State Auditor Jim Zeigler announced Monday that a hearing for…
World's Oldest Billionaire Dies at 101
A billionaire philanthropist who was the last of his generation in the famously philanthropic Rockefeller family has died. David Rockefeller was 101 years old. Rockefeller's spokesman, Fraser P. Seitel (sy-TEHL'), says he died peacefully in his sleep Monday morning at…
Auburn Names 19th University President
Iowa State University President Steven Leath will become Auburn’s 19th president. The university’s board of trustees Monday unanimously selected Leath after a six-month national search. Leath starts July 15and replaces Jay…
Three Killed in Multi-Vehicle Crash
A two-vehicle crash Sunday, March 19 around 4:35 p.m., has claimed three lives and injured another. A 16-year-old boy from Andalusia was killed when the 2006 Ford F-150 he was driving collided with a 2002 Ford-150 driven by Robert Curtis…
Escaped Inmate Recaptured Near Birmingham
The Alabama Department of Corrections reports the recapture of state inmate Demetrius Harris, 44, who escaped from a work release job site in Montgomery on Saturday. After receiving a tip, Fairfield police recaptured Harris at a gas station in Fairfield…
Suspect Wanted for Installing Skimming Devices at Greenville Banks
Greenville Police are searching for a suspect responsible for trying to get personal information from two local banks. Police are looking for a person believed to be the suspect responsible for installing skimming devices at the banks. The devices are used…
Alabama Medieval Festival Takes Festival Goers Back in Time
Learning how to do things the old fashioned way, that's what festival goers are getting a taste of at the Alabama Mideval Festival. "To know what lies in the future,…
Greenville Man Arrested for Stealing Rifle from Police Unit
A Greenville man has been arrested for stealing a rifle from a police unit in Greenville, three weeks ago. Michael Jermaine Thompson, 26, of Greenville was arrested in connection with the rifle. After conducting a driver license check, the Covington…
Lawmakers to Vote on Death Penalty Bill
Alabama lawmakers will vote next month on whether to prohibit a judge from imposing a death sentence when a jury has recommended life imprisonment. Alabama is the only state that allows a judge to override a jury's sentence recommendation in…
Montgomery Public School to Receive Upgrade in School Buses
Public Schools in Montgomery will be getting an upgrade in school buses. The Montgomery Advertiser (http://on.mgmadv.com/2nshBVk) reports that 158 new buses will be added this year. The Montgomery County Board of Education announced the new measure during a meeting Tuesday.…
Fire Breaks Out at Montgomery Texas Roadhouse
Fire units responded to a fire at the Montgomery Texas Roadhouse Saturday night. Upon arrival units reported flames visible from the roof. Crews were able to make entry to rapidly extinguish the fire. The fire originated in the cooking area. …
