Advocates Push For More School Choice In Alabama
It's hard to miss the yellow scarves advertising school choice week, especially at the School Choice Week Rally. About 2,000Â students, parents, and supporters came out for the event. Ibrahim Lee, an…
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It's hard to miss the yellow scarves advertising school choice week, especially at the School Choice Week Rally. About 2,000Â students, parents, and supporters came out for the event. Ibrahim Lee, an…
President Donald Trump has signed an executive action implementing "new vetting measures" that he says are aimed at keeping "radical Islamic terrorists" out of the United States. Trump says, "We don't want them here." The president says he only wants…
The Autauga County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 79-year-old Mary Ellen Miles, who has dementia. She was last seen yesterday (January 26), around 2:00pm when she left the 100 block of Shenandoah Court driving to…
Gov. Robert Bentley took several guests to the presidential inauguration, including the former staffer he was accused of having a relationship with before his divorce. Bentley on Friday told reporters his five guests included Jon Mason, the director of the…
A day ahead of President Donald Trump's weekend call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the fight within the Republican Party over the direction of U.S. policy toward Moscow intensified. Trump, who has said he wants a better relationship with Russia,…
Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded grants totaling $273,000 to two nonprofit agencies that support victims of sexual assault and domestic violence across the state. The grants of $136,500 each to the Alabama Coalition Against Rape and the Alabama Coalition Against…
A 7-month-old boy from Ohio is the new face of Gerber baby products. Though he probably won't be saying much anytime soon, the spokesbaby named Riley has an "infectious laugh and big, gummy smile," according to his mom, Kristen Shines.…
Huntingdon College announced today the formation of a summer Huntingdon Health Sciences Academy (HHSA) for rising high school seniors, to be held June 7-9, 2017. Huntingdon College professor of chemistry and HHSA director Dr. Maureen Kendrick Murphy said, "The Huntingdon…
The longtime chief executive of a Georgia-based national pipeline network is retiring months after two spills and an explosion that killed an Alabama worker and constricted the region's supply of gasoline. Colonial Pipeline CEO Tim Felt said in a news…
Montgomery FD assisted North Montgomery Volunteer FD on a house fire on Sanders Lane. Structure was fully involved in flames when units arrived. Officials say the home is a total loss. Firefighters worked to keep fire from spreading to wooded…
President Donald Trump on Friday intended to sign an executive action Friday temporarily halting the flow of refugees into the United Sates and stopping all entries from some majority-Muslim nations, his spokesman said. A draft of the order obtained by…
For the first time in years, abortion opponents will have all the political momentum when they hold their annual rally on the National Mall. The March for Life is held each year to mark the anniversary of the 1973 Supreme…
A suspended municipal judge is now working for the city of Montgomery. Mayor Todd Strange confirmed Judge Lester Hayes is assisting the Office of City Investigations in legal matters. In November, the Court of the Judiciary suspended Hayes for 11…
Greenville Police are once again extending the annual Amnesty Program to anyone who…
Montgomery Police are investigating an indecent exposure incident that happened at a popular shopping area in East Montgomery. The victim who requested to not be identified says she was walking to…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The Alabama Rural Coalition for the Homeless is conducting a count of the homeless people in the Selma area. "In the point in time count it basically…
On Thursday, January 26, at about 12:45, Montgomery police and Fire Medics responded the Northern Blvd at Congressman Dickinson Drive in reference to a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. The pedestrian, an adult male, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced…
Registration is open for Troy University's Annual Leadership Conference. It's set to kick off February 3rd and ends on February 4th. Â The annual conference encourages not only students but people in…
The Pixel phone, Google's answer to Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy, is off to a promising start that would have been even better if consumer demand had been managed as smartly as the device's sleek design. Google hasn't released sales…
President Donald Trump called on fellow Republicans to help him enact "great and lasting change" during a party retreat Thursday but offered few details. Later his spokesman said the president will seek a 20 percent tax on Mexican imports to…
With the onset of the tax season, Attorney General Luther Strange warns Alabamians to be vigilant against income tax fraud and he offers tips to keep from falling prey to certain tax preparers with potentially deceptive offers. “Between late January…
The Prattville Police Department officially notified CrimeStoppers that a suspect involved in the Shady Oak Lane burglary was identified and taken into custody on January 25, 2017. The suspect was identified as Montgomery resident Terry Wayne Montgomery. Terry Montgomery has…
The Border Patrol chief has been forced out of the agency, a U.S. official told The Associated Press Thursday. Chief Mark Morgan told senior Border Patrol agents about his ouster during a brief video conference Thursday morning. Morgan said he…
The Autauga County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year old juvenile Emmalee Jane Rose. Rose was last seen January 25, around 9:00 pm at her residence in the 900 block of County Road 83. There…
The man suspected of the shooting at a South Florida airport that left five people dead and six wounded has been formally indicted by a federal grand jury. The indictment returned Thursday charges 26-year-old Esteban Santiago with 11 counts of…



