A proposed Alabama constitutional amendment would legally define a fetus as a person from the moment of fertilization, effectively banning abortion in the state. The state House Health Committee on Wednesday heard testimony about it, though lawmakers didn't vote on…
The Prattville Mayor’s Office will host a public information session regarding plans for Alabama’s bicentennial commemoration on Wednesday, March 30th, 2 P.M., at the Prattville Chamber of Commerce. The program is free and open to everyone interested. Beginning in 2017,…
Ebony Howard, a managing attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center, will speak in support of state Sen. Vivian Figures’ bill, SB 324, before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, March 23. The bill aims to keep troubled youths out…
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A man is dead after a boating accident at the Demopolis Lock and Dam. Demopolis police say a small boat began having engine trouble and was pulled over the dam and capsized.  It happened around 11:30 Tuesday morning. A second person…
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Birmingham police say a Selma resident is charged with capital murder in the killing of an 18-year-old man. A police statement says 19-year-old Alfred Parnell is being held without bond in the gunshot death of Maliek…
[gtxvideo vid="ZWzdIOXO" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZWzdIOXO-120.jpg?cachebust=1458749501298" vtitle="troy 5th grader"] Ciara Laird, a 5th grader at New Life Christian Academy has been selected as of Alabama's Top Youth Volunteers of 2016. Ciara started a food drive for the hungry in her community,…
Governor Bentley announced Tuesday evening that he fired Alabama Law Enforcement Secretary Spencer Collier effective Immediately. "Spencer Collier and I have served together a long time, dating back to my time in the Alabama House of Representatives," Governor Bentley said.…
A Troy University student from Belgium is still in shock after Tuesday's attacks. Maarten Wille, a senior at Troy University says he woke up Tuesday morning with several calls and texts about the attacks. Fortunately he says his family and…
[gtxvideo vid="VSt5lm3N" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VSt5lm3N-120.jpg?cachebust=1458688534665" vtitle="missing girl update"] UPDATE: The Tallassee community is still waiting for any new information on the teen who went missing more than two weeks ago. Kiara Nicole Neal was last seen leaving her after school…
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The Alabama Senate has voted to prohibit abortion clinics from locating near public schools. Senators approved the bill Tuesday on a 27-6 vote, sending it to the House. Republican Sen. Paul Sanford is sponsoring the bill and says he wants…
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Authorities say an inmate has escaped from the Elba Work Release Center in Coffee County. Joseph Thomas Butt, 28, was last seen at his assigned job site at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22nd. He was last seen wearing…
An Alabama Corrections employee is free on bond after being charged with having sex with an inmate at a prison work facility in Montgomery. Court records show 37-year-old Angela Bowie Leonard is charged with a felony count of custodial sexual…
Stan Stabler, the acting secretary of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, has released the following statement on the operations of ALEA: "On Feb. 17, I was appointed to serve as the Acting Secretary of Law Enforcement. Over the past month,…
Photographer Bob Adelman, who documented the civil rights movement across the Deep South, has died at age 85. Miami Beach Police spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez says Adelman was pronounced dead at his home Saturday afternoon. An autopsy is pending and Rodriguez…
An Alabama legislator wants to decriminalize the possession of medicinal marijuana oil in a bid to help families dealing with serious epilepsy and other medical conditions. The House Judiciary Committee heard public testimony last week on a bill put forward…
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attacks in Brussels, saying its extremists opened fire in the airport and "several of them" detonated suicide belts. The posting in the group's Amaq news agency said another suicide attacker detonated in…
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in conjunction with the Montgomery Police Department and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, have announced a reward for information leading to the arrest…
Deaths from heart disease have declined in the U.S. overall in recent years, but certain areas have seen less progress than others. That's according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation. Prior research from the…
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