Boeing is laying off some four-thousand workers in Washington State as it deals with pressure from Airbus: "Staffing reductions through mid-year, including hundreds of executives and managers, are projected to total approximately 4,000 positions -- none of which involve…
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is out with ratings for car headlights, and only one of the cars tested got a "good" rating. That was the Toyota Prius V. Several cars assembled in Alabama were on the "poor" list:…
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A judge has refused to dismiss ethics charges against House Speaker Mike Hubbard. Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker on Tuesday rejected Hubbard's request to dismiss the case for allegations of prosecutor misconduct. Walker, in a…
A Montgomery police officer has resigned after being arrested for fleeing a crash scene. Montgomery Department of Public Safety Spokeswoman Martha Earnhardt said in a statement that 22-year-old G.T. Farris was involved in a two-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning. Police…
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The State of Alabama Ethics Commission have decided to move forward with the request by State Auditor, Jim Ziegler, to investigate the misuse of state and campaign resources. Reports of possible violations of the Alabama Ethics Law by Governor Robert…
A Huntsville man who worked as a teacher's aide at Falkville High School is accused of having sex with a 17-year-old student. Hartselle police say in a statement that 25-year-old David Thomas Solomon turned himself in to police Monday. He…
[gtxvideo vid="S3vTyItJ" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/S3vTyItJ-120.jpg?cachebust=1459292192999" vtitle="vietnam commemoration"] 50 years ago today, one of the biggest wars in American History began, the Vietnam War. People across America are remembering veterans who fought, and who also paid the ultimate sacrifice. Montgomery also did…
Montgomery, Ala. – Audrey Valisha Porterfield, 44, of Montgomery, Alabama, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to steal federal funds, announced George L. Beck, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Previously, all six of Porterfield’s co-defendants pleaded guilty to the same…
[gtxvideo vid="tMlztDyQ" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/tMlztDyQ-120.jpg?cachebust=1459291077799" vtitle="macon co. murders"] On Monday March 14, Macon County Sheriff’s Office requested the State Bureau Investigation (SBI) investigate the murder of Timothy Woods. The SBI, with the assistance of Macon County Sheriff’s Office, developed probable…
Authorities believe that a turkey hunter accidentally shot and killed himself after he fell down a ravine in southern Alabama. Covington County Chief Deputy David Anderson tells news outlets that the body of 67-year-old Jonathan Hugh Sellers was found dead…
[gtxvideo vid="zKSZoKLg" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zKSZoKLg-120.jpg?cachebust=1459263298381" vtitle="dt marshall funeral"] It was a moving ceremony and special tributes as family, friends and the law enforcement community gathered to honor the man they all knew and loved. "He was somebody I really looked up…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama collector who bought a Confederate soldier's jacket is fighting to keep it after leaders of a New Orleans museum said the piece was stolen in the 1980s. Joe Fitzgerald of Huntsville said in a…
On Sunday March 27, at approximately 12:30 am, the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department was notified of a shooting which reportedly occurred on Hayes Mill Road in Tallapoosa County. Upon the arrival of Deputies and Investigators with the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s…
[gtxvideo vid="IdYOiL2J" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/IdYOiL2J-120.jpg?cachebust=1459262762614" vtitle="WAKA_2016_03_28_22_03_12"] As more and more groups of Alabamians are calling for the Governor's resignation, the state auditor is asking the ethics commission to look into whether any ethics laws were violated. State Auditor Jim Zeigler…
[gtxvideo vid="xjjUZuRu" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xjjUZuRu-120.jpg?cachebust=1459263909685" vtitle="red cross"] Now that spring is here and the temperature is rising, it's also the time of year when blood donations are dropping. The Red Cross Donation Center in Montgomery will be open every Monday…
[gtxvideo vid="dW8n6MMk" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dW8n6MMk-120.jpg?cachebust=1459264390113" vtitle="lagoon park"] The city of Montgomery officially opened it's latest outdoor park trail. The city hopes the new addition will help Montgomery economically for years to come. City officials say parts of Lagoon Park was not…
A judge has postponed House Speaker Mike Hubbard's ethics trial that had been scheduled to start next month. Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker on Monday agreed to delay the trial while a prosecutor recovers from knee surgery. The attorney…
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Prattville native and former Alabama football player Kevin Turner was laid to rest Sunday at Hunter Hills Church of Christ. Turner played in the NFL for the Eagles and the Patriots. In 2010 he was diagnosed with ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. Turner…
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GOODMAN, Ala. (AP) -- The Alabama Emergency Management Agency has identified the four people who were killed in a helicopter crash in southeast Alabama. Alabama EMA spokesman Greg Robinson said Sunday the victims who died in the crash were pilot…
The Montgomery County Republican Executive Committee is the latest group to call for Governor Robert Bentley to resign. This comes after the governor admitted to an inappropriate relationship with senior staffer Rebecca Mason. The group passed a resolution which said…
With Easter just around the corner, the children of Pike Road got the opportunity to grab their Easter baskets and find as many eggs as they could today. There were 20,000 eggs hidden and four different Easter egg hunts for…
