NEW YORK (AP) - The flu vaccine is doing a better job this year. Preliminary data suggest it is 59 percent effective. That's a big improvement from last winter's nasty flu season when the vaccine was less than 20 percent…
A high school special education teacher accused of being sexually involved with a student in Alabama was arrested. Local news media report that 31-year-old Montevallo High School teacher Lawrence Lilly II is charged with school employee engaging in a sex…
An Alabama woman was sentenced today to serve 51 months in prison for her role in a stolen identity refund fraud (SIRF) conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney George L. Beck, Jr. of the Middle District of Alabama, and acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D.…
A Seale, Alabama resident and former U.S. Postal Service employee was sentenced today to serve more than five years in prison for her role in a stolen identity refund fraud (SIRF) conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney George L. Beck, Jr. of the Middle District…
A Senate committee has debated a proposal to have Alabama join multi-state lottery games like Mega-Millions and Powerball. The Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee on Wednesday discussed the bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Trip Pittman of Montrose. The committee could…
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - An ex-day care worker in Texas and a convicted sex offender living in Brownsville are going to prison for producing child pornography. Christina Cortez of Corpus Christi was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in federal…
A Senate committee has approved a bipartisan bill to create an Alabama Innocence Inquiry Commission to review capital murder convictions. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill Wednesday. Bill sponsor, Republican Sen. Dick Brewbaker of Pike Road, said there have…
Alabama Power is reporting some power outages in our area due to the severe weather. At 10:00 p.m., Alabama Power says there were approximately 2,015 customers without service in central Alabama. Those are concentrated in the following areas: Montgomery…
Agape of Central Alabama held its 2nd Annual Connecting Hearts benefit. The event was held at the Alley Station Warehouse and raised money to help connect children with families through adoption and foster care. Agape sets out to match children with…
Last week's storms that came through Pike County left damage in some areas and officials want to make sure everyone is safe overnight. The Troy Rec Center on Enzor Road opened as a shelter Tuesday evening. The center is not…
Several Troy University Students had the chance to participate in a discussion on immigration Tuesday afternoon. The forum was a collaboration with Bible, Badges, and Business Immigration Reform and Troy's Political Science Club. Speakers say the discussion is for…
The Millbrook Police Department and the Autauga County Sheriff’s Department are investigating motorcycle thefts, according to Central Alabama CrimeStoppers. The theft in Millbrook happened on Saturday, February 13. A business says three motorcycles were stolen from their property. Millbrook Investigators say…
Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday declared a statewide State of Emergency in anticipation of severe weather moving through Alabama. The National Weather Service has forecast a significant threat of severe weather with impacts from tornadoes, damaging winds, hail, flooding, and…
Efforts to dramatically reform Alabama's troubled prison system took another big step forward today. The governor was joined by various lawmakers and officials including Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, Senate President Pro-Tem Del Marsh, Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn and the bill's…
Eboni Gardner, a senior at Lanier High School, is honored as a Teen Spotlight in Potential magazine for excelling in academics, business, leadership, overcoming adversity, the arts, and citizenship and community service; she is featured alongside her parents, Annette and Glenn Turner. At…
A suspect wanted in multiple thefts is now in custody, according to Central Alabama CrimeStoppers. James Beecham turned himself in to Authority Bail Bonds on Monday. A representative of Authority Bail Bonds says Beecham contacted them after seeing himself on a CrimeStoppers segment. Beecham was…
The Alabama House on Tuesday awarded its approval to the Wireless Infrastructure Renovation for Education Act, which is more commonly known as the “WIRED Act” and would provide wireless broadband access in all of the state’s K-12 public schools. The…
The man who robbed a Pike Road convenience store at gun point on Valentine's Day has been arrest, according to Central Alabama CrimeStoppers. Brandon Alexander Reddoch was arrested by the Birmingham Police Department on February 17 at around 10:00 pm. A Birmingham Patrol…
As severe weather heads into south and central Alabama officials are do last minute preparations in order to keep you safe. Emergency Management Agencies like Montgomery County are doing whatever it takes to prepare for potential severe weather. Officials say they've…
Two people are dead after a three-vehicle crash Monday night in Tallapoosa County, according to officials with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. The victims has been identified as as Natasha Bozeman, 37, of Montgomery and Anthony Robinson, 33, of Hayneville. The official…
Congress is honoring civil rights veterans who demonstrated for voting rights in Alabama in 1965. U.S. Representatives Terri Sewell of Alabama and John Lewis of Georgia will award the Congressional Gold Medal to the "foot soldiers" of the civil rights…
The Birmingham City Council has voted to expedite a minimum wage increase as lawmakers consider legislation to strip local officials of control over employee compensation and other benefits. The council voted 6-2 Tuesday with one member absent to move the…
The federal Justice Department is refusing to support a U.S. elections official who sided with Kansas, Alabama and Georgia in a fight over whether voters should have to show proof of citizenship. The government contends in a court filing that…
The Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Regional Basketball Tournament Class 1A girls’ and boys’ championship games scheduled for tonight at 6:30 and 8:15 p.m. have been postponed until Thursday, AHSAA Executive Director Steve Savarese announced Tuesday. He said the decision…
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