Poultry Plant Layoffs
LAUREL, Miss. (AP) - A poultry company that has seven plants in Alabama says its Laurel, Mississippi, plant will close its deboning lines and lay off about 500 workers by the end of June. Officials with Wayne Farms say one…
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"March On Selma" Events Announced
[gtxvideo vid="Zd9M1L2F" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Zd9M1L2F-120.jpg?cachebust=1454608894299" vtitle="Selma Bloody Sunday Presser"] We now know how the city of Selma will commemorate the struggle for voting equality. Plans are now set. We are one month away from the commemoration of the "March on…
Governor's Education Promises Please Pre-K Teachers
[gtxvideo vid="XhRoZ0QP" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XhRoZ0QP-120.jpg?cachebust=1454546560481" vtitle="SAL Teacher REAX"] Governor Robert Bentley used his State of the State Address to deliver groundbreaking news for education. He proposed teacher pay raises, an increase in the education budget and a monumental expansion of…
Governor Proposes Larger Budgets Than Last Year
[gtxvideo vid="LhZ9mjc1" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LhZ9mjc1-120.jpg?cachebust=1454627589624" vtitle="Finance Director Budget Hearing"] Alabama's general fund has suffered serious cuts over the last year, with lawmakers needing special sessions to make it work in 2015. This year the governor wants to add about 80…
Pike County Extension Office Partners With Troy University Accounting Students to Offer Free Tax Services
[gtxvideo vid="mgUQ7yEH" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mgUQ7yEH-120.jpg?cachebust=1454608368644" vtitle="Troy Tax Help"] "It gives me an opportunity to get out there and actually do it myself on my own in front of real people with real income and real families," says Rhett Tucker. These…
Memorial Scholarship Set Up for Fallen Elmore County Officer
The family of an Elmore County Sheriff's Deputy who died in a car accident while on duty has set up a scholarship in his honor. The James Bart Hart Memorial Scholarship has been established within the Central Alabama Community Foundation…
Judge Sets Hearing in Speaker Hubbard Misconduct Claim
A judge has set a hearing on indicted House Speaker Mike Hubbard's claim of prosecutorial misconduct in his ethics case. Circuit Judge Jacob Walker set a Feb. 10 hearing in Opelika. Hubbard on Tuesday filed a renewed motion to dismiss…
State Auditor Jim Ziegler Gives Rebuttal to Gov. Bentley's State of the State Address
[gtxvideo vid="BZEP4Kaa" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BZEP4Kaa-120.jpg?cachebust=1454545263705" vtitle="Ziegler Rebuttal"] Republican state auditor Jim Ziegler is offering his rebuttal to the Governor's State of the State address and budget proposals. He's upset with what he calls a democratic style tax and spend approach…
Sumner Redstone Resigns as Chair of CBS
NEW YORK (AP) - CBS says media mogul Sumner Redstone has resigned as chair of the company's board, replaced by the company's CEO, Leslie Moonves. The company says Redstone's resignation took effect Tuesday and he now serves as chairman emeritus.…
Ex-Rap Mogul Suge Knight's Jail Privileges Cut
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge has restricted rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight's access to phone calls and visitors at the request of sheriff's investigators. Court records show Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William C. Ryan on Friday cut Knight's…
Prescription Medications Stolen from Millbrook Drug Store
Millbrook police are investigating a burglary at the Adams Drugs Pharmacy, in which the suspect stole a variety of prescription medications. [gtxvideo vid="koVgwrhj" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/koVgwrhj-120.jpg?cachebust=1454534708361" vtitle="Millbrook Drug Store Burglary"] Investigators say a two unknown males dressed in grey shirts/hoodies used a…
Lawmakers in Favor of Child Abuse Bill
The Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee was unanimously in favor of a bill proposed by Senator Clyde Chambliss to enact stiffer penalties against those who commit Aggravated Child Abuse. The bill, known as Winston's law, was inspired by a case currently…
Bentley Proposes Mix of Budget Cuts, Education Funding Shift
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is proposing a mix of budget cuts and a shift of education funds to address a shortfall in the state's general fund. Acting Finance Director Bill Newton on Wednesday briefed reporters on the governor's budget plan.…
Local Church Helps With Crisis in Flint
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EF-2 Tornado Hits Pickens County, Including Prison in Aliceville
The National Weather Service says an EF2 tornado struck rural western Alabama and destroyed more than a dozen homes. Officials say the tornado struck the town of McMullen in Pickens County Tuesday evening and destroyed 13 homes. Of that number,…
Two Civil Air Patrol Members Killed in Crash
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - The Civil Air Patrol has identified two of its members, who were killed in a south Alabama plane crash while returning from Louisiana after flying a medical patient there for treatment. The Civil Air Patrol says…
Kenny Stabler had CTE Brain Disease
The late Alabama and NFL Football great Kenny Stabler had severe CTE when he died last Summer, reports the New York Times (paywall) in a story posted this morning. "“He had moderately severe disease,” said Dr. Ann McKee, chief…
23 Alabama Prisoners Exonerated since 1989
Four of those Alabama exonerations happened last year according to a report from The National Registry for Exonerations. It says there were 14 Alabama prisoners freed when murder or manslaughter charges were overturned. One involved a death row inmate. One…
Montgomery County Convenience Store Robbed at Gunpoint
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help to identify a suspect who committed an armed robbery at a Montgomery County convenience store Tuesday evening. The unknown male robbed the Pace Car in the 2800 block of Pyramid Avenue. The suspect…
Alleged Phony Priest Arrested for Pope Trip Swindle
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles police have arrested a man they say posed as a priest, officiated at Masses, funerals and even a wedding and sold thousands of dollars in phony tickets to see the pope. Erwin Mena was…
Trump Says Missing Debate May Have Cost Him Iowa
Donald Trump says his decision to skip the last GOP debate before the Iowa caucuses may have contributed to his second-place finish. But the billionaire businessman says he'd do it the same if he had to do it again. Trump…
MPS Teacher of the Year Grows Gardens into Grades
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Coosa County Schools to Start at 10 A.M. Wednesday
Because of the threat for severe storms early Wednesday morning, Coosa County Schools will start at 10 a.m.
Governor Pledges Teacher Pay Raise, Prison Overhaul in State of the State
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One Person Injured in Shooting on Virginia Pine Lane
Montgomery police say one person was injured Tuesday night in a shooting. Investigators say an adult male was shot in the Virginia Pines Apartment in the 3200 block of Virginia Pine Lane. He was transported to a local hospital with…
