Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley will use his State of the State address to lay out a plan for the state's aging prison system that has come under scrutiny for overcrowding and violence. Bentley will propose a bond issue for prison…
The University of Alabama at Birmingham and its affiliated hospital system are planning to raise the hourly minimum wage for employees next month. UAB officials said in a statement Monday that the hourly minimum wage will rise to $11 starting…
Gov. Robert Bentley has made two appointments to the Alabama Ethics Commission. AL.com reports Shelby County attorney Frank "Butch" Ellis Jr. and former Montgomery County Circuit Judge Charles Price were appointed to the five-member board last week. The appointments take effect…
Authorities say a Rainbow City police officer has resigned after he was jailed on a felony charge of first-degree sodomy. Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin said in a news release Monday that 45-year-old Capt. David Chase Jenkins was arrested Saturday.…
Three Elmore County residents are now facing numerous drug and child endangerment charges stemming from two different drug operations. On January 27th, the Central Alabama Drug Task Force arrested Holley Clearly at her home in Elmore. She was charged with…
Alabama has launched an online voter registration system ahead of the state's March 1 primary. Secretary of State John Merrill said in a statement Monday that the electronic application is meant to improve the accuracy of voter rolls and offer…
Montgomery police say a man has died of injuries he suffered after being hit by a car a week earlier. Police say 44-year-old Michael Luster of Montgomery died Saturday, Jan. 30, a week after being hit. Police say he was…
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Presidential candidates vying for their party nominations are toning down their attacks against rivals opting instead for messages of reflection on the morning of the country's leadoff Iowa caucuses. Speaking to NBC's Today on Monday, billionaire Donald Trump declined to…
Police in a Birmingham, Alabama, suburb are searching for a Missouri couple after they say a gunman entered a home and forced a woman into the family's SUV, which was then stolen. Vestavia Hills police said in a statement that…
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Montgomery police are investigating an overnight shooting that left one person injured. Police say they found a man with a gunshot wound in the 26-hundred block of Zelda Road around midnight Sunday. They believe he was was shot in the…
If you're interested in college or thinking about attending Alabama State University. Then Discover A-S-U Day today was the place to be. Hundreds of high school students from across the state came out to the Acadome to learn about its…
We are a little more than a week away from Mardi Gras officially kicking off in New Orleans. But, the Capital City held it's own celebration. The Downtown Business Association put on the third annual Mardi Gras Block Party. It…
According to Montgomery Police, officers were sent to the 300 block of East South Blvd. around 2:20 pm Saturday to reports of a person shot. When they arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound. He was taken to…
BURNS, Ore. (AP) - The only woman arrested so far in the standoff at an Oregon wildlife refuge will be allowed to go home while her case makes its way through the court system. But U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacie Beckerman…
Multiple charges have been filed against the man accused of leading Prattville police on a car chase Friday. Chief Mark Thompson says 54-year-old Weldon Roberts took off while police were conducting a traffic stop on the highway. Thompson says during the…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Facebook says it's cracking down on online gun sales, with a new policy that bars private individuals from advertising or selling firearms on the world's largest social network. Licensed gun retailers can still advertise their businesses…
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House Speaker Mike Hubbard says he thought the Republican Party steering committee was "out of their lane" to ask him to give up his leadership duties as he heads to trial on ethics charges. Hubbard says leadership decisions should fall…
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Fire officials say an apparent carbon monoxide leak in the main lodge at Lake Guntersville State Park resulted in six people being taken to a hospital. Al.com reports the problem occurred Thursday afternoon. Capt. Brian Walls…
MARION, Ala. (AP) - Officials say the Perry County Health Department will offer free tuberculosis screening but is no longer paying residents to get tested or attend follow up appointments. Alabama Department of Public Health officials said in a release…
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Today marks three years since the Midland City Hostage Crisis. On this day in 2013, Jimmy Lee Dykes stormed Dale County Bus Driver- Charles Poland Junior's bus. Dykes killed Poland and then held a five-year-old student hostage in a bunker for…
