Starting in April, Alabama will cut almost 45,000 people’s access to the food assistance program known as SNAP (commonly known as food stamps), increasing hunger and hardship for some of the state’s poorest residents. Many Alabama citizens may not know…
Attorney General Luther Strange hailed the Alabama Supreme Court’s decision Thursday against VictoryLand as a resounding victory for the rule of law and the definitive word that electronic bingo is illegal in Alabama. “The Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling is abundantly clear that…
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The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in Monday, March 28, 2016, shooting death of 16-year-old Kourtney Richardson of Montgomery. MPD detectives charged Floyd Burnett, 19, of Montgomery, with one count of murder. Burnett turned himself in to MPD detectives on…
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) today, March 31, welcomed Sheriffs’ Offices and other law enforcement partners from across the state to celebrate the fact that Alabama has reached 100 percent participation in Project Lifesaver International. The program is designed…
Carl A. Stockton, provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, begins July 1 as the next chancellor for Auburn University at Montgomery. Stockton was selected Thursday after a national search by unanimous vote of…
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Nationally acclaimed star of television, radio and film, Steve Harvey, will be hosting a news conference at Alabama State University on Saturday,April 2 at 6 p.m. at the ASU Stadium. Harvey will be joined by ASU President Gwendolyn E. Boyd and Hornet head…
Looking for a Career? Community Action is hosting a community Job Fair!! Join them on Friday April 1st 9am-2pm. Prattville Doster Center:Â 424 S. Northington Street Prattville Al 36067 The Following business will be on site and accepting applications: Prattville Health…
Authorities have concluded that a 19-year-old inmate who was found unresponsive in his Montgomery cell last year died of a drug overdose. District Attorney Daryl Bailey told the Montgomery Advertiser on Wednesday that a grand jury found no reason to…
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Prosecutors say an Alabama man has been indicted after being accused of producing child pornography involving four minors over the course of eight years. U.S. Attorney Joyce White and Justice Department's Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell announced Wednesday that…
A Republican Alabama lawmaker says he plans to introduce a resolution to begin impeachment proceedings against Gov. Robert Bentley. Rep. Ed Henry said Wednesday that he will introduce the resolution when the Alabama Legislature returns from spring break next week.…
A top political aide to Governor Robert Bentley is resigning, a week after he apologized for making inappropriate remarks to her. Rebekah Caldwell Mason said in a statement Wednesday that she is resigning as Bentley's senior policy analyst. The decision…
A two-vehicle crash, claimed the lives of Wetumpka siblings . The driver of a 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis, Broderick Lewis, 20, and a passenger, Brea Lewis, 22, were killed when their vehicle collided with a 1998 Dodge Ram pickup. Both…
Authorities are investigating a highway crash that claimed the life of a 4-year-old boy. The Montgomery Advertiser reports that the wreck happened Tuesday afternoon in Chilton County, about 9 miles south of Clanton. The Alabama Highway Patrol said the boy…
A Montgomery police officer has been arrested and charged with second-degree sodomy in connection with a sexual assault. A court affidavit says 23-year-old Morris Leon Williams is charged with sexually assaulting an adult woman unable to consent "by reason of…
No immediate details, but a school bus rammed a brick wall at the Deer Creek Subdivision on Ray Thorington Road this morning. Police say there were students on the bus at the time of crash. The driver suffered minor injuries.…
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…
