BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Many consider the Southern Poverty Law Center's annual list of U.S. extremist groups an authoritative glimpse into racist and anti-government activity. Some of its targets, however, contend the civil rights advocacy group is focused on silencing…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bill Cosby has filed a sealed breach-of-contract lawsuit against Pennsylvania sexual-assault accuser Andrea Constand, her lawyer, her mother and the National Enquirer's publisher. The defendants are subject to confidentiality clauses covering the settlement of lawsuits Constand filed…
DANA POINT, California (AP) - Vevo, the music video service owned by major labels Sony and Universal, is working on launching an ad-free subscription service with original content later this year. Erik Huggers, who took over the CEO job in…
[gtxvideo vid="qo6twe8i" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qo6twe8i-120.jpg?cachebust=1455813472196" vtitle="tornadoe anniversary"] It happened February 17, 2008. Businesses and neighborhoods along Cobbs Ford Road were hit the hardest by 150 mile per hour winds. Twenty-nine people were taken to the hospital with injuries. EMA Director…
[gtxvideo vid="xb0w1m4U" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xb0w1m4U-120.jpg?cachebust=1455811547131" vtitle="harrison independent"] The ongoing legal battles in the race for Elmore County Superintendent may be over for now. A judge has ruled that incumbent Andre Harrison may run as an independent in the race. This…
The Alabama House of Representatives has approved legislation reiterating Alabama's stance as a so-called "right-to-work" state. Representatives approved the proposed constitutional amendment Wednesday on a 69-33 vote. The bill now moves to the Alabama Senate. Right-to-work states prohibit companies from…
[gtxvideo vid="FOHOvMSE" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FOHOvMSE-120.jpg?cachebust=1455811675425" vtitle="House Budget Committee"] House members are still tired after working on the budget through two special sessions last year. Now it's time again to get back to business. "Oh this is going to be a…
[gtxvideo vid="h1A0QLdu" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/h1A0QLdu-120.jpg?cachebust=1455812897770" vtitle="fetal tissue"] The Alabama House has approved a bill that would make it a state felony to sell fetal tissue to researchers. The House voted 76-24 for the bill Wednesday. The bill by Republican Rep.…
[gtxvideo vid="RneeQoOa" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/RneeQoOa-120.jpg?cachebust=1455825180467" vtitle="carmichael road shooting update"] Police have 32-year old Michael Morris in custody after a shooting Wednesday afternoon in Montgomery. Montgomery police say officers responded to the 5200 block of Carmichael Road, at the La Quinta…
WASHINGTON (AP) - A watchdog report says a suicide hotline operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs has allowed crisis calls to go into voicemail and that callers did not always receive immediate assistance. The report by the VA's office…
An Alabama man once employed by an Army contractor has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to taking kickbacks and evading taxes. Federal prosecutors said 47-year-old Victor Villalobos of Enterprise, Alabama, was sentenced Wednesday by…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Leaders of a civil rights advocacy group say the number of hate groups and anti-government militias increased in 2015 - and they say the rise coincides with the increasing presence of fear and hate speech in…
Toyota is recalling more than 1.1 million small SUVs in the U.S. because the seat belts might fail in a crash. The recall covers RAV4 SUVS from the 2006 through 2012 model years, as well as the RAV4 electric vehicle…
Cleber LLC is pleased to announce that it has received authorization from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to build a tractor manufacturing facility in Cuba. This was made possible through changes announced…
[gtxvideo vid="I6so9JRT" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/I6so9JRT-120.jpg?cachebust=1455751343662" vtitle="Everybody in the club, the teen club"] There will soon be a new place for Montgomery area teens to spend time after school and on the weekends. Montgomery City Council approved a measure for a…
[gtxvideo vid="RBnVHpkm" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/RBnVHpkm-120.jpg?cachebust=1455812474859" vtitle="collier leave 2"] Gov. Robert Bentley is placing the head of Alabama's state law enforcement agency on medical leave. Bentley announced the decision about Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary Spencer Collier on Wednesday. The medical…
With tighter-than-ever budgets for public schools and state and local governments and agencies, many are looking for new opportunities to save money. A workshop on March 2 in Prattville will demonstrate how such entities can use energy-efficient technologies to reduce…
[gtxvideo vid="8a3H1DrI" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8a3H1DrI-120.jpg?cachebust=1455743795393" vtitle="WAKA_2016_02_17_06_10_15"] There was a ground-breaking ceremony in July of 2013 for a unique new municipal recycling facility in Montgomery. It was built with the promise that as much as 85 % of Montgomery's household garbage…
[gtxvideo vid="WrEZJbHF" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WrEZJbHF-120.jpg?cachebust=1455737777145" vtitle="former ua player arrested"] A former University of Alabama and NFL football player has been arrested on drug and weapons charges in suburban Birmingham. Pleasant Grove Police Lt. Danny Reid says 34-year-old Alonzo Ephraim was…
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Two people have died in a South Alabama car accident. The wreck happened around midnight on highway 55 near Mckenzie. The Conecuh County Sheriff's office confirms 2 people were killed in the wreck and a 3rd person was airlifted to…
[gtxvideo vid="0tq5GE41" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0tq5GE41-120.jpg?cachebust=1455752602628" vtitle="police memorial"] State and local officials will honor police officers who have died in the line of duty this morning. The 10:30 ceremony will be held at the Police Memorial statue on the South Lawn…
[gtxvideo vid="JjPzUr3X" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JjPzUr3X-120.jpg?cachebust=1455725470294" vtitle="Prattville advancments"] County Road 4 will connect to U.S. Highway 82. The Chamber of Commerce hopes opening this corridor will attract manufacturers to the Prattville/ Autauga area. They are hoping automotive, aerospace and information technology…
[gtxvideo vid="ycKEip4a" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ycKEip4a-120.jpg?cachebust=1455743843067" vtitle="teen club"] A new business approved Tuesday night by the Montgomery City Council is catching some attention. The council voted unanimously in favor of a new teen club. It will be located on the Eastern Boulevard,…
