Teen Charged with Murder in Wilcox Co. Shooting
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- One person is dead -- and another is behind bars -- after a shooting early Sunday morning in Wilcox County. Sheriff Earnest Evans says 17 year old Steven Etheridge…
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Attorney General Steve Marshall Applauds Supreme Court Decision Upholding Federal Ban on Robocalls
Attorney General Steve Marshall applauded a U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday upholding a federal law banning robocalls that has been in effect since 1991. On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled in the case Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants, Inc., that the Telephone…
Montgomery Man Charged with Murder of Off-Duty MPD Detective
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a suspect with the shooting death of Detective Tanisha Pughsley, 27, of Montgomery. On Monday, July 6, at about 2:15 am, MPD and…
Atlanta Mayor Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says she has tested positive for COVID-19. Bottoms is a potential Democratic vice presidential candidate. She tweeted Monday that she had no symptoms but still tested positive. Bottoms has risen to prominence during the COVID-19…
Crimestoppers: Covington County Sheriff's Office Searching for Register Sex Offender
The Covington County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the location of Absconded Sex Offender Daniel J. Ervin. Ervin is described as a 36-year-old black male, 6’1 ft.in height, weighing approximately 180lbs. Ervin is a registered Sex Offender in Andalusia but…
US Marshals: Suspect Charged with Murder of Ke'Aira Battle
According to the US Marshals, James Burton Dunn was taken into custody Monday morning and charged with Capital Murder in the death of Ke'Aira Battle. On Friday, June 19, authorities…
AUM Releases Plan for Returning to School for Fall 2020 Semester
The COVID-19 pandemic has many people wondering what will be the plan for returning to school. What will colleges do has been a major question. Auburn University at Montgomery has released their plan for the upcoming Fall semester. AUM will…
Country Music Star Charlie Daniels Dead at 83
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country music firebrand and fiddler Charlie Daniels, who had a hit with "Devil Went Down to Georgia," has died at age 83. A statement from his publicist said the Country Music Hall of Famer died Monday…
Governor Ivey Awards $48 Million to Alabama Department of Education for Reopening Schools
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday awarded $48 million of the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEERF) to the Alabama State Department of Education in response to challenges related to COVID-19. This allocation will enable schools to enact policies established in…
Trump lashes out at NASCAR, Bubba Wallace over flag, rope
President Donald Trump is criticizing NASCAR for banning the Confederate flag at its races and is going after its only Black driver. After a weekend spent stoking division, Trump wrongly accused Bubba Wallace of perpetrating "a hoax" after one of…
Off-duty MPD Detective Shot and Killed in Apparent Domestic Dispute
Montgomery Police say a detective with the department was shot and killed during an apparent domestic dispute. MPD responded to the shooting in the 6700 block of Overview Drive around 2:15 Monday…
Suspect Identified in Early Morning Montgomery Homicide
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a suspect with the Homicide of AC Calhoun II, 34, of Montgomery. Calhoun was fatally shot on July 6. On Monday, July 6, at about 12 am,…
8-year-old Girl Killed in Atlanta Fourth of July Shooting
ATLANTA (AP) - Police say an 8-year-old girl was shot and killed in Atlanta on the Fourth of July after at least two people in a crowd opened fire on a car she was in. Authorities identified the girl as…
22-Year-Old Charged in Deadly Shooting at Riverchase Galleria
HOOVER, Ala. — In a Sunday evening press conference, the Hoover Police Department announced 22-year-old Montez Moses Coleman of Birmingham was arrested as a suspect in the July 3rd Riverchase Galleria mall shooting. Coleman is at the Jefferson County Jail…
Montgomery County Man Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash Sunday Afternoon
A single-vehicle crash at approximately 1:16 a.m. on July 5, 2020, has claimed the life of a Montgomery County man. Tiara Cortez Massey, 31, of Montgomery, was killed when the 2008 Infinity M45 he was driving left the roadway and…
Auburn University Receives a Grant to Help Foster Farm Conservation Practices
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - A $3 million grant will help encourage new conservation practices by Alabama farmers. A statement from Auburn University says the college of agriculture is getting the money to help row farms through an Agriculture Department program.…
Scaled-Back Fishing Rodeo Planned at Dauphin Island
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) - Organizers are scaling back plans for a major fishing tournament on the Alabama coast so it can be held despite the coronavirus pandemic. The Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo has grown to include music events…
Deadly Car Crash in Butler County
A single-vehicle crash has claimed the life of a Butler County man. Cleveon Walker, 52, of McKenzie, was killed when the 2015 Ford Fusion he was driving left the roadway and hit a tree. It happened at approximately 8:55 p.m.…
Church of the Highlands to Pause In-Person services and Resume Online Services Only
The Church of the Highlands has announced that in-person services have been postponed after reopening to the public late last month. The announcement comes amid the rise of COVID-19…
Mississippi Could Drop Jim Crow-Era Statewide Voting Process
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi has just retired its Confederate-themed state flag and now the state's voting process is under consideration of also being retired. The state's voters will decide in November whether to dump an election process that dates…
Alabama Health Officials Investigate 'COVID Party' Reports
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Department of Public Health said it could not verify reports of so-called COVID-19 parties where students deliberately tried to become infected, but also warned people not to try it. Tuscaloosa City Councilor Sonya McKinstry…
One Confederate Monument's Size Might Prevent It From Removal
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) - As statues of figures from America's slave-owning past come down across the nation, the largest Confederate monument ever crafted may outlast them all. Georgia's Stone Mountain features supersized carvings of Gen. Robert E. Lee, Confederate…
Governors Stress 'Personal Responsibility' Over Virus Orders
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Governors across the U.S. have been stressing the need for "personal responsibility" to combat the coronavirus instead of issuing statewide mandates to wear masks or avoid large social gatherings. The ethos has been part of Republican…
Alabama Department of Labor Introduces New Appointment Process
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Department of Labor has created an appointment process for people to get in-person help with employment claims after people were sleeping overnight in a parking lot in the hopes of seeing someone. The department…
Health Officials Fear Virus Surge After July 4 Celebrations
Alabama hit a new high for the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 this week and a new low for the number of available intensive care unit beds. Dr. Don Williamson, a former state health officer who now heads the…
