The Tuskegee Police Department is conducting a death investigation of a 21-year-old man in a skydiving incident. Police say the man was skydiving at the Tuskegee municipal airfield when he was having trouble with his parachute during his fall. The incident happened just before one ‘o clock Sunday. The man sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene….
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has announced an agreement to cease illegal gambling operations at Center Stage in Houston County. The following is the press release from the Attorney General’s office: Attorney General Steve Marshall Announces Cessation of Illegal Gambling in Houston County (MONTGOMERY)—Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today that the Houston Economic Development Association (“HEDA”)—a non-profit…
A new federal assessment says drought is creeping back into Alabama. The latest report from the National Drought Mitigation Center released Thursday says parts of five counties in northwestern Alabama are in a moderate drought. Most of the Tennessee Valley region also is abnormally dry, as is much of Baldwin County on the coast. The area affected by drought is…
Authorities have identified a man killed in a shooting by an Alabama state trooper. The coroner’s office in Jefferson County says 33-year-old Mitchell Owen Buel of Etowah County died in the gunfire early Wednesday. Al.com reports that Buel had a court record that includes an indictment returned last month on charges that include methamphetamine trafficking. The State Bureau of Investigation…
An Alabama police chief says two of his officers were lured and ambushed by “cowards,” and that it’s not the first time it’s happened. Selma Police Chief Spencer Collier tells AL.com that up to eight shots were fired at two police investigators called Monday night to a public housing complex. The officers were not injured, but Collier says a patrol…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey raised nearly $500,000 for her campaign last month as the incumbent Republican regains a cash advantage over gubernatorial challenger Walt Maddox. In a campaign finance report filed Tuesday, Ivey reported raising $400,000 in August. That is in addition to $95,000 in large contributions she reported last month. The report shows Ivey is regaining a fundraising advantage…
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Democratic nominee for 2nd District U.S. House seat Tabitha Isner released a video this week questioning a lack of Town Hall meetings by the Republican nominee, incumbent Martha Roby. Isner says Roby hasn’t held one in months. We talked with Roby after she toured the Cattlemen’s Association “Mooseum” in Montgomery, and she said she has other ways to communicate…
Authorities say a high-speed chase through several south Alabama counties ended with a suspect dead after he jumped off a bridge over a river delta. News outlets report the incident began Tuesday night with reports of a car being stolen and gunshots fired in Monroe County, which is about 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of Mobile. The chase went down…
An Alabama man is accused of soliciting a 14-year-old girl for sexual favors online. Capt. Trent Beasley with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office tells news outlets that 21-year-old Noah Zachary Bracaloni was arrested Monday on a charge of electronic solicitation of a child. Beasley says Bracaloni didn’t know the child before he started talking to her on the internet. Beasley…
