Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshal has joined a coalition of state attorney’s general to support the president’s executive order against sanctuary cities. The following is the press release from the Attorney General’s office: (MONTGOMERY)—Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined a coalition of 11 state attorneys general in an amicus brief to support President Donald Trump’s executive order regarding…
An Alabama woman says police severely beat her black 17-year-old son while he was handcuffed and she wants answers from authorities about what happened. Angela Williams shared a photo of her son’s bloodied face on Facebook and it went viral. Representatives for the family say Ulysses Wilkerson was startled by police on the night of Dec. 23 and he ran…
Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange is outlining what sees ahead in 2018 for the City of Montgomery. The following is his video editorial. Categories: Montgomery Metro, News Tags: 2018, Alabama, montgomery, todd strange
Alabama election officials have officially declared Democrat Doug Jones the winner of a special Senate election held earlier this month. Jones defeated Republican Roy Moore by about 22,000 votes on Dec. 12 and became the first Democratic Senate victory in a quarter-century in Alabama. Moore was dogged by accusations of sexual misconduct involving teenage girls that occurred decades ago. He…
An Alabama judge has rejected Roy Moore’s attempt to stop the state from making his defeat official in Alabama’s special Senate election. Montgomery Circuit Judge Johnny Hardwick on Thursday denied Moore’s attempt to delay the certification of votes while Moore’s claims of voting irregularities are investigated. Democrat Doug Jones is expected to be certified as the winner Thursday afternoon. Moore…
A mysterious super PAC that spent millions of dollars backing Democrat Doug Jones in Alabama’s Senate race was heavily supported by the Democratic Senate Majority PAC. Chris Hayden, spokesman for the Senate Majority PAC, said Tuesday that the group “predominantly funded” the PAC called Highway 31, which sent out advertising and mailings to help defeat Republican Roy Moore. Because of…
The Tallassee Police Department seized over 12 lbs of marijuana on Friday, December 22, 2017. According to the TPD’s Facebook page, the police department along with an investigator from the U.S. Postal Service executed a search warrant on Herd Street. Along with seized marijuana, authorities arrested four people and charged them with trafficking marijuana. Police arrested 21-year-old Daniel Freeman, 23-year-old…
A shooting in the town of Camp Hill in Tallapoosa County has left one person dead and four others injured. According to Capt. Joe Herman with the Alabama SBI, the agency has was asked to assist with the homicide investigation by the Camp Hill Police Department. The shooting took place on Martin Luther King Street. The person who was killed is…
Feral swine do more than $1.5 billion a year in damage around the country, and scientists are taking what could be a big step toward controlling them. They are field-testing poison baits made from a preservative that’s used to cure bacon and sausage. The tests will start in early 2018 in dry west Texas and continue around midsummer in humid…
A man and woman were found shot to death inside their home in Alabama. Birmingham Police Sgt. Bryan Shelton told Al.com that 53-year-old Anthony Shuford and 54-year-old Stella Truitt were found dead with apparent gunshot wounds early Tuesday. Police saw damage to the front door and found the couple dead on the floor. Shelton says investigators are “working through some…
