According to a new national report released today, the state of Alabama lags behind the rest of the country in improving the overall well-being of its children. This finding is part of the annual 2016 KIDS COUNT® Data Book produced by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. In this year’s report, the Annie E. Casey Foundation looked at 16 indicators in…
The Prison Project is out with the report, which you can see HERE. It ranks the states as if they were independent countries by the per-capita rate of incarceration. The top ten on the list: Washington D.C. Louisiana Georgia Oklahoma Alabama South Dakota Arizona Texas Florida Tennessee Mississippi. Categories: Crime, News, Statewide Tags: Alabama, incarceration rates, prison project,…
Source: Office of Governor Robert Bentley After more than three decades of construction, the final phase of Interstate 22 has opened. WVTM-TV reports that the I-22 interchange on Interstate 65 will connect Birmingham to Memphis. The I-22/I-65 interchange opened Monday morning after a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Formally known as Corridor X, the Department of Transportation started construction on what was then…
Customers at more than 120 Walmart locations across Alabama will be able to checkout using their smartphones. Customers could start using Walmart Pay on Thursday. Company spokeswoman Molly Blakeman says the service also rolled out in three other southern states including Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi. Walmart Pay is already available in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. It will soon be available…
A southwest Louisiana company links more than 500 Louisiana and Texas restaurants with drivers for home delivery, and plans to add 100 jobs at a technology operations center in south-central Lafayette. Waitr Inc. is based in Lake Charles. It has 129 employees there and at offices in Lafayette, Baton Rouge, and the Houston area, where it also operates. Officials say…
PHENIX CITY, Ala. (AlabamaNews.Net) — Chalk another one up for Alabama Head Football Coach Nick Saban, who Friday morning received his latest commitment to his incoming 2017 class of recruits, a four star linebacker prospect in Markail Benton. “In my sleep last night, I tossed and turned thinking about Alabama and Auburn and which one it was going to be….
A federal judge is permanently barring Alabama from enforcing state laws to block gay marriage. U.S. District Judge Callie Granade of Mobile issued the order Tuesday in litigation that followed the U.S. Supreme Court decision that effectively legalized same-sex weddings nationwide. The judge writes that the order is needed because state laws against same-sex marriage remain on the books. She…
The U.S. Department of Education is out with a major report on Civil Rights in schools. It includes statistics on absenteeism, discipline and bullying, among other factors. The report finds children in Alabama are mostly targeted for bullying because of their race, gender or disability. It finds boys are much more likely to be bullied in Alabama than girls. An…
The United States Marshal’s Gulf Coast Fugitive Taskforce officially notified CrimeStoppers that Cymone Thompson and Kierro Nelson has been taken into custody. On Wednesday April 27, white male, Jordan Wilson was found shot inside of his vehicle located in the 3200 block of Virginia Pines Lane, Montgomery, Alabama. Wilson succumbed to his injuries as a result of the shooting. The Montgomery Police Department’s Criminal…
Authorities say an Alabama physician has been arrested on multiple charges of production of obscene material and sexual abuse. Shelby County Sheriff John Samaniego tells local news media that 80-year-old Dr. Ruepert Don Bryan was arrested Friday. Bryan is an ear, nose and throat physician and had a practice in Alabaster. Samaniego says authorities don’t know whether the charges are…
