IRVING, Texas (AP) – The Dallas Cowboys are bringing back middle linebacker Rolando McClain for a third season. The agency that represents McClain, Sports Trust Advisors, said in a tweet that the 26-year-old had agreed to a contract Wednesday, the first day of free agency. The deal is for one year at $5 million, according to a person with knowledge…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley’s prison construction proposal is facing its first legislative test. Bentley is asking lawmakers to approve an $800 million bond issue to build four new prisons and close most existing facilities. Some members of the Senate Finance and Taxation Committee questioned aspects of the project during a public hearing Wednesday. Some lawmakers say they have concerns about…
ASHLAND, Ala. (AP) – Alabama’s last totally dry county is going wet. Residents in the Clay County cities of Ashland and Lineville voted Tuesday to legalize alcohol sales. Alcohol sales will still be illegal outside the cities. But the vote means alcohol can now be sold legally in at least part of each of Alabama’s 67 counties. Opponents argued against…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men’s basketball team (17-11, 8-8 Southeastern Conference) picked up a crucial 65-57 win over rival Auburn (11-17, 5-11 SEC) on Saturday in front of a sold out crowd inside Coleman Coliseum. The victory avenges the 83-77 loss the Crimson Tide suffered at Auburn earlier this season while also keeping Alabama in the NCAA Tournament discussion….
The car-builder announced the decision overnight, saying the quality of the workforce in South Wales was one factor that convinced them to build there. About 750 high-salary jobs go with the plant. Construction will begin in 2017, and car production is expected to begin in 2020. Alabama was the only American site on the list of 20 finalists that…
Prattville, AL—2016 Offensive National Championship MVP O.J Howard returned to Prattville today to help two local girls, Maggie and Mylee Kervin, run a lemonade stand. All the proceeds from the stand went towards Operation Backpack, a program that provides nutritious and easy to prepare food to hungry children. “I came out today to help with the backpack for kids that they…
A Luverne man is facing charges in a 2008 North Carolina sexual assault case. Joshua Wade Watson, 30, is charged with First Degree Rape, First Degree Sex Offense, and First Degree Kidnapping. Police say the rape occurred in the a parking lot in the Fayetteville, North Carolina. According to the Fayetteville Police Department the case went cold after investigators were…
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 mainstream politics. Southern Poverty Law Center released its Year In Hate and Extremism report Wednesday. The report says the number…
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 stopped Monday night for a traffic violation and authorities smelled marijuana as they approached the vehicle. Reid says when Ephraim was questioned he told police there was a small…
The National Weather Service as confirmed a Tornado touched down Northwest Covington County in South Alabama at about 5 p.m. Monday afternoon. Sheriff’s officials say that a mobile home was destroyed, and a woman has been left with minor injuries. According to Alabama Power, several customers in Central Alabama are without power as of 5:22 p.m. 100 customers are without…
