From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Linden community rallies around a woman who lost both her husband and her home due to a tragic house fire. Andre Cobb lost her husband Darrell — along with the house where the couple raised their two sons. The house burned down Saturday evening and Darrell passed out and died. A Go-Fund-Me page set…
The Georgiana Opry House is recognized as a historical pillar in the state by becoming a part of the Alabama Historic District landmark.
The fire happened around 2:00 p.m. in the 600 block of Cleveland Court.
The bill, passed by a vote of 352-65, now goes to the Senate, where its prospects are unclear.
If approved by both chambers of the Alabama Legislature, the proposal would go before voters on Sept. 10.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma couple is starting the new year off — without rent or mortgage payments — after getting a house for Christmas from their daughter. The gift was actually over a year in the making — and the whole family unknowingly had a hand in making it happen. This white two story home with the…
On Tuesday, LGBTQ Alabamians and supporters gathered outside the Alabama State House to protest the House Bill 1, Senate Bill 10, and House Bill 319, pertaining to transgender children and student athletes. “Our hope is to come out here, be in their faces while they’re pulling into the parking lot,” said one protester, “so they know that we don’t want…
Alabama lawmakers have approved an $85 million increase for the state’s prison system as they try to comply with a federal court order to improve mental health care for inmates. The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved $30 million for the Department of Corrections before September and a $55 million boost in next year’s general fund budget. U.S. District Judge…
The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a revision of the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law to specify that deadly force can be used to defend someone in a church. The Houses of Representatives approved the bill Thursday on a 40-16 vote. It now moves to the Alabama Senate. Republican Rep. Lynn Greer of Rogersville cited deadly church shootings in…
Montgomery, Ala – Members of the Alabama House Democratic Caucus called for an effort to ensure access to affordable healthcare for all Alabamians during a press conference this afternoon. They also announced a resolution calling on Governor Kay Ivey to expand Medicaid. “We have seen -and continue to see- the enormous negative impact not expanding Medicaid has already had on…
