ALDOT Director John Cooper arrested in Marshall County
WAKA 8 has learned that the director of the Alabama Department of Transportation has been arrested in Marshall County.
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Alabama jobless rate drops to all-time low of 2.8%
The state says the rate in April was down slightly from a month earlier and well below the national rate.
Man Charged in Triple Killing Ruled Competent for Trial
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A man accused of killing two women and a child in a case that prompted a $1 million payment by the state has been ruled mentally competent to stand trial on capital murder charges, A Marshall County judge issued the ruling Tuesday and set a Jan. 10 trial date for 55-year-old Jimmy Spencer. The court had…
Alabama School Systems Closing Because of Flu
Two north Alabama school systems are shutting down because of the flu. Officials in Cullman County and neighboring Marshall County say classes are being called off to help slow the spread of the illness. An announcement from Cullman Superintendent Shane Barnette says schools there will be closed Thursday and Friday. He says large numbers of both students and workers already…
