September 2024

Casey White, Vicky White documentary premiering on Netflix this month

September 17, 2024 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton A new documentary recounting the strange romance of Alabama jailer Vicky White and accused murderer Casey White is coming to Netflix. “Jailbreak: Love on the Run” premieres on Netflix on Sept. 25. It […]

Nude man arrested after allegedly attempting to take Alabama police officer’s patrol car

September 17, 2024 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton Madison police are attempting to discover the identity of a nude man who law enforcement officers say attempted to steal a patrol car Thursday afternoon after a string of incidents along a busy […]

Teens arrested for alleged school violence threats at Birmingham, Calhoun County high schools

September 17, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson More Alabama high school students have been arrested following alleged threats of violence in Birmingham and Calhoun County. The arrests include one teen for a bomb threat. The others were for shooting threats. […]

Alabama plans to move benchmark score for third grade reading test

September 17, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Trisha Powell Crain The Alabama Board of Education is set to raise expectations for third graders by gradually increasing a benchmark on the state’s high-stakes reading test. Currently, educators decide whether or not a third […]

Whitmire: Can we skip to Satanic panic? Trump’s pet food has gone stale.

September 17, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Kyle Whitmire This is an opinion column. I grew up in Thomasville, Ala., where I spent a relatively uneventful childhood, lucky as I was. You see, strange things were always afoot in neighboring towns and […]

$450 million sub contract to fuel more expansion and jobs at Austal USA in Mobile

September 17, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Lawrence Specker Austal USA has received a $450 million contract for work on nuclear submarines, a deal that will fuel more construction and more hiring at the Mobile shipyard. The contract was announced by Austal USA’s […]

Alabama school district cracks down on ‘shenanigans’ after Trump Vance sign flashes on scoreboard

September 17, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Alaina Bookman This story has been updated. Colbert County schools is cracking down on advertising on its Jumbotron at CT Manley Field after a complaint about a large sign supporting former President Donald Trump and […]

Bill would increase penalties for illegal gambling in Alabama, possession of slot machines

September 17, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason A Republican state representative from south Alabama has introduced a bill that would increase penalties for illegal gambling operations from misdemeanors to felonies, an effort to strengthen laws that do not appear to […]

$140 million Alabama beach hotel, bolstered by incentives and saddled by delays, to open in 2025

September 17, 2024 Bouldin 0

By John Sharp Gulf Shores and a development team for a new Embassy Suites were to celebrate a “topping out” of the $140 million convention hotel on Thursday, but Mother Nature got into the way. Hurricane […]

OBITUARIES 9/11 – 9/17/2024

September 16, 2024 Bouldin 0

CELEBRITY DEATHS Tito Jackson of Jackson 5 Passes Away at 70 Former Alabama news anchor dies after battle with leukemia TRAGIC DEATH Best friends died in murder-suicide at Birmingham senior living facility: ‘You never saw […]