2024 – Page 110

Man accused of burglarizing north Alabama home, sodomizing 2 elderly women

June 25, 2024 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton Florence police say a man broke into a home Saturday and injured two elderly women who needed hospitalization. Michael Kirkland Jr., 34, of Florence, has been charged with burglary, sodomy, robbery and assault, […]

Alabama teen dies when police chase ends with crash into burned church where her boyfriend died days before

June 25, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A 19-year-old woman was killed in a traffic crash in St. Clair County after reportedly fleeing authorities and striking the Riverside Baptist Church. Jennefer L. Arellano-Maldonado was the girlfriend of another teen who died […]

North Alabama woman arrested in dog attack that killed 2-year-old boy

June 25, 2024 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton A Madison County woman has been indicted in connection with a dog attack in March that resulted in the death of a two-year-old boy. Melissa White Phillips, 55, was charged with a violation of […]

1,000 or more were at unpermitted Montgomery party where 13 injured in hail of gunfire

June 25, 2024 Bouldin 0

A mass shooting in Alabama early Sunday morning happened at a party in a Montgomery neighborhood where possibly more than 1,000 people had gathered. Mayor Steven Reed and Acting Chief John Hall spoke about the […]

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May Home Sales Surge in Huntsville Area, Setting New Records for 2024

June 25, 2024 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS May was the best month for local Realtors and real estate agents in Huntsville. Home sales soared above 2023 in the Huntsville, Athens, and Decatur markets during the month. “New listings have been […]

Roy S. Johnson: Reggie Jackson says Bear Bryant once told him ‘This is just the kind of n….. boy we need…’

June 25, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column. The kid was still a kid. Yet already Reggie Jackson’s power was pure, his potential boundless—and both were evident to all. It was 1967. Jackson was in […]

Woodfin makes major changes to Birmingham police command staff

June 25, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Monday announced a reorganization of some of the top leaders in the department. Assistant Police Chief La’Quaylin Parhm Mack and Deputy Chief Shelia Frazier-Finney will no longer serve […]

Katie Britt calls on Biden to pressure Nicaragua to free imprisoned evangelical ministers

June 25, 2024 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton Alabama U.S. Senator Katie Britt is calling on the Biden Administration to exert diplomatic pressure to free ministers of an evangelical church founded by an Alabamian who are imprisoned in Nicaragua. In a speech on […]

McDonald’s is changing its drive through at many locations

June 25, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore McDonald’s trial run testing artificial intelligence for its drive-through is ending. Trade publication Restaurant Business reported the company told franchisees it is ending its AI chatbot experiment with IBM “no later than July 26.” The […]

Nat Geo’s ‘Clotilda: Last American Slave Ship’ explores slave ship discovered in Mobile, how to watch

June 25, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Josie Howell The new National Geographic documentary Clotilda: Last American Slave Ship is scheduled to premiere Monday, June 17 at 8/7c. During Clotilda: Last American Slave Ship, archaeologists explore the sunken wreck of the slave ship Clotilda. Previous […]