2024 – Page 140

Blood found in home of Alabama man missing for more than 2 weeks

May 7, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson The search continues for a missing 60-year-old central Alabama man who vanished more than two weeks ago after leaving a family gathering. Michael Randall Thompson, of Tallassee, was last seen Wednesday, April 17, […]

Trump Jr. & and the Tribe: Attention grows on Alabama’s stalled gambling and lottery bill

May 7, 2024 Bouldin 0

By John Sharp Legislation allowing for a vote on a statewide lottery and the authorization of seven casinos for electronic gaming continued to stall on Thursday, two days after a late-night vote fell one-vote short of […]

Price of alcohol at ABC stores may go up because of this Alabama bill

May 7, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz The price of alcohol sold at Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board stores may be going up after both houses of the state Legislature passed a bill changing the general sales tax rate at […]

Roy S. Johnson: Hateful 2011 immigration law fueled brain drain; legislators must finally fix leak

May 7, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column. If passed by the Alabama Senate in the waning hours of the current legislative session and signed by Gov. Kay Ivey, HB-210 should be filed under “fixing […]

‘None of you are pregnant’: Paid parental leave bill sparks emotions in Alabama Senate

May 7, 2024 Bouldin 0

By John Sharp The Alabama Senate voted in support of legislation Thursday giving teachers eight weeks of paid parental leave, only for the chamber’s president to say he wasn’t transmitting the measure to the House for […]

EJI unveils Rosa Parks statue at Legacy Plaza in Montgomery: ‘She can inspire us’

May 7, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes The Equal Justice Initiative has unveiled a new statue honoring Rosa Parks — the first in a series of statues that will pay homage to icons of the Civil Rights Movement in Montgomery. […]

Vestavia Hills reassigns elementary school principal despite parent support

May 7, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Rebecca Griesbach Despite protests from a packed crowd, Vestavia Hills City Schools officials voted unanimously May 2 to transfer principal Lauren Dressback to a local alternative school. Dressback is still listed as principal on Cahaba […]

Alabama expands child porn law after teen girls cyberbullied with AI deepfake images

May 7, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed a bill that bans deepfake images created by artificial intelligence under the state’s child pornography law — legislation inspired by a cyberbullying incident at an Alabama middle school. “During […]

Birmingham 4-year-old, preschool help create new Amazon Alexa technology

May 7, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes Emmett’s mom tells him every day about the impact he’s going to have on the world. “I tell Emmett…you have accomplished more as a 4-year-old than I ever will in my entire adult […]

OBITUARIES 5/8 – 5/14/2024

May 6, 2024 Bouldin 0

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MRS. ROSA MARIE BRADFORD JUNE 20, 1947 – MAY 2, 2024 The funeral service for Mrs. Rosa Marie Bradford will be 12:00 noon, Saturday, May 11, 2024 at the Northwest Church of […]