2024 – Page 181

70-year-old Alabama man arrested for rape, sodomy of child under 12

March 5, 2024 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton A Huntsville man has been released from the Madison County Jail on bond after his arrest on charges of rape and sodomy of a child under the age of 12. According to jail […]

2-year-old boy mauled to death by dog in north Alabama, authorities say

March 5, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz A 2-year-old boy was killed Friday night after he was mauled by a dog in north Alabama, authorities said. Huntsville Emergency Medical Services Inc., responded to T.R. Christian Road in New Hope around […]

Capital murder trial delayed in 2019 abduction, murder of 3-year-old Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney

March 5, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson The capital murder trial for Patrick Stallworth in the 2019 abduction and murder of 3-year-old Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney has been delayed. Patrick Stallworth was set to go to trial March 11, but some […]

Huntsville wants more people working downtown

March 5, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Lee Roop Downtown Huntsville advocates say the thing they need most to grow the urban core is more people working day jobs there – not just living in the new apartments rising in several spots […]

Fast-growing north Alabama county denies alcohol licenses for 2 strip clubs

March 5, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Kayode Crown A fast-growing northern Alabama county on Wednesday denied the application for restaurant alcohol licenses for two businesses because officials say they allow topless and bottomless dancing, against the provision of the Alcohol Beverage […]

Costco coming to Madison following highway widening project

March 5, 2024 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton New roads lead to Costco. Madison County Commissioners this week approved a deal to widen Wall Triana Highway to five lanes ahead of the discount warehouse chain, which would eventually sit on U.S. […]

Mercedes-Benz owes $438,625 in back pay, penalties to Alabama workers fired over medical leave

March 5, 2024 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton The U.S. Department of Labor announced it has recovered $438,625 in back wages and penalties for two former Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama whose rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act the agency […]

Why did Alabama and 13 other states turn down federal money to feed kids this summer?

February 28, 2024 Bouldin 0

By The Associated Press Lower-income families with school-age kids can get help from the federal government paying for groceries this summer, unless they live in one of the 14 states that have said no to joining […]

Is It Harder For Black People To Quit Smoking? Here’s What The Experts Say

February 28, 2024 Bouldin 0

by Karen Heslop According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in five Black American adults smoke cigarettes and another one in 10 Black teenagers smoke. Given how many illnesses are connected with […]

Alabama Republican urges fertility clinics to reopen; UAB says it’s not so simple

February 28, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek Alabama’s Republican lawmakers are considering legislation to protect in vitro fertilization and their vision of the right to life following the Alabama Supreme Court’s recent ruling that frozen embryos are people. While legislation proceeds, some […]