2024 – Page 212

Get ready: New hands-free driving law to take effect Jan. 1 in Huntsville

January 2, 2024 Bouldin 0

Heads up, Huntsville drivers. Starting Jan. 1, 2024, the City’s new hands-free ordinance will prohibit motorists from holding any wireless telecommunications device while operating a vehicle. The ordinance, sponsored by Huntsville City Council President David […]

Drew, Allen lead 2023 “Baad Team” defense

January 2, 2024 Bouldin 0

LUT WILLIAMS BCSP Editor LEADERS OF THE PACK: 2023 BCSP “Baad Team” Defensive Players of the Year are playmakers Willie Drew of Virginia State and Terrell Allen of Tennessee State. Great defenses include great playmakers […]

It’s time! Huntsville Business License renewals due by Jan. 31

January 2, 2024 Bouldin 0

Attention Huntsville business owners – it’s once again time to renew operating licenses for 2024. The deadline for renewal without penalty is Jan. 31. Through the City of Huntsville’s user-friendly online portal, a streamlined renewal […]

New buildings at Huntsville’s old Remington site could be home for 6 companies

January 2, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Scott Turner As many as six different companies could occupy two buildings being constructed on the former Remington Outdoors plant site near Huntsville International Airport. DeMarco Gatti, project manager for ARCO/Murray National, said the buildings […]

Family of man killed by Alabama police calls for bodycam release: ‘Somebody’s not telling the truth’

January 2, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Hannah Denham Roughly a week after Tuscaloosa police shot and killed a 24-year-old Black man in the back seat of a car pulled over for a traffic stop, his family and their attorneys are calling […]

Kim Kardashian: Alabama Death Row inmate Toforest Johnson ‘in prison for a crime he did not commit’

January 2, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Ivana Hrynkiw An Alabama Death Row inmate has a new ally in his fight for a new trial: Kim Kardashian. Kardashian, who is studying to be a lawyer, posted on social media Thursday morning about […]

Huntsville Parks & Recreation to host free MLK Youth Basketball Clinic

January 2, 2024 Bouldin 0

Aspiring young basketball stars looking to sharpen their skills on the court are encouraged to sign up for Huntsville Parks & Recreation’s MLK Youth Basketball Clinic. The event is Sunday, Jan. 14, from 1-4 p.m. at […]

What does Watch Night mean for Black Americans today? It dates back to the Emancipation Proclamation

January 2, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Associated Press Watch Night is still being observed each New Year’s Eve, at many multiracial and predominantly Black churches across the country. The tradition of Watch Night services in the United States dates back to […]

Suspect captured after 2 Birmingham shootings, including elderly man critically injured while driving on Parkway East

January 2, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A suspect is in custody after police say he shot two men in separate incidents Saturday afternoon, including an elderly man who was driving on busy Parkway East. The ordeal began just after […]

Tommy Tuberville reportedly targeted in swatting call at Auburn home

January 2, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Mary Helene Hall U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, was the target of a swatting call that sent the Lee County SWAT team to a family residence on Christmas evening, reports WRBL, a Chattahoochee Valley TV […]