Auburn says 15 international students, campus personnel had visas revoked
Fifteen Auburn University community members had their visas revoked this week, according to university officials. Jennifer Wood Adams, executive director of public affairs at Auburn, said in a statement that the visas were revoked by the Department of Homeland Security’s Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Alabama House passes bill requiring Ten Commandments displays in K-12 schools
The Alabama House of Representatives Thursday passed a bill requiring public K-12 schools to display the Ten Commandments. HB 178, sponsored by Rep. Mark Gidley, R-Hokes Bluff, passed the chamber 88-11. It requires schools to display the Ten Commandments in an entry way; a common area an entry way or common areas...
Chad Baker-Mazara already linked with worst possible transfer destination
The Auburn veteran has decided to use his final year of eligibility elsewhere, and now he might be heading to an SEC rival with conference-title expectations.
Morning Smile: 10-month-old celebrates her first easter
Distracted driving is an issue that affects us all, and it's becoming more deadly every year. Maxwell Air Force Base to take tombstone rubbings to families. The crew will fly that plane with those rubbings to Normandy in time for the 81st anniversary of D-Day in June. Elmore County School...
Work Zone Safety Week Begins Monday
Work Zone Safety should be common sense for motorists. Orange barrels and cones, flashing orange lights, flashing blue lights on a law enforcement vehicle, uneven or redirected lanes and the presence of heavy equipment and workers should be a dead giveaway that you are approaching a hazardous area. Unfortunately,...
Two Tallassee graduates inducted into Hall of Pride
Two legends were inducted into the Tallassee High School Alumni Association Hall of Pride Sunday. Coach Duane Webster of the Class of 1949 and Dr. Datherine James-Peters of the Class of 1990 now among the ranks of other legends in the Hall Pride. The program started when then Tallassee High...
Groundbreaking set for Riverfell, a $500 million development in Prattville
PRATTVILLE, AL — On Wednesday, April 30 at 11:30 a.m., elected officials from Elmore County and the City of Prattville will join community leaders, key stakeholders, and development partners for the official groundbreaking of Riverfell—a transformative $500 million mixed-use development. Set against the scenic...
Ex-boyfriend sentenced to life in prison in shooting death of Montgomery student
Daiyon El-Amin was sentenced April 17 to life in prison after pleading guilty to murder in the 2021 shooting death of 17-year-old Alabama Christian Academy student Leiah Holmes. Holmes was a rising senior and cheerleader at ACA when El-Amin broke into her Delmar Drive home in Montgomery and shot her, Montgomery...
Alabama chicken plant under investigation for 165 layoffs
AlaTrade Foods announced the layoffs at its largest facility at the end of March.
Alabama man dies nearly 2 weeks after Arizona hatchet attack: ‘He was so kind’
An Arab man has died after spending almost two weeks on life support in a Tuscon, Ariz. hospital after he was attacked by a man with a hatchet. Jacob Couch, 32, died Thursday, according to 13 News in Tuscon. Couch and his wife Kristen were sitting on a bench at...
