Historic Bibb Graves bridge closed in Wetumpka following gas line leak
WETUMPKA, Ala. (WSFA) - The Historic Bibb Graves Bridge in Wetumpka is currently closed following a gas line leak in the area, according to the Wetumpka Police Department. The police department posted on their Facebook page Monday that repairs are expected to last through the night and at least into Tuesday morning.
Alabama’s anti-DEI law in crosshairs: How Florida case could pave the way for dismantling...
Two years after Alabama passed an anti-DEI law that bans the teaching of “divisive concepts,” the legal battle to dismantle it continues. And a federal court’s decision to strike down part of a similar law in Florida could foreshadow what’s to come in Alabama. ACLU senior...
Former Tennessee Deputy Charged After Missing Alabama Teen Is Found Safe With Investigators Using...
DECATUR, AL — A missing 15-year-old girl from Decatur was found safe after authorities spent several days looking for her, and a former Tennessee deputy now faces charges tied to the case. Decatur police said the teen had run away last week before being located. Huntsville NBC affiliate WAFF...
Alabama Man Sentenced in $1.8 Million Bank Fraud Scheme
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An Alabama man described by federal prosecutors as the ringleader of a multi-state bank fraud scheme involving forged U.S. Treasury checks has been sentenced to five years... The post Alabama Man Sentenced in $1.8 Million Bank Fraud Scheme appeared first on Birmingham Free Press .
Banks Lose Over $1,800,000 to Forged Treasury Checks in Alabama and Mississippi Scheme
A man received a five-year prison sentence and fine for organizing a conspiracy that deposited forged U.S. Treasury checks totaling more than $1.8 million across two states. The post Banks Lose Over $1,800,000 to Forged Treasury Checks in Alabama and Mississippi Scheme appeared first on The Daily Hodl .
Alabama diagnostic lab facility closing and cutting over 50 jobs
An Alabama lab that offers diagnostic testing is closing and laying off workers, resulting in the loss of just over 50 jobs. Diatherix Laboratories, a Huntsville-based company that performs "cutting-edge molecular diagnostic testing services to hospitals and physicians," announced plans to close and cut jobs at its Hun
First Alert: More pop-up showers and storms possible this afternoon
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The advice for today is the same as it was through Labor Day weekend... Don’t cancel any outdoor plans, but be prepared for additional pop-up showers and thunderstorms that return to the region and could briefly interrupt your Labor Day festivities. Today looks like yet...
Wetumpka teacher works to keep history alive for his students
WETUMPKA, Ala. (WSFA) - This year marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. At Wetumpka Middle School, a young social studies teacher who was born after the attacks is making sure his students understand the significance of major events in the nation’s history. Pierson Lett teaches 7th...
‘It’s about to get real’ – Alabama prepares for giant step toward I-10 bridge...
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Westbound traffic slowed to a crawl across the Bayway most of the day Monday. Even the Causeway was backed up. The Labor Day traffic jam fit a familiar summer holiday pattern, where travelers hit a bottleneck at the Wallace Tunnel. Alabama officials, though, are planning to take a giant step next
Cullman High career tech cyber program shares vision for Community SOC program at State Security Council...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — At the Aug. 25 Alabama Security Council Meeting hosted by the Alabama Office of Information Technology (OIT) in Montgomery, Cullman High School Cybersecurity Instructor Jonathan Haynes shared the Community Security Operations Center (CSOC) vision. For the audience of public sector cybersecurity and I
