Alabama Muslim advocacy group urges hate crime probe after threats against candidate
An Alabama Muslim advocacy organization is calling on state and federal law enforcement to investigate the death threats targeting Hoover city council candidate Tanveer Patel as hate crimes. Patel, who immigrated from India in 1990, said the Facebook comments, which included death threats, slurs and other hateful...
Advocates say Alabama nitrogen executions cause “horror, trauma”
Project Hope to Abolish the Death Penalty and the Execution Intervention Project convened to raise alarms about Alabama’s continued use of nitrogen gas as a method of execution, calling the practice inhumane, experimental and rooted in secrecy. Esther Brown, executive director of PHADP, opened the discussion by...
West Alabama teacher sees immediate results from statewide ban on cell phones in school
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - A west Alabama high school teacher is singing the praises of the new state ban on cell phones in class after Alabama lawmakers passed the no cell ban during their most recent legislative session. Tuscaloosa County High School U.S. history teacher Jonathan Buchwalter expressed his...
Toyota Adds Four Childcare Centers For Manufacturing Team Members
Toyota is taking steps to support working parents as the company adds four, new childcare centers across its manufacturing footprint. The new centers will serve parents at Toyota North Carolina, Toyota Mississippi, Toyota Alabama, and Toyota West Virginia, building upon two existing childcare facilities for Toyota’s...
Union representing Montgomery Fire and Rescue asks for wages increase
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Some Montgomery firefighters have called upon the City Council to deliver a fair, competitive pay increase. However, city leaders argue that the pay is already competitive. The Local 1444 Union that represents Montgomery Fire and Rescue says its members aren’t making a competitive enough...
Rep. Shomari Figures hosts town hall meeting in Montgomery
New Center for history, culture and art, & arts opens in Pike Road. One of the oldest homes in Pike Road has been restored to become a cornerstone for the town's new art district. The National Black Business pre-conference wraps up. Updated: 6 hours ago. The National Business League will...
Ex-Regions teller banned from banking after alleged theft
The Federal Reserve has banned a Montgomery, Alabama-based former Regions Bank teller after he allegedly stole $17,981 from his drawer last February, the central bank announced Tuesday. Markel O’Neal Calhoun, who worked at Regions from October 2023 to March 2024, allegedly took the funds “for his personal benefit”...
3 suspects wanted in Millbrook Walmart theft investigation
Millbrook, Ala. (WSFA) - Millbrook police are asking for public help finding three people they say stole nearly $1,000 in merchandise from a retail store. Police say three suspects entered the Walmart supercenter on at 145 Kelly Blvd on June 26 and took merchandise totaling $859.97 in value before leaving the store...
ADPH seeking proposals to protect youth from nicotine initiation, exposure to secondhand smoke
The Alabama Department of Public Health said it is accepting proposals to affect social norm changes around tobacco use.
Walmart recalls shrimp sold in Alabama due to radiation exposure
Walmart is recalling Great Value shrimp sold in several states, including Alabama, over what the U.S. Food and Drug Administration believes is exposure to radioactive contamination.
