Petition: Demand Justice After 3-Year-Old Dies in Hot Car in State Custody
Help keep One Green Planet free and independent! Together we can ensure our platform remains a hub for empowering ideas committed to fighting for a sustainable, healthy, and compassionate world. Please support us in keeping our mission strong. A 3-year-old boy has tragically died after allegedly being left in a...
Gov. Kay Ivey encourages Alabama students to “dream big” in back-to-school video message
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WRBL) — Gov. Kay Ivey released a video message on Monday for Alabama students as they return to school. In the video message, Ivey encouraged students to dream big and work hard during the new academic year. As Ivey addressed Alabama students, she emphasized having a fresh start on the first day of...
A Monday morning shooting has claimed the life of a 32-year-old man, police say
Montgomery police say a 32-year-old man was killed in a Monday morning shooting, and officers have opened a homicide investigation. On Aug. 4 at about 7:17 a.m., police went to the 900 block of Charles Street on a report of a shooting, said Cpl. James Dozier, a spokesman for the Montgomery Police Department. They...
Woman told poIice she ‘felt like she was going to get in troubIe’ after...
Alabama – An Alabama woman, 54-year-old VaIerie, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with one count of feIony abuse of a co rpse and one count of tampering with physicaI evidence after police found a deceased man in her Alabama apartment. Authorities carried out a welfare check at apartments last week at...
Woman charged in hot car death misses first court date
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A woman charged in connection with the death of 3-year-old Ke’Torrius ‘KJ’ Starkes did not appear in court Monday as scheduled. According to court records, Kela Stanford was set for a first call in the case. Prosecutors say Starkes died after being left inside a hot car for several hours...
Devotion to truth, fight against misinformation spurs legendary meteorologist’s weather network launch
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) – It’s hard to find a more trusted name in the state of Alabama than James Spann. If the meteorologist were to run for governor today, no one would bother challenging him. And yet, he has experienced the daggers that come from misinformation. A longtime...
Alabama weapons manufacturer awarded $9.5 billion contract for missile system
Lockheed Martin’s Troy facilities are taking part in a mammoth $9.5 billion contract to increase production of two of the U.S. military’s most capable cruise missiles. According to the company, the Pentagon last month announced the contract to increase delivery of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) and...
Alabama flash flood victim died saving childhood friend, family says: ‘No greater act of...
A young man who died in weekend flash flooding in east Alabama is being remember as a hero for saving the life of his childhood friend. Cohen Sinclair Turner, 22, was killed Sunday morning. He and his friend were returning home from night fishing on Lake Wedowee when they were...
Retired ALEA K-9 dies from bone cancer, officials say
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WRBL) — Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) officials have announced the death of a retired highway patrol K-9. The seven-year-old canine, “K-9 Pici”, began her career with Senior Trooper Brent Pickle in June of 2020. Officials say the duo played a vital role in public safety by removing firearms...
Family seeks answers on DHR oversight, safety protocols after 3-year-old dies in hot car
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The family of 3-year-old Ke'torrius Starkes Jr., known as "KJ," is demanding transparency and accountability from the Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) following the child's death last month. KJ died after being left for hours inside a hot car, and the family, represented by attorney...
