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Pelham cheerleaders brace for energetic new season at annual youth camp
Pelham’s annual Youth Cheer Camp concluded recently following a weeklong run at Pelham High School that brought more than 130 young cheerleaders into the halls for a head start to this year’s program. The post Pelham cheerleaders brace for energetic new season at annual youth camp appeared first on Shelby County Reporter.
Cherokee County Arrest Files for Thursday, August 1st, 2024
THAIS GREEN, age 38 of Gadsden – was arrested by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, on charges of Failure to Appear on previous counts of the Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana 2nd Degree – along with new counts of Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance (two counts) and Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia;
Crimestoppers: Man steals credit card and purchases gift card over $500 at Huntsville Walmart
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - On average, about 68 cameras watch you every time you step inside a Walmart. Even still - many think it’s an ideal location to steal from or use stolen debit cards to steal from others. Angle after angle, Walmart has you covered, including one man...
Family-owned Alabama restaurant closing after more than 65 years
A long-time staple of dining in the Shoals area is closing. Jody’s Restaurant in Tuscumbia, a family-owned eatery which has been in business since 1958, is closing Aug. 4. The restaurant, located at 1460 Alabama 20, offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Regular customers turned up for its meat-and-three menu of Southern cooking, with an occasional helping of peach cobbler.
Hot chicken franchise’s first Alabama location coming to Vestavia Hills
California-based Dave’s Hot Chicken is coming this fall to Vestavia City Center. Located near Pet Supermarket, the restaurant will offer a range of heat levels, from mild to “Reaper,” its ultimate heat level. The restaurant also serves sides such as Kale Slaw, Mac & Cheese and crispy...
Latest Projected Path of Tropical System Shifts Closer to Texas
That's the name that the National Hurricane Center has given to a tropical system that continues to push west-northwestward across Puerto Rico. The wave is expected to better organize as it continues across Cuba before making a more northerly turn into the eastern Gulf of Mexico. The question is when...
Tropical depression possible soon in Gulf of Mexico: What will it mean for Alabama?
The National Hurricane Center on Thursday night continued to watch a tropical disturbance near Hispaniola that could become a tropical depression soon. And it could be in the Gulf of Mexico when that happens. Hurricane center forecasters raised the probability of development from medium (60 percent) to high (70 percent)...
Tracking the heat and the tropics
DOTHAN, ALA. (WDHN)– The whole state of Alabama is under a heat advisory again with temperatures about to return back into the mid to upper 90s. Heat indices will be around 110 degrees and rain chances only around 30-40%. Expect to see temperatures to peak around 97 degrees today and low temperatures overnight will be in the mid to upper 70s.
Travelers trek to north Alabama for ‘World’s Longest Yard Sale’ this week
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Tourists will attempt to cross state lines for the “World’s Longest Yard Sale” from Thursday to Sunday, which features stops in Alabama. Also known as the 127-Yard Sale, vendors in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan will set up shops spanning 690 miles along rural Route 127. In Alabama, the yard […]
Turkey Hunters Hall of Fame inducts inaugural class
Nearly 40 years in the making, the Alabama Turkey Hunters Hall of Fame inducted its inaugural class of honorees on June 8 during the National Wild Turkey Federation-sanctioned 2024 World Turkey Calling Championships held in Mobile. In 1986, the city leaders in Linden established the Alabama Turkey Hunters Hall of...
Alabama families seek answers after inmates’ bodies returned without internal organs
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Agolia Moore was shocked to get a call telling her that her son was found dead in an Alabama prison of a suspected drug overdose. She had spoken to him to earlier that evening and he was doing fine, talking about his hope to move into the prison’s honor dorm, Moore […]
Former lawmaker sentenced to 13 months in federal prison
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Alabama’s longest serving lawmaker will spend a little more than a year in federal prison. Rep. John Rogers, who served the 52nd House district from 1982 until earlier this year, was sentenced Tuesday to 13 months for his role in a scheme to steal money meant for Jefferson County nonprofits. Rogers, 83, is also facing three years of supervised release and repaying more than $197,000.
Madden leaving RHS to take principal’s job at Northside High School
After two years as Russellville High School principal, Jeremy Madden is resigning to take a job with Tuscaloosa County Schools as principal of Northside High School. The Russellville City Board of Education has a special called meeting set for Thursday, August 2nd at 8 a.m., with a limited agenda of 'personnel decisions, bids and contracts.'
Man dies after being struck by vehicle at gas station in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBMA) — In Birmingham, a man is dead after being hit by a vehicle at a gas station. On Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at approximately 12:35 a.m., 58 year-old Ronald Ronzell Ball was at a gas station in Birmingham on 632 Lomb Avenue, when he was hit by a vehicle that was driving though the parking-lot.
Man shot Thursday morning in Birmingham motel parking lot
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A man is in the hospital after being shot in the parking lot of a Birmingham motel Thursday morning. Police said they received the call of a shooting at the Motel 8 Inn at 5000 1st Avenue North at 2:30 a.m. When they arrived, police say...
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