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Hot weather expected through Labor Day
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The heat continues into the weekend and the humidity will only climb. We expect temperatures to remain in the 90s through Labor Day but it will feel more like 100 with the added humidity. Some days the heat will fade early due to thunderstorms in the...
Alabama health officials urge pet vaccinations amid rabies cases
Several pets have been exposed to rabies in wildlife over the past few weeks. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) says a raccoon that tested positive for rabies was found inside a fenced yard where three dogs were exposed in Hokes Bluff. In Sylacauga, a bat tested positive for...
$18.6M cardiology ASC coming to Alabama
The Alabama State Health Planning and Development Agency in Montgomery, Ala., has issued a certificate of need for an $18.6 million cardiology ASC, according to an Aug. 28 report from ABC affiliate WBMA. The certificate was issued to CV Surgical Services to create a non-hospital-based, limited multi-specialty ASC focusing on...
High school students gain service academy insight
Choosing to attend a military service academy can invoke many questions, so to provide some answers, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong held an academy meet-and-greet event Aug. 17 In Huntsville. Strong, who represents Alabama’s 5th Congressional District, held his first Military Service and Academy Day in 2023 to help students and...
How Project Horseshoe Farm is impacting communities in Alabama + across the country
When John Dorsey moved to Greensboro in 2005, he took on a small role with an after-school program in the community. That role quickly turned into a passion and now, he’s the executive director of Project Horseshoe Farm. The non-profit organization is helping to create a sense of community through social and emotional support for those who need it the most.
Alabama congregation founded in 1847 sues United Methodists, says it owns church building
A 177-year-old Demopolis church has sued the Alabama-West Florida Conference arguing that it should be allowed to leave the United Methodist Church and take its property with it. The First Methodist Church of Demopolis, founded in 1847, says it has owned its own property throughout its history and has never...
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed endorses Shomari Figures in Alabama congressional race
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed, who considered running for Congress in Alabama’s redrawn 2nd District but did not, endorsed Democratic nominee Shomari Figures of Mobile at a press conference today in Montgomery. Figures faces Republican nominee Caroleene Dobson, a Montgomery attorney, in the Nov. 5 general election. Figures, who is...
5 Bessemer men charged in ‘brazen’ theft of seized Selma bingo machines found in Lipscomb gambling hall
Five Bessemer men have been charged with stealing gambling machines that were seized in Selma by the state attorney general’s office in an illegal gambling investigation and recovered in the back room of a Lipscomb bingo hall. Investigators knew they were the same machines because of the evidence stickers...
Peanuts are boiling in Luverne
Around this time every year, it’s peanut boiling time in Luverne, Alabama – the site of the World’s Largest Peanut Boil. The sponsoring Crenshaw County Alcazar Shrine Club already had peanuts in the pots around noon Tuesday with the first batches of the “world’s best boiled peanuts” to come off around noon today (Wednesday). Andy […] The post Peanuts are boiling in Luverne appeared first on The Troy Messenger.
Montgomery man sentenced for conspiracy to distribute meth shipped through mail
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A Montgomery man has been sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to distribute meth shipped through the mail. A federal judge ordered 33-year-old Charles Green Hall to serve 30 years in prison, Acting U.S. Attorney Kevin P. Davidson announced Wednesday. In March 2021, federal agents began...
U.S. Attorney for Middle District resigns, replaced by Montgomery attorney
An announcement from the Middle District of Alabama has announced that Jonathan S. Ross resigned effective Aug. 24 and has been replaced by Kevin P. Davidson from Montgomery. During his time as U.S. Attorney Ross "prioritized" prosecution of violent offenders, which included possession of machine gun conversion devices, and narcotics dealers.
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