Pinckney, Rose each hit HRs, late error helps Alabama beat Troy 11-8 at Tuscaloosa Regional
June 4, 2023 GMTTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Andrew Pinckney went 3 for 4 with a triple, a home run and two RBIs, Caden Rose went 2 for 3 with a two-run homer to help top-seeded Alabama beat in-state rival Troy 11-8 Saturday night at the Tuscaloosa Regional on a two-out error in the ninth inning.
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June 4, 2023 GMTToday in History
Today is Sunday, June 4, the 155th day of 2023. There are 210 days left in the year.
Alabama governor signs legislation naming Yellowhammer Cookie as official state cookie
June 2, 2023 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama now has an official state cookie: The Yellowhammer Cookie.
Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed legislation naming the confection created by a Montgomery fourth-grader as the official state cookie.
Lawmakers vote to shield release of their personal information
June 2, 2023 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers voted Thursday to include themselves in legislation that would allow judges, law enforcement and prosecutors to shield personal information from being released on public records, such as a home address, phone number or driver’s license number.
Alabama approves enhanced penalties for ‘criminal enterprise’
June 2, 2023 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers gave final approval on Thursday to legislation that could lead to lengthier prison sentences for felonies committed as part of a "criminal enterprise."
The House of Representatives voted 95-6 for the Senate-passed bill intended to allow stiffer penalties for those involved in organized crime groups, including street gangs.
After decades of attempts, major Alabama bill to cut state’s 4% grocery tax wins final passage
June 2, 2023 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama families could soon pay less at the grocery store after lawmakers gave final passage Thursday to a landmark bill that would gradually remove half of the 4% state sales tax on food, capping decades of fruitless attempts at such a tax cut.
Lawmakers approve tax cut on part of overtime pay
June 1, 2023 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation to exempt at least a portion of a worker's overtime pay from state income taxes.
The Alabama Senate voted 34-0 to approve a compromise version of the legislation to exempt overtime pay from the 5% state income tax.
Alabama rises from slow start, coach’s firing to host first NCAA regional in 17 years
June 1, 2023 GMTAlabama entered May with a losing Southeastern Conference record, and the situation appeared even more dire when coach Brad Bohannon was fired amid a gambling scandal.
Alabama lawmakers poised to cut sales tax on food in half
June 1, 2023 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers are poised to remove half of the state's sales tax on food, a move that some legislators and advocacy groups had sought for decades but that gained bipartisan traction this year in the face of soaring food prices.
Committee cuts proposal to exempt overtime pay from income tax
May 31, 2023 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A legislative committee on Wednesday gutted a proposal to exempt Alabama workers' overtime pay from state income taxes after concerns arose about the potential loss to the education budget.
Man behind 2021 Walmart fires along Gulf Coast gets 18 years
May 31, 2023 GMTMOBILE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama federal judge has sentenced the man who admits being the leader of a scheme to set fires to Walmart stores along the Gulf Coast to 18 years in prison — double the recommended sentence.
Alabama sets July execution date as state resumes lethal injections after a series of problems
May 30, 2023 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday set a July date for the state's first attempt at a lethal injection following a series of troubled executions.
The governor's office set a time frame for the execution of James Barber that will begin at midnight on July 20 and expire at 6 a.m.
Alabama expands ban on trans athletes to include college teams
May 30, 2023 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed legislation that will ban transgender women from playing on female sports teams in college, becoming the latest state to place restrictions on transgender athletes.
Alabama edges Northwestern 3-2 to advance to 11th WCWS
May 28, 2023 GMTTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Ally Shipman had a two-run single, Jenna Johnson drove in what proved to be the winning run with a fifth-inning home run and Alabama held off Northwester 3-2 to win the best-of-3 Tuscaloosa Super Regional after a 61-minute lightning delay on Sunday, advancing to the Women's College World Series.
NCAA Division I Softball Super Regionals Glance
May 28, 2023 GMTHost school is home team for Game 1; visiting school is home team for Game 2; coin flip determines home team for Game 3
Prange’s RBI single in the 7th helps Alabama force Game 3 at Tuscaloosa Super Regional
May 28, 2023 GMTTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Ashley Prange hit an RBI single in the top of the seventh inning, Montana Fouts threw 2 2/3 innings of no-hit relief and No. 5 seed Alabama beat Northwestern 2-1 Saturday night to force a decisive Game 3 at the Tuscaloosa Super Regional.
Williams gives up 1 run on 6 hits, Zedak hits solo homer; Northwestern takes Game 1 at Tuscaloosa
May 27, 2023 GMTTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Danielle Williams gave up a run on six hits with six strikeouts, Angela Zedak hit a solo home run and No. 12 seed Northwestern beat fifth-seeded Alabama 3-1 Friday night in Game 1 of a best-of-three series at the Tuscaloosa Super Regional.
Stanford gets 1st super regional win since 2011, beats Duke 3-1
May 26, 2023 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Freshman NiJaree Canady struck out nine in her 16th win of the season and No. 9 seed Stanford beat eighth-seeded Duke 3-1 on Friday to begin the Durham Super Regional.
Stanford (44-13) earned its first win in the super regionals since defeating Alabama in 2011.
Alabama lawmakers approve tax rebates of $150 per person
May 26, 2023 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to a one-time tax rebate that will give $150 to single people and $300 to married couples.
Legislators agreed to a late-night compromise between different rebate amounts that had been approved in the House of Representatives and Alabama Senate.
Parole denied for Judith Ann Neelley
May 26, 2023 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama officials swiftly denied parole Thursday for a woman convicted of murder in the 1982 death of a 13-year-old girl who was abducted from a Georgia shopping mall, sexually assaulted and injected with drain cleaner before being fatally shot.
NTSB: Unsafe speeds blamed for fiery crash that killed 10
May 25, 2023 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Federal traffic investigators said Thursday that unsafe driving speeds of multiple vehicles on wet roads in low visibility was the probable cause of a fiery 2021 interstate crash in Alabama that killed nine children and one adult.
Alabama lawmakers attempt to define ‘what is a woman’
May 25, 2023 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday advanced legislation that would define who is recognized as female and male under state law.
The House Health Committee voted along party lines to approve the “What is a Woman Act” and send the legislation to the full House of Representatives.
Alabama House committee advances bill to cut half of state’s 4% sales tax on groceries
May 24, 2023 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday advanced legislation to remove half of the state's 4% sale tax on food, a proposal that has garnered wide bipartisan support among lawmakers this year.
BONIFAY, Fla. (AP) — Alabama defensive back Tony Mitchell has been sentenced to three years of probation with a fine and community service after pleading guilty to a drug charge in Florida.
Judge denies bond for ex-Alabama basketball player Darius Miles on capital murder charge
May 24, 2023 GMTTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A judge denied bond Wednesday for former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles, who is facing a capital murder charge related to a fatal shooting near campus.
Trump’s freewheeling, stream-of-consciousness speaking style draws legal attention amid probes
May 24, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump speaks about his legal woes in a way that would make most defense attorneys wince.
A recent sampling: In a March interview on Fox News Channel, the Republican former president said he had “the right to take” classified documents with him to his Florida resort and wouldn’t say he hadn’t looked at the records since leaving office.
2 former Alabama governors from opposite sides of the political aisle express doubts over executions
May 24, 2023 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two former Alabama governors, from opposite sides of the political aisle, wrote in an opinion piece that they are now troubled by the state's death penalty system and would commute the sentences of inmates sentenced by judicial override or divided juries.
Alabama bill would make it a crime to help people vote absentee
May 23, 2023 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill that would make it a crime to help a non-family member request, fill out or return an absentee ballot.
The Senate Governmental Affairs committee voted 5-2 — in a vote that fell along party lines — to advance the House-passed bill to the full Alabama Senate.
Walter Royal, North Carolina chef who won on ‘Iron Chef America’ cooking with ostrich, dies at 67
May 23, 2023 GMTWalter Royal, the chef of a destination steakhouse in North Carolina who triumphed as a challenger on “Iron Chef America” by cooking mostly Southern dishes with ostrich meat, has died.
The Angus Barn in Raleigh, where Royal served as executive chef since the 1990s, announced his passing on its website.
Why do so many Black women die in pregnancy? One reason: Doctors don’t take them seriously
May 23, 2023 GMTBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Angelica Lyons knew it was dangerous for Black women to give birth in America.
As a public health instructor, she taught college students about racial health disparities, including the fact that Black women in the U.S.
Judge dismisses appeal by Alabama ex-sheriff to have theft and ethics conviction overturned
May 23, 2023 GMTATHENS, Ala. (AP) — Former Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely has lost his latest appeal to have his theft and ethics conviction and jail sentence overturned.
Circuit Judge Tim Jolley dismissed Blakely's post-trial appeal on Saturday.
Prosecutors say Alabama police chief didn’t steal overtime payments, request charges be dropped
May 22, 2023 GMTMOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Prosecutors are asking to drop theft charges against a former police chief in suburban Mobile.
Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood told WALA-TV on Monday that prosecutors found evidence of “dubious bookkeeping” but concluded Jerry Taylor wasn't illegally receiving overtime pay when he was police chief in Creola.
TikTok and other social media trends are thrusting performance crimes into the US spotlight
May 22, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Jonnifer Neal's Kia was stolen twice in one day — first from in front of her Chicago home and later from outside the mechanic shop where she took it to get fixed.
EVERGREEN, Ala. (AP) — The body of a Florida man who was last seen in Mississippi and reported missing has been found in Alabama.
The Conecuh County Coroner's Office said Francisco Oxiries Carballo Morales, 50, of Dade County, Florida, was found in a creek Thursday, WDAM-TV reported.
Alabama Senate approves anti-ESG investment legislation
May 18, 2023 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama legislators on Thursday advanced a bill that would prohibit the state from contracting with companies that refuse to work with fossil fuel businesses and gunmakers.
Judge halts bridge project, says Alabama transportation director had ‘personal vendetta’
May 18, 2023 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Driven by a “personal vendetta” against a toll bridge company, Alabama's transportation director planned to build an unnecessary bridge across the Intracoastal Waterway at a cost of more than $100 million to the state, according to a judge who ordered construction to stop Wednesday.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a cliché that Kymyona Burk heard a little too often: “Thank God for Mississippi.”
As the state’s literacy director, she knew politicians in other states would say it when their reading test scores were down — because at least they weren’t ranked as low as Mississippi.
Surfing gator seen relaxing at Alabama beach amid the waves
May 16, 2023 GMTThere are plenty of alligators in Alabama. But how many enjoy a day at the beach?
One such unlikely critter was spotted riding the waves recently on Dauphin Island, bobbing calmly near the human beachgoers sunbathing and wading.
Bill would allow review of some habitual offender sentences
May 16, 2023 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Some prisoners serving life sentences under Alabama’s habitual offender law could see their punishments reviewed under legislation that advanced Tuesday.
The Alabama House of Representatives voted 64-37 for the legislation that would establish a temporary review process for eligible inmates.