Posts by Yellowhammer News — Page 18

EPA official arrested on felony ethics charges

The Trump administration’s top environmental official for the Southeast was arrested Thursday on criminal ethics charges in Alabama reported to be related to a scheme to help a coal company avoid paying for a costly toxic waste cleanup. Trey Glenn, 47, was briefly booked into a county jail in Birmingham before being released on a […]

For a printable version, click here. Pro tip: Save the image below to your phone for quick and easy access all weekend. (Note: All times are Central)

Alabama infant death rate hits all-time low

Alabama’s infant death rate has fallen to an all-time low, just a year after it was among the worst in the nation, health officials said Thursday. The Alabama Department of Public Health said new figures show the state’s infant mortality rate declined to 7.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2017.

Inmate denied parole in decades-old Alabama murder

A convicted rapist and murderer has been denied parole in a decades-old kidnapping case. WSFA-TV reports the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles denied parole to Jerry Lee Jones on Wednesday.

Police say an Alabama man threw hot sauce on a 73-year-old store clerk during a holdup. The Opelika-Auburn News reports that police in the east Alabama town of Valley arrived at a convenience store Sunday morning to find the clerk in pain with orange liquid on her face and in her eyes.

Supreme Court justice christens Navy ship in Mobile

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was on hand in Mobile, Alabama, to christen a U.S. Navy ship. AL.com reports that the USNS Puerto Rico was christened Saturday at the Austal USA shipyard, where it was built.

Alabama’s growing population means state driver licenses will get an additional digit. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says it is adding an eighth digit to all new driver licenses issued by the state beginning Dec. 1.

The businessman trying to buy a mothballed nuclear power plant from Tennessee Valley Authority has been given an extension to complete the $111 million purchase. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports Franklin Haney signed an agreement on Nov. 14, 2016, that gave the former real estate developer two years to complete the purchase of the […]

For a printable version, click here. Pro tip: Save the image below to your phone for quick and easy access all weekend. (Note: All times are Central)

Alabama cancels wild oyster season due to shortage

There will not be an oyster season on the Alabama coast in the coming year, an unusual move caused by what officials say is a lack of oysters in state waters. AL.com reported Thursday that an official with the state conservation agency announced the decision during a meeting with seafood harvesters and dealers in southern […]

Two-thirds of Alabama voters cast straight-party tickets

Nearly two-thirds of Alabamians voted a straight-ticket — either all Republican or all Democratic— when they went to the polls on Tuesday, a record number that reflects political polarization and likely boosted Republicans in their easy sweep of state races. According to the Alabama Secretary of State’s office, about 1.1 million of the 1.7 million […]

Social media threat closes Eufala City Schools

Officials say a social media threat has prompted the closure of schools in an Alabama city and a neighboring district in Georgia. News outlets reported that Eufaula City Schools are closed Thursday because of the threat.

Alabama trooper killed in off-duty accident

Authorities say a jogging off-duty Alabama state trooper has died after he was hit by a pickup truck. News outlets report that 34-year-old Jason William Hewett of Florence died when he was struck by a pickup truck while jogging on a county road near Florence on Tuesday morning.

Man falls through North Alabama Waffle House ceiling

Authorities say an Alabama man fell through the ceiling of a Waffle House restaurant during an apparent theft attempt while customers were inside. Local media outlets report he fell through the ceiling into the dining room Sunday. Cellphone videos captured the incident.

Damaging storms, twisters possible overnight in Southeast

Forecasters say there’s another threat of severe weather including tornadoes across the southeastern United States. The Storm Prediction Center says a system moving out of eastern Arkansas late Monday will spread across the region during the overnight hours into Tuesday.

National Peanut Festival opens in Dothan

The 75th National Peanut Festival is under way in the southeast Alabama city of Dothan. The fair opened Friday night and is expected to draw as many as 200,000 people during a 10-day run that concludes Nov. 11.

School systems in south Alabama are seeing an influx of students from the Florida Panhandle weeks after Hurricane Michael. WTVY-TV reports that 63 new students have enrolled in Dothan city schools since the hurricane, and 17 more are now attending Houston County schools.

The state of Alabama is directing $300,000 in federal community development money to aid a $5 million, 100-job expansion by a South Korean auto supplier. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs announced Friday that it was giving the money to C & J Tech, which now employs 300 workers at its factory in […]

A new assessment says about 2,500 agriculture jobs in southeastern Alabama could be affected by damage from Hurricane Michael. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System says the storm caused more than $300 million in losses last month.

Police in Alabama say an armed McDonald’s customer was justified in fatally shooting a masked gunman. AL.com reports a Tuesday statement by Birmingham police says charges will not be filed against the man who fatally shot 24-year-old Antonio Demond Sanders.

Nearly one in 10 Alabama voters are characterized as inactive and will need to update their addresses in order to vote on Tuesday. Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill said 301,914 voters are listed as inactive.

For a printable version, click here. Pro tip: Save the image below to your phone for quick and easy access all weekend. (Note: All times are Central)

A new trial date has been set for an Alabama police officer charged with murder in a shooting. AL.com reported Tuesday that Huntsville police Officer William Darby’s trial was set for next week, but has been moved to April 2019.

For a printable version, click here. Pro tip: Save the image below to your phone for quick and easy access all weekend. (Note: All times are Central)