Thin Blue Line, maker of police-themed apparel and flags, has raised more than $15,000 for the family of City of Mobile Police Officer Justin Billa, who was shot and killed last week while apprehending a murder suspect.
Billa has been on the force for two years and leaves behind a wife and one-year old son.
The apparel company said 100 percent of the proceeds from its fundraiser will be given to the memorial fund established for the Billa family.
A New York Times opinion column is putting Alabama’s public schools in the national spotlight, praising the state as a national leader in post-pandemic academic recovery and pointing to its accountability and early literacy policies as a model other states could follow. Opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote that Alabama — along with Mississippi and Louisiana […]
Alabama’s two U.S. senators are backing new bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing transparency in the prescription drug supply chain by requiring country-of-origin labeling on medications and their key ingredients. U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) have joined colleagues in introducing the Consumer Labeling for Enhanced API Reporting and Legitimate Accountability for Base […]
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