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Colin Kaepernick-Rosa Parks comparisons 'not a stretch,' NAACP President Cornell Brooks says Colin Kaepernick deserves comparison to Rosa Parks, according to the president of the NAACP. Cornell William Brooks said there is a line linking Parks' refusal to stand in a Montgomery bus to give up her seat to a white person to Mr. Kaepernick's refusal to stand during "The Star-Spangled Banner." ... 259 points by The Washington Times | Montgomery Bus Boycott Martin Luther King Jr. Rosa Parks Montgomery Alabama National Association for the Advancement of Colored People United States Southern United States African-American Civil Rights Movement |
Conference committee tries to break oil spill deadlock MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A conference committee will make a last-ditch effort to break a legislative deadlock on how to use Alabama's settlement money from the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The committee will meet Wednesday morning to try to broker an agreeable compromise between sharply divided ... -1 points by The Washington Times | Alabama Legislatures Gulf of Mexico Florida United States Senate Mexico Mississippi Montgomery Alabama |
Michigan offers 4-star athlete Quindarious Monday Monday, a junior, has received numerous offers, including from Alabama, Auburn, Florida and Georgia. -2 points by The Detroit News | Jim Harbaugh Georgia High school Oak Ridge Associated Universities Florida Ice hockey Montgomery Alabama University of Michigan |
State: More Alabama hunters reporting deer kills MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's wildlife agency says more hunters are reporting the number of deer they kill in the state under a new, mandatory system. A statement from the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources says hunters had reported killing about 81,000 deer in the state as of ... -2 points by The Washington Times | KILL Alabama Montgomery Alabama Natural resource Report Hunting U.S. state Southern United States |
Montgomery police officer critical, woman stable after crash MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A Montgomery police officer and a woman were hurt in a two-vehicle crash in Montgomery. It happened Friday about 1 p.m. Police Chief Ernest Finley tells WSFA-TV (http://bit.ly/2m5QDyl ) the injured officer was identified as 22-year-old Carlos Taylor, who's been on the force for two years. ... -2 points by The Washington Times | Police Law enforcement agency English-language films Constable Montgomery Alabama Alabama Federal Bureau of Investigation Transport |
Historic gin building eyed for development in Prattville PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Developers in the central Alabama city of Prattville are looking at a plan to bring new life into a historic landmark. LEDIC Realty Co. is trying to finish a deal to purchase an old cotton gin factory at the town's center with plans to restore it ... -2 points by The Washington Times | Montgomery Alabama Montgomery Advertiser Prattville Alabama Daniel Pratt Cotton gin Real estate City Alabama |
Bentley seeks 4 percent raise for state workers MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is using the first day of the legislative session to propose a 4-percent pay raise for state employees, a figure that immediately drew skepticism from some lawmakers over whether the state could afford it. Finance Director Clinton Carter announced the proposed raise ... -2 points by The Washington Times | Alabama Proposal Proposals Finance Southern United States State Montgomery Alabama Government |
Alabama inmates do mannequin challenge; state investigates MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Inmates in an Alabama prison are taking part in the "mannequin challenge" sweeping the country, using an illegal cellphone. Al.com reports (http://bit.ly/2gqQFTt ) that the men wearing prisoner clothing labeled Alabama Department of Corrections shot a nearly minute-long video of themselves freezing in various positions. They ... -2 points by The Washington Times | Prison Alabama Washington D.C. Montgomery Alabama Crime Country music Penology Hank Williams |
Autopsy: Man shot self in Alabama police station SELMA, Ala. (AP) — A preliminary autopsy shows that an Alabama man who died of a gunshot inside Selma's police station shot himself to death. -2 points by Arizona Daily Star | Death Autopsy Montgomery Alabama Jeff Sessions Alabama |
Ozark moves forward with city cleanup plans OZARK, Ala. (AP) - Ozark is moving forward with plans to clean up the city. WSFA TV reports (http://bit.ly/2g04KWh) the cleanup process is underway and Mayor Bob Bunting is hoping homeowners will join in the initiative. Bunting is working to keep every promise he made while campaigning to be the ... -2 points by The Washington Times | Cleanliness English-language films Hygiene Montgomery Alabama |
Alabama schools, police say clown scare no laughing matter Facebook posts have authorities worried about clowns wreaking havoc at schools. 7309 points by USA Today | Police High school Constable South Carolina Clown Clowning Montgomery Alabama |
Martin Luther King Jr. stabbed during a book signing in 1958 Martin Luther King Jr. was stabbed by Izola Ware Curry in a crowded Harlem department store. 71 points by Daily News | Martin Luther King Jr. African American Police commissioner Montgomery Bus Boycott Izola Curry Lyndon B. Johnson Attack Montgomery Alabama |
Motorcycle rider dies in head-on crash near Prattville PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Alabama state troopers say a motorcyclist is dead after a head-on crash near Prattville. Al.com reports (http://bit.ly/2co1i5V ) 32-year-old Joseph Earl Wesson was killed early Sunday when his Triumph motorcycle collided with a Ford Ranger Truck. Cpl. Jess Thornton of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says ... -1 points by The Washington Times | Montgomery Alabama Ford Ranger Police Georgia Law enforcement agency United States Pickup truck Mississippi |