Two jurors from the first bingo public corruption trial told the Montgomery Advertiser that evidence kept from them by prosecutors might have lead to an acquittal of defendant Ray Crosby if they had been allowed to hear it.
An investigation by state prosecutors has subpoenaed records from Alabama Department of Agriculture and seem to focus on former Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks, the Birmingham News reported Sunday.
The subpoenas were signed by Public Corruption Special Prosecutor Miles Hart. A former Assistant United States Attorney, Hart was involved in numerous public corruption investigations and prosecutions in the Northern District of Alabama.
Political wildman and real estate developer Stan Pate has pulled the plug on his campaign for Congress, the Associated Press reports. Incumbent Spencer Bachus and state Sen. Scott Beason are still on the ballot, however.
The accused rapist who taunted the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department on Facebook has been captured by United States Marshals in Ohio.
A coroner’s investigation into the death of bingo trial co-defendant Joseph “Ray” Crosby has found that the former legislative research analyst died of natural causes, specifically hypertensive cardiovascular disease.
If there’s a warrant out for your rest because you’re accused of rape, it’s probably best not to taunt the cops who are after you. But that good advice escaped Dustin McCombs, who was happy to toy with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department on the department’s Facebook page.
You know that Heart of Dixie emblem on your car’s license plate? State Rep. Joe Hubbard, a Montgomery Democrat, wants to change that. He wants to replace Heart of Dixie with a new nickname: State of Champions. Is he right? Take our poll.
Alabama Sen. Shadrack McGill, R-Woodville, now says his comments calling teacher raises (but not legislative) raises “unbiblical” were taken out of context and were really about “balance.” He tells WAAY… Well, I’d quote him again, but then I’d be taking things out of context. It’s probably best just to watch the video yourself. Apparently it has something to do with God weighing things and then spinning them.
UAB alumni and students gathered to show University of Alabama trustees that they weren’t backing down from their desire for an on campus football stadium for the Blazers.
Sometimes, it’s reassuring to see a a gesture of cooperation between Alabama’s oft-uncooperative political parties. Especially when that gesture comes from Alabama’s state senate leadership.
