A former New Hope Middle School teacher arrested Thursday is accused of providing alcohol and tobacco products to students and engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a minor. Monica Grady, 41, ...

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump sued banking giant JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 billion on Thursday over allegations that JPMorgan stopped providing banking services to him and his ...

Every one who has served in the military has a story to tell – some more interesting than others, naturally. But few had a story to match that of Gene Smith, a Vietnam War fighter pilot was shot down ...

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a two-part series analyzing school choice bills dropped in the 2026 Legislative Session – from student portability to a proposed voucher system – and how they ...

FRISCO, Texas — Heath Bardley, 53, died Jan. 3, 2026, in Frisco. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Fifteenth Street Church of God in Christ, with Montrell Rucker. Burial will follow at ...

COLUMBUS — Shannon Denise Cotton Williams, 44, died Jan. 8, 2026, at St. Frances Hospital-Memphis, Tennessee. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, at Piney Grove M.B. Church, with J.C.

John Harbaugh is heading to Broadway, aiming to make his second act even better than his first. Harbaugh didn’t have to wait long after the Baltimore Ravens fired him last week following 18 seasons.

COLUMBUS — Cendie “Pokey” Will Hall, 85, died January 7, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Piney Grove M.B. Church, with Michael Reed ...

COLUMBUS — P. Kenneth Hood, 84, died Jan. 22, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Church of the Nazarene. Burial with Military ...

COLUMBUS — Tommie James Fraizer Sr., 72, died Jan. 16, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Goldent Triangle. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Stephen Chapel M.B. Church, with the Rev.

SULLIGENT, Ala. — Thomas Glenn Whaley, 66, died Jan. 15, 2026, at his residence. Funeral services were at 2 p.m.Sunday, at Otts Funeral Home Chapel, with Mary Sanders officiating. Burial followed at ...

VERNON, Ala. — Mikey Wade Lollar, 73, died Jan. 18, 2026, at his residence. Funeral services are at 3 p.m. Thursday, at Chandler Funeral Home Chapel, with Gary Seay officiating. Burial will follow at ...