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 Anthony Weiner Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ANTHONY WEINER was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 21 months in prison for transferring obscene material to a minor. WEINER pled guilty on May 19, 2017, before U.S. District Judge Loretta A. Preska. Today’s sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge Denise L. Cote.
Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim said: “Anthony Weiner, a former Congressman and candidate for Mayor, asked a girl who he knew to be 15 years old to display her naked body and engage in sexually explicit behavior for him online. Justice demands that this type of conduct be prosecuted and punished with time in prison. Today, Anthony Weiner received a just sentence that was appropriate for his crime.” Continue reading Weiner Sentenced To 21 Months In Prison For Transferring Obscene Material To A Minor
 Emanuel Kidega Samson ANTIOCH–Authorities have identified the alleged gunman responsible for the Nashville church shooting as Emanuel Kidega Samson, 25. Continue reading Authorities release identity of alleged church gunman
 UNA’s Collier Library (Photo: Annie Cole)
FLORENCE, Ala. – The University of North Alabama Collier Library is hosting an archives exhibit for UNA’s Homecoming, Saturday, Oct. 7, from noon until 2 p.m. The event will be located in the basement of Collier Library.
Library officials said the event is designed to raise awareness about some of the unique and interesting items they have in the archives.
“Many first time visitors are often surprised at what we have in archives. This is an opportunity to showcase some of our best items from the history of UNA while celebrating homecoming,” said Jennifer Maddox, Collier’s User Engagement Librarian. Continue reading Collier Library to Host Archive Exhibit in Conjunction with Homecoming Festivities
 Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall MONTGOMERY – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined a coalition of eight state attorneys general in supporting state laws banning sanctuary cities. On Tuesday, Alabama signed onto a multi-state amicus brief siding with Texas as it appeals a federal court ruling blocking the state’s sanctuary cities ban.
“When local officials deliberately choose to ignore the law and thereby place their citizens at risk, the result is a breakdown in the rule of law,” said Attorney General Marshall. “This is precisely what we are witnessing with sanctuary cities and localities which prohibit or impede cooperation between federal and local officials on immigration enforcement. Alabama supports Texas’ sanctuary cities ban because we believe individual states should have the right to prohibit sanctuary cities within their borders.” Continue reading ALABAMA AG JOINS COALITION SUPPORTING STATE LAWS BANNING SANCTUARY CITIES
 WOODIE LOUIS OCHLE, 40, BIRMINGHAM – On Tuesday, a federal judge sentenced an Atlanta man and co-owner of a promotions company to 10½ years in prison for a conspiracy to distribute thousands of MDMA pills, a drug commonly known as “ecstasy” or “molly,” through musical “raves,” concerts and music festivals he presented across the Southeast.
U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and other federal officials announced the plea.
U.S. District Court Judge Madeline Haikala sentenced WOODIE LOUIS OCHLE, 40, on one count of conspiracy to distribute 3,4 Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA, in Jefferson and Shelby counties between February 2015 and April 2016, and on one count of possessing with intent to distribute the drug on April 13, 2016, in Jefferson County. Ochle pled guilty to the charges in April this year. He is in custody. Continue reading Concert Promoter Sentenced to 10 ½ Years in Prison for MDMA Conspiracy
 Saturday’s game marks the beginning of Southeastern Conference play for the Tide in 2017 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama football team practiced for two hours in full pads on Tuesday afternoon at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields.
The Crimson Tide continued to work on its gameplan to counter the Vanderbilt offense, one of the Southeastern Conference’s top-ranked units. Alabama will travel to Nashville this Saturday to take on the Commodores at Vanderbilt Stadium at 2:30 p.m. CT on CBS. Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson will have the call in the booth with Allie LaForce on the sidelines. Continue reading Alabama Football Concludes Day Two of Preparations for Vanderbilt
 Do You Know This Man? MUSCLE SHOALS–Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying this man. He is wanted for questioning in a theft that occurred at Shoals Drive Shaft on Saturday, September 16th, at 07:30am. Continue reading Do you know this man? Police need your help
(MONTGOMERY) – Attorney General Steve Marshall announced he is part of a bipartisan coalition of 41 state attorneys general seeking documents and information from manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioids as part of multistate investigations into the nationwide opioid epidemic.
“Opioid abuse has reached a crisis level in Alabama and in many portions of the country, and earlier this year I joined with fellow attorneys general in investigating what role opioid manufacturers may have had in creating or prolonging the opioid abuse epidemic, and to establish the appropriate course of action to help solve this crisis,” Attorney General Marshall said. “Our investigation continues as we seek information from drug manufacturers and distributors to help determine whether they engaged in unlawful practices in the marketing, sale, and distribution of opioids.” Continue reading MARSHALL AMONG 41 ATTORNEYS GENERAL SEEKING DOCUMENTS FROM OPIOID MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS
 Reverend and Author Ron Craig God gave mankind a free will because He wants to be willingly worshipped by willing creatures, not by robots, which would have no choice. (Look at John 4:23-24.) That decision on God’s part made it not only possible but practically inevitable, that some of His creatures would rebel against His plan for creation; which happened from early days, and continues to happen, and will do so until Christ terminates this evil age, and sets up His eternal Kingdom on this planet. God has given all of His creatures ample warning of negative consequences for rebellion, but He will not violate their free will. All the world’s problems stem from rebellion!
Continue reading Rev. Ron Craig: All the World’s Problems Stem from Rebellion
FLORENCE, Ala. – The University of North Alabama campus will be the setting for the Alabama Council for the Social Studies’ fall conference, October 13.
The conference will feature a day of social studies professional development offered by leading social studies organizations and educators, including representatives from the Alabama Archives and Bicentennial Commission. Continue reading UNA to Host Alabama Council for the Social Studies’ Fall Conference
MONTGOMERY – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is among 32 attorneys general calling on Equifax to drop fees it charges for its credit monitoring service and to reimburse consumers who were forced to pay for security freezes to their credit accounts as a result of the Equifax data breach.
“By Equifax’s own admission, the company suffered a massive data breach potentially compromising the credit of 143 million people,” said Attorney General Marshall. “While my office and those of many of my fellow attorneys general prepare to investigate the circumstances of this unprecedented data breach, it is important that Equifax stop efforts to profit off of the very same people who were victim of its own failure to protect their credit information.”
In their letter to Equifax, Attorney General Marshall and the other attorneys general called on the credit management company to halt its fee-based services to consumers and to extend the period of signup for free credit monitoring until at least January 21, 2018. Continue reading MARSHALL AMONG 32 AG’S CALLING ON EQUIFAX TO STOP CHARGING FOR CREDIT MONITORING AND TO REIMBURSE FEES CONSUMERS PAY FOR SECURITY FREEZES TO THEIR ACCOUNTS AS A RESULT OF EQUIFAX’S MASSIVE DATA BREACH
 Billy Don Anderson FLORENCE, Ala. –The University of North Alabama and the Shoals community lost a good friend with the passing of Billy Don Anderson this weekend.
Anderson graduated from UNA in 1962 with a B.S. degree in Accounting and Economics and earned the coveted Turris Fidelis award in 1962. In 1977, Anderson was selected as the UNA Alumnus of the Year. Continue reading UNA Community and Potts Reflect on Passing of Long-time Friend, Billy Don Anderson
Billy Don Anderson SHEFFIELD–The Shoals Insider has learned former Sheffield mayor Billy Don Anderson has died. Continue reading Sheffield loses friend as former Mayor Billy Don Anderson passes
LAWRENCE COUNTY– A single-vehicle crash at 7 a.m. today, Sept. 17, has claimed the life of a Muscle Shoals man. Continue reading MUSCLE SHOALS MAN DIES IN CRASH, DRIVER FLOWN TO HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL
RUSSELLVILLE- A single-vehicle crash at 5:45 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, has claimed the life of a Double Springs man. Continue reading Double Springs man dies in crash
LEIGHTON–A single-vehicle crash at 2:40 p.m. today, Sept. 16, has claimed the life of a Leighton man. Continue reading Leighton man dies in crash
MUSCLE SHOALS–Tomorrow, Saturday, September 16th is a very special day for lots of people and a very special day for us at the Shoals Insider. It’s the Annual Remembering Alex Denton Day: A Day for St. Jude at the Muscle Shoals Recreation Center.
The event will be from 10 am until 2 pm in the inside gymnasiums 1 and 2. There will be a silent auction for all kinds of Alabama and Auburn sports memorabilia. Don’t miss the face painting and vendor booths, a raffle, and inflatables. So, if that’s not enough you will also get to meet Captain America or Spiderman or both. I have it on excellent authority that one of them will be at the event. Continue reading Remembering ALEX Day of Fun and Excitement for a great cause
 Job seekers apply for jobs during the 2016 Northwest Alabama Job Fair at NW-SCC MUSCLE SHOALS — Avoid the long registration lines by pre-registering at nwscc.edu for the second annual Northwest Alabama Job Fair to be held October 17 and 18 at Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC).
Online pre-registration opens today, September 15 and remain open until October 16. NW-SCC will host the job fair Tuesday, October 17, from 4 – 8 p.m. and Wednesday, October 18, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the Patriot Center (gym) on the Shoals campus. Continue reading Pre-registration Open for Northwest Alabama Job Fair at NW-SCC
(BPT) – Often spending their days hunched over phones, tablets or computers and their free time at spin class or playing sports, millennials are the next generation poised to experience chronic pain. Even at their young age, millennials say acute and chronic pain are already interfering with their quality of life.
But while older generations are more likely to turn to medication for pain relief, millennials’ preferred method is lifestyle changes such as exercising, eating right, quitting smoking and losing weight, according to a nationwide survey commissioned by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) in conjunction with September’s Pain Awareness Month. Continue reading Millennials prefer healthy habits, less likely to choose opioids to manage pain
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing of the first mobile medical application to help treat substance use disorders (SUD). The Reset application is intended to be used with outpatient therapy to treat alcohol, cocaine, marijuana and stimulant SUDs. The application is not intended to be used to treat opioid dependence. Continue reading FDA permits marketing of mobile medical application for substance use disorder
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