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March is Women's History Month!

Birmingham UPS Workers Identified

UPS says two employees killed in a shooting at a package-processing facility in Birmingham were supervisors who had worked for the company for years.  The company released a statement identifying the men as 46-year-old Brian Callans of Birmingham and 33-year-old Doug Hutcheson of Odenville.  Birmingham Police identified the men's killer as 45-year-old Kerry Joe Tesney of Trussville.  Tensey had been with the company for 21 years but was fired Monday. 

ASU Band Director

The longtime band director at Alabama State University will be honored today by the city of Montgomery.  Mayor Todd Strange will preside over a ceremony at noon to honor Dr. James Oliver and the ASU Mighty Marching Hornets.  City officials also say the 100 block of North Perry Street will be closed from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for today's event. 

New Inclusion Grant

The educational arm of a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender rights group is seeking to advance LGBT inclusion on the campuses of four historically black colleges and universities, including Alabama State University.  The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has teamed up with Promised Land Film to award $4,000 grants to the four schools to allow them to use the documentary, "The New Black" to promote inclusion. 

Drug Trafficking

Federal prosecutors say an Elmore County man awaits sentencing following his conviction in a major cocaine trafficking case.  The U.S. Attorney's Office said a federal jury on Monday convicted Tony LeFlore of Wetumpka for supplying large quantities of cocaine for a drug ring operating out of Atlanta and California.  LeFlore was found guilty of more than 20 charges after agents seized close to 12 kilos of cocaine and a thousand dollars in cash from LeFlore's vehicle and residence in Wetumpka.  LeFlore will be sentenced in December. 

Wetumpka Police Chief

An attorney representing the suspended police chief of Wetumpka has served notice that his client is seeking a public hearing to refute several allegations.  Attorney Wallace Mills said that Wetumpka Police Chief Celia Dixon wants to defend herself in a public forum to answer allegations that include abuse of position, employee insubordination, abusive conduct and unauthorized use of property.  Dixon was placed on administrative leave in July.  Earlier this month, the Wetumpka City Council voted to consider firing Dixon.  She has filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 

Wreckage Victims Located

Authorities have found the bodies of two men inside the wreckage of a small airplane that had been missing for more than a week.  Henry County Sheriff Will Maddox said the plane was found in the Chattahoochee River Wednesday morning.  The plane was about five miles south of Franklin Landing, on the Georgia side of the river.