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March is Women's History Month!

Chief Justice Attempts to Stop Same-Sex Marriage

Alabama is set to become the 37th state where gays can legally wed.  But in an 11th hour attempt to put such weddings on hold, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore sent a letter to probate judges Sunday evening ordering them to refuse to issue same-sex marriage licenses.  Moore is telling the probate judges they are not bound by a Mobile federal judge's ruling last month that overturned the state's ban on gay marriage.  The head of the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama, Susan Watson, said she does not think probate judges will defy the federal judge ruling to being issuing same-sex marriage license.  

Fatal Fire

Montgomery firefighters continue to investigate the cause of a deadly weekend house fire that killed a 74-year-old man.  Fire Rescue officials said they were alerted to the blaze at home in the 2000 block of Beverly Drive around 5 o'clock Saturday morning.  The cause of the fire is undetermined, Montgomery Fire officials have not released the elderly victim's name.  

Ticket Amnesty

Drivers who are more than 90 days late paying traffic tickets in Montgomery can get a reprieve.  Starting Wednesday, the Montgomery County District Court will offer an amnesty for people wanted on arrest warrants over some traffic citations.  To be eligible, a motorist must have traffic tickets that are more than 90 days late by Wednesday and be wanted on a warrant.  If motorists pay at least half of what they owe, court officials will cancel the arrest warrant.  Participants have six weeks to pay of any remaining ticket balances.  

Deadly Crash

A deadly accident on the Southern Boulevard left one person dead and another injured.  Montgomery Police say the one vehicle crash occurred early Sunday morning about 1:30 a.m., between Norman Bridge Road and Narrow Lane Road.  22-year-old Crystique Robertson of Ecletic was killed, a passenger sustained minor injuries.  Police said the deadly crash remains under investigation.