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Jennifer Horton

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Sep 15, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Jennifer Horton

    Order: Suspended judge’s ruling denied due process to attorneys, vulnerable residents (opens the original)

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    JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - Conservators manage financial accounts for vulnerable people who can’t manage their own money due to disabilities, other medical issues like dementia and for children who receive legal settlements, among others. An order signed Tuesday stopped those vulnerable account holders from paying for forensic accounting services ordered by now-suspended Jefferson County Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard earlier this year. Blanchard’s order covered 146 cases; only 37 of the c

  2. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Jennifer Horton

    Spire asked to increase profit, APSC voted to do the opposite (opens the original)

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    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBRC) - The Alabama Public Service Commission (APSC) voted to cut how much profit Spire, a natural gas company, is allowed to earn from its gas customers Tuesday. This means customers won’t pay as much as they would have under Spire’s old rate term, according to APSC President Cynthia Almond. “Because of this reduction, customer rates set during the next budget process will be lower than they would have been if the company had maintained the previous RSE terms,” Almond said aft

  3. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Jennifer Horton

    19 years, 7 women, 5 counties: Domestic violence allegations that followed Walker County murder suspect (opens the original)

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    WALKER COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - Sandra Moore was killed August 19, 2026 in Walker County, five days after the man who was charged with kidnapping and stalking her posted a cash bond, according to court records. Based on a WBRC investigation, this was the fourth time Billy Wayne Reid faced charges connected to domestic violence allegations since 2007. Reid was, or had been, in a romantic relationship with Moore, according to court records. In July 2026, he was charged with second-degree kidnapping,

  4. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Jennifer Horton

    Alabama Supreme Court rules circuit courts can check a probate judge’s power; why it matters to you (opens the original)

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    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBRC) - The Alabama Supreme Court issued a ruling confirming the circuit court has the power to act as a check on Jefferson County’s probate court, despite its broad powers. This case is also connected to a complaint involving suspended Jefferson County Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard. The unanimous ruling, written by Justice Will Sellers, rejected the argument that Jefferson County’s probate court answers to no one but the Alabama Supreme Court itself, due to a local act that

  5. Article · Aug 19, 2026 · Jennifer Horton

    WBRC Exclusive: New attorneys for suspended Jefferson County probate judge push to delay trial (opens the original)

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    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBRC) - New attorneys for suspended Jefferson County Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard appeared in court Tuesday, Aug. 18, pushing to delay the trial for four months. Matt Hart, who joined Blanchard’s defense team with Jess Nix on Aug. 9, argued it would be difficult to mount an adequate defense before the November 2026 trial date, given the size of the case: a “huge” 120-page complaint that triggered Blanchard’s automatic suspension in May along with witness lists that now total

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