The Alabama State University HBCU Conference, which will be held March 7-10 on the campus of ASU, will feature a series of workshop sessions, including “EPA’s Community Right-to-Know: Using Tools to Access Environmental Information.”

The EPA’s Community Right-to-Know workshop is the third session of the Carter G. Woodson Philanthropy Track Sessions to be held on Wed., March 9 from 10:10 a.m. to noon in the Ralph David Abernathy Hall. The Track sessions also will include, Session I: “Entrepreneurship and Innovation”; and Session II: “Building Collaborations for Obtaining and Securing Funds.”

Speakers for the EPA session include: Lin Darlington, associate chief, Policy and Program Management Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Kara Koehrn, Environmental Analysis Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Zachary Scott, Toxics Release Inventory Program Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Amanda M.

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MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - A popular Montgomery burger stand is closing near Gunter Annex.  It's not closing due to the economy, but because of health regulations.  Vicki's Lunch Van, off Congressman Dickinson Drive, has been serving up burgers and more for 9 years.

"It's the best kept secret in Montgomery, but if you came here at noon, it didn't look like a secret."

Owner Vicki Lammon says the health department told her the stand was operating outside of regulations. 

"They really been lenient, truly over the last nine years, so in order to just keep everything smooth, I've just chose to let it go," Lammon said.

It was sad news for frequent customer Gina Nicolich and her daughter, who moved to Montgomery from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. 

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - A veteran Montgomery police officer is under arrest and charged with two counts of identity theft. Bradley Howard Pemberton, 41, a sergeant with the Montgomery Police Department, is facing federal wire fraud and identity theft charges said Leura G. Canary, United States Attorney. 

The MPD placed Pemberton on mandatory leave with pay effective Feb. 10, 2011. The department has since "initiated proceedings to terminate Pemberton's employment," according to Director Chris Murphy of the Montgomery Police Department. He's been with the department since 1994.

The indictment, which was unsealed Friday, alleges that through his position with MPD, Pemberton was authorized to access the Law Enforcement Tactical System ("LETS"), which is maintained by the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center ("ACJIC").