2020 marks the 65th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, one of the most important events of the modern civil rights movement in Alabama and the nation. A new documentary premiered at Paterson Field in downtown Montgomery Saturday, called “382: Organizing for the Future,” which explores the link between activists past and present. The documentary included remarks from Vice President-elect…
FILE (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) President Trump says his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for coronavirus. The 76-year-old former New York mayor has traveled extensively to battleground states in effort to help Trump subvert his election loss. On numerous occasions he has met with local officials for hours at a time without wearing a mask. Trump wished Giuliani…
With time running out, lawmakers are closing in on a proposed COVID-19 relief bill that would provide roughly $300 in extra federal weekly unemployment benefits but not another round of $1,200 in direct payments to most Americans. That’s an issue that President-elect Joe Biden will have to wrestle over with a new Congress next year. The $908 billion aid…
Alabama quarterback Mac Jones (10) throws during the first half of an NCAA college football game against LSU in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Alabama quarterback Mac Jones passed for 385 yards and four touchdowns and No. 1 Alabama used a slew of explosive plays to run away from LSU 55-17 Saturday night in Baton…
Texas A&M running back Devon Achane (6) carries the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Auburn on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond passed for two touchdowns and ran for a third and No. 5 Texas A&M scored 17 points in the fourth quarter of…
Gunnar Watson threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns while wearing thick pads to protect fractured ribs and Troy blanked South Alabama 29-0 in Mobile to win the “Battle of the Belt” for a third straight time. Watson threw all three touchdowns in the second quarter — finding Khalil McClain from 15, Kaylon Geiger from 15 and Tray Eafford from…
Former Alabama State Senator Larry Dixon has died. Sources with the Alabama Republican Party confirm to Alabama News Network that Dixon passed away Friday. Dixon served the 25th District in Montgomery and Elmore counties from 1983 until 2010. Before that, he was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1978 to 1982. Dixon was also the chair of…
Central Alabama CrimeStoppers say that the Alexander City double murder suspect on the run since Monday has been arrested. The United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested 24-year-old Ashley Paul Kenney Friday in Our Town, located in Tallapoosa County. Kenney was wanted after two people were murdered in Alexander City earlier this week. Officers say they discovered the two victims,…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama lawmaker aims to remove a Confederate flag from Alabama’s Coat of Arms. State Rep. Laura Hall has pre-filed three bills aimed at eliminating symbols and language associated with the Confederacy. They’ll be part of Alabama’s legislative session that’s set to start Feb. 2. Along with the Confederate flag, Alabama’s coat of arms features a…
Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham has released a statement following the passing of Deputy Sheriff Trainee Christofer Woodard. Sheriff Cunningham said Woodard recently started his career with MCSO on November 2, 2020, after his end of duty from the United States Air Force where he was stationed at Maxwell Air Force Base at the rank of Staff Sergeant. “Christopher worked…
