MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An official says Alabama regulators have plenty to do before people can apply for medical cannabis licenses, so they won’t push for an earlier date. Medical marijuana supporters say the application date next Sept. 1 means the substance probably won’t be available before 2023. Vice-Chair Rex Vaughn says the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission’s other duties include…
Katie Boyd Britt – Photo: Business Council of Alabama MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Katie Boyd Britt has piled up a significant cash advantage over other candidates in the Alabama race for U.S. Senate. Britt, the former chief of staff to retiring Sen. Richard Shelby, is seeking to fill his seat in the 2022 election.  Britt stepped down as head of…
This undated photo provided by the Mobile, Ala., Police Department shows Hezekiah Kaniel Belfon. On Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, Mobile police said they have five warrants accusing Belfon of attempted murder. (Mobile Police Department via AP) MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Police have released the name of a third man wanted in a shooting that wounded two adults and three teenagers…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has declined to block an execution scheduled this week in Alabama.  U.S. Chief District Judge Emily Marks has denied a request for a preliminary injunction, which was sought by lawyers for Willie B. Smith III. Smith is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Thursday for the 1991 kidnapping and murder of Sharma Ruth…
The Alabama Hospital Association has released its daily statistics on the status of Alabama hospitals in treating people with COVID-19. The trend in declining hospitalization numbers is continuing, with cases now below 700.
Law enforcement officials are conducting a manhunt tonight in Macon County.
The Southeastern Conference has fined the University of Tennessee $250,000 after fans threw so much trash onto the field that the game had to be delayed for about 20 minutes in the fourth quarter.
Prattville police have charged a man in the shooting death of his pregnant wife.
The Braves won with a walk-off hit for the second night in a row when Eddie Rosario lined a two-out single off shortstop Corey Seager’s glove, giving Atlanta a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Alabama State Troopers say a Montgomery man was killed in a wreck involving a pickup truck and an ATV.
