MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A lawsuit is challenging Alabama’s congressional districts as racially gerrymandered, saying the district boundaries limit Black voters’ influence in all but one congressional districts. The lawsuit filed Tuesday argues that Alabama should have a second district with significant Black voter influence. The lawsuit was filed by two state senators and several voters was filed ahead of…
REST OF THIS WEEK: Moisture levels are on the rise, so there will be more clouds in the sky, and we will need to mention the chance of a few scattered showers during the afternoon hours. These looks to be mainly across West and South Alabama, and even there they will be few and far between as the chance for…
Montgomery police say they are now conducting a homicide investigation after a woman who was shot on Saturday died of her injuries Tuesday.
The Alabama Hospital Association has released its daily statistics on the status of Alabama hospitals in treating people with COVID-19. Hospitalizations are continuing to go down.
A lawsuit is challenging Alabama’s congressional districts as racially gerrymandered, saying the district boundaries limit Black voters’ influence in all but one congressional districts.
Alabama will use $400 million in pandemic relief funds to build three new prisons, overhaul others, and decommission select facilities.
This fall, Auburn University at Montgomery has seen a rise in graduate enrollment. Overall in the state, there was a 1.4% decline in undergraduate students at universities compared to a 3.2% increase in graduate students. Sameer Pande, Associate Provost, Enrollment Management and Student Services, says he believes the university has seen the largest increase mainly due to what they offer…
Montgomery police have identified the victim in Monday’s fatal accident in East Montgomery. MPD spokesperson Capt. Saba Coleman said the victim, 71-year-old Adrianna Giles, of Shorter, was a passenger in one of the vehicles. The two-vehicle accident happened around 1:00PM Monday in the area of Chantilly Parkway and I-85NB. The driver of the vehicle that Giles was in had non-life…
Pike Road Schools has changed its mask policy. The Pike Road Board of Education voted Monday night to accept Dr. Chuck Ledbetter’s recommendation to make masks preferred on all of the campuses. Dr. Ledbetter said while masks are not required anymore, they still prefer that students wear them. Masks are still required on school buses, per a CDC order. Dr….
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A new monument in Montgomery pays tribute to three enslaved Black women who were subjected to experimental surgery by a 19th-century physician celebrated for advancing women’s health. Al.com reports that the statues of Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey were unveiled Friday. They were three of numerous Black women Dr. J. Marion Sims operated on while in Montgomery….
