Second Chance Job Fair Pairs Ex-Criminal Offenders with Employers
The second chance job fair was designed to pair ex criminal offenders with employers willing to give them a second chance.
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Woman Killed in Crash on Interstate 65 in Chilton County
Alabama State Troopers say a woman has died of the injuries she suffered in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 65 in Chilton County.
U.S. Military Mission in Afghanistan Will End August 31
President Joe Biden says the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on Aug. 31. He says “speed is safety” as the United States seeks to end the nearly 20-year war.
Jessica Taylor Joins Republican Race for U.S. Senate
Jessica Taylor has become the fourth Republican candidate to announce a run for U.S. Senate in 2022. The seat will be open with the retirement of six-term U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby.
UPDATE: People in 26 Counties Now at “Very High Risk” for COVID-19
Currently, people in 26 of Alabama’s 67 counties are considered at “very high risk” for COVID-19 exposure.
UPDATE: District Attorney Outlines Charges Tuskegee City Councilman Johnny Ford Could Face
Alabama News Network has asked Macon County District Attorney Jeremy Duerr what charges Tuskegee City Councilman Johnny Ford could face for damaging a Confederate monument.
Man Suffers Life-Threatening Injury in Shooting Near Eastern Boulevard Intersection with Carmichael Road
Alabama News Network was on the scene of a shooting near the Eastern Boulevard intersection with Carmichael Road in Montgomery this morning.
Alabama Man Arrested in Decade-Old Gunshot Killing
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) – A man has been charged with murder in a killing that went unsolved for more than a decade in Mobile. Police say 26-year-old Labaron Tyrell Lockhart is charged in the death of 62-year-old William Willett. Willett was found suffering from a gunshot wound along a street near downtown on May 2, 2011, and died later at…
Boy, 16, found shot to death near abandoned house
FAIRFIELD, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say a 16-year-old boy has been found shot to death near an abandoned house in Fairfield. Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies found the boy’s body early Wednesday morning. Sgt. Joni Money says there had been reports of gunfire in the area the previous night, and multiple vehicles had been shot. Money said investigators are hoping that…
Expert: Low COVID Vaccination Rate Puts Alabama at Risk
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s low vaccination rate makes the state vulnerable to an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths, an infectious disease expert warned Wednesday. Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Division of Infectious Diseases, said “hospitalization rates are increasing exactly as we saw before” in regions of the country with low vaccination rates….
