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New COVID-19 Alabama School Dashboard Released

ADPH School Dashboard for the Week of April 16, 2021 The Alabama Department of Public Health has released a new school dashboard of coronavirus cases as of April 16. The latest report shows a increase from last week. Overall, there were 334 COVID-19 cases involving Alabama’s public schools for the week, up from 257 the week before. The dashboard doesn’t…

MPD: Two Charged in Connection to Shooting on Buckingham Drive

20-year-old Ronrico Smith and 17-year-old Corey Floyd are charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling./Source: Montgomery County Detention Facility Montgomery police have arrested and charged two people in connection to a shooting that happened late Thursday night. MPD Spokesperson Lt. Jarrett Williams said 20-year-old Ronrico Smith and 17-year-old Corey Floyd are charged with Discharging a Firearm into an Occupied Dwelling….

ASU Football: Game Preview: Alabama State and Alabama A&M set for Magic City Classic with East Division on the line

MONTGOMERY, Ala. | The 79th annual McDonald’s Magic City Classic presented by Coca-Cola will not be the typical battle between Alabama State and Alabama A&M in Birmingham.The game, usually played the last Saturday in October, is being played in April at Legion Field. For more ASU Hornet News, visit AlabamaNews.Net !

Third Person Arrested in Connection to Tuskegee Shooting that Left 4-Year-Old Dead

Davion Tarver/Source: Family Tuskegee police say they have arrested a third suspect in connection to a shooting that left a four-year-old boy dead. The suspect, 18-year-old Tremont Jerido, Jr., was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Task Force Thursday. Jerido, Jr., was located in the 1900 block of Lee Road 197 in Phenix City. The shooting happened on February…

ASU Tennis: Alabama State closes out regular season with win over Spring Hill College

MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State concluded their regular season play with a 7-0 non-conference victory over Spring Hill at the Olean Black Underwood Tennis Center on Wednesday morning. Alabama State (7-6, 6-1 SWAC) earned the doubles point after winning all three pairings to pick up the first point of the match and go up 1-0. They would use a 6-0 victory…

Biden Administration Announces $1.7 Billion Investment to Fight COVID-19 Variants

The original strain of COVID-19 comprises only about half of all cases in America today. New and potentially dangerous strains of the virus make up the other half. In order to improve the detection, monitoring, and mitigation of these COVID-19 variants, the Biden Administration is rapidly investing $1.7 billion from the American Rescue Plan to help states and other jurisdictions…

Perry Hill Road Now Open after Early Morning Crash

Montgomery police say the portion of Perry Hill Road closed this morning after a car crashed into a power pole is now open. Police say the single vehicle crashed happened in the 300 block of Perry Hill Road. The road was closed from Haynes Lane to Perry Hill Court as crews worked to repair the damaged power pole. There were…

Bill Would Ban State Enforcement of Federal Gun Laws

9mm pistol bullets and handgun on old wooden table. The Alabama Senate has backed legislation to make it a crime for local police officers to enforce any new federal gun restrictions on Thursday senators voted 21-5 for the bill by Republican Sen. Gerald Allen of Tuscaloosa. It now moves to the Alabama House of Representatives, the bill would make it…

Wet Start to the Weekend

FRIDAY & THE WEEKEND: Clouds continue to increase through the day, as a low develops along the front to south. This feature will spread rain back across Alabama late tonight and into Saturday. A few showers are possible through the afternoon, but the more widespread rain looks to arrive tonight and continuing into the first half of Saturday. No severe…

After Union Vote, Bezos Vows to do Better for Amazon Workers

FILE – In this Sept. 19, 2019, file photo, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during his news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. After a union battle at an Alabama warehouse, Bezos vowed Thursday, April 15, 2021 to focus on making Amazon a better and safer place to work. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) NEW YORK (AP) –…