WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will proceed with legislation to impeach President Donald Trump as she pushes the vice president to invoke constitutional authority to force him out. The House action could start as soon as Monday as pressure increases on Trump to step aside. The president is holed up at the White House, increasingly…
A low pressure is tracking along the Gulf Coast today, providing Alabama with a soaking rain, with even some snow across North Alabama. For Central and South Alabama, this morning, expect a cold rain with some sleet and snow mixing in at times, but temperatures are well above freezing so no accumulations. It will become all rain by mid-morning, should…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week was overwhelmingly made up of longtime Trump supporters. The Associated Press reviewed social media posts, voter registrations, court files, and other public records for more than 120 people connected to the rioting. The mob included Republican Party officials, GOP political donors, far-right militants, white supremacists, and adherents…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama’s attorney general is calling for an investigation into who may have authorized a branch of the Republican Attorneys General Association to promote the pro-Trump rally in Washington D.C. that preceded a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is head of the RAGA Rule of Law Defense Fund. He says he…
The Alabama Department of Public Health is asking people to not call the vaccine scheduling hotline if you do not qualify. COVID-19 vaccination appointments are currently only available for healthcare workers, people 75 years and older, and first responders (including law enforcement and firefighters). The hotline received more than 1.1 million calls in the first day of being open to…
After five weeks of virtual learning and the holiday break, about a third of MPS students will return to in-person learning on Monday. Superintendent Dr. Ann Roy Moore says the board believes the students had ample amount of time to return to school safely. Moore says the board decided to leave the decision open to parents and families on whether…
The Montgomery Police Department has charged 16-year-old Jody Goodwin with two murders. He is charged with the December 19 murder of Larry Friendly, 40, of Montgomery and Martrell Williams, 26 of Montgomery. On Saturday, December 19, around 7 p.m., MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 4600 block of Virginia Pines Lane in reference to a subject shot. At the…
When Alabama or Auburn are in a big football game, it’s become a tradition for the game to be shown at the Montgomery Performing Arts Centre. But not this year. The Montgomery Performing Arts Centre says that due to a scheduling conflict, it will not show the National Championship Game between Alabama and Ohio State on Monday night. In the…
You might see more people wearing blue than usual on Monday. Monday is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. According to Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey, human trafficking is the second biggest crime in the world, after the illegal drug trade. He says it’s not just happening in third world countries, but also the U.S. and even here in Alabama….
We have a warning about a COVID-related scam that’s being reported in Alabama. State health officials and the state Medicaid agency say people are being offered COVID testing and vaccines in their homes. Some of these offers are by phone, others are in person. The person may claim to work for the Alabama Medicaid Agency. They say this is…
