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State Health Officials Urge Patience As COVID-19 Slowly Rollout

Alabama health officials are urging patience amid a slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations as states are tasked with trying to get shots into the arms of residents. Vaccines are now prioritized for health care workers and long-term care residents. Health Officer Scott Harris said Wednesday that the state expects to make the shots available to more people soon. As of…

Congress Halts Electoral College Votes After Protesters Enter Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on Congress’ tally of the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden (all times local): 2:50 p.m. Members of Congress inside the House chamber were told by police to put on gas masks after tear gas was dispersed in the Capitol Rotunda amid skirmishes by supporters of President Donald Trump Pro-Trump protestors breached the U.S….

ASU to Play Miles College in 2021 Labor Day Classic

Alabama State University added Miles to the 2021 football schedule and will face the Golden Bears in the annual Labor Day Classic. Kick is set for Labor Day weekend, September 4. “We are excited to welcome Miles back to ASU Stadium,” Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Jennifer Lynne Williams said. “Fans of both universities have enjoyed the in-state rivalry in the…

Biden Selects Merrick Garland As New U.S. Attorney General

President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge, as his attorney general, two people familiar with the selection process said Wednesday. FILE – In this Nov. 17, 2017, file photo, former President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland walks into Federal District Court in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) Garland in 2016 was snubbed by…

SERIES PREMIERE (01/07/21): The Chase

Watch the SERIES PREMIERE of The Chase THURSDAY NIGHT at 9/8c on your local ABC32!

WATCH Jeopardy’s Greatest of All Time’s James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter as the Chasers in “The Chase” premiering THURSDAY, JAN. 7  at 9/8c on your local ABC32!

US Treasury Chief Visits Sudan after Ending Pariah Status

CAIRO (AP) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has arrived in Sudan, the first visit by a senior American official since President Donald Trump removed the African country from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. The move was a key incentive for the government in Khartoum to normalize relations with Israel. Mnuchin is scheduled to meet with Sudan’s leaders,…

Warnock Makes History with Senate Win as Democrats Near Majority

ATLANTA (AP) – Democrat Raphael Warnock has won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party’s reach. Warnock, a pastor who spent the past 15 years leading the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached, defeated Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler. It’s a stinging rebuke…

Woman Killed, Columbiana Deputy Hurt During Domestic Call

COLUMBIANA, Ala. (AP) – A confrontation that occurred as Alabama sheriff’s deputies answered a call about a domestic disturbance left a woman dead and an officer injured. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office says officers responded to a 911 call near Columbiana on Monday evening. One of the officers was badly injured after being struck by a vehicle. Deputies opened fire,…