Sen.-elect Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama)(Stefani Reynolds/Pool via AP) Alabama U.S. Senator-elect Tommy Tuberville is joining a growing number of Republican lawmakers to support President Trump’s effort to overturn the presidential election, pledging to reject the results. Congress will meet on January 6 to count the Electoral College votes and certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Today, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) announced a…
Montgomery County is a relatively safe place according to a ranking of natural disasters by The Federal Emergency Management Agency. A new FEMA program that ranks natural disasters from earthquakes to heat waves says Montgomery County is relatively high in only two of 18 categories: lightning and strong winds. The weather disaster perhaps most feared in Montgomery is tornadoes, which…
FILE – Steve Sarkisian (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File) CBS Sports reports that Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian will become the head coach at Texas, citing a source close to the hiring process. Texas fired head coach Tom Herman this morning. CBS Sports says Sarkisian is expected to coach during Alabama’s National Championship Game with #3 Ohio State on Monday, Jan….
UPDATE: The search has been canceled. No other details were released. The Autauga County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in finding a missing man. Ed Will Smith is 65 years old and may be living with a condition that may impair his judgment. He is 5’9″ tall and 180 pounds. He was last seen in Wetumpka on December…
Auburn wide receiver Kobe Hudson, left, makes a move to get past Northwestern defensive back A.J. Hampton, right, during the first half of the Citrus Bowl, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Auburn quarterback Bo Nix threw for 292 yards for Auburn but was often frustrated by Northwestern’s defense, which came in allowing 15.5 points per…
Congress has overridden President Trump’s veto of a defense policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago. In an extraordinary New Year’s Day session, the Republican-controlled Senate easily turned aside the veto. Lawmakers dismissed Trump’s objections to the $740 billion bill and handed the president a stinging rebuke weeks before his term ends. The…
2020 has been hard on everyone. Even your smartphone. A year of texting, snapping, browsing and listening takes a toll on devices and slows them down. You can give your phone a quick re-fresh by addressing a data hog that takes up too much space. The keyword is “Other” and you’ve seen it if you’ve ever looked to see what’s…
Alabama News Network has been following the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in deer for years. It has still not been discovered in Alabama, but for the first time, CWD has been found in deer within 25 miles of the Alabama state line. Wildlife officials in Mississippi say two hunter-harvested white-tailed bucks in northeast Mississippi have what’s being called “suspect…
Judson College will open for Spring semester. The board of trustees made the decision at its meeting Thursday afternoon. As Alabama News Network has previously reported, the womens college in Marion needed $500,000 in donations by December 28 in order to keep its doors open. That goal has been reached, but the school still needs another $1 million in donations…
The City of Montgomery launched a new, no-contact process for 2021 business license renewals in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The “timely renewal period” for licenses begins January 1, 2021, and ends February 1. Business license renewals processed after Feb. 1 will be subject to a late penalty and/or interest payment. The City’s License and Revenue Division will not accept cash…
