Montgomery Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ann Roy Moore and members of the Montgomery County school board have sent a letter to Gov. Kay Ivey and State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris asking that they make the COVID-19 vaccine a priority for MPS employees. The school system is going all-virtual starting Monday. That decision was made after several employees died of…
FILE – (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File) Johnson & Johnson says its vaccine appears to protect against COVID-19 with just one shot. It’s not as strong as some two-shot rivals but still potentially helpful for a world in dire need of more doses. Results released Friday show the single-shot vaccine was 66% effective overall at preventing moderate to severe illness, and…
Montgomery police say the man’s body that was found near U.S. Highway 80 East in Montgomery has been identified. Police say the victim was identified as 22-year-old Amlicar Simon-Perez, of Montgomery. Police and Fire Medics responded to the area near I-65 Friday around 9:30AM. Once on the scene, contact was made with the victim who was pronounced dead on…
The Alabama Department of Public Health has announced that Alabama is moving to the next stage of coronavirus vaccinations. On February 8, phase 1-B will begin. This group  includes educators, certain frontline manufacturing workers, food and agriculture workers, public transit workers, corrections workers, postal service and judiciary workers. The group will also include citizens age 65 and up and state…
MACON, Ga. (AP) – Ten Georgia residents and one from Alabama have been indicted on federal charges including drug and dogfighting violations. According to a 136-count federal indictment, unsealed Thursday, 10 of the defendants were involved in a conspiracy between May 2019 and February 2020 to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and 28 grams…
A currency trader walks by the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) BEIJING (AP) – Global stocks have fallen amid worries about rising coronavirus infections, Wall Street volatility, and U.S. economic aid plans. London and Frankfurt opened lower and Shanghai and Tokyo declined. Overnight, the S&P 500 closed 1% higher, recovering some of the previous…
Overnight the winds became light, and with a clear sky, temperatures have fallen into the upper 20s and lower 30s across the southern half of Alabama. Today will be a sunny and warmer day as highs return to the mid and upper 50s, which is right where temperatures should be this time of year. WEEKEND WEATHER: Tomorrow will start off…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. calls on a reporter at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says lawmakers face threats of violence from an “enemy” within Congress and more money is needed to protect them. The California Democrat’s remarks are a startling acknowledgment…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A lawyer for an Alabama inmate scheduled to be executed next month is asking the Alabama Supreme Court to delay the lethal injection because of COVID-19. Fifty-one-year-old Willie B. Smith is set to be executed by lethal injection on Feb. 11 at Holman Correctional Facility. He was convicted of the 1991 shotgun slaying of Sharma Ruth…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama will soon announce a time frame for expanding who can get COVID-19 vaccinations. State Health Officer Scott Harris made the announcement Thursday during budget hearings. Legislators say there is widespread public frustration and anger over the vaccine rollout. Harris said the state will provide more information Friday. He said supply is the main problem in…
