The COVID-19 death toll in the United States has surpassed 350,000 as experts anticipate another surge in coronavirus cases and deaths stemming from holiday gatherings over Christmas and New Year’s. Data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows the U.S. passed the threshold early this morning. More than 20 million people in the country have been infected. The U.S. has begun…
State medical groups are sponsoring a video contest to explain why it’s important to wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Alabama Department of Public Health, the Alabama Hospital Association and the Medical Association of the State of Alabama are sponsoring the “Mask Up Alabama” video contest. The videos should be 30-second or less and need to highlight basic…
FILE – (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File) CNN says its former talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week. The news channel said Saturday the 87-year-old King is undergoing treatment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Hospital protocols have kept King’s family members from visiting him. The Peabody Award-winning broadcaster was among…
Tennessee’s Santiago Vescovi (25) blocks a shot by Alabama’s Herbert Jones (1) Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Caitie McMekin/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, Pool) John Petty hit three critical 3-pointers and finished with 19 points, leading Alabama to a stunning victory over No. 7 Tennessee 71-63. The Crimson Tide turned a one-point halftime lead into a double-digit advantage…
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…
