An active search is underway in Autauga County. Prattville Police Chief Mark Thompson says a man stole a vehicle from a McDonalds in Prattville Monday morning. Police responded and started chasing the suspect vehicle. The suspect left vehicle and ran from police in the 2100 block of Autauga County Road 40. Police say they are looking for a white man…
AUBURN, Ala.—Auburn Director of Athletics Allen Greene announced Sunday a leadership change for Auburn football as Gus Malzahn will no longer direct the program. Defensive coordinator Kevin Steele will serve as interim head coach. In eight years, Malzahn compiled a 68-35 record including a 39-27 mark in Southeastern Conference play. He led the program to an SEC Championship and BCS…
There is a large tree down due to heavy wind on County Road 53/ Wire Road in Tuskeegee. According to the Tuskeegee Police Department’s Facebook page, the road is closed and drivers are having to use an alternate route until everything is cleared. Categories: News Tags: alternate route, County Road 53/ Wire Road, road closed, tree down
President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) WASHINGTON (AP) – Presidential electors are meeting across the United States to formally choose Joe Biden as the nation’s next president. Monday is the day set by law for the meeting of the Electoral College. In reality, electors meet in all 50…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama has one of the highest rates of inmate deaths from COVID-19. In Alabama prisons, 43 inmates and two staff members have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic began. According to figures compiled by The Associated Press and the Marshall Project that means Alabama prisons rank fourth in the U.S. for the number of COVID-19 deaths…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama officials may go back to allowing bars and restaurants to make curbside alcohol sales amid a surge of coronavirus infections in the state. The state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has scheduled an emergency virtual meeting on the issue Monday. The board agreed in March to allow businesses with liquor licenses to sell to-go orders…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Birmingham Police say a decapitated body was found on fire inside a burning building. Birmingham police Sgt. Rod Mauldin said Saturday that a person of interest was in custody but no charges had been announced. The victim’s body was found Thursday after office workers spotted smoke coming from a vacant building across the street. Mauldin said…
ATTALLA, Ala. (AP) – The National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot of a small aircraft was killed when his plane crashed into a field in Alabama over the weekend. The pilot hasn’t been identified and no other injuries or deaths have been reported. Spokesman Peter Knudson said Sunday that the Beech V35A took off from Murray, Kentucky, at around…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama’s electors will meet at the Alabama Capitol on Monday to cast their ballots for President Donald Trump. A noontime ceremony in the old House chamber will include music, speeches, and an actor portraying Uncle Sam. Nine people selected as electors last month will officially cast their ballots for Trump. The Republican incumbent lost to Democratic…
A cold front pushed through Alabama overnight, bringing rain and storms, but the rain is out of here, and our forecast today will feature gradually decreasing clouds and breezy conditions, as northerly winds of 15-25 are expected. After starting the day off in the 70s, temperatures will fall int the 50s. REST OF WEEK: The pattern remains active so rain…
