FILE – (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Gov. Kay Ivey said she plans to sign agreements Monday for two privately built prisons, despite lawmakers’ complaints about the price tag and lack of public transparency and warnings from advocacy groups that such prisons won’t address chronic violence and severe staffing woes. Ivey spokeswoman Gina Maiola said the governor…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers return to Montgomery on Tuesday for the 2021 regular session that will be conducted differently because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Access to certain areas of the statehouse is limited and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey will give a televised State of the State address instead of appearing before lawmakers. Legislators plan to meet for two…
In this Sept. 26, 2020, file photo, member of the Proud Boys, right, stands in front of a counter protester as members of the Proud Boys and other right-wing demonstrators rally, in Portland. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) The Southern Poverty Law Center, an Alabama-based organization that tracks racism and xenophobia, says it identified 838 active hate groups operating across the…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — The coronavirus immunization campaign is off to a shaky start in Tuskegee, Alabama. Area leaders point to a lingering distrust of medicine that is linked to a 40-year government study here that used unknowing Black men as guinea pigs to study syphilis. Several people in the mostly Black city are trying to set an example by…
WINTER IS BACK: A cold front moved through Alabama late Sunday, and in its wake, we start the week off cloudy, breezy, and cold, due to the northerly flow off of the backside of the departing low. Temperatures will hold in the mid-40s all day and with winds sustained at 15-25 mph, wind chills will be down in the 30s…
On Sunday evening, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed issued his State of our Community address. The State of Our Community was originally planed by Mayor Reed as an annual in-person address to give citizens a venue to hear directly from elected officials. Click here to view the full address on Facebook. Click here to view the full address on Youtube. …
Vaccination clinic held at the old Montgomery Mall – Alabama News Network The City of Montgomery says Saturday’s vaccination clinic was a success, with 1,100 doses provided. The clinic was held at the old Montgomery Mall for people in the 1A+ group, which included first responders, health care workers and those 75 years old and older. It had been expected…
On Saturday, a drive-through coronavirus vaccination clinic took place in Montgomery, at the old Montgomery Mall. People 75 years old and older, healthcare workers, and first responders were eligible to receive the vaccine. Officials administered Moderna coronavirus vaccine. They expected to have 1,000 doses, but were actually able to give out 1,100. There are plans to have at least eight…
Montgomery police say one juvenile is in custody after an attempted car break-in. Police responded to the 3800 block of Atlanta Highway Friday just before 3:00PM after receiving a shots fired call. Once they arrived, contact was made with a witness who told police that two juveniles attempted to break into a vehicle. After being confronted, the two juveniles fled…
Reddit and the Robinhood stock buying app took over Wall Street but many Robinhood users are not happy with the app they use to purchase shares of stock. After Redditors ran up the price of several stocks including GameStop, Robinhood halted new purchases. Friday the app again restricted GameStop share purchases to just one per transaction. Also Friday users learned…
