Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Rick Pate announces that U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 13 Alabama counties as primary disaster areas, due to damage and losses caused by Hurricane Zeta that occurred from October 28 through October 29. USDA reviewed the Loss Assessment Reports and determined that there were sufficient production losses to warrant a Secretarial natural disaster…
An Alabama game warden crashed on Sunday, December 28 around 1:35 am. The crash occurred on Greenwood Drive at Highway 51, a mile and half west of Hurtsboro. A preliminary investigation indicated the game warden was chasing a suspect at the time of the accident. Medics transported him to a local hospital for treatment following the crash. ALEA state troopers…
The coronavirus pandemic affected every aspect of life in Alabama during 2020, including politics. The beginning of the pandemic brought an early end to the Alabama Legislature’s 2020 session. It forced Gov. Kay Ivey to make tough decisions on shutting down some businesses in April and ordering masks be worn statewide. In addition, Alabama’s economy suffered, with record-low unemployment giving…
Two companies used by billions of people every day are fighting and your privacy is why. Facebook accuses Apple of putting small businesses at risk due to a new feature that shows iPhone and iPad users a window into what each app does with their data. This all has to do with what data apps collect and what they do…
The Music City Bowl between Missouri and Iowa that was scheduled for Wednesday has been canceled because COVID-19 issues left the Tigers unable to play. The game in Nashville, Tennessee, is the second bowl called off since the postseason lineup was set on Dec. 20, joining the Gasparilla Bowl. Missouri is the third Southeastern Conference team that has had to…
FILE – (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) Baseball Hall of Famer Phil Niekro has died at the age of 81 after a long fight with cancer. Niekro pitched well into his 40s with a knuckleball that baffled big league hitters for more than two decades, mostly with the Atlanta Braves. The Braves announced his death, saying he died Saturday night in…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama officials say $220,000 in federal grant money will be used to assist victims of domestic violence in the state. More than half the money will go to AshaKiran Inc., a Huntsville-based nonprofit organization that provides crisis intervention in at least 49 languages in Jefferson, Madison, Mobile, and Montgomery counties. The money is from the U.S. Department…
A biological threat that once seemed far removed from Alabama dominated both state news and everyday life like nothing else in 2020. The coronavirus pandemic was the state’s top news story of the year, and its effects will linger into the New Year and beyond. A springtime of school closings and business shutdowns was followed by months of mask-wearing and…
Judson College has seen progress in raising funds that are needed in order for the school to remain open in January. The private Baptist college has revealed that thanks to the help from alumnae and friends they have received $357,643.39 in donations that went toward the $500,000 needed by December 31. As of December 23, alumnae and friend have pledged to…
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – President Donald Trump has signed into law a $900 billion pandemic relief package. At stake was long-sought cash for businesses and individuals and funding to avoid a federal government shutdown. The massive bill includes $1.4 trillion for government agencies through September. Trump signed the bill at his private club in Florida…
