Jackson Hospital announced today that visitors entering a Jackson Hospital & Clinic facility will be required to wear a face covering at all times. All patients are required to wear a face covering prior to and while receiving care. Jackson Hospital says it currently has 43 positive COVID-19 in-patients and 21 in-patients pending test results, who are being cared for…
Alabama has added more than 5,000 coronavirus cases over the last 14 days as the state began lifting restrictions. As of Wednesday, more than 15,000 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Alabama and 581 have died. State Health Officer Scott Harris said an increase in testing is behind part of the increase, but that doesn’t explain all of…
Cord cutters looking to save money by connecting an antenna to their television are being targeted by scammers on Amazon. Antenna manufacturers from China are making impossible claims hoping to up-sell cordcutters wanting to get free TV. Antennas are old-school technology. They’ve been around since the beginning of TV and they still pretty much work the same as they did…
As Governor Ivey has loosened some of the COVID-19 restriction, many people have been asking the same question. “When is Wind Creek Casino going to open its doors. On Wednesday, via Facebook, Wind Creek Casino announced they will open their three facilities on June 8. It's official! We are reopening to the public on Monday, June 8th! Capacity limits are…
Lee County judge, Steven Speakman, has found probable cause to indict Ibraheem Yazeed on assault charges. Judge Speakman says there is enough evidence to send the assault charge over to the grand jury. Police say Yazeed bit a correctional officer and kicked another one while incarcerated at Lee County Jail Yazeed will be back in court on June 3rd for…
Boeing is cutting more than 12,000 jobs through layoffs and buyouts, with several thousand more jobs expected to be cut over the next few months as the aircraft deals with a downturn in travel caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The company said Wednesday it will lay off 6,770 U.S. workers this week, and another 5,520 employees are taking buyouts. Boeing…
For months, the concept of time has been a blur due to the coronavirus pandemic, but maybe free doughnuts will help. Krispy Kreme says a month is starting to feel like a year, nowadays. So, why not make a day a week? Starting next week, June 1-5, customers will get to choose a free doughnut. Anyone else think that time & days…
NASA is rolling out the International Space Station’s red carpet for Tom Cruise. Administrator Jim Bridenstine said before Wednesday’s planned launch of two astronauts aboard a SpaceX rocket that Elon Musk’s company is already getting customers eager to fly into orbit. Bridenstine says he doesn’t admit it often, but he was inspired to become a Navy pilot after watching Cruise’s…
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) was informed via self-reporting that three (3) staff members employed at Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, two (2) staff members employed at Frank Lee Community Based Facility/Community Work Center in Deatsville, one (1) staff member employed at Kilby Correctional Facility in Montgomery, one (1) staff member employed at Bullock Correctional Facility in…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Jeff Sessions on Tuesday challenged Tommy Tuberville to a series of five debates ahead of their July runoff in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. “It is time for you to stop running away, and face me and the voters of Alabama,” Sessions wrote in the challenge to Tuberville. Sessions is trying to reclaim the seat…
