The Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department is currently investigating a case involving a body that was found on Lake Martin. Investigators and deputies were called to the scene Sunday after the body was discovered. Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett says there are no further details available at the moment about this case and will update the public with more information Monday…
Alabama’s death toll from the coronavirus climbed to at least 551 on Sunday, according to data from the state Department of Public Health. There have been over 14,400 confirmed cases of the virus statewide. Close to 4,600 cases have been reported within the last 14 days. New rules from Gov. Kay Ivey went into effect Friday at 5 p.m. allowing…
Montgomery, Ala (ANN)- As Memorial Day Weekend is in full swing, lots of people have decided to venture outdoors and spend most of their holiday out in nature. Take a look as Alabama News Network’s Chief Photographer Bill Gill spent time on the water with Alabama’s Game Wardens, the law enforcement agency responsible for patrolling it all. Conservation Enforcement Officers…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Big box gyms and local fitness studios are reopening under a patchwork of protocols based on state and local guidance, and others are following basic protocols. including: spacing out cardio machines, using touchless entry, reducing class sizes, and requiring users to clean equipment before and after each use. Even though gym users are required to…
A two-vehicle crash has claimed the life of 39-year-old Melissa Moss of Phenix City. Moss was killed when the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt in which she was the passenger, crossed the centerline and collided with a 2013 Volkswagen GTI. Moss was not wearing her seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on Alabama 169 at the…
A Prattville man has lost his life in a single-vehicle accident. Sixty-year-old William McDonald Sanders of Prattville was killed Saturday night, May 24, at 10:18 after the Dodge Ram he was driving went off the roadway and struck a power pole. Senior Trooper Michael Carswell said Sanders was not using a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene….
According to its website, Jasmine Hill Gardens of Wetumpka will not be reopening. Jasmine Hill, known as “Alabama’s Little Corner of Greece” has more than 20 acres of gardens and classical sculptures in the Greek traditions featuring a full-scale replica of the Temple of Hera ruins. The gardens were opened in the 1930s by the Fitzpatrick family. Jasmine Hill Gardens,…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP)- As casinos, churches, and more reopen, Alabama’s coronavirus caseload is worsening. The State’s political leaders and health experts are struggling to make many residents see the continued need for social distancing, crowd limitations, and wearing masks after Gov. Kay Ivey reopened much of the economy. Cases are on the increase, but health officials say it’s impossible to…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Jeff Sessions is pushing back at President Donald Trump’s criticism, telling Trump that he was “damn fortunate” Sessions recused himself from the Russian investigation. Sessions responded pointedly on Twitter after Trump called Sessions untrustworthy and reiterated his endorsement of Sessions’ Republican primary rival for U.S. Senate, former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville. “Look, I know…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is banning outdoor burning in a dozen of its 67 counties to protect air quality. The order, which includes the state’s most populated counties, covers areas that have a history of air pollution problems, according to an announcement from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. The ban includes Baldwin, DeKalb, Etowah, Jefferson, Lawrence, Madison, Mobile,…
