A Goodwater woman was pronounced dead on the scene of a single-car accident at 5:24 p.m. on Saturday, April 25. Sharonda E. Ingram, 53, was killed when the 1998 Jeep Wrangler she was driving left the roadway, struck an embankment then overturned. Ingram, who was not using a seat belt was ejected from the vehicle. The crash occurred on Valley Grove…
Frustration is mounting as more families across the U.S. enter their second or even third week of distance learning — and some overwhelmed parents say it will be their last. Amid the barrage of learning apps, video meet-ups, and e-mailed assignments that pass as pandemic home school, some frustrated and exhausted parents are choosing to disconnect entirely for the rest…
All over the country, blue-collar and salaried workers have volunteered to make medical equipment as companies repurpose factories to answer calls for help from beleaguered healthcare workers who are treating patients with COVID-19. Workers also are making soap and hand sanitizer, which early in the crisis were in short supply. At Ford, over 800 people returned to work at four…
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Tuskegee police say they’ve made two arrests in the murder of Antwan Whittaker last Saturday. He was shot and killed in the 500 block of Pleasant Spring Drive. Police say 27-year-old Nicholas Echols and 32-year-old Chancey Norris have been arrested and charged with murder. Police say the Macon County Sheriff’s Office helped with the arrest of Norris. Police say this…
An Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) employee has come forth after learning that they tested positive for Covid-19. ADOC was informed on April 24 through a self-report that an employee at Ventress Correctional Facility has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual is now self quarantined under the direction of their healthcare provider. After the completion of appropriate follow-up interviews, ADOC’s…
Goodyear is permanently closing a nearly century-old tire plant that employs more than 400 people in Alabama. Papers filed by the Ohio-based company show it has reached a deal with labor to shutter its plant at Gadsden for good. A document shows the company accepted 740 buyouts at the sprawling factory last year, and news outlets report it laid off…
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Two Coffee County juveniles who were previously reported as missing have been found safe. The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office has officially notified CrimeStoppers that both Juanita Mara-Ann TinaJero and Jose Carlos TinaJero have been located. The juveniles were reported missing on April 21, by their mother Melanie TinaJero. The children went missing from their residence in the area of State…
