The Alabama Department of Labor released the official count for initial claims filed during the week of May 24-30. 21,335 initial claims were filed either online or by telephone during this period. 12,739 of those claims are COVID-19 related. Click County Breakdown for a breakdown by county. Click Industry Breakdown for a breakdown by industry. *Be sure to click week ending day 2020-05-30. Industries with the most…
Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Transportation on Thursday announced that $1.7 million in funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various local road and bridge projects. The funding is part of ALDOT’s Annual Grant Program, a new program created under the Rebuild Alabama Act. The Rebuild Alabama Act requires ALDOT to establish an annual program…
United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Timothy Felder, 47, of Brewton, was sentenced Thursday in federal court on a charge of failure to register as a convicted sex offender. Felder pled guilty to the charge in December of 2019. According to court documents filed in connection with his guilty plea, Felder had…
AIR YOU CAN WEAR: Dew points are in the upper 60s and lower 70s, and these are the moisture levels and you can feel when you step outside. Today and tomorrow, these high moisture levels will yield a greater coverage of those randomly scattered, afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Rain chances will be around 40 percent both days, and…
Troy university police chief John McCall has been suspended over comments he recently posted on social media regarding the death of George Floyd. University Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins announced McCall’s suspension in a statement on social media. In the statement, Hawkins says: “We firmly reject any suggestion that George Floyd contributed to his own death or that his actions justified…
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Millions of people are sharing posts and information on social media about the protests all across the country. Some of it is true, some of it is not. Some of what’s being posted and shared aren’t from real people at all. Dr. Gideon Blocq is the CEO of a company called Vinesight, that searches through all the social media posts…
The Vance Law Firm and Alabama News Network are honoring Ell White II of Prattville. White is a retired U.S. Army Major who has been giving back to our community. He has taught as an Adjutant Professor in the Rehabilitation Studies Department at Alabama State University for three years. He mentors and tutors at the West End Boys and Girls…
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation following the June 2nd shooting death of Marlon Ambers, 41, of Montgomery. On Tuesday, June 2, around 8 am, MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 4100 block of Troy Highway in reference to a subject shot. At the scene, they located Ambers who had sustained a life-threatening gunshot wound and…
Ibraheem Yazeed appeared in court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing on capital murder charges. Yazeed accused of kidnapping and killing 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard in 2019, has been in Lee County jail since his arrest. The detective in the case testified Blanchard drove Ibraheem Yazeed to a gas station in Lee County last October. Yazeed’s attorney said Blanchard willingly let Yazeed…
