As Spring approaches, may people are monitoring the Coronavirus outbreak, and the impact it will have on travel. Alabama World Travel is a travel advisory agency that has been doing business in Montgomery for nearly 30 years. This is one of the busiest times of the year for the agency. Officials say people are still wanting to travel, but there…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 7.8%, its steepest drop since the financial crisis of 2008, as a free-fall in oil prices and worsening fears of fallout from the spreading coronavirus outbreak seize markets. The sharp drops triggered the first automatic halts in trading in two decades. The price of oil plunged nearly 25% after Saudi Arabia indicated it would…
A popular smartphone app that uses a bot to assess health problems has been updated to include symptoms for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Ada is a “doc-in-a-bot” app developed a few years ago by doctors who seek to get medical advice and health assessments to people with no easy access to doctors and hospitals. Using artificial intelligence,…
Montgomery police say they’re conducting a death investigation after a fatal shooting early this morning. Police say at about 2:45AM, they and fire medics responded to the 900 block of West South Boulevard after getting a report of a person being shot. Police say that’s where they found the body of a man who had been shot. Police aren’t releasing…
Alabama News Network Anchor Ellis Eskew wins “Best News Anchor” ABBY Award from the Alabama Broadcasters Association on March 7, 2020 The Alabama Broadcasters Association has once again honored Alabama News Network with awards for excellence. The ABBY Awards were presented at the ABA’s annual awards dinner at The Club in Birmingham on Saturday night. Ellis Eskew received the “Best…
FOR OUR MONDAY: A weak upper-level trough will be moving out of the Plains and heading towards Alabama. Ahead of it, moisture levels will continue to rise, and today will feature increasing clouds and mild temperature with highs this afternoon in the low ti mid 70s. There could be a few scattered showers, but for the most part, Alabama will…
One person is dead after an officer involved shooting took place in Montgomery on Sunday. After further investigation, a second body was found inside the suspect’s residence. According to Sgt. David Hicks with the Montgomery Police Department, officers responded to the 6700 block of Green Brook Drive around 4:47 p.m. to find an adult male discharging a firearm outside of…
NEW YORK (AP) – Oil prices are plunging as a dispute among producers could lead a global economy weakened by COVID-19 to be awash in an oversupply of crude. Brent crude, the international standard, lost $9.50, or 20.1%, to $35.77 per barrel, as of 7:58 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday after earlier touching its lowest price since 2016. The dramatic…
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – As U.S. sports leagues weigh whether to bar fans from ballparks and stadiums to help stall the coronavirus outbreak, San Francisco Giants pitcher Jeff Samardzija is one of the few players who can tell them exactly what that looks like. He pitched for the Chicago White Sox in a 2015 game played without fans in Baltimore…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say a shooting in an Alabama arena left one person with a life-threatening wound and ended a concert by Atlanta-based rapper Lil Baby. News agencies reported that Birmingham police had not said whether anyone was arrested or in custody after the fight Saturday night in the Bill Harris Arena. A video posted to YouTube recorded…
