COVID-19 in Alabama: Hospital Statistics for Tuesday, Aug. 31
New statistics from the Alabama Hospital Association show the deficit of ICU beds is growing.
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Wetumpka High School to Shift to Virtual for the Remainder of the Week
An Elmore County high school will shift soon to a virtual platform. Elmore County Schools Superintendent Richard Dennis said Wetumpka High School will shift to virtual starting Wednesday and continue through Friday of this week. Dennis said the reason for…
MPS Temporarily Closes Capitol Heights Middle School Due to COVID-19 Cases
Montgomery Public Schools is having to close another school due to COVID-19. Capitol Heights Middle School will be closed for 14 calendar days starting Wednesday, September 1. The school is scheduled to reopen on Wednesday, September 15. During the closing,…
Dismukes Pleads Not Guilty to Theft Charge
An Alabama lawmaker has pleaded not guilty to theft charges related to his former employer. Court records show Rep. Will Dismukes entered the innocent plea during a Monday hearing in Montgomery. Dismukes is accused of taking property valued at over…
Red Cross Provides Update for Hurricane Ida Evacuees
The American Red Cross of Alabama & Mississippi has given Alabama News Network an update on its response to Hurricane Ida.
Mike Richards is out as producer of 'Jeopardy!' and 'Wheel'
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mike Richards is out as executive producer of "Jeopardy!", days after he exited as the quiz show's newly appointed host because of past misogynistic and other comments. Richards is also no longer executive producer of "Wheel…
Home Prices Make Record Jump
U.S. home prices jumped by a record amount in June as homebuyers competed for a limited supply of available houses, the latest evidence that the housing market remains red-hot. A 20-city home price index jumped 19.1% in June compared with…
Prattville Man Killed after Being Hit by Car While Working in Construction Zone
JEMISON, Ala. (AP) - A state worker was killed after being hit by a car in a road construction zone on a state highway. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said 33-year-old Brandon F. Barber of Prattville was killed. in the…
Thousands face weeks without power in Ida's aftermath
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana communities battered…
Alabama Sets Record for Virus Patients in Intensive Care Units
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has set a new high for the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care, although the total number of hospitalized coronavirus patients remains slightly below the winter peak. The state on Sunday had 884 COVID-19…
Autauga County Schools: 321 Cases of COVID-19
The Autauga County school system is now posting weekly COVID-19 case updates.
ASU Student Spends Weekend Evacuating Family from New Orleans
For Alabama State University senior, Ashton Pollard, this past weekend was not the first time he had to evacuate his family from their hometown because of a hurricane threat. "My mother and siblings and I…
COVID-19 in Alabama: Hospital Statistics for Monday, Aug. 30
The Alabama Hospital Association has released statistics on the status of Alabama hospitals in treating people with COVID-19.
EMA Officials in West Alabama Brace for Impact from Ida
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- As Hurricane Ida begins to move farther inland -- west Alabama is starting to feel the affects -- and EMA officials are preparing for the worst. EMA officials in…
TechMGM Opened Tech Innovation Center on Dexter Avenue
The City of Montgomery is adding a new addition to the city that will make learning and working with the latest technology so much easier. The Lab on Dexter Avenue opened Monday August 30th…
Taliban guard says last US planes have flown out of Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A Taliban guard at Kabul's airport says the last U.S. planes have flown out after 20 years of war. Hemad Sherzad says five planes departed around midnight. Celebratory gunfire erupted across the Afghan capital early Tuesday.…
MPS Closes Third School Due to COVID-19 Cases
Montgomery Public Schools is having to close a third school due to COVID-19.
Montgomery Man Dies after Being Shot, Suspect Arrested
Montgomery police have launched a homicide investigation after a Montgomery man died of gunshot wounds.
Prattville Man Hit, Killed by SUV in Chilton County
Alabama State Troopers say a Prattville man was killed when he was hit by an SUV in a construction zone.
Gov. Kay Ivey Sets Dates for Special Election for Alabama House District 76
Gov. Kay Ivey has set dates for a special election for Alabama House District 76.
PHOTO GALLERY: Ida Leaves People Trapped in Louisiana, Power Grid in Shambles
A fearsome Hurricane Ida has left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and pleading to be rescued, while making a shambles of the electrical grid across a wide swath of the state in the sweltering, late-summer heat.
Ida Weakening, Alabama Impacts Increasing
Hurricane Ida made landfall at 11:55 AM CDT Sunday at Port Fourchon, Louisiana as a powerful and destructive category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph. The system is weakening as it…
Hurricane Ida: Economists Foresee Only Modest Damage to U.S. Economy
Hurricane Ida is sure to take a toll on the energy, chemical and shipping industries that have major hubs along the Gulf Coast.
PHOTO GALLERY: Hurricane Ida Knocks Out Power in New Orleans
Emergency officials say Hurricane Ida has knocked out power to the entire city of New Orleans, hours after blasting ashore as one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the U.S.
PHOTO GALLERY: Actor Ed Asner, TV's "Lou Grant" Dies at 91
Actor Ed Asner, the blustery but lovable Lou Grant in two successful television series, has died. He was 91.
