The Montgomery Police Department needs help locating 38-year-old Michela Letitia Crawford (Burton). Police say Crawford may suffer from a condition that may impair her judgement. She was last seen in the Mt Meigs road area of Montgomery. Anyone who has…
According to the Alabama Nursing Home Association, vaccinations will begin in Alabama nursing homes sometime around Christmas. The federal government has entered a partnership with CVS and Walgreens Pharmacies to distribute and administer the vaccine in Alabama's nursing homes. Vaccines…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma businesswoman is sharing the devastating impact COVID-19 has had on her family -- with the hopes that it'll make people take the virus more seriously. Some people…
The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting Tuesday, highlighting a year of success and hardship in the midst of the pandemic. Small business owners nationwide are ready for the new year... And…
On December 14, Auburn Police arrested Fabian Aviance Deshawn Smith, 43, of Mobile, on a felony warrant. He was charged with murder. The arrest stems from an investigation that began on August…
Alabama doctors become the first people in the state to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Walter Doty IV, MD, and Ravi Nallamothu, MD, received the first doses Tuesday morning at Southeast Health in Dothan. The doses were administered by Chris…
The Montgomery Police Department is investigating a December 6th traffic collision that resulted in one fatality. On Sunday, December 6, 2020, at about 10:15 a.m., MPD and Fire Medics responded to the area of the I-65 southbound off ramp to…
Baptist Health has received 3,900 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. According to Baptist Health spokesperson Kadie Agnew, a vaccine administration plan is in the works. She says it's hoped that more information will be released by the end of the…
Lee County Sheriffs Deputies have made an arrest in a shooting that occurred on December 9, in the 500 block of Lee Road 592. The shooting happened in Phenix City. Authorities arrested and charged David Cobb, 19, of Auburn with the…
The first vaccinations against the new coronavirus are set to begin in Alabama as cases of the illness caused by the virus soar. The state says three sites received shipments Monday, and Cullman Regional Medical Center says it plans to…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday as the president-elect. The Republican leader said the Electoral College "has spoken."…
State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris was live on Alabama News Rising Tuesday to discuss the latest on a coronavirus vaccine. According to the Alabama Department of Public Health, three Alabama hospitals received their initial shipments of the Pfizer vaccine…
The run-off race for the state Senate District 26 seat is happening tomorrow. Senate district 26 coverers more than half of the city of Montgomery. The race is between current Representative Kirk Hatcher and longtime representative John Knight. Polls open…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Eleven people are arrested during a drug round up in Wilcox County. Wilcox County District Attorney Michael Jackson says the drug raids are part of an on-going drug investigation.…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General William Barr, one of President…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Biden has cleared the 270-vote mark needed to win the presidency with California's 55…
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus has eclipsed 300,000, just as vaccinations begin across the country. The number of dead tallied by Johns Hopkins University rivals the population of St. Louis or Pittsburgh. It is equivalent to repeating a…
Troy University's football season finale scheduled for Thursday against ULM has been canceled by ULM due to the Warhawks not having enough players available to play the game, Troy University said in a statement. This is the second time the…
Montgomery Police are investigating an armed robbery turned shooting near Atlanta Highway. Police say it happened just before 10:00AM in the 300 block of Eastdale Road Circle. Once officers arrived, someone on the scene told them that an unknown suspect…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A longtime member of the Alabama Supreme Court, retired Associate Justice Hugh Maddox, has died. An obituary published by a funeral home says Maddox died Friday at his home in Montgomery. He was 90. No cause…
On Monday, December 14, the Alabama ABC Board unanimously voted to adopt an amendment to Emergency Rule 20-X-6-.19ER. This allows businesses and restaurants to sell alcohol "to-go" until January 4. The amendment was requested by Chambers of Commerce across…
An active search is underway in Autauga County. Prattville Police Chief Mark Thompson says a man stole a vehicle from a McDonalds in Prattville Monday morning. Police responded and started chasing the suspect vehicle. The suspect left vehicle and ran…
There is a large tree down due to heavy wind on County Road 53/ Wire Road in Tuskeegee. According to the Tuskeegee Police Department's Facebook page, the road is closed and drivers are having to use an alternate route until…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Presidential electors are meeting across the United States to formally choose Joe Biden as the…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has one of the highest rates of inmate deaths from COVID-19. In Alabama prisons, 43 inmates and two staff members have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic began. According to figures compiled by The Associated…
