Auburn has hired Boise State’s Bryan Harsin as its head football coach, luring him away from his alma mater and into the powerful Southeastern Conference. The 44-year-old Harsin is 69-19 with three Mountain West titles in seven seasons at Boise…
According to CBS Sports and the Associated Press, Auburn has hired Boise State's Bryan Harsin as its next head football coach. Auburn and Harsin are finalizing an agreement, a person with…
Auburn and Boise State's Bryan Harsin are finalizing an agreement for him to become the Tigers' head coach. A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that Harsin…
Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package late Monday night to deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals. It's the second relief package this year, and many small businesses are going to get some…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma fraternity gives away more than a dozen bikes to needy children around Selma for Christmas. Members of the Omega Chi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated…
The Justice Department is suing Walmart, alleging the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies, helping to fuel the opioid crisis in America. The civil complaint being filed Tuesday points to the role Walmart's pharmacies may have played in…
Data from 33 U.S. states shows that K-12 public school enrollment has dropped across those states by more than 500,000 students, or 2%, since the same time last year. That is a significant shift considering that enrollment overall in those…
Alabama State Troopers initiated a pursuit at approximately 8:30 p.m. Monday, December 21, in Macon County on a 2020 Hyundai Elantra. Troopers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Interstate 85 at the 32 mile marker for a speeding violation.…
The Alabama Department of Labor is currently reviewing the CARES Act unemployment extension provisions contained in H.R. 133. The resolution has been passed by both houses of Congress and now awaits the president’s signature. “These provisions will bring additional unemployment…
Alabama may not have a white Christmas, but its bridges and roadways could become icy later this holiday week, with forecasts calling for freezing precipitation, particularly Thursday, December 24, and into Friday, December 25. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA)…
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) follows the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) guidance regarding administration of COVID-19 vaccine. In this first phase of vaccination, Phase 1A, the critical infrastructure workforce is identified as frontline health workers,…
A Montgomery woman has taken in her missing sister's eight children and the youngest child of another sister battling drug addiction. Kawonna Abner now has nine nieces and nephews in her…
Selma police are investigating a murder-suicide following a weekend shooting in the city. Sergeant Ray Blanks says the incident happened in the 200 block of Water Avenue early Sunday,…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress has easily passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package. It promises to deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths. Lawmakers tacked…
Gov. Kay Ivey has become one of the first governors to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. She received the first…
The House has easily passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package. It would deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths. Lawmakers have also tacked on…
A 10-year-old from Montgomery is making Christmas extra special for a young cancer patient. It will be a Christmas both young boys say they will never forget. Chase Perine, a 4th grader…
The F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald Museum announced its fifth annual winner of the Fitzgerald Museum Literary Prize for Excellence in Writing. Founder/executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, Bryan Stevenson, was this year's winner. Stevenson published his acclaimed memoir…
The Tallassee Police Department searches for the identity of two males. Police say two men robbed the Title Cash at 904-A Gilmer Avenue in Tallassee. On Friday, December 18, police say two men entered the business banishing guns. One suspect…
Authorities say an Chatom man and his son have killed each other in a dispute over a dog. Washington County Sheriff Richard Stringer says 60-year-old Kelvin James Coker discovered his dog had been shot on Saturday. The man then drove…
Governor Kay Ivey joined leaders of SiO2 Materials Science and other officials Monday at a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of a facility where the Auburn company has launched production of unique vials to be used in the delivery…
The Montgomery Police Department has launched a homicide investigation into the 63rd Murder of 2020 for the City of Montgomery. Police identified 40-year-old Larry Friendly as the victim in the fatal shooting occurred on Saturday, December 19. Police arrived to…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Department of Public Health says the state's infant mortality rate rose last year but remains among the lowest the state has recorded in more than 50 years. A statement from the agency says the…
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - Former Tuskegee Airman Alfred Thomas Farrar died on Thursday in Virginia only days before a ceremony planned to honor his service in the program that famously trained Black military…
Top negotiators in Congress have sealed a deal on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package. Lawmakers announced the agreement Sunday after days of negotiations, and passage by Congress is expected Monday. The agreement would establish a temporary $300…
