Wind Creek CEO, Jay Dorris released the following statement regarding their plans for reopening its resorts and casinos: It’s been forty-five (45) days since we voluntarily closed our doors in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. A very common question heard…
A West Alabama sheriff is on the other side of the law. Marengo County Sheriff, Richard Bates, was arrested on Friday, April 24. Due to recusal by Marengo County officials, the Alabama Attorney General’s Office served an arrest warrant for…
The Alabama Department of Labor would like to announce the launch of AlabamaWorks.alabama.gov, the new free online jobs database that is replacing Alabama JobLink. The Alabama Career Center System is ready to implement the services of this new database. For years, Alabama…
More medical supplies are being shipped out from a Montgomery's Dalraida Church of Christ to COVID-19 hot spots. Last week, the church sent loads of personal protective equipment to Harlem…
On Tuesday, April 28, the Beasley Allen Law Firm partnered with Chappys Deli to serve lunch to Montgomery Police Department. They served over 500 bagged lunches. Each division had…
When Morgan McCane hears her name called during ASU’s virtual commencement on May 1, she will know that she has a unique place among her fellow graduates. “I will be the only 19-year-old senior to graduate at Alabama State University’s…
Governor Kay Ivey in a press conference with State Health Officer Scott Harris and other members of the Alabama COVID-19 task force, announced that the Stay-at-Home order will expire on April…
Amazon has announced it will open a facility in Georgia that will create 800 jobs in the state. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's office says the new warehouse based in Columbia County will ship small orders, including books, toys, and household…
The City of Montgomery has announced Monday that Ron Sams resigned as Public Safety Director for the city of Montgomery. "I would like to thank Ron for his service to the residents of Montgomery during his years at the Office…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A small town Dallas County farm boy will soon be headed to the big city -- with a chance to live out his dream of playing pro football in…
Last week Elmore and Autauga County officials sent a letter to the Governors office asking that she leave some flexibility to local governments when it comes to re-opening economies. County and…
The cash reward has grown to $10,000 in the case of a 17-year-old girl found stabbed to death near Montgomery's Regency Park neighborhood. Montgomery police found the body…
A one-day “drive-through” COVID-19 testing clinic will be offered by the Autauga County Health Department in Prattville to patients who meet the testing criteria and call for an appointment at (334) 361-3743. The drive-through clinic is scheduled as follows: ·Friday,…
You can often find Connie Floyd and her staff in the kitchen, whipping up a delicious meal or birthday cake. Floyd is the owner of Olde Enzor Lane, a catering company…
Hyundai Manufactured opened its doors Monday, April 27 following a closures after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The opening was on a volunteer basis. Team Members who volunteered to work this week are helping the company make sure the…
State offices were closed Monday, April 27 for Confederate Memorial Day. Organizers of an annual Confederate remembrance service at the Alabama Capitol posted on social media that this year's event was cancelled because of COVID-19. Confederate Memorial Day was made…
Governor Kay Ivey is expected to make an announcement regarding the future of state closure orders because of the coronavirus outbreak. Ivey and State Health Officer Scott Harris have scheduled a Tuesday morning news conference along with members of the…
Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that ADOL has disbursed more than $372 million in unemployment compensation benefits. Alabama is now paying benefits under all three programs covered in the CARES Act: Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), Pandemic Unemployment Assistance…
Data collected and analyzed by the Alabama Department of Labor’s Labor Market Information (LMI) Division shows that the most online wanted ads were for registered nurses, retail salespersons, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives with 7,000 ads placed for those occupations in March. Total ads are down by 11.2% over…
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a suspect in the Sunday evening shooting death of Marjavious Walker, 25, and the wounding of a second adult male. Both victims are from Montgomery. MPD…
Montgomery Fire and Rescue responded to the 2900 block of McQueen St. around 5 a.m. on April 27 on a structure fire call. Upon arrival, units found a large single story…
Marlena Walker, 24, was charged with one count of second-degree domestic violence assault in reference to a domestic dispute that occurred on April 22. Police responded to a call in the 700 block of Whitehall Parkway. The adult male victim…
Montgomery police charged Xavier McCall, 20, with second-degree assault on an officer in reference to a domestic disturbance that occurred on April 26 around 10 a.m. in the 2500 block of Woodley Road. While on scene, contact was made with…
Montgomery police charged Dontavious Nelson with one count each of first-degree robbery, discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling and discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle. The charges stem from a call of gunshots around 2 p.m. on March…
Montgomery police charged David Day, 24, with one count of first-degree robbery in reference to a robbery of a person that occurred around 10 p.m. on April 20. The robbery occurred in the 800 block of Airbase Boulevard. The adult…
