The Alabama Department of Corrections has confirmed three COVID-19 cases today. Two inmates incarcerated at St. Clair Correctional Facility and one inmate at Bullock Correctional Facility tested positive for COVID-19. These are the first verified COVID-19 cases among ADOC’s inmate…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Gov. Kay Ivey says the reopening of Alabama's economy must be a gradual process to avoid a resurgence of coronavirus cases. Even though the current closures and stay-home order lasts through April 30, a state task force…
The Montgomery Veterans affairs hospital has a new method for testing prospective COVID 19 patients. They have created a triage tent outside of the Emergency entrance. This tent serves as a one stop…
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a Montgomery man in connection with the death of Dana Riley, 31, of Montgomery who sustained a fatal gunshot wound Sunday, February 2. MPD charged Lorenzo Rainer, 60, of Montgomery with murder. Rainer was…
President Barack Obama bestows the Medal of Honor on retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, in Washington. Adkins was deployed three times…
AUBURN, Ala.-The Auburn Police Division is currently investigating a homicide case. Assistant Police Chief, Clarence Stewart says on April 17, at approximately 6:00 a.m., Auburn Police responded to an assist agency call in the 9500 block of US HWY 280…
The Serve Team with the Church of the Highlands on Friday gave over 100 seniors and their families boxes of food to last them a week. They partnered with the Montgomery Area…
There has been public discussion in recent days about consideration of Medical Parole and Mandatory Release for inmates during the current health emergency. The Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles explains how the process works: Mandatory Release During its Regular…
Montgomery, Ala,(ANN) - The Alabama National Guard under the leadership of Gov. Kay Ivey will assist designated nursing homes in the state as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Trained and equipped National Guard teams will disinfect nursing homes that…
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed says the city has reached a confidential settlement with the family of Greg Gunn. Gunn was fatally shot by former MPD officer, Aaron Cody Smith in 2016. The settlement does not include an admission of liability…
Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth and State Representative Danny Garrett (R - Trussville) on Friday released the “Reopen Alabama Responsibly: Phase I” report, which is a series of recommendations requested by Gov. Kay…
Alabama's unemployment rate is now at 3.5%, that's up from 2.7% in February. The Alabama Department of Labor says March's rate represents just over 2.1 million employed persons in the state,…
In a one-on-one telephone interview with Alabama News Networks Jerome Jones, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey shed some light on Coronavirus and the efforts her administration is taking to re-open Alabama's economy and stop the spread of the virus. [field59_video account="WAKA"…
Alabama News Network has confirmed a second commissary employee at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base has tested positive for COVID-19. A spokesman says the person works for the Defense Commissary Agency. No other information about the person is being released. In…
The Prattville Police Department is searching for the identity and location of a suspect wanted in reference to a shooting investigation. On Tuesday, April 14, Prattville investigators say that the vehicle shown in…
Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced Thursday that the agency has launched a new online tool to enable claimants to see the status of their claim, tell them what the next steps are, and what to expect from…
Thursday marks one month since Baptist Health opened its Coronavirus Care Clinic in Montgomery and later added a clinic in Prattville. In that time, they've seen close to 2,000…
Cahaba Medical Care says it will conduct a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site Saturday, April 18th from 10AM-2PM at Dollar General at 100 Front Street in Uniontown. It says testing resources are scarce and will be limited to those with the…
AUBURN, Ala. (ANN)- April 15, Auburn Police arrested 19-year-old Xavier Bryant Norwood, from Auburn on warrants charging him with receiving stolen property first degree and possession of marijuana second degree. Along with Norwood…
Lowndes County, Ala (ANN) - A resident at Orchard Rehabilitation & HealthCare Center in Hayneville has tested positive for COVID-19 according to the Alabama Nursing Home Association. The…
The National Weather Service says more than 100 tornadoes struck the South in a two-day outbreak that killed more than 30 people. Forecast teams checking for damage found 105 storm tracks that totaled more than 770 miles in all. The…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP)- UPDATE: Investigators have determined that a fire that killed eight people at an Alabama marina earlier this year was an accident. Scottsboro Fire Chief Gene Necklaus said in an email Wednesday that the blaze originated on one…
Gold's Gym has announced that it will be permanently closing about 30 gyms, including all locations in Alabama. The gyms had already been closed because of COVID-19. The company said on Facebook: "While the COVID-19-related closures have caused us to…
The latest models suggest that Alabama will reach the peak of Coronavirus infections sometime near April 22nd. With that in mind many people are already asking the question when will restrictions be…
The Montgomery Police Department is currently searching for the identity of multiple individuals that entered a convenience store as a group, and stole an unspecified amount of beer and food items. The suspects also violated the City of Montgomery COVID-19…
