The Senate has approved a nearly $500 billion coronavirus aid bill after Congress reached an agreement with President Donald Trump. The measure would replenish a small business rescue program, provide hospitals with another $75 billion, and implement a nationwide virus…
Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay a record $25 million fine to resolve criminal charges that it served tainted food that sickened more than 1,100 people in the U.S. from 2015 to 2018. The fast food company was charged…
Last Sunday a dangerous line of storms tore through Alexander City, leaving behind down power lines, trees, and debris as far as the eye could see. Luckily, no lives were lost.…
A City of Montgomery Sanitation Department employee tested positive for COVID-19. The City was informed late Monday and only able to verify the positive results today. The employee has been self-quarantined for more than a week. The employee did not…
Huntingdon College interim vice president for academic affairs Dr. Tom Perrin announced Tuesday the addition of 17 courses to the College's summer offerings, bringing the total number of classes available during summer 2020 to 40. All of the classes are…
Governor Kay Ivey said she intends to keep a stay home order in place through April 30, striking a measured approach as some Southern states push to quickly…
On April 17, Dadeville police responded to 911 call at 218 North Barrett Street in reference to two deceased persons. Willie Tidwell, 61, and his wife Barbara Tidwell, 65, suffered apparent gunshot wounds. After finding the bodies, an investigation began…
Due to construction and a possible mobile rally, the following streets will be closed until 5 p.m. *Monroe Street from North Decatur to North Union *Dexter Avenue from North Decatur to South Bainbridge *South Bainbridge from Dexter Avenue to Washington…
An Andalusia woman faces multiple charges after hosting a party while Alabama is under an order from the state health officer limiting gatherings. Chief Paul Hudson said the Andalusia Police Department received a complaint Monday night of loud music on…
The family of a Crenshaw County man is searching for answers 9 years after his death. DeLange Harris was murdered in May of 2011. Harris’ body was found May 3, 2011 on Athens Church Road in the Goshen community located…
A group of medical professionals is asking death penalty states for medications used both for lethal injections and to help coronavirus patients who are on ventilators. But a doctor who's behind the request and a death penalty expert says secrecy…
U.S. News and World Report has released its 2020 list of the top high schools in America. Three Montgomery County schools are ranked in the top 10 in Alabama, with one grabbing both the state’s top spot and a top…
A single-vehicle crash at 5:39 p.m. Monday, April 20, has claimed the life of a Montgomery man. Jack D. Byrd, 53, was killed when the 2007 Cadillac DTS Â he was driving left the roadway, struck a power pole then overturned.…
"Essential Employee" is a term that we've heard countless times during the CODID-19 pandemic. Â Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham wants county workers who qualify to receive hazardous duty pay. Sheriff…
Alabama has topped 5,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus as the state weighs a decision on whether to extend closure orders. The Alabama Department of Public Health said Monday that the state had 5,078…
The Andalusia Police Department is currently investigating the theft of an automobile. On April 20, the Andalusia Police Department responded to a stolen vehicle call for service at the Wal-Mart parking lot located on Martin Luther King Expressway. The stolen…
On April 20, the Alabama State University Board of Trustees held a video-meeting of its full board members and voted to enact a new "pass/not pass" grading option for ASU students only for the Spring 2020 semester. President Quinton T. Ross Jr. said…
Remembering victims of crimes across the state- The Alabama District Attorney's Association joined federal and state victim's rights activists on Monday to kick of National Crime Victims' Rights Week. "It's an…
Governor Ivey released the following statement, urging Congress to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program: “In Alabama, small businesses are the backbone of our economy. COVID-19 has had unavoidable, devastating consequences on our small businesses, but what is also unavoidable is…
Oil prices plunged below zero on Monday as demand for energy collapses amid the coronavirus pandemic. Traders sought to avoid owning crude oil with nowhere to store it. A barrel of benchmark U.S. oil for May delivery fell to negative…
Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced Monday that ADOL has disbursed more than $164 million in COVID-19 related unemployment compensation benefits. $164,523,955 has been paid to 103,453 claimants over the period covering March 16 – April 18. This…
The man charged with the kidnapping and murder of 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard, Ibraheem Yazeed. Yazeed is charged with kicking a Lee County correctional officer and biting another. The officer bitten was…
The Prattville Police Department has confirmed the identity of a person wanted for Identity Theft. The suspect has been identified as 26-year-old Veronica Lashae Hunter, of Georgia. The suspect is not in custody and is still wanted by law enforcement.…
According to Alexander City Fire Chief Reese McAlister, a 79-year-old woman died in a house fire, Sunday, April 19. The fire occurred in the 1300 block of K Street. The…
HEADLAND, Ala. (AP) - One person is dead after a night of severe weather blasted the Deep South. A south Alabama coroner says 61-year-old Jerry Oliver Williams of Henry…
