An Alabama State Department of Education employee has tested positive for COVID-19. Director of Communications Dr. Michael Sibley confirmed to Alabama News Network that they were notified Monday night about the case. While the employee worked on the 5th floor…
TOKYO (AP) - The Tokyo Olympics have been officially postponed until 2021. The International Olympic Committee along with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and local organizers have decided that the Tokyo Games cannot go ahead as scheduled this year because…
CVS Health has announced plans to immediately fill 50,000 full-time, part-time and temporary roles across the country. In a news release, CVS says jobs include store associates, home delivery drivers, distribution center employees and member/customer service professionals. The company says…
Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Revenue announced Monday that the state income tax filing due date is extended from April 15, to July 15. Taxpayers can also defer state income tax payments due on April 15,…
The Autuaga County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in a deadly shooting. Marcus Warren, 62, was found by police with a fatal gunshot. Devonta Brown was arrested as authorities identified him as a…
Dollar General has announced plans to nearly double its normal hiring rate and add up to 50,000 employees by the end of April. This is response to the public's needs during the coronavirus pandemic. "We believe our customers are relying…
Troy police are investigating the stabbing of a man on North Three Notch Street that has left him with serious injuries. The stabbing happened around 8:10 p.m. last night in the…
On Saturday March 21, Lee County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 100 block of Lee Road 621 in the Beauregard community of Lee County in reference to a stabbing. Upon arrival, Joel Lynn Pouncey, 30, of Cusseta was unresponsive found…
Montgomery Police is investigating an early morning shooting on West South Boulevard. MPD Spokesperson Lt. Jarrett Williams says police and fire medics responded to the 1100 block around 7 A.M. after receiving a report of a person shot. An adult…
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is working to stop rumors concerning coronavirus from spreading over social media and elsewhere. It has launched a web page that will address many of the rumors concerning the severity of the situation in…
Spring is peak severe weather season in Alabama and elsewhere across the South. But as we are being told to avoid public gatherings to stop the spread of coronavirus,…
The Marengo County Sheriff's Office needs your help finding a missing man. 28-year-old Alphonso Johnson, Jr. hasn't been seen since around 8 p.m. on March 18 at his home on County Road 5 in Gallion. He is described as having…
Victoryland in Shorter has been ordered to close effective immediately due to coronavirus restrictions. Macon County Sheriff Andre' Brunson closed Macon County Greyhound Park dba Victoryland and Quincy's 777 on Saturday. Brunson says the decision to close is in…
The Macon County EMA is warning residents about a scam. People are going door to door claiming to perform authorized testing for the coronavirus. Once inside the victim's home, the scammer performs a fake test and then charges the homeowner…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kenny Rogers, who embodied "The Gambler" persona and whose musical career spanned jazz, folk, country and pop, has died at 81. A representative says Rogers died at home in Georgia on Friday night. The Houston-born balladeer…
Tributes are coming in from across the music and entertainment world for country music superstar Kenny Rogers. His family announced that he died last night at the age of 81. The Rogers family is sad to announce that Kenny Rogers…
Gov. Kay Ivey has announced that the state's small businesses negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic are now eligible for help from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. The program will help qualified businesses and…
The Medical Association of Alabama, the state’s largest professional organization of physicians, has announced the creation of two web pages -- a “one-stop” resource site for physicians and health care personnel and another “one-stop” resource site for the public. “We’ve…
Gov. Kay Ivey has issued a brief address to the State of Alabama regarding coronavirus. Alabama News Network shared her words on television Friday night. She says that there is a…
The Macon County Emergency Management Agency has issued a warning about a coronavirus-related scam. The EMA says it has been made aware of people going door-to-door in some areas saying they are authorized to do coronavirus/COVID-19 home testing. The EMA…
Macon County Emergency Management Agency Director Frank Lee has sent a notice to churches in his county not to have in-person meetings, funerals or other activities. Here is the note that Alabama News Network obtained: I am suggesting that all…
A member of Vice President Mike Pence's staff has tested positive for coronavirus. Pence's spokeswoman Katie Miller says the unidentified staff member did not have "close contact" to either the vice president or President Trump. MORE COVERAGE FROM CBS NEWS…
The Alabama Department of Corrections has announced it's placing a 30-day moratorium on new intakes from county jails based on Gov. Kay Ivey’s declared State of Emergency related to COVID-19. ADOC says this restriction includes new commitments, court returns and…
Publix Super Markets has announced that it's planning to hire thousands of new workers by the end of March to fill positions in its stores and distribution centers. “We take pride in serving our communities during times of need,…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Dallas County and Selma City Schools -- have set up feeding programs -- to provide food security for children during the Coronavirus crisis. Alabama schools have been shut down…
