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…
The Small Business Administration began accepting Paycheck Protection Program applications Monday, April 27. https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/paycheck-protection-program https://twitter.com/SBAgov/status/1254779835785904128?s=20 Governor Ivey released the following statement, urging Alabama small businesses to take advantage of this critical tool: “Alabama small businesses are the lifeblood of our…
According to Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Captain Trent Beasley, a death investigation has been launched regarding a shooting. The shooting occurred in the 2300 block of Moore Road. Two people were shot during the shooting. One person was fatally shot…
Montgomery Police are investigating a deadly shooting. They say a man was shot in the 4000 block of Norman Bridge Road Sunday night. He died at the scene. Police say a second victim…
As more states push to reopen their economies, many are falling short on one of the federal government’s essential criteria for doing so, which is having an efficient system to track people who have been physically near a person infected…
As the number of Covid-19 cases in Alabama continue to rise daily, Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham pushes for hazardous duty pay for some county employees. Sheriff Cunningham's proposal requests that two dollars and…
According to a Tweet on Twitter Sunday, Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth says he is, "... working to bring an international company that can produce COVID-19 test results in just three minutes to Alabama. With a cost of $20 per test,…
Sheriff's deputies in Georgia are investigating the shooting death of a pregnant woman after her 11-year-old son found her unresponsive in her bed. The Bibb County chief coroner, Leon Jones, identified her as 36-year-old Melanie Powell of Macon. Deputies said…
American Apparel manufacturing plant in Selma has undergone a deep cleaning after two of its employees have tested positive for the Coronavirus. A top executive said the plant is scheduled to reopen Monday. Workers walked out of the plant on…
Normally, church revivals bring people together under one roof to hear Christian messages. But some Selma pastors are gearing up for a revival this week held entirely online. “This would be the 8th year, but usually it’s a tent revival,”…
Studies have begun to emerge that try to determine how many Americans have been infected by the new coronavirus. But are they accurate? The results depend on where and how the research is done, and it can be difficult to…
On Friday morning, state troopers were on the scene of a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 85 Southbound near mile marker 34. According to the Franklin Volunteer Fire and Rescue Facebook page, the firefighter injured, identified as Cope, broke his…
Montgomery officers were injured Sunday as they responded to a disturbance call on the 200 block of Church Hill Drive. MPD's public information officer, Cpl. Ernestina McGriff says the injuries the officers suffered were minor, and the injuries occurred while…
Frustration is mounting as more families across the U.S. enter their second or even third week of distance learning — and some overwhelmed parents say it will be their last. Amid the barrage of learning apps, video meet-ups, and e-mailed…
All over the country, blue-collar and salaried workers have volunteered to make medical equipment as companies repurpose factories to answer calls for help from beleaguered healthcare workers who are treating patients with COVID-19. Workers also are making soap and hand…
Georgia business owners were officially allowed to welcome back customers on Friday, April 24 after Governor Brian Kemp gave them the go-ahead, relaxing all coronavirus restrictions in the state. Although they were in the clear according to the governor, some…
While some states are starting to reopen economies, this week Governor Kay Ivey and state health officials chose not to reopen the state due to continuing Coronavirus concerns. Some people are disagreeing with that decision. "We're one of the states…
Tuskegee police say they've made two arrests in the murder of Antwan Whittaker last Saturday. He was shot and killed in the 500 block of Pleasant Spring Drive. Police say 27-year-old Nicholas Echols and 32-year-old Chancey Norris have been arrested…
