Montgomery Al, (ANN)- With Alabama’s Primary Elections being less than two months away, Alabama News Network has been keeping a watchful eye on the 2nd congressional district seat and the Alabama GOP Senate runoff. Former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tubberville and former attorney general Jeff Sessions are vying for the GOP Senate seat. The winner will face U.S. Senator…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP)- Alabama’s Coronavirus death toll neared 500 on Saturday. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) reports that there have been more than 11,600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state and at least 485 deaths which is 12 more than reported Friday. Mobile, Jefferson, and Montgomery counties all accounted for 41% of all case growth in the…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Former Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions is seeking to reclaim his seat after serving as President Donald Trump’s attorney general. In an open letter to Alabama voters, Sessions explains his recusal from the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. He has gone on the offensive about the recusal, which drew Trump’s ire and has…
New research estimates more than 28-million elective surgeries worldwide will be cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The study in the British Journal of Surgery estimates more than 6-million orthopedic surgeries and more than 2-million cancer surgeries will be affected worldwide. New CDC research finds a high prevalence of Hepatitis-C infections among emergency room patients who don’t know they have…
Jeremy Jarrod James At 10:35 am on May 13, the Troy Police Department responded to a welfare concern in the 100 block of Glenwood Avenue. When officers arrived, they entered the residence and found the resident deceased inside her home. The resident has been identified as 29-year-old Whitney Blair Sanders of Troy. Ms. Sanders’ body was taken to the Alabama…
Edward Paul Wallenmaier UPDATE: A second subject, Edward Paul Wallenmair, has been arrested for the murder of Xezabeya Grandberry. The Troy Police Department is conducting a death investigation that happened in the 3700 block of U.S. 29 South on May 1st. Officers responded to a report of a man down just after 7:00 a.m. When officers arrived, they found Grandberry’s…
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has made a generous donation to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH). ADPH says the donation is to enhance the department’s COVID-19 response capabilities. “Each county in the state will benefit from the donation,” State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said. “Much-needed testing equipment and supplies will be purchased for county health departments….
Arrested man in handcuffs with handcuffed hands behind back Montgomery, Alabama – Derek Antoine Hamel, 28 of Auburn, Alabama, was sentenced to 27 months in prison today on Wednesday, May 13. United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. announced that after Franklin’s sentence he will be on supervised release for three years without parole. Court records say that on September 11, of…
Missing person alert for 16-year-old Madyson Jones has been canceled. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has announced today that Jones has been found. The missing person alert was issued Tuesday, May 12 after Madyson had not been heard from since 3 p.m. the previous day. Categories: Montgomery Metro, News Tags: Alabama News Network, Missing Teen Found, montgomery
WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has awarded a contract to construct approximately 14 miles of contiguous new border wall system within U.S. Border Patrol’s (USBP) Laredo Sector located in Webb County, Texas. Construction will occur where no barriers previously existed. This project will include a 30-foot tall steel bollard wall, all-weather roads, lighting, enforcement cameras and other related…
