By CAROLINE BECK, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. – State health officials on Monday urged Alabamians to take extreme cautions during this week’s Thanksgiving holiday and Black Friday events as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. “If we want to live to see another Thanksgiving, and I do, then that may mean stepping back this Thanksgiving...
Alvin Holmes dies at 81; AG sues over Madison County confederate statue; Christmas parades canceled as cases increase; Trump election fraud claims come up empty; Weekend Football
By CAROLINE BECK, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Business Council of Alabama launched the “Keep Alabama Open” movement Tuesday in reaction to some states taking on stricter public health orders and continued talk of federal mandates from the incoming Biden administration aimed to slow the spread of COVID-19. The council argues that stricter...
The Alabama Office of Apprenticeship and Redstone Arsenal have partnered to provide the first registered apprenticeship program for veterans in the state.
AL adds nearly 3,000 cases in highest single day; New report on homicide rate in AL prisons; Bedsole, Patton face off in HD49 race; Trump seems to acknowledge Biden win, but won’t concede; Troy dedicates building for John Lewis
President Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to acknowledge for the first time that Joe Biden won the White House, but made clear he would not concede and would keep trying to overturn the election result. Trump's statements came in tweets that included several baseless claims about the Nov. 3 vote, which state and federal officials say was safe and secure.
An Alabama university that in the 1950s refused to admit the late Congressman John Lewis has dedicated a main campus building in honor of the late civil rights icon.
Alabaster City Councilman Russell Bedsole will face Democratic candidate Cheryl Patton on Tuesday in the special general election for Alabama’s House District 49.
Alabama on Friday added almost 3,000 COVID-19 cases, the highest number reported in a single day since the pandemic began. Health officials believe many of those cases arose from Halloween parties, sporting events and other group gatherings.
A new report from the Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice shows that Black men are more than 3.3 times likely to be murdered in Alabama’s prisons than their white peers.
Three new community college presidents were announced on Tuesday by Alabama Community College System Chancellor Jimmy Baker for Bevill State, Snead State and Lurleen B. Wallace community colleges.
Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday pardoned a couple of turkeys in a Thanksgiving tradition that goes back more than 70 years. But after an election that has been anything but traditional, talk quickly turned to politics.
Biden wins presidency, promotes unity; Trump refuses to concede, pushes fraud claims; 5 states ok measure to eradicate racist language; Health official urge big side of precaution at thanksgiving; Hubbard starts prison stay
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The outcome in several contested states will determine whether Joe Biden defeats President Donald Trump. But if the Democratic challenger wins, the ambitions of a Biden presidency could well come down to Georgia. Georgia, long a Republican stronghold — but one with rapidly changing demographics — could...
President Donald Trump is testing how far he can go in using the trappings of presidential power to undermine confidence in this week's election against Joe Biden, as the Democrat gained ground in tight contests in key battleground states — and then inched ahead in Georgia.
