The Alabama prison system, which suspended visitation during the COVID-19 pandemic, is starting a video visitation service to try to reconnect prisoners with their family and friends. The Alabama Department of Corrections said the system is expected to be rolled out to all prisons by early December. Inmates will be able to use the video kiosks by appointment. The prison…
Alabama is the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll again as the top eight teams in the rankings held steady for the fourth week in a row. Auburn dropped out of the poll from its previous No. 22 position after losing to Alabama 42-13 in the Iron Bowl in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide got 62 first-place…
FILE – State Christmas tree in front of the Alabama Capitol in Montgomery. (AP Photo/Dave Martin) It is about to look a lot like Christmas around the Alabama Capitol in Montgomery. The state Christmas tree is being delivered to the Capitol’s front steps just after noon Monday. Workers will spend several days decorating the 35-foot tall tree and the Christmas…
(AP Photo, File) Hyundai and Kia will spend $137 million on fines and safety improvements because they moved too slowly to recall over 1 million U.S. vehicles with engines that can fail. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the penalties today. They resolve a three-year government probe into the companies’ behavior involving recalls of multiple models dating to the…
A holiday tradition in Montgomery is undergoing changes because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” will be streaming digitally this year rather than being presented in a theatre setting. What makes this version even more unique is one actor, Greta Lambert, will take on several roles in this holiday favorite. ASF…
Alabama News Network is proud to bring you the 7th Annual Magical Christmas Toy Drive benefitting the Salvation Army of Montgomery. We are collecting new, unwrapped toys until December 11th. The Salvation Army of Montgomery will distribute the toys to families in time for Christmas. Our partners at Eastdale Mall are helping to fill the vault by going on a shopping spree…
The Southeastern Conference has announced a revised schedule for football games to be played on December 5 as a result of game postponements during the 2020 season due to the impact of COVID-19. Alabama will now play at LSU on December 5. The game will air at 7 p.m. on CBS 8. The SEC says this rescheduling allows for the…
It was 22 years ago this week that George James was reported missing in Millbrook. His mother told Alabama News Network she’s still hoping to finally get answers about what happened to her son. James was 21 years old when he vanished the day before Thanksgiving in 1998. His car was found shortly afterward on Interstate 65 in Evergreen, which…
The Montgomery Half Marathon and 5K may not be until next March, but preparations are already underway. Hardy Sellers joined us on Alabama News Network to talk about the annual running event. The 2020 race was canceled the day before it was to take place because of the coronavirus outbreak. For the 2021 event, he says entries will be limited…
Alabama ranks ninth in the country for the number of COVID-19 deaths per 10,000 inmates. Advocates say crowded conditions and an aging prison population have merged with lethal results. Thirty-four people (32 inmates and two staff members) have died from COVID-19. Numbers compiled by The Associated Press and the Marshall Project say that ranks the state ninth in the country…
