Saturday, November 16, 2024

Judges hear arguments over contentious Census privacy tool

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The fight over whether the U.S. Census Bureau can use a controversial statistical technique to keep people's information private in the numbers used for drawing political districts on Monday went before a judicial panel that must decide if the method provides enough data accuracy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Judges hear arguments over contentious Census privacy tool

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The fight over whether the U.S. Census Bureau can use a controversial statistical technique to keep people's information private in the numbers used for drawing political districts on Monday went before a judicial panel that must decide if the method provides enough data accuracy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Judges hear arguments over contentious Census privacy tool

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The fight over whether the U.S. Census Bureau can use a controversial statistical technique to keep people's information private in the numbers used for drawing political districts on Monday went before a judicial panel that must decide if the method provides enough data accuracy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Judges hear arguments over Census' contentious privacy tool

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The fight over whether the U.S. Census Bureau can use a controversial statistical technique to keep people's information private in the numbers used for drawing political districts on Monday went before a judicial panel that must decide if the method provides enough data accuracy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Alabama lawmakers vote to ban trans girls from female teams

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama could soon become the next conservative state to prevent transgender girls from playing on female sports teams.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Alabama lawmakers vote to ban trans girls from female teams

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama could soon become the next conservative state to prevent transgender girls from playing on female sports teams.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Alabama lawmakers vote to ban trans girls from female teams

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama could soon become the next conservative state to prevent transgender girls from playing on female sports teams.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Alabama Senate advances bill on transgender girls in sports

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama could soon become the next conservative state to prevent transgender girls from playing on female sports teams.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Alabama House approves bill to ban transgender athletes

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama could become the next conservative state to prevent transgender girls from playing on female sports teams as the state House of Representatives on Thursday approved the legislation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Alabama House approves bill to ban transgender athletes

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama could become the next conservative state to prevent transgender girls from playing on female sports teams as the state House of Representatives on Thursday approved the legislation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Alabama House approves bill to ban transgender athletes

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama could become the next conservative state to prevent transgender girls from playing on female sports teams as the state House of Representatives on Thursday approved the legislation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Alabama House approves bill to ban transgender athletes

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama could become the next conservative state to prevent transgender girls from playing on female sports teams as the state House of Representatives on Thursday approved the legislation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Alabama's Republican governor extends face mask mandate

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Breaking with other Southern GOP governors, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey extended her state’s mask order for another month Thursday but said the requirement will end for good in April.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Alabama's Republican governor extends face mask mandate

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Breaking with other Southern GOP governors, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey extended her state’s mask order for another month Thursday but said the requirement will end for good in April.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Alabama's Republican governor extends face mask mandate

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Breaking with other Southern GOP governors, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey extended her state’s mask order for another month Thursday but said the requirement will end for good in April.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Alabama's Republican governor extends face mask mandate

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Breaking with other Southern GOP governors, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey extended her state’s mask order for another month Thursday but said the requirement will end for good in April.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Bucking GOP trend, Alabama governor extends mask order

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Breaking with other Southern GOP governors, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey extended her state’s mask order for another month Thursday but said the requirement will end for good in April.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

US Space Command site to be located in Huntsville, Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Air Force announced Wednesday that the new U.S. Space Command headquarters will be in Huntsville, Alabama, after the state was selected over five others competing for the project, including Colorado, where Space Command is provisionally located.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

US Space Command site to be located in Huntsville, Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Air Force announced Wednesday that the new U.S. Space Command headquarters will be in Huntsville, Alabama, after the state was selected over five others competing for the project, including Colorado, where Space Command is provisionally located.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Mo Brooks won't apologize despite resolution for his censure

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two House Democrats have proposed that Congress censure U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, arguing that his remarks at a rally of President Donald Trump’s supporters incited the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol last week.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Facing House censure call, Brooks says he won't apologize

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) —
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Alabama AG asks review of his GOP group's rally involvement

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's attorney general is calling for an investigation into who may have authorized a branch of the Republican Attorneys General Association to promote the pro-Trump rally in Washington, D.C., that preceded a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Alabama AG asks review of his GOP group's rally involvement

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's attorney general is calling for an investigation into who may have authorized a branch of the Republican Attorneys General Association to promote the pro-Trump rally in Washington, D.C., that preceded a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Alabama AG seeks review of GOP group involvement in rally

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's attorney general is calling for an investigation into who may have authorized a branch of the Republican Attorneys General Association to promote the pro-Trump rally in Washington, D.C., that preceded a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Dark days of pandemic: Alabama has bulge of December cases

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama notched almost a third of its coronavirus cases in December, an alarming bulge that echoed the warnings of medical experts who said the state would see some dark days before the widespread availability of a vaccine to fight the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Dark days of pandemic: Alabama has bulge of December cases

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama notched almost a third of its coronavirus cases in December, an alarming bulge that echoed the warnings of medical experts who said the state would see some dark days before the widespread availability of a vaccine to fight the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Dark days of pandemic: Alabama has bulge of December cases

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama notched almost a third of its coronavirus cases in December, an alarming bulge that echoed the warnings of medical experts who said the state would see some dark days before the widespread availability of a vaccine to fight the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Jones in quarantine after wife tests positive for COVID-19

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Doug Jones will spend the final days of his term in quarantine after his wife tested positive for COVID-19.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Jones in quarantine after wife tests positive for COVID-19

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Doug Jones will spend the final days of his term in quarantine after his wife tested positive for COVID-19.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

'Like a bathtub filling up': Alabama is slammed by the virus

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — With its dozen intensive care beds already full, Cullman Regional Medical Center began looking desperately for options as more and more COVID-19 patients showed up.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Alabama governor gets vaccine, calls it 'a safe thing to do'

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey became one of the first governors on Monday to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, bidding to build public confidence in the vaccinations that will have to be widely administered to ease the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Alabama governor gets vaccine, calls it 'a safe thing to do'

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey became one of the first governors on Monday to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, bidding to build public confidence in the vaccinations that will have to be widely administered to ease the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Alabama prisons agency says federal suit ignores progress

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A Justice Department
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

State virus deaths top 4,000 as state sets virus records

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Thursday hit new records for COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations and a new low for the percentage of available intensive care beds in the states.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Sen. Doug Jones calls for bipartisanship in farewell speech

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama gave his farewell address on the Senate floor Wednesday, saying it had been an honor to represent his state and urging his colleagues to step away from partisan divisions that stymy progress.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Justice Department sues Alabama over prison conditions

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Alabama over conditions in the state prisons, saying the state is failing to protect male inmates from inmate-on-inmate violence and excessive force at the hands of prison staff.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Justice Department sues Alabama over prison conditions

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Alabama over conditions in the state prisons, saying the state is failing to protect male inmates from inmate-on-inmate violence and excessive force at the hands of prison staff.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'We messed up': Ex-state senator warns of virus before death

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Before his death from COVID-19 former Alabama state senator Larry Dixon spoke to his wife of 53 years from his hospital bed and asked her to relay a warning.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Alabama House makes pandemic adjustments for 2021 session

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama House of Representatives is adjusting procedures for the 2021 session because of the COVID-19 pandemic, including purchasing remote voting tablets that will allow legislators to spread out in the congested Alabama Statehouse.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'We messed up': Ex-state senator warns of virus before death

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Before his death from COVID-19 former Alabama state senator Larry Dixon spoke to his wife of 53 years from his hospital bed and asked her to relay a warning.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Finance director: Alabama to use nearly all of virus relief

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama will spend nearly all of its $1.8 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds after a flurry of last-minute grants and reimbursements before the end-of-year deadline, the state finance director said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Lawyer: Prison plans raise environmental, financial concerns

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A community that is fighting plans to build a 3,000-inmate prison in Bibb County on Monday asked for a meeting with the governor, arguing the project raises environmental concerns for the area and financial concerns for all taxpayers in Alabama.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'Out of control': Alabama hits record virus hospitalizations

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Monday reached a new high for the number of people in state hospitals with COVID-19, a record that comes before an expected spike in cases in the weeks following Thanksgiving gatherings.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

New Senate leader: Economy, virus recovery among priorities

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In February, the Alabama Senate will have a new leader for the first time in a decade when Republican Sen. Greg Reed of Jasper takes the helm as president pro tempore.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Judge reduces prison sentence for former Alabama speaker

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday slashed former House Speaker Mike Hubbard's prison sentence from four years to 28 months, significantly reducing the time the once-powerful Republican will spend behind bars for an ethics conviction.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Marsh stepping down as Senate pro tempore, Reed nominated

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Longtime Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh is stepping down from his leadership position, saying he wants to devote his final two years in Montgomery to education issues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Alabama groups ask governor to use up $1B in COVID-19 relief

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has about six weeks to spend almost $1 billion in remaining coronavirus relief funds or the money will revert to Washington, D.C., prompting concerns from advocacy groups that the state will leave money on the table that could be used to help hurting Alabamians.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Former Alabama speaker transferred to prison for sentence

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard has been moved to a state prison system to serve time for his ethics convictions, records showed Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Record Democratic turnout not enough for Jones in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama U.S. Sen. Doug Jones received more than 200,000 more votes this year than he did when he won the seat three years ago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

GOP’s Tuberville defeats US Sen. Jones, flips Alabama seat

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former college football coach Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday recaptured a U.S. Senate seat for Republicans by defeating Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama, who had widely been considered the Senate’s most endangered Democrat.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Record Democratic turnout not enough for Jones in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama U.S. Sen. Doug Jones received more than 200,000 more votes this year than he did when he won the seat three years ago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Tuberville, Jones fight for Senate seat in Alabama

GARDENDALE, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, often called the Senate’s most endangered Democrat, will try to pull off another Deep South win Tuesday as former college football coach Tommy Tuberville tries to recapture the seat once reliably held by Republicans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

GOP’s Tuberville defeats US Sen. Jones, flips Alabama seat

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former college football coach Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday recaptured a U.S. Senate seat for Republicans by defeating Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama, who had widely been considered the Senate’s most endangered Democrat.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

GOP’s Tuberville defeats US Sen. Jones, flips Alabama seat

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former college football coach Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday recaptured a U.S. Senate seat for Republicans by defeating Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama, who had widely been considered the Senate’s most endangered Democrat.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Tuberville, Jones fight for Senate seat in Alabama

GARDENDALE, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, often called the Senate’s most endangered Democrat, will try to pull off another Deep South win Tuesday as former college football coach Tommy Tuberville tries to recapture the seat once reliably held by Republicans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Republicans try to reclaim Alabama Senate seat from Jones

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republicans in Alabama are attempting to reclaim a U.S. Senate seat that the Democrats won three years ago in the reliably red state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Republicans try to reclaim Alabama Senate seat from Jones

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republicans in Alabama are attempting to reclaim a U.S. Senate seat that was taken away from them three years ago in once reliably red Alabama.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Jones calls Tuberville 'quitter,' says health care on ballot

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama made a flurry of campaign stops Monday as the Deep South Democrat tries to avoid being swept out of office by Republican Tommy Tuberville and a red wave on Election Day.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Gulf storm damage causes polling place moves, power outages

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Elections officials in the Deep South spent election eve tending to lingering problems from Hurricane Zeta and other storms that damaged buildings or left polling places without power ahead of Tuesday's election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Gulf storm damage cause polling place moves, power outages

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Elections officials in the Deep South spent election eve tending to lingering storm damage from Hurricane Zeta and other storms that damaged buildings or left polling places without power ahead of Tuesday's election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Tuberville, Jones fight for Senate seat in Alabama

GARDENDALE, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, often called the Senate’s most endangered Democrat, will try to pull off another Deep South win Tuesday as former college football coach Tommy Tuberville tries to recapture the seat once reliably held by Republicans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Tuberville, Jones fight for Senate seat in Alabama

GARDENDALE, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, often called the Senate’s most endangered Democrat, will try to pull off another Deep South win Tuesday as former college football coach Tommy Tuberville tries to recapture the seat once reliably held by Republicans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Marsh won't seek reelection

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Longtime Alabama Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh said Friday that he will not seek reelection in 2022.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Marsh won't seek reelection

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Longtime Alabama Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh said Friday that he will not seek reelection in 2022.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Long absentee lines draw vote suppression criticism

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The final day of in-person absentee voting in Alabama brought long lines, accusations of voter suppression and unsettled questions over the fate of some votes after a court fight temporarily altered ballot requirements.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Long absentee lines draw vote suppression criticism

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The final day of in-person absentee voting in Alabama brought long lines, accusations of voter suppression and unsettled questions over the fate of some votes after a court fight temporarily altered ballot requirements.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Jones fights for survival in Alabama as Tuberville coasts

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Standing by a blue pickup truck at a rally near the birthplace of the late civil rights icon John Lewis, Alabama Sen. Doug Jones urged voters to look at his record from his three years in office and not what he called Republican distortions about him.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Jones fights for survival in Alabama as Tuberville coasts

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Standing by a blue pickup truck at a rally near the birthplace of the late civil rights icon John Lewis, Alabama Sen. Doug Jones urged voters to look at his record from his three years in office and not what he called Republican distortions about him.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Jones fights for survival in Alabama as Tuberville coasts

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Standing by a blue pickup truck at a rally near the birthplace of the late civil rights icon John Lewis, Alabama Sen. Doug Jones urged voters to look at his record from his three years in office and not what he called Republican distortions about him.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Jones fights for survival in Alabama as Tuberville coasts

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Standing by a blue pickup truck at a rally near the birthplace of the late civil rights icon John Lewis, Alabama Sen. Doug Jones urged voters to look at his record from his three years in office and not what he called Republican distortions about him.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Absentee voting hits record level in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) —
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Absentee voting hits record level in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) —
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Alabama Lt Gov with virus diagnosis still against mask order

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth said Thursday that he remains opposed to mandatory mask orders despite being diagnosed with COVID-19, even though he encourages people to wear one.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Supreme Court puts curbside voting on hold in Alabama

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday put on hold a lower court order that would have permitted curbside voting in Alabama in November.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Supreme Court puts curbside voting on hold in Alabama

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday put on hold a lower court order that would have permitted curbside voting in Alabama in November.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Alabama lieutenant governor tests positive for COVID-19

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s lieutenant governor, who has called the state's mask order a government overstep, announced Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Jones outspending Tuberville in closing days of Senate race

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Doug Jones is outspending Republican challenger Tommy Tuberville in the home stretch of Alabama’s Senate race.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Court keeps absentee ballot rules, allows curbside voting

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked a judge’s order that would have lifted witness and photo ID requirements for absentee voting for Alabama voters who are at high risk for contracting a severe case of COVID-19.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Tuberville dealings include failed hedge fund, charity

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Tommy Tuberville’s quest for a seat in the U.S. Senate is powered by the reputation he gained as Auburn University’s football coach, where he led the team to an undefeated season.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

FROM THE AP: US holiday weekend adds to virus worries as case counts grow

Florida reported a record number of coronavirus cases on Saturday, the latest sign that the virus is surging in many parts of the United States, casting a pall over Fourth of July celebrations.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Ivey orders closure of certain non-essential businesses

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday said the state was ordering the closure of certain businesses, such as some retail stores, gyms and entertainment venues, as the state confronts the new coronavirus.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Ivey: No plans for a statewide shelter in place order

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said Tuesday that she has no plans to issue a statewide “shelter in place" order to combat the coronavirus, although the state's largest city has directed city residents to stay at home.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Alabama delays March 31 GOP Senate runoff to July 14

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is postponing a closely watched Republican primary runoff between former U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions and a formidable rival because of the coronavirus, the governor announced Wednesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Alabama: 29 virus cases; closures in state's biggest county

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Bidding to stop the new coronavirus, public health officials in Alabama's largest county ordered restaurants to switch to take-out service only and ordered child care centers closed and nursing home visits restricted.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Virus: Legal opinion sought on any Alabama runoff delay

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill said Sunday he is seeking an emergency legal opinion from the state attorney general about the possibility of postponing the March 31 primary runoff because of the new coronavirus.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Alabama official: Expect coronavirus cases in 'coming days'

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's state health officer cautioned Thursday that people should expect coronavirus cases in coming days in the state, and lawmakers approved additional money for coronavirus testing and response.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Trump endorsement of Sessions' rival roils US Senate race

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Jeff Sessions’ rival in the U.S. Senate race in Alabama is a blow to the former attorney general — once beloved but later scorned by Trump — as he attempts a political comeback in the state where he was for years …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Trump spurns Sessions, backs Tuberville for Alabama Senate

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday night spurned his former Attorney General Jeff Sessions to endorse former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville in the U.S. Senate race in Alabama.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Alabama executes man convicted in killing of 3 officers

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A man convicted as an accomplice in the 2004 killings of three police officers in Alabama who were shot by another man was executed Thursday evening.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Alabama executes man convicted in killing of 3 officers

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A man convicted as an accomplice in the 2004 killings of three police officers in Alabama who were shot by another man was executed Thursday evening.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Trump attacks Sessions ahead of primary runoff for US Senate

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at his former attorney general Jeff Sessions as the Alabama Republican advanced to a primary runoff in his quest to win back his old Senate seat in Alabama.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Jones victorious in stunning Alabama Senate upset

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In a stunning victory aided by scandal, Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama's special Senate election on Tuesday, beating back history, an embattled Republican opponent and President Donald Trump, who urgently endorsed GOP rebel Roy Moore despite a litany of sexual misconduct allegations.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Jones victorious in stunning Alabama Senate upset

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In a stunning victory aided by scandal, Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama's special Senate election on Tuesday, beating back history, an embattled Republican opponent and President Donald Trump, who urgently endorsed GOP rebel Roy Moore despite a litany of sexual misconduct allegations.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Federal judge blocks abortion regulations in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked new Alabama abortion restrictions that sought to ban clinics near schools and outlaw a common second trimester abortion procedure.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO