A police spokesman confirmed late Thursday that staff had evacuated the 3rd Precinct station, the focus of many of the protests, “in the interest of the safety of our personnel" shortly after 10 p.m.
Nearly 28,000 Alabamians added their names to first-time jobless benefits list last week, and some of those people are still having trouble getting help.
In the U.S., the virus threw more than 2 million people out of work last week despite the gradual reopening of businesses, stoking fears the scourge is doing deep and potentially long-lasting damage to the world's largest economy.
The head of the Alabama Hospital Association Dr. Don Williamson believes there is no way to get around a second wave of the coronavirus as the state opens up more.
Perfect Game’s National and Junior National Showcases will be held at the Hoover Met next month, a baseball showcase featuring the top players in the upcoming MLB Draft.
The Tuesday Morning retail chain will close 232 stores, including at least three in Alabama. The company has identified the first 132 that will close and will identify the others later.
Narcotics investigators with the Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task Force found LSD, marijuana, $10,947 in cash, and several firearms, including an AK-47, and an AR 15 pistol.
The protests that began late Wednesday and stretched into Thursday morning were the most destructive yet since the death of George Floyd, who was seen on video gasping for breath during an arrest in which an officer kneeled on his neck for almost eight minutes.
UAB football is mourning the loss of one of it’s own today. Wednesday afternoon, UAB signee Jamari Smith drowned at Chewacla State Park in Auburn after swimming with friends.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says it investigated a total of 375 crashes resulting in five deaths. There were also several drownings, according to Marine Patrol.
Dr. Murphy shared preliminary data from a survey given to parents regarding their experience with virtual learning and their thoughts looking ahead to the fall.
