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Unemployment claims in Alabama increased last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Alabama rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 3,806 in the week ending July 13, up from 2,667 the week before, the Labor Department said. U.S. unemployment...
ADT’s Stars on the Riverfront moves location due to inclement weather
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Alabama Dance Theatre’s beloved Stars on the Riverfront performance has been moved to a new location. Sunday night’s show has been moved to ADT’s studio located at 1018 Madison Avenue due to rain. The show is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m.
In wake of assassination attempt, Alabama GOP leaders coalesce behind Trump at RNC
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — A number of leading Republican figures from Alabama participated in the Republican National Convention this past week in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and all shared a similar message: that the Republican Party was wholly unified behind now-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. That wasn’t necessarily the case seven years...
Rain continues next week
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Afternoon thunderstorms have rolled in but to start the week rain coverage picks up with 80 percent chance. Monday we are back in the mid 80s with cooler temperatures. Rain will be helpful with abnormally dry conditions in the area and rainfall totals could increase. Scattered showers and thunderstorms come in early and expected to continue throughout the day on Monday.
Local athletes compete in AHSAA All-Star Week
Briarwood’s Taylor Leib (10) dribbles the ball during the Class 6A girls championship game against Mountain Brook at John Hunt Park in Huntsville on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Briarwood fell to Mountain Brook 2-0. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney. The Alabama High School Athletic Association held its annual All-Star...
Major reductions in prescription drug prices for some with Medicare could raise premiums
Significant changes in prescription drug prices for people with Medicare in Alabama will soon become a reality saving them hundreds of dollars, but the difference could be made up elsewhere prompting a potential spike in their monthly premiums.
AHSAA moves basketball regional back to ASU while keeping one at Garrett
Alabama High School Athletic Association officials announced on Friday they would be placing a basketball regional back at Alabama State’s Dunn-Oliver Acadome. The regionals that had been previously held at the Acadome from 2007-2020 that later moved to Birmingham’s Bill Harris Arena will be returning to Montgomery, along with the regional that has been held at Garrett Coliseum the past six years.
Two juvenile males arrested in Montgomery murder
Montgomery police say two juvenile males are now in custody for the murder of a man earlier this week. Sgt. Ernestina McGriff tells Action 8 News that the 16-year-old suspects, of Lowndes County, are charged with Capital Murder in the July 18th shooting death of 21-year-old Hector Bamaca Yoc, of Montgomery.
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