Montgomery AdvertiserView CommentsSpending in topped $30 million in the final months of the campaign, and one candidate accounted for most of it. Democratic U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, who lost a re-election bid to Republican nominee Tommy Tuberville, reported about $24.8 million in expenditures (more than 80% of the total) between July 1 and Nov. 23, according to records filed with the Federal Election Commission.The spending makes it the most expensive political race in state history.Tuberville, a former Auburn head coach, cruised to victory in November, getting 60% of the vote....…Montgomery AdvertiserView CommentsSpending in topped $30 million in the final months of the campaign, and one candidate accounted for most of it. Democratic U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, who lost a re-election bid to Republican nominee Tommy Tuberville, reported about $24.8 million in expenditures (more than 80% of the total) between July 1 and Nov. 23, according to records filed with the Federal Election Commission.The spending makes it the most expensive political race in state history.Tuberville, a former Auburn head coach, cruised to victory in November, getting 60% of the vote....WW…

Jeremiah Haralson listened as the ex-Confederate accused him of forgery. It was Feb. 13, 1877, and Haralson, a congressman from Selma, had testified to a U.S. Senate subcommittee about the violence and fraud that cost him his re-election to Congress from Alabama's Black Belt.Malcolm Graham, on hand to represent the state Democratic Party, dismissed Haralson's descriptions of racial terror with a cynical languor. Local Democratic leaders told him no such intimidation occurred, and these cursory denials satisfied the former Confederate congressman.So Graham tried...…Jeremiah Haralson listened as the ex-Confederate accused him of forgery. It was Feb. 13, 1877, and Haralson, a congressman from Selma, had testified to a U.S. Senate subcommittee about the violence and fraud that cost him his re-election to Congress from Alabama's Black Belt.Malcolm Graham, on hand to represent the state Democratic Party, dismissed Haralson's descriptions of racial terror with a cynical languor. Local Democratic leaders told him no such intimidation occurred, and these cursory denials satisfied the former Confederate congressman.So Graham tried...WW…

Montgomery AdvertiserView CommentsMayor Steven Reed issued an executive order to mandate masks in Montgomery, bypassing a tied City Council vote that failed to do the same less than 24 hours prior. Reed announced the order in a news conference at City Hall on Wednesday afternoon. It goes into effect at 5 p.m. Friday and is intended to be temporary until the next council meeting for council members to consider another ordinance, Reed said. "We felt the city should have taken official action last night," Reed said of the council's deadlocked vote on mandatory mask wearing. "As...…Montgomery AdvertiserView CommentsMayor Steven Reed issued an executive order to mandate masks in Montgomery, bypassing a tied City Council vote that failed to do the same less than 24 hours prior. Reed announced the order in a news conference at City Hall on Wednesday afternoon. It goes into effect at 5 p.m. Friday and is intended to be temporary until the next council meeting for council members to consider another ordinance, Reed said. "We felt the city should have taken official action last night," Reed said of the council's deadlocked vote on mandatory mask wearing. "As...WW…

Montgomery AdvertiserView CommentsGov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday offered a "sincere, heartfelt apology" to a survivor of the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, and offered to meet with her attorneys as she seeks compensation from the state. The governor's letter to an attorney for , who lost her sister and was blinded in one eye in the terrorist attack on the church, did not make any commitments on any issues. But Ivey said she had instructed her general counsel, Will Parker, to begin discussions with Ishan Bhabha, one of Rudolph's attorneys.  "It would seem to me that...…Montgomery AdvertiserView CommentsGov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday offered a "sincere, heartfelt apology" to a survivor of the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, and offered to meet with her attorneys as she seeks compensation from the state. The governor's letter to an attorney for , who lost her sister and was blinded in one eye in the terrorist attack on the church, did not make any commitments on any issues. But Ivey said she had instructed her general counsel, Will Parker, to begin discussions with Ishan Bhabha, one of Rudolph's attorneys.  "It would seem to me that...WW…

Montgomery AdvertiserView CommentsAhead of the first game of the NBA restart on Thursday, members of the and knelt together for the national anthem. The game was broadcast on TNT, and when the national anthem was complete, the TNT broadcast went back to the "Inside the NBA" pregame show.  at that time inserted that he thought it was OK if players decided to stand or kneel for the national anthem."The thing is, the national anthem means different things to different people," Barkley said. "I'm glad these guys are all unified, but if people don't kneel, they're not a bad...…Montgomery AdvertiserView CommentsAhead of the first game of the NBA restart on Thursday, members of the and knelt together for the national anthem. The game was broadcast on TNT, and when the national anthem was complete, the TNT broadcast went back to the "Inside the NBA" pregame show.  at that time inserted that he thought it was OK if players decided to stand or kneel for the national anthem."The thing is, the national anthem means different things to different people," Barkley said. "I'm glad these guys are all unified, but if people don't kneel, they're not a bad...WW…

Montgomery Advertiser On Saturday morning, aired from West Point, New York, ahead of the college football game between Army and Navy. When the cast of the show made picks, they made predictions for the vs. game, which is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday.  enters the game against Mississippi State at 5-4 overall and 5-4 in the Southeastern Conference. comes into the matchup 2-6 overall and 2-6 in the SEC. Auburn is a 7.5-point favorite against Mississippi State, .  picked Auburn. picked Auburn. picked Mississippi State. picked Auburn. Celebrity guest...…Montgomery Advertiser On Saturday morning, aired from West Point, New York, ahead of the college football game between Army and Navy. When the cast of the show made picks, they made predictions for the vs. game, which is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday.  enters the game against Mississippi State at 5-4 overall and 5-4 in the Southeastern Conference. comes into the matchup 2-6 overall and 2-6 in the SEC. Auburn is a 7.5-point favorite against Mississippi State, .  picked Auburn. picked Auburn. picked Mississippi State. picked Auburn. Celebrity guest...WW…

Montgomery Advertiser The  broadcast of Coastal Carolina vs. Troy football on Saturday had no audio at the start of the game.The audio arrived with about 12 minutes left in the first quarter, and Coastal Carolina already led 7-0 at that point. There was no acknowledgment of the audio issues. Viewers could hear commercials and the sound effects included with graphics, but there was no audio from the game or broadcasters.The game aired on ESPN+, which is the ESPN online-only subscription service.Top plays:People trying to watch the Sun Belt Conference contest were not...…Montgomery Advertiser The  broadcast of Coastal Carolina vs. Troy football on Saturday had no audio at the start of the game.The audio arrived with about 12 minutes left in the first quarter, and Coastal Carolina already led 7-0 at that point. There was no acknowledgment of the audio issues. Viewers could hear commercials and the sound effects included with graphics, but there was no audio from the game or broadcasters.The game aired on ESPN+, which is the ESPN online-only subscription service.Top plays:People trying to watch the Sun Belt Conference contest were not...WW…

Montgomery AdvertiserView CommentsAlabama will receive markedly less Pfizer vaccine in its second federal allotment, with state officials informed Thursday they would receive only 29,250 of the 48,750 doses they expected.The Alabama Department of Public Health confirmed Thursday the allotment would be cut and provided additional dosage information on Friday. "This decrease will not affect persons who are receiving the Pfizer product for their first dose, as their second doses have been already allocated," the department said in a news release on Friday.ADPH said nearly 5,000 of the...…Montgomery AdvertiserView CommentsAlabama will receive markedly less Pfizer vaccine in its second federal allotment, with state officials informed Thursday they would receive only 29,250 of the 48,750 doses they expected.The Alabama Department of Public Health confirmed Thursday the allotment would be cut and provided additional dosage information on Friday. "This decrease will not affect persons who are receiving the Pfizer product for their first dose, as their second doses have been already allocated," the department said in a news release on Friday.ADPH said nearly 5,000 of the...WW…

Montgomery AdvertiserView CommentsA 70-year-old Alabama man had 11 Molotov cocktail devices "ready to go" in his truck when he was arrested during the on Wednesday. Lonnie Coffman, of Falkville, was arrested on gun and ammunition charges Wednesday night near the Capitol after a pro-Trump rally escalated into an insurrection inside the nation's Capitol building.The bombs were constructed from Mason jars, golf tees and cloth rags. After his arrest, Coffman told authorities they contained gasoline and melted Styrofoam, an explosive mixture that "causes the flammable liquid...…Montgomery AdvertiserView CommentsA 70-year-old Alabama man had 11 Molotov cocktail devices "ready to go" in his truck when he was arrested during the on Wednesday. Lonnie Coffman, of Falkville, was arrested on gun and ammunition charges Wednesday night near the Capitol after a pro-Trump rally escalated into an insurrection inside the nation's Capitol building.The bombs were constructed from Mason jars, golf tees and cloth rags. After his arrest, Coffman told authorities they contained gasoline and melted Styrofoam, an explosive mixture that "causes the flammable liquid...WW…

Montgomery AdvertiserView CommentsFacing a first-degree theft charge, Alabama Rep. Will Dismukes, R-Prattville, turned himself in to authorities on Thursday evening.The charge comes less than two weeks after the freshman legislator ignited  for publicly celebrating the birthday of a Ku Klux Klan leader. Montgomery authorities on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for Dismukes related to the theft, which District Attorney Daryl Bailey said occurred between 2016 and 2018 from Dismukes' then-employer. Bailey's office received a complaint about the theft on May 20."After countless...…Montgomery AdvertiserView CommentsFacing a first-degree theft charge, Alabama Rep. Will Dismukes, R-Prattville, turned himself in to authorities on Thursday evening.The charge comes less than two weeks after the freshman legislator ignited  for publicly celebrating the birthday of a Ku Klux Klan leader. Montgomery authorities on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for Dismukes related to the theft, which District Attorney Daryl Bailey said occurred between 2016 and 2018 from Dismukes' then-employer. Bailey's office received a complaint about the theft on May 20."After countless...WW…