Inmate escapes from community-based program in Mobile

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — An inmate serving time on a drug conviction escaped from a community-based prison program in Mobile early Tuesday, the Department of Corrections said. Michael Lee Jones, 53, was discovered missing from a work center in the port city at 2 a.m., the agency said. He was believed to be...

Thousands flocking to virus vaccination sites across Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Thousands of people showed up at sites from the coast to the Tennessee Valley as Alabama began vaccinating senior citizens for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. People spent the night in cars waiting for shots in Baldwin County, where health workers began immunizing people early...

Guess, Tryon lift Samford past Western Carolina 82-78

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) — Christian Guess had 19 points to lead five Samford players in double figures as the Bulldogs edged past Western Carolina 82-78 on Monday. Jacob Tryon added 17 points, and A.J. Staton-McCray and Logan Dye had 11 each. Richardson Maitre scored 10, including two free throws for a...

Duke falls out of AP Top 25; Gonzaga, Baylor remain 1-2

Gonzaga and Baylor maintained their grip on the top two spots in The Associated Press men's basketball poll Monday. If third-ranked Villanova ever plays a game, perhaps it will make a run a them. The Bulldogs again racked up all but the two first-place votes that went to the Bears, while the Wildcats remained...

Waxahachie, Cypress Creek top Texas 6A hoops rankings

SUGAR LAND, Texas (AP) — Texas Association of Basketball Coaches high school state rankings for the week of Jan. 18: BOYS PUBLIC Class 6A 1. Waxahachie, 13-2; 2. Humble Atascocita, 13-0; 3. Duncanville, 15-1; 4. Richardson, 12-1; 5. South Grand Prairie, 11-0; 6. Austin Westlake, 14-1; 7. Fort Bend Elkins,...

Gambling machines, $11K in cash seized during Alabama raid

ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — More than 60 gambling machines and $11,000 in cash were seized during weekend raids on illegal betting operations in Alabama, according to authorities. Limestone County Sheriff’s investigators recovered the machines and cash near Athens on Saturday, the agency said in a statement...

Correction: Capitol Breach-Civil War story

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — In a story January 16, 2021, about Republican leaders invoking war rhetoric, The Associated Press incorrectly referred to an incoming chairwoman of the Michigan GOP. Instead, she is the incoming party co-chair. A corrected version of the story is below.

Police investigate Alabama city's first slaying of 2021

DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — Police in Dothan are investigating the Alabama city’s first homicide of 2021. Police were dispatched Sunday afternoon on a shooting call. Dothan police Lt. Scott Owens said officers found a man with multiple gunshot wounds. Police identified the victim as 20-year-old Willis...

Man dies after boat overturns on Alabama lake

TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a man is dead after a boat capsized on an Alabama lake. The fatal accident happened Saturday on Pickwick Lake in Colbert County, al.com reported. Three people were tossed into the water when the flat-bottomed boat overturned, said Lt. Chad Pate of the Alabama Law...

Marshall hires Alabama assistant Huff as football coach

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall has given Alabama’s Charles Huff his first head coaching job. Marshall announced Huff’s hiring Sunday. Huff spent the past two seasons as the Crimson Tide’s associate head coach and running backs coach and is widely known as a top recruiter. The...