Jay Reeves, Author at Valley News

Anti-abortion activist Rev. Terry Gensemer gestures toward a new clinic being constructed by Planned Parenthood in Birmingham, Ala., on Thursday, June 13, 2019. The organization is working on the project despite a new state law that virtually bans abortion in Alabama. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)

Planned Parenthood builds Alabama clinic despite abortion law

by Jay Reeves Associated PressJune 15, 2019

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Planned Parenthood is building the stage for another possible fight over abortion in Alabama: a large women’s clinic that’s under construction despite the state’s passage of a near-total ban on abortions.Located beside an…

Students, teachers and local residents hold a prayer circle in the gymnasium of Beauregard High School for those in their community that lost their lives in a Sunday night tornado on Monday, March 4, 2019, in Beauregard, Ala. (Curtis Compton//Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Alabama tornado victims range in age from 6 to 89

by Kim Chandler Associated Press, and Jay Reeves Associated PressMarch 5, 2019

This photo provided by the Mark Pettway campaign shows Sheriff-elect Mark Pettway, of Jefferson County, Ala. Pettway defeated a longtime white incumbent to become the first black person elected sheriff in Birmingham, Ala. He says law enforcement must become smarter, not harder. (Stanley Parrish Jr./Sharp Soirees/Courtesy of Mark Pettway Campaign via AP)

New Black Officers, Court Officials Rethink Policing

by Jay Reeves Associated PressNovember 17, 2018

A resident walks past a shattered window of a room at a damaged motel, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, in Panama City, Fla., where guests continue to stay in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Mental Stress Mounts After Hurricane Michael

by Jay Reeves Associated PressOctober 22, 2018

Wilmer Capps takes the temperature of his two-day-old son Luke while preparing with his wife Lorrainda Smith to spend the first night out of the hospital in a parking lot in Panama City, Fla., Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. Capps says he and wife had no choice but to camp out the night their son was released from an Alabama hospital because their home in Panama City was badly damaged by Hurricane Michael. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Florida Still Left Reeling

by Jay Reeves Associated PressOctober 19, 2018

The Oceanis is grounded by a tidal surge at the Port St. Joe Marina, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 in Port St. Joe, Fla. Supercharged by abnormally warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle with terrifying winds of 155 mph Wednesday, splintering homes and submerging neighborhoods. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Hurricane Michael Slams Into Florida, Charges Into Southeast

by Jay Reeves Associated Press, and Brendan Farrington Associated PressOctober 11, 2018

FILE - This undated photo shows Emmett Louis Till, a 14-year-old black Chicago boy, who was kidnapped, tortured and murdered in 1955 after he allegedly whistled at a white woman in Mississippi. The federal government has reopened its investigation into the slaying of Till, the black teenager whose brutal killing in Mississippi helped inspire the civil rights movement more than 60 years ago. (AP Photo, File)

U.S. Reopens Emmett Till Case

by Jay Reeves Associated PressJuly 13, 2018

Joseph Ross, left, cleans up debris from his damaged home with help from a neighbor in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Naples, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Seniors Fight Heat in Wake Of Hurricane

by Terry Spencer Associated Press, and Jay Reeves Associated PressSeptember 14, 2017

Marilyn Bullard makes her way to her parents home that was damaged by a tornado, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Adel, Ga. Gov. Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency in several counties, including Cook, that have suffered deaths, injuries and severe damage from weekend storms. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

Killer Storms Rake South

by Brendan Farrington Associated Press, and Jay Reeves Associated PressJanuary 22, 2017

A protester holds up his fist as he stands behind Dallas police officers at their headquarters, Monday, July 11, 2016, in Dallas. Five police officers were killed and several injured during a shooting in downtown Dallas last Thursday night.(AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Police

by Jay Reeves Associated PressJuly 11, 2016