The city of Montgomery has established a security camera command center, part of what they call the "River Region Star Watch" program. In it, officers can monitor various government cameras---including traffic cams, and some privately owned cameras if the owners…
One local company says it's doing its part to help Governor Kay Ivey get more people working in Alabama. Dixie Electric is now part of the Apprenticeship Alabama Program. It's…
The more pressing topic at Thursday's MPS board meeting was a recent report card grade. The school system went from a grade of D, up to a C. MPS…
Alabama gets a "D" in the category of being a "state (that) has increased the age at which stores can sell tobacco products to people to age 21. Increasing the minimum age of sale to 21 will decrease smoking by…
The Human Rights Campaign is out with a ranking of the states based on the laws they have protecting LGBTQ persons. And Alabama is among the states ranked as not providing "basic equality" Those states are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas,…
Officials with RePower South and the city of Montgomery have cut the ribbon, reopening the shut down recycling plant and reinstating a single stream operation. A…
Following the devastating tornado in Wetumpka, people have answered to the call, to give of their time and money to help storm victims recover. Now, the Central Alabama Community Foundation is…
The yearly process of Alabama Agency heads going before the joint House/Senate legislative budget committees is underway in Montgomery. The biggest public safety agencies went before the joint committee today, both asking for increases. Corrections Commission Jeff Dunn pointed…
People in Montgomery are coming together to bring an end to violence throughout the city. Hundreds participated in a march for peace Tuesday afternoon. For residents and Montgomery police, this march was…
A judge has ordered mediation in a defamation lawsuit filed against former Gov. Robert Bentley by his former law enforcement chief Spencer Collier. Al.com reports that Montgomery Circuit Judge Greg Griffin on Monday ordered the two sides to attempt mediation.…
Hundreds of Veterans gathered in Montgomery this morning for a prayer breakfast. Covenant International Ministries provided breakfast for the veterans. The host speaker was Bishop Yvonne Jones. Organizer Felicia Jackson says this was a vision of Bishop Jones years ago.…
Montgomery police say two men were shot Saturday night in a parking lot in the 1600 block of Eastern Boulevard. They say one victim was found at the scene. The other victim walked into a hospital for treatment. Their injuries…
The Brown family walked into their new home today. The home is in the Brookview neighborhood in North Montgomery. They received the keys after completing the Habitat Housing Program. The family…
Today dozens of people gathered at the fountain on Dexter Avenue to make their voice heard on women's rights and gender equality. The march was organized by Montgomery Pride United. MPU fights…
An adult male was shot and killed in the 4500 block of Delray Road at about 5:15 p.m. Friday. He was pronounced dead on scene. This is under investigation-- no arrests made yet.
On January 19th an EF-2 Tornado tore through downtown Wetumpka. Alabama News Network was among the first crews on the scene. What we saw was hard to describe. Destruction was everywhere. Powerpoles were snapped like toothpicks. Homes, businesses, and churches…
Maxwell Air Force Base is thanking the hundreds of people in the River Region, who make international officers and their families feel at home. These volunteers serve as sponsors and play…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge has ordered the Alabama Department of Corrections to report data on the number of mentally ill inmates who have been placed in segregation units. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson issued the order Tuesday…
"A high number of complaints about certain Hyundai and Kia models bursting into flames has prompted a recall campaign to fix faulty repairs that the affiliated companies say were carried out during previous recalls of 2011-14 Hyundai Sonatas, 2013-14 Hyundai…
When a disaster strikes, it pays to have important things in place - like insurance. It's one thing to actually have home insurance. But to actually know what it covers and…
Willie Preston is the President of the American Federation of Government Employees, Local 4058. AFGE is a union that represents federal prison workers and other federal workers. Willie and his…
And Montgomery is a case in point...with some 20 pedestrian deaths between 2008 and 2017. The 2019 "Dangerous By Design" report indicates a cluster of those deaths occurred along the South Boulevard near I-65. That's near the Greyhound Bus…
PHENIX CITY, Ala. – In preparation for the bridge replacement along US-80 over Little Uchee Creek, the Alabama Department of Transportation will temporarily close one lane of US-80 at milepost 208, Monday, January 28, 2019 and Tuesday, January 29, 2019. …
While some MPS schools make it off of the failing schools list from last year, some miss the mark based on achievement. For high school students that entails the ACT and…
The clean up effort has been amazing in Wetumpka. On Saturday an EF-2 Tornado struck in Downtown causing extensive damage to at least 25 structures. First responders and Utility Crews were…
