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Roy Moore Files Claims Against Female Accuser

Attorneys representing former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore say they have filed claims for slander and defamation against Leigh Corfman, and demanded a trial by jury. Corfman filed a lawsuit against Moore in January, accusing him of making unwanted sexual…

Will Tiny Fish Sink $1.6 Billion Toyota-Mazda Plant?

A tiny species of fish could be threatened with extinction if the huge Toyota-Mazda plant is built just west of Huntsville. That's according to an environmental group that plans to go to court to save the fish. The Spring Pygmy Sunfish…

Eclectic Man Indicted in the Murder of His Parents

District Attorney Randall Houston says Jesse Madison Holton of Eclectic has been indicted by an Elmore County grand jury for the murder of his parents, April and Mike Holton. Holton was originally indicted in October 2017 for the murder of…

60 Minutes Lynching Memorial Story Now Online

Watch the CBS 60 Minutes segment about the soon to open Lynching Memorial HERE.   The memorial opens on April 26th.  More information HERE. And tomorrow---Monday morning at 8:00 AM---on CBS This Morning, watch a story about the companion museum…

Annual Beef Cooking Competition

Alabama High School Juniors and Seniors gathered at Carver High in Montgomery today to compete in the annual Alabama  Cattlemen's Association beef cook-off. Alabama News Network News Director Glenn Halbrook was a judge for the event, which was won by Dalton…

"Over The Edge" For A Good Cause

Some folks in Montgomery were literally hanging over the edge - rappelling 110 feet down the 40 Four Building in Downtown, Montgomery, but for a good cause. Participants raised 1,000 dollars each, for Hope Inspired Ministries,  in exchange for the once-in-a-lifetime…

Martin Luther King's Barber

  Watch "Your COmmunity This Week" on ABC Montgomery this Sunday at 9:00 AM or 4:00 PM to hear about their book:   "The Colored Waiting Room" by Kevin  Shird and Nelson Malden   Watch the interview Sunday morning---April 8th--- on…

Civil Rights Leader F.D. Reese Dies at 88

Frederick D. Reese, an early leader in the Alabama civil rights movement who invited Martin Luther King Jr. to work in Selma, has died. He was 88. James Perkins, pastor of Selma's Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, confirmed Reese's death Thursday…

USAF Thunderbirds Pilot Dies in Crash

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- The U.S. Air Force on Thursday identified the pilot who died when his F-16 Fighting Falcon jet crashed during training over the Nevada desert. The service says Maj. Stephen Del Bagno died when his jet went down…

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