Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has approved a $5,000 reward to help find the person responsible for killing a Selma mother and her daughter with cerebral palsy in a house fire last month. Fire officials determined the Dec. 8 fire that…
Autauga County EMA Director Ernie Baggett held a meeting Thursday morning with city and county officials to prepare for the possible winter weather. Autauga County School leaders, Prattville City officials, fire teams and law…
A judicial discipline panel has suspended a Montgomery municipal judge for 11 months over the jailing of poor defendants who couldn't pay fines. The Alabama Court of the Judiciary announced the suspension Thursday of Montgomery Municipal Judge Armstead Lester Hayes…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says he is nearing a decision on a replacement for U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions. Bentley told reporters Thursday in Mobile that he expects to make a decision by the end of this week. But Bentley says…
An Alabama inmate who prison officials say was mistakenly released from the Barbour County Jail, was recaptured Thursday in Montgomery. Bobby Campbell and another man were taken into custody at a hotel near Interstate Park Drive. Campbell was released from…
The Montgomery County School Board met Thursday to discuss the possibility of a takeover of Montgomery Public Schools by the state department of education. School leaders say the meeting was in hopes of…
From Alabama News Network: These are the school and business closings/early dismissals for Friday because of the threat for winter weather. This list will be continually updated. Alabama State University - Closing at 1:00 PM Alexander City Schools - Dismissing…
Alabama prison officials say a fake court document may have been behind the mistaken release of a state inmate from a county jail. A spokesman says 37-year-old inmate Bobby Campbell Jr., who was serving time for the second-degree rape of…
A German man has pleaded guilty and apologized after setting a fire that engulfed an oak tree at Auburn University's landmark Toomer's Corner. Jochen Weist pleaded guilty to criminal mischief Thursday in Lee County. Asked to speak, Weist said: "I'm…
It's shaping up to be a big year in politics as President-Elect Donald Trump will soon take office and Jeff Sessions' Senate seat will be up for grabs. "There are probably 20 viable people who would have the qualifications to…
Montgomery currently has 12 different schools that qualified as failing in Alabama in 2016. That's about 15 percent, and after looking at recent test scores, Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange says things aren't moving in the right direction. "We only have…
Millbrook police have identified the man killed after being hit by a train last Friday. He's been identified as 54-year-old Calvin Neal Ray of Letohatchee. The accident happened Friday near Alabama River Parkway and Jackson Lake Road. Police say the…
A single-vehicle crash at 1:15 a.m on Jan. 4, has claimed the life of a Mathews man. John Dandridge Walters, 76, was killed when the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta he was driving left the roadway, struck a utility pole and a tree. …
Montgomery police have arrested and charged a man with making terrorist threats against the city. Police say they arrested Matthew Shashy this morning after he barricaded himself at his home on Myrtlewood Drive,…
The Montgomery Police Department negotiated with a man barricaded in his home for multiple hours Tuesday afternoon. The home is on Myrtlewood Drive in the McGehee Estates neighborhood. Officials…
Alabama News Network talked to Rhonda Adair a month ago right after her baby, Anna Parker, was born at 33 weeks. She was in high spirits and living one day at…
Montgomery Elite All-Stars Midget team is the first team from Montgomery to be invited to play in the BCYF National Youth Championship Football game in Orlando, Florida. But first,…
Harvey Updyke, who pleaded guilty to poisoning Auburn University's oak trees, has missed a court hearing about his restitution payment schedule. The Opelika-Auburn News reports that Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker issued a contempt of court citation Tuesday. Walker…
A man is missing from the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System in Tuskegee. 72-year-old Navy veteran, Earl Zook, went missing Monday. Zook is not considered dangerous or a threat to anyone. If you have any information on his whereabouts,…
The NAACP is staging a sit-in at the Alabama office of U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions to protest his nomination to be the nation's next attorney general. NAACP President Cornell William Brooks said in a statement that Sessions "can't be trusted…
Alabama News Network was in New Orleans for Auburn's appearance in the Sugar Bowl. With the Tigers 35-19 loss to Oklahoma, Auburn fans are leaving town disappointed. After Auburn's opening drive touchdown, the…
The Montgomery Police Department is investigating a shooting incident that took place Tuesday morning. Lt. Regina Duckett says the shooting happened at the intersection of Day Street and Airbase Boulevard. No one was injured, and there was no damage to any facility…
Donald Trump has only hinted at the future of NASA. But his campaign suggestions - more deep space exploration, less Earth science - seem to bode well for Alabama and for Marshall Space Flight Center. The center's 6,000-person workforce is a…
Auburn fans in New Orleans are having to cope with rain. But that's not dampening their spirits heading into Monday night's Sugar Bowl against Oklahoma. Alabama News Network anchor Josh Ninke is in…
Alabama parents can now view report cards for their child's school and school system. The state department of education released the report cards in December. It scores based on several areas, including student achievement and high school graduation rates. Parents can see…
