[gtxvideo vid="LK3SDVQy" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LK3SDVQy-120.jpg?cachebust=1457108117352" vtitle="mps students crash"] Two Montgomery high school basketball stars were involved in a single vehicle car crash on I-65, in Chilton County today. Five people, identified as Montgomery Public School Students, were in the car…
Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions is taking on a new position as chairman of Don Trump's advisory committee on national security. Trump named the Mobile Republican to the post on Thursday. A release from the Trump campaign says he's honored to…
Selma is marking the 51st anniversary of the voting rights demonstration that came to be known as "Bloody Sunday." Officials expect thousands of people to fill the west Alabama city this weekend for Selma's annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee. The event…
Good morning! Here's what's ahead this morning on Alabama News Network: Because of last week's officer involved shooting, some fear this will cause officers to be reluctant to protect and serve. GOP Presidential hopefuls squared off in their 1st debate…
[gtxvideo vid="WYkeg38W" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WYkeg38W-120.jpg?cachebust=1457107122458" vtitle="White lightning"] It's set in 1947, post-World War II when the stock car racing and the moonshine trade seem to go hand in hand. "Good race car drivers made good whiskey haulers and good whiskey…
[gtxvideo vid="Dlt8kTsb" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Dlt8kTsb-120.jpg?cachebust=1457107216035" vtitle="Will MPD do something"] Montgomery is added to the list of cities receiving national attention for officer involved shootings. What reforms or influence this will have on the future of policing, remains to be seen.…
Two state work release inmates are back in custody following their escape from two separate job sites on March 2. Officials with the Alabama Department of Corrections report that 39-year-old Jermey James McCormick, and Tory Mondale Elliott, 37, were recaptured…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Senate has passed a bill that would restrict cities and counties from removing historical monuments, including Confederate ones, from public property. Al.com reports that the Alabama Heritage Preservation Act passed despite several Democratic senators…
An Alabama judge threw out the state's system for imposing the death penalty the same day Florida lawmakers passed a bill to revamp a similar sentencing mechanism. Jefferson County Circuit Judge Tracie Todd sided Thursday with defense attorneys who had…
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center officials will travel to Montgomery, Alabama, March 8-10 to spread the word about the importance of the state's role in NASA’s journey to Mars and to inspire the next generations of engineers, scientists and explorers…
A huge tractor trailer will be parked outside Jackson Hospital for two days. What’s inside? An innovative, cutting edge mobile training facility, the Stryker Mobile Lab, designed for surgeons and clinical staff to learn new technology and procedures, right here at home.…
University of Alabama students have elected a new president of the Student Government Association. The Tuscaloosa News reports that Lillian Roth, a junior political science major from Montgomery, this week was elected president for 2016-17. Roth received nearly 54 percent of…
Wetumpka’s annual Arbor Day celebration will be held March 8, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Gold Star Park. This year’s event will feature a memorial tree planting, presentation of the Tree City award, and distribution of free tree seedlings to attendees. The…
Gov. Robert Bentley's plan to build four new state prisons with an $800 million bond issue has attracted scrutiny in a public hearing. Media outlets report that during Wednesday's public hearing, contractors, architects and engineers voiced concern about one aspect…
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - A prosecutor's conversations with a political operative are taking center stage in House Speaker Mike Hubbard's ethics case. A hearing is being held Thursday on Hubbard's request to dismiss the case because of what he called…
The Alabama lawmakers are considering a bill that would require the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to open driver's license offices in every county at least two days a week. The Decatur Daily (http://bit.ly/1QmKt7g ) reports that the Senate General Fund…
[gtxvideo vid="nYUVN94i" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nYUVN94i-120.jpg?cachebust=1457017815024" vtitle="smith charged presser"] Even though an arrest's been made, this case is far from over. The investigation continues and that leaves very little for city leaders to say at a time with so many unanswered…
[gtxvideo vid="hW8nPynP" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hW8nPynP-120.jpg?cachebust=1457019174901" vtitle="smith and family reaction"] [gtxvideo vid="0joqn9mW" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0joqn9mW-120.jpg?cachebust=1457018169841" vtitle="gunn family reaction"] A solemn day for 23 year old Aaron Smith and his family. Their attorney Mickey McDermott says his client is not guilty. "We…
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A House committee has approved an education budget that would give most teachers a four percent pay raise. The House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday gave a unanimous approval to the $6.3 billion spending plan for 2017. The four…
[gtxvideo vid="nYUVN94i" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nYUVN94i-120.jpg?cachebust=1456961183821" vtitle="smith charged presser"] A prosecutor says an Alabama police officer is being charged with murder in the death of an unarmed black man. Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey said Wednesday that state investigators have…
Protesters lead by civil rights activists, Jamel Brown, gathered in front of the Montgomery Police Department on Ripley St, protesting for the shooting death of Greg Gunn by a Montgomery police officer. They vow to have protests and demonstrations in different spots in…
March 2 has been deemed National Read Across America Day. Not only is it National Read Across America Day but its world famous children's book writer, Dr. Seuss's, birthday. Today, and in fact every day, is a day to celebrate…
Alabama State Troopers say a Jones man was killed when the pickup truck he was driving overturned in Autauga County. Troopers say 51-year-old Larry Earl Blue was killed in a one-vehicle crash on Autauga County Road 88 near Autauga County…
A partnership between the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs and Jacksonville State University’s Center for Applied Sciences is providing valuable training and tools for smaller law enforcement agencies across Alabama. The center is hosting multiple training events to…
