The City of Montgomery began the process of repaving and restoring portions of Carter Hill Road from College Street to Zelda Road on March 1. Motorists should expect travel delays beginning March 14 as planned improvements will affect all lanes…
In its 31st year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, today announced Jasmine Walker of Jeff Davis High School as its 2015-16 Gatorade Alabama Girls Basketball Player…
A judge has ordered a political consultant to turn over recordings of phone conversations he had with the lead prosecutor in House Speaker Mike Hubbard's ethics case. Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker has ordered Baron Coleman to turn over…
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The community is rallying behind a Montgomery police officer after one of his twin boys died suddenly earlier this week. Dylan Savoie was going to turn two later this month. His mom put him down for a nap and when…
[gtxvideo vid="sjwjOhUS" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sjwjOhUS-120.jpg?cachebust=1457567871161" vtitle="fetal heartbeat"] People packed one of the state house's largest committee rooms to have their say on the fetal heartbeat bill. Senator Gerald Allen is sponsoring the bill to prevent any abortions once a doctor…
[gtxvideo vid="ThHOP7oc" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ThHOP7oc-120.jpg?cachebust=1457622498173" vtitle="rev reese"] A living legend in the civil rights movement was honored at Alabama State University. The Reverend F.D. Reese had a magnolia tree planted in his honor on campus. Reese graduated ASU in 1951 and…
[gtxvideo vid="AfYVfCbm" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AfYVfCbm-120.jpg?cachebust=1457547614778" vtitle="envision 2020"] Members of law enforcement joined local leaders as the Healthy Mind Network announced it will be apart of the Stepping Up Summit, to help fight against the rapid growth of mental health issues in…
A federal judge has approved a 350-thousand dollar settlement over housing discrimination claims at eight river region apartment complexes and dozens more in Alabama and other states. The apartment complex managers agreed to retrofit apartment complexes to make them more…
A man is in custody after a fatal shooting in Hope Hull, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. Officials say the female victim was killed on West McClean Road around 7:30 Tuesday evening, but there is no word on…
[gtxvideo vid="CjuLnbAw" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CjuLnbAw-120.jpg?cachebust=1457542812572" vtitle="seatbelt law"] Akyrah  Oliver is grateful to be alive after being thrown from the wrecked car. "The last thing I saw before I close my eyes was the driver with the phone in her hand.…
[gtxvideo vid="sBIqqH1Y" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sBIqqH1Y-120.jpg?cachebust=1457542741246" vtitle="Gunn Reax/Investigation"] There is a still a lot of frustration and anger over Greg Gunn's death. Â But when you talk to residents who live in the Mobile Heights neighborhood, especially those who have lived there…
By a vote of 105-0, the Alabama House has approved a $6.3 billion Education Trust Fund budget that includes a teacher pay raise, cuts to classroom sizes and makes investments in proven classroom programs. The plan still has to be…
Faulkner University has announced that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will be the speaker at the university's annual benefit dinner. “Rudy Giuliani is a giant in the landscape of American politics, and we are extremely excited to have…
Montgomery mayor, Todd Strange, says police officers are becoming upset, concerned, and unhappy over the arrest of officer Aaron Smith. The Office of City investigations will review evidence, but won't…
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Funeral plans have been set for a Robert E. Lee high School student killed in a car crash. The students and faculty of Robert E. Lee High School will host a "School…
[gtxvideo vid="TUEE7mxZ" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TUEE7mxZ-120.jpg?cachebust=1457450599777" vtitle="montgomery speed car"] Speed cameras in Montgomery are one step closer to being gone for good. A bill banning their use in the city limits is making its way through the legislature. A house committee…
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This story has been the buzz on social media the last couple of days, after parishioners say a man entered their church with a gun. It happened Sunday morning at New Hope Baptist Church in Montgomery. Some church members are taking…
Good morning! Here's what's ahead this morning on Alabama News Network: Darryl Forges is live from Downtown Montgomery with a preview of today's Montgomery County Commission meeting. Gregory Gunn was laid to rest over the weekend. A week after being…
A single-vehicle crash in Chilton County claimed the life of a pedestrian. 56- year- old Pedro Guzman, of Montevallo was killed when he was hit by a 2010 chevy s-u-v. It happened on Alabama 155 near the 6 mile marker.…
Many across the country are in mourning as Former First Lady Nancy Reagan passes away Sunday morning. She died at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 94-years-old. Mrs. Reagan will be buried next to her husband, Ronald…
