School Safety: How We Can All Help By: Alabama Department of Mental Health Commissioner Lynn Beshear Recent tragedies have prompted conversations about school safety. I welcome these discussions and want to focus on what the Alabama Department of Mental Health…
There's a big weekend ahead for the city of Opp as the Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo gets underway. "Just looking forward to the crowd coming out, good sales, good weather," says Jeff Wright. "It's just a really good time for everyone. We're…
Some Montgomery students are preparing to join others from across the country and the world in the fight against gun violence in the 'March For Our Lives" rally this Saturday. From California all the way to Japan, more than 800…
Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday signed into law bills providing pay raises for state employees, education employees and a one-time bonus for retired state employees; joining her for the signing were the sponsors of the bills. “We cannot have…
Investigators with the Troy Police Department have uncovered new information in the murder of Gary Lee Pergler. Ashlee Beebe has now been charged with Murder in addition to Hindering Prosecution 1st degree for her role in the case. Beebe remains incarcerated…
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $175,000 grant to help the city of Andalusia avert a potential health hazard while also preventing several businesses from closing or having to relocate. The Community Development Block Grants will enable the city to…
The City of Prattville and the Prattville Creative and Performing Arts Council are pleased to host an exhibit of memorabilia of the late, great Wilson Pickett, Prattville’s native son and multi-award winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. This…
According to Alacourt, Keon Cain and Marty Morgan have been indicted on three counts of Capital Murder. They are being charged for the 2017 triple murder at a Prattville barbershop. Eddie Scott (56), Anthony Smith (45), and Al Benson (50)…
Judge Robert Vance, Jr. tells Alabama News Network he "doesn't know how to answer" the question of whether or not he has forgiven…
Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted February unemployment rate held steady at 3.7%, well below February 2017’s rate of 5.3%. February’s rate represents 80,685 unemployed persons, compared to 80,807 in January and 115,397 in February 2017.…
The Montgomery Public School Board is looking to hire a permanent superintendent. The board held a specially called meeting to discuss details of the search. The board is now looking to…
Alabama voters will face the choice of whether to display the Ten Commandments on state property like schools and public buildings in the November mid-term election. The Alabama House of Representatives passed a constitutional amendment proposed by Republican state Sen.…
A judge has set a trial date for a police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a man in Montgomery, Alabama. A court order released Thursday says…
Education, was the big talk at Montgomery's State of the City and County Address Thursday morning. "We've got pockets of excellence but that represents about eight or nine thousand students,"…
Fifteen people in Montgomery were indicted last week and arrested yesterday for illegally possessing guns, announced Louis V. Franklin, Sr., United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Nationwide, gun crimes, gangs and shootings are at an all-time high…
Just after 5 a.m. this morning the Montgomery Fire Department responded to a house-fire on the 1100 block of South Holt Street. Crews were unable to enter the house the fire originated due to the condition and volume of fire. The…
The Montgomery Police Department has issued a reminder to the public that it is illegal for pedestrians to solicit motorists for donations, for a ride, or to conduct roadside fundraising under Alabama state law. According to Police Chief Ernest Finley,…
The Alabama Senate has voted to track how often law enforcement authorities use civil actions to seize a person's property when the person hasn't been convicted of a crime. Senators on Wednesday voted 25-1 for the bill. It now moves…
An Alabama Senate committee has approved legislation, pushed by the state's top industry recruiter, to exempt professional economic developers from the state ethics law. The Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee approved the House-passed bill Wednesday on a 10-2 vote.…
Alabama lawmakers have given final approval to a general fund budget that steers additional money to the prison system as the state tries to comply with a federal court order to improve mental health care for inmates. The Alabama Senate…
Weather permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation will continue a project to improve the I-59/20 and I-65 Interchange as follows: Wednesday, March 21 st , ALDOT will close all lanes of I-65 Northbound just south of the Interchange and the…
The drive into downtown Prattville could soon look a little different, when the historic Gin Shop gets a different look. While it will change, the plan also includes preserving its historic feel. "I love the style of those buildings-just to see…
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is admitting mistakes and outlining steps to protect user data in light of privacy scandal involving a Trump-connected data-mining firm. Zuckerberg is breaking more than four days of silence as he posts an update about the…
Advocates and lawmakers called for women's equal pay in Alabama during a public hearing in a House committee. The legislation introduced by Democrat Rep. Adline Clarke prohibits gender wage discrimination except where there is a difference in education, experience or…
From the U.S. Department of Justice in Montgomery: Montgomery, Ala. – Today, Ramone Jardon Nickerson, 33, of Phenix City, Alabama, was arrested on two charges of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and one charge of possession of…
