WASHINGTON - In his last major act as president, Barack Obama is cutting short the sentences of 330 federal inmates convicted of drug crimes. The move brings Obama's bid to correct what he's called a systematic injustice to a climactic…
Governor Robert Bentley has appointed nine new members and six reappointments to the advisory board to the Alabama Tourism Department. The governor appointed Wiley Blankenship, president of the Coastal Alabama Partnership; Ashley Jernigan, client relations director of Central restaurant; John…
AUBURN, Ala. - A construction worker has found a human leg stuffed inside a trash bag in Lee County. Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones says the grisly discovery occurred Wednesday afternoon after the worker noticed a bag in a creek…
Alabama News Network has obtained the official show cause letter from state school superintendent Michael Sentance to the Montgomery School Board. Â The letter outlines the deficiencies within the school system that could lead to a state takeover. Â Sentance says that…
NEW YORK (AP) - Pizza Hut is gearing up for the Super Bowl by hiring 11,000 people in the U.S. to cook up its pies, deliver them to hungry customers or manage its restaurants. The Super Bowl is the busiest…
Republican Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says he is attending Donald Trump's inauguration as president. Bentley initially supported Ohio Gov. John Kasich for the GOP presidential nomination and was critical of Trump during the primary campaign. But now Bentley says he…
MONTGOMERY – Thousands of students, parents, teachers, and community leaders from around the state will travel to Montgomery for a large rally in support of National School Choice Week. On Friday, January 27, at 11 a.m. in the Marriott Renaissance…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Wednesday, January 18, Senator Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) pre-filed legislation in the Alabama State Senate to allow Alabamians to lawfully carry guns without a permit. Allen’s permit less carry proposal would remove a needless restriction on Alabamians’ Second…
SELMA, Ala. (AP) - Two teenage suspects have been arrested in the shooting death of 73-year-old woman on Christmas Day in Dallas County.The Selma Times-Journal reports Jalin Booker and Tyrone Book, both 18, were charged with capital murder in the…
The celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior continued Wednesday night in the Capital City. ASU, Troy, and Friends of the ASU Theatre held the…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Dallas County teen is fighting for her life after a shooting in the Craig Field community of Selmont. Authorities say a 17 year old teen was…
Dozens of missionaries from across the world arrived in Troy for a Global Impact Celebration. For the past 4 years, First Baptist Church of…
Troy's Nutrition Center celebrated 40 years of service to the area Wednesday. Troy Mayor Jason Reeves spoke to the people at the center, giving remarks on how it's been a great place for Troy. Shelia Deveridge, the center's director expressed…
The Prattauga Art Guild is planning its annual Art with a Heart fundraising event on Saturday, February 18, to benefit the Autauga Interfaith Care Center food…
 Washington, D.C. –The lone Democrat in Alabama's congressional delegation says she is skipping the inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump. Rep. Terri Sewell of Selma tweeted Wednesday that she can't accept the disrespect shown to Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, a…
On Wednesday, January 18, agents with the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) Special Victims Unit (SVU) arrested a Montgomery man on four counts of possession of child pornography. Richard Alan Ward,…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A former Alabama State University athletic adviser has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to domestic violence charges. The Montgomery Advertiser reports, that in addition to the prison sentence, Tremayne Moorer was also…
Andalusia Police Dept. Investigators are looking into the death of an Andalusia man, who’s body was discovered yesterday afternoon (Tuesday, January 17, 2017) on Sixth Avenue. The man was identified as 79-year-old…
Mrs. Rosa Parks’ activism started ten years before she refused to give up her seat on the metro bus on December 1, 1955. Her act of courage and hope…
Attorneys general from six states have sent a letter urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general. In the letter dated Jan. 17, the prosecutors said they had "grave concern" that Sessions…
TROY, Ala. - A Dale County teen has been killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash in Troy. Troy police Chief Randall Barr tells news outlets that 19-year-old Dakota Lee Henry was riding a four-wheeler Saturday at Heart of Dixie Trail…
The Montgomery City Council voted unanimously to create designated areas for food trucks in downtown Montgomery Tuesday. The city will create five parking spaces that will be marked specifically for…
Never before has there been a musical where the main character is played by a dog. But that's exactly what's happening at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. The musical is…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma Police are investigating the city's first murder of 2017 and a domestic violence suspect is shot by Selma Police. Lt. Sam Miller says a Selma…
