17-year-old Aldonte Banks/Source: Perry County District Attorney Michael Jackson A teenager who escaped the Perry County Jail over the weekend is now in custody. The Perry County Sheriff’s Office said 17-year-old Aldonte Banks was arrested Monday night. Banks, who is from Uniontown, is now in custody in Marengo County. This is a developing story. Stay with Alabama News Network for…
Alabama hospital statistics from Monday show a large jump in the shortage of ICU beds.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, (AP) – Alabama’s constitution still says white and colored children cannot attend school together. State lawmakers are finally working to remove such racist language. The constitution was approved in 1901 to enshrine white supremacy. Remnants of Jim Crow laws remain even though more than half a century has passed since federal courts outlawed segregated schools, bans on mixed-race…
A weak front is nearly stalled out across the region today and tomorrow with scattered showers and and storms remaining in the forecast for both days. By late Wednesday and into Thursday, another front will drop into the state, and will bring a drier air mass into the state setting the stage for a very nice September weekend of weather…
Voters in Alabama House District 78 will elect a new state representative on Tuesday.
Labor Day often marks the last weekend of boat rides, family cookouts, and enjoying the sun for many, and as the summer comes to an end, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is encouraging people to continue taking safety precautions.
A moment of silence is planned for noon on Tuesday, Sept. 7, to remember those who have died of COVID-19 in Alabama.
The Greek orthodox church held their annual labor day barbecue giving out traditional Greek food to the community including camp stew, pit-smoked Boston butts and their delicious Greek pastries. The event has been so successful that they have been able to have this barbecue for 73 years.
Members of the Darby family had no where else to turn when they fled their home in New Orleans and ended up in Prattville. Thanks to Alabama News Network’s viewers, they received food, clothes and money for a hotel room.
“CBS Mornings” is the new name for the national morning newscast that airs on CBS 8 from 7-9 a.m., right after “Alabama News Rising.”
