Central Alabama CrimeStoppers has announced that reward money is being doubled to $10,000 in an attempt to solve the murders of Ladarious Devante Lymon and Javon Cortez Banks in Butler County. CrimeStoppers is now offering $5,000 on top of the $5,000 offered by the state. On October 26, 2017, at approximately 9:12 a.m., Lymon and Banks, both 22 years old…
Starting October 1, 2021, people in Alabama will be able to have beer, wine, and liquor delivered to their homes. The Governor’s Office confirmed to Alabama News Network that Governor Kay Ivey signed the alcohol delivery bill into law on Monday. The beverages would only be delivered to people age 21 and older by companies licensed to deliver. There would…
Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill The head of the Alabama Democratic Party says he wants an investigation into Republican Secretary of State John Merrill. Merrill announced last week that he would not be seeking political office in next year’s elections. He has said he made choices that were not in the best interest of his family. He told al.com…
UPDATE: The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office says JohnDakita Hall and Jameria Jones are now both in custody. Central Alabama CrimeStoppers had put out an urgent message earlier today that they were being sought. CrimeStoppers got an anonymous tip at approximately 1:10 p.m. today saying Hall and were in Selma inside a credit union. The two were not captured at the…
A Selma teenager was killed in an apparent shootout over the weekend. Selma Police Chief Kenta Fulford said a 17-year-old was shot and killed in the 800 block of First Avenue Saturday afternoon. The victim has been identified as Amari Bonner. Police have charged 16-year-old David Cole with capital murder and a 15-year-old with felony murder. Cole is expected to…
UPDATE: The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office and CrimeStoppers say the women have turned themselves in, shortly after leaving a credit union in Selma this afternoon. ORIGINAL STORY: The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office is searching for two women wanted on several charges. They say the women are armed and dangerous. Deputies say JohnDakita Hall and Jameria Jones are wanted on two…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | After a sluggish first half, Alabama State pulled away in the second half to pull away from Mississippi Valley State 42-17 at ASU Stadium in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) action Saturday afternoon. For more ASU Athletics news, visit AlabamaNews.Net !
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas | For the first time since 2017, top-seeded Alabama State will play for the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) championship match following a 3-2 victory over No. 4 seed Jackson State in the semifinals Friday afternoon. For more ASU Hornet news, visit AlabamaNews.Net !
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has played its last game at Birmingham’s legendary Legion Field, leaving the stadium known as the “Football Capital of the South” with few tenants. That history was on a lot of minds at the UAB spring intrasquad game on Saturday. UAB is heading to a new Protective Stadium that is scheduled to open in…
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (AP) — Beach season is heating up, and Alabama’s coast is getting federal money to help recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration says it’s providing the Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau with $800,000 to fund a marketing program. Officials hope to boost business and reclaim tourists who couldn’t visit during…
