Forestry officials say wildfires are cropping up across Alabama as the weather dries out. Wildfires have burned more than 2,300 acres of land across Alabama in recent days. And forestry officials say firefighters were battling two dozen blazes statewide on Monday. The agency says no significant rain is forecast for the rest of the week, so anyone burning debris or…
A state senator says he expects the Alabama Senate to debate his lottery and casino bill this week. Republican Sen. Del Marsh of Anniston said Monday that he expects his bill will come to the Senate floor on Tuesday. It will be the first major test of the proposal to start a lottery and have as many as eight casinos…
Tuskegee police and family members of Marquez Duncan Jr. continue to search for answers in his disappearance. Duncan, last seen on February 23, is 22-years-old. He is a student at Tuskegee University. Family members describe Duncan as a person to not have communication with his mother, father, or friends for this length of time. They are pleading with the public…
NEW ORLEANS – Troy is headed back to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament for the third time in the last five years that the event has been hosted after defeating Louisiana, 73-65, Monday afternoon in the Sun Belt Conference Championship Game at the Pensacola Bay Center. Troy (22-5) improved to 3-0 all-time in the Sun Belt Tournament Championship Game with…
Montgomery police are conducting a homicide investigation into the death of 30-year-old Rodrickus Barnett of Montgomery. On Sunday, March 7, around 11pm, police responded to the 700 block of Woodrow Street in reference to a shooting. At the scene, police located a male. Barnett, with a fatal gunshot wound and pronounced him dead at the scene. The circumstances surrounding the…
Goodbye, sunshine. Hello, study sessions. Colleges around the U.S. are scaling back spring break or canceling it entirely to discourage beachfront partying that could raise infection rates back on campus. Many students looking to blow off steam or escape the cold are still going to hit big party spots. But many say they will be reluctantly skipping trips this year….
The Centers for Disease Control says people fully vaccinated from COVID-19 can gather with those at low risk for the coronavirus without masks but should still cover their faces in public. The long-awaited guidance from the CDC begins the process of providing clarity to Americans as more become vaccinated. Under the guidelines, fully vaccinated people could gather in groups without…
On Friday, February 23, 2021, Tawasaki Williams, 35, of Montgomery, was sentenced to 75 months (6 years 3 months) in prison for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Stewart. In addition to his prison sentence, Williams was ordered to…
United States Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama announced that United States District Chief Judge Kristi DuBose sentenced defendant Bryan Thompson, 44, to 35 years imprisonment. Thompson faces the following charges: *production of child pornography *distribution of child pornography Thompson pled guilty to the charges in December 2020. According to court documents, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency…
First responders are on the scene of an accident in Prattville near Highway 82 and Doster Industrial Road. Prattville Police say 3 People have been reported dead and to expect delays in the area stay with Alabama News Network as this story develops. BREAKING: Prattville Police Chief Mark Thompson confirms there are 3 fatalities in this wreck. @ALNewsNetwork has a…
