Montgomery police are conducting a homicide investigation following the death of 35-year-old Mickey Lassic of Montgomery. At about 2:30 this morning, police and fire medics responded to the 3900 block of Norman Bridge Road. That’s where they say they found Lassic’s body. Police say no arrests have been made. They are not releasing any other information. This is the 13th…
Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth/Source: State of Alabama Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth says he won’t run for the U.S. Senate seat being given up by longtime incumbent Richard Shelby next year. The first-term Republican announced on social media today that he’d decided against running because his three children need a father who’s present and involved in their lives. Ainsworth…
Photo from U.S. Department of Justice, Middle District of Alabama The U.S. attorney who prosecuted former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman on corruption charges in retiring. Louis Franklin announced today he’s stepping aside after 30 years of public service. Franklin first joined the U.S. attorney’s office for the Middle District of Alabama in 1990. He returned after a two-year stint in…
Alabama State University is starting football season with a home game against Southern University tonight. The SWAC delayed the season from last fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There will be some changes this year for fans hoping to attend a game. Only season ticket holders and students who have student tickets will be allowed to attend the games….
ESPN has announced the creation of the Red Tails Classic, a football event to honor the Tuskegee Airmen who fought in World War II. The game will showcase Historically Black Colleges and Universities and be played in Montgomery. The game will be played at Cramton Bowl and will feature Tuskegee playing Fort Valley State. The game will be Sunday, September…
Alabama will be getting $45.5 million in Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools funds to help in the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Kay Ivey has given the Alabama State Department of Education the responsibility of managing the money on behalf of the state. The program was established as a separate reservation of funds specifically for non-public schools. Congress authorized the EANS program….
Central Alabama CrimeStoppers is increasing its reward from $1,000 to $5,000 in the disappearance of LaQuanta Riley. Friday marks her 37th birthday. Riley was 17 years old when she vanished on December 7, 2003. Montgomery police and her family are continuing their search for her and for any information regarding her disappearance. Riley’s photo is shown age-progressed to 34 years….
As part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, Alabama News Network is remembering the deadly April 27, 2011, tornadoes with the help of Bluewater Meteorologist Rich Thomas. It has been 10 years since that terrible day. Alabama was at the epicenter of the biggest tornado outbreak in U.S. history. There were 216 tornadoes in all and 348 deaths in six states. In…
An Alabama man accused in the stabbing death of a motorist who stopped to assist him pleaded guilty to capital murder. According to reports, 33-year-old Ronald Jason Mann entered the plea during a hearing in Elmore County on Thursday. He will be sentenced to life without parole in the killing of 47-year-old Davon Waldrep in 2018. After forcing a couple…
For the most part, our Friday will be another pretty decent day of weather for Central and South Alabama, while it is wet and stormy for North Alabama, along a stalled frontal boundary. For many of us today, we will see a mix of sun and clouds with highs in the mid to upper 70s. Some scattered showers are possible…
