Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin has confirmed a missing three-year-old boy in Wetumpka has been found safe. The boy was first reported missing when he wandered away from his home last night with his dog and did not come home. We’re working to get more information from the Elmore County Sheriff’s Department. Stay with Alabama News Network for the latest…
For today, the weather remains unsettled with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms expected as a surface front approaches from the northwest. We should see a few peeks of sun today, but the sky should remain mainly cloudy and highs should be in the mid to upper 80s, depending on the amount of sun. TROPICAL STORM DORIAN: At 500 AM…
The Montgomery city elections are Tuesday. Here’s a list of important information you need to know: Polls are open from 7AM – 7PM. Click here for more information about polling locations. Click here for a sample ballot, listing all candidates in the mayor’s races as well as city council races. Candidates in the Montgomery city races do not run by…
Attorney General Steve Marshall is urging the FCC to encourage telecommunications companies to implement strong call blocking and call authentication procedures that would protect consumers from illegal robocalls and spoofing. Attorney General Marshall joined a coalition of 51 attorneys general today in a comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). “To many of us, robocalls are a nuisance that…
Gas prices almost always hit their highest levels in the summer, but things are starting to change. Millions of Americans are getting some relief. The national average for a gallon of gas has dropped 17 cents in the past month, according to AAA. It will get better, according to AAA. The group predicts another decrease of 20 to 25 cents…
The suspected shooter at Blount Elementary, Isaiah Johnson, escaped the mental health treatment facility that a judge sent him to. Montgomery police charged Johnson, 38 with first-degree escape after responding to a call on August 24, at about 9:13 p.m. in the 3900 block of Beth Manor Drive. The complainant advised Johnson escaped their facility. He was located by MPD…
Courtesy of ALGOP Facebook The Alabama Republican Party is against a proposal to replace the state’s elected school board with one appointed by the governor. The state party’s executive committee voted Saturday to oppose the constitutional amendment before state voters in March. The decision breaks with Republican Gov. Kay Ivey and Republican Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh who have endorsed…
Governor Kay Ivey announced today that the Alabama Department of Commerce has opened a business development office in Stuttgart, Germany, to enhance the state’s strategic efforts to attract European companies considering job-creating investments in the U.S. Christoph Doerr, an experienced German businessman who spent seven years in charge of an industrial operation in Alabama, serves as the director of the…
Five companies are expressing interest in building new prisons for the state of Alabama. Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday that five firms responded to a “request for qualifications” to build the three proposed prisons. “The first steps in my plan to revitalize Alabama’s prisons are to generate interest from qualified developer teams, and we have been successful,” Governor Ivey said….
MONDAY/TUESDAY: These two days will feature periods of rain and scattered thunderstorms with some heavy rain and lightning. Expect more clouds than sunshine and highs should continue to hold into the mid to upper 80s. You’ll definitely want to take the umbrella with you to school or work these days. MIDWEEK FRONT: A surface front will push into Alabama by…
