Authorities say they’ve arrested a man who was driving a tanker truck full of jet fuel when it crashed into a car and killed an Auburn University student. A statement from Auburn police says Robert Anthony Lockwood, 45, of Montgomery has been indicted on a manslaughter charge in the July 2018 death of 20-year-old Cassidy Meadows. He was arrested Tuesday,…
Sears is closing its last full-size store in Alabama. The company announced Tuesday it will shut down 26 full-size Sears stores and Kmart locations nationwide in late October. That includes the Sears at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover, which is Alabama’s largest shopping mall. Traditional retailers are being battered by online sellers, and Sears says it has to reduce the…
Did you know about 50% of all children in Alabama participate in the free or reduced lunch program. In Montgomery County , it’s almost 60%. Research tells us that hungry kids are more likely to have health or behavioral problems and more missed school days. Join Alabama News Network and Tie and Doll on Saturday, Aug. 24 from 10 a.m….
Looks and feels like early August to me as temperatures will be warming well into the 90s this afternoon and those heat index values look to be over 100° much of the afternoon as well. Of course, we will see scattered showers and storms this afternoon across the Alabama landscape. We mentioned it yesterday and we will continue to do…
Drive past exit 38 on I-85 , and you can’t help but to notice all the construction happening. Alabama News Network has confirmed that the developments will be restaurants,a hotel, a Greyhound bus station, and a gas station. The first restaurant to open will be Popeye’s Louisiana Chicken will be the first restaurant to open. It is expected to open…
Elmore County teachers and staff attended a professional development day ahead of the school year beginning Wednesday. The speaker was actually a former student, 18-year-old Jessi Kearley. “I would ask people for food a lot. There was an obvious lack of self care and hygiene,” said Kearley. Teachers, staff, and administrators listened intently to Jessi give her emotional story for…
REST OF WEEK: Through Friday look for pretty routine summer weather for August in Alabama. The days generally start off dry with ample sunshine, but as temperatures rise and instability builds, clouds begin to develop and those clouds turn into showers and storms by the afternoon and evening hours. Once again, the placement of the daily rain and storms is…
Nigel Taylor, 19, is wanted by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office for Capital Murder and Attempted Murder. Taylor is described as a black male, approximately 5’5” in height, and weighing approximately 125 lbs. He is of thin build and was last known to have a “twist” style haircut. Taylor was last seen in the 100 block of Vista Del Verde…
The Tuskegee Police Department is searching for the identity and location of a male wanted in connection to a robbery investigation. On August 1, an unidentified male entered the Metro PCS store located in the 100 block of South Main Street in Tuskegee and brandished a handgun and proceeded to rob the business. No injuries were reported. Tuskegee PD is…
Auburn University trustees advised then-President Steven Leath to focus on communication and warned him of potential problems several months before his departure. A performance assessment obtained through an open records request sheds light on trustees’ concerns in September 2018 after Leath had been on the job for a year. The mostly positive performance review cautioned that organizational changes could cause…
