A Hurtsboro woman has died following a single-vehicle crash near Opelika, according to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials. Lawanda Kelly, 35, was killed when the 1998 Ford Expedition she was driving left the roadway and overturned. Kelley, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred at 6:10 a.m. on Alabama 51 five…
Alabama News Network is on the scene at Wetumpka Middle School, which was on lockdown this morning. Wetumpka police tell us the lockdown happened in connection to a Facebook post. The lockdown ended shortly before noon. We are working to get more information about what was in the post. We will also have reaction from parents. Watch Alabama News Network…
Alabama Department of Public Health officials say two more people have tested positive for tuberculosis in Perry County. Division of tuberculosis control Director Pam Barrett said in a statement Thursday that one case of the airborne bacterial infection was diagnosed in a child less than 15 years old. Officials have said an outbreak in the rural Alabama county killed three…
A second person has been charged in the killing of an Iraq war veteran. Authorities announced Thursday that 17-year-old Ahmad Jaquan Johnson has been charged in the slaying of 33-year-old Mike Gilotti, who was shot Jan. 5 in front of his home. A Jefferson County grand jury last week indicted Johnson and 16-year-old Charleston Wells, each on one count of…
A Muslim advocacy group is asking to meet with Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley about statements he made on a refugee resettlement program that they call insensitive. During his State of the State address Tuesday, Bentley criticized the federal refugee resettlement program for not disclosing refugees’ background information to officials in states they settle in. Bentley mentioned terrorist attacks in Paris…
Montgomery Police Investigators are searching for an unknown female that stole a wallet. The victim mistakenly left the wallet at a register in a local store in Montgomery. Investigators say that the female made several withdrawals from the victim’s bank account shortly after the theft on December 30th, 2015. The suspect was last seen in the 3900 block of Atlanta Highway. She was described wearing…
Montgomery police say they’ve made an arrest in the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Gregory Smith of Selma. Smith was shot on Sunday,  Jan. 17. Detectives say they’ve charged Antuan Johnson, 21, of Montgomery with one count of capital murder. Johnson was taken into custody Wednesday, Feb. 3, and is being held without bond. Police say Smith was found shot in…
Alabama’s general fund has suffered serious cuts over the last year, with lawmakers needing special sessions to make it work in 2015. This year the governor wants to add about 80 million dollars to the general fund, paid for partially by the education budget. “The governor’s budget proposal for the general fund for FY 17 includes un-earmarking 181 million dollars…
The family of an Elmore County Sheriff’s Deputy who died in a car accident while on duty has set up a scholarship in his honor. The James Bart Hart Memorial Scholarship has been established within the Central Alabama Community Foundation by his Hart’s widow, Charlotte and daughter, Christina. It will award a student “who shares a passion for community leadership…
A judge has set a hearing on indicted House Speaker Mike Hubbard’s claim of prosecutorial misconduct in his ethics case. Circuit Judge Jacob Walker set a Feb. 10 hearing in Opelika. Hubbard on Tuesday filed a renewed motion to dismiss the charges after a political consultant said he communicated regularly about the case with prosecutor Matt Hart. Baron Coleman wrote…
