Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey declared a state of emergency and closed public schools for two-and-a-half weeks as the state reported its first cases of coronavirus. The Alabama Department of Public Health recommends that people cancel or avoid large public gatherings…
Alabama News Network has been getting a lot of closings and cancellations due to the coronavirus. We will be updating this list, so please keep checking it. The following days/hours on this list are subject to change. Check out…
A civilian employee who works at Maxwell-Gunter is being treated and evaluated following a confirmed result for the coronavirus. The person had returned home from traveling to Illinois and reported not feeling well upon return. Off-base medical agencies are monitoring…
Montgomery County officials have announced the confirmed case of the coronavirus in Montgomery County. Montgomery Mayor Steven has announced that all City of Montgomery sponsored events now cancelled. Saturday's Half Marathon…
Auburn University at Montgomery has become the latest higher education institution to decide to switch from in-person classes to online classes due to the coronavirus. Here is the statement from AUM: In response to concerns about the spread of novel…
While answering questions following a press conference about the 2020 Census in Alabama, the family of Nathaniel Woods approached Governor kay Ivey and confronted her about the execution on…
Alabama State University leaders have announced that students shouldn't return to campus after next week's Spring Break vacation. The university says they will offer online classes and other alternative delivery methods to allow students to complete their courses. This will…
Alabama News Network has confirmed new developments surrounding Montgomery's whitewater project. This project will lead to the Montgomery Chamber relocating it's Business…
Alabama lawmakers have approved additional money for coronavirus testing and response to increase the number of people being screened for the rapidly spreading illness. The Alabama Senate approved a $5 million supplemental appropriation for the Alabama Department of Public Health…
Auburn University has announced that it will transition from on-campus to remote instruction beginning Monday, March 16 and continuing through April 10 in response to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. In a statement, university officials have asked that…
The Department of State wants U.S. residents to reconsider traveling outside of the country because of the coronavirus. It says travelers may experience border restrictions and quarantines. These conditions could arise with very little notice. For the latest information, visit…
The former Montgomery police officer found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of Greg Gunn in 2016 has been released on bond pending appeal. According to court…
President Donald Trump offered his "complete and total endorsement" in a pair of tweets directed at U.S. Senate Candidate Tommy Tuberville Tuesday. The president's apparent snub to Tuberville's opponent and Trump's former…
MPS officials say the school system is underfunded, and an increase in property taxes would solve the problems. At Tuesday night's Montgomery School Board meeting, the board approved…
Currently, Alabama does not have a confirmed case of the coronavirus but health officials warn that it is only a matter of time. Local churches, schools and businesses are already taking precautions to…
About 50 family members and friends of Nathaniel Woods were at the State Capitol to see Governor Kay Ivey. They wanted to discuss the lethal injection execution of Woods last week. The…
A portion of Ann Street near Lee High School in Montgomery is temporarily closed as the City’s Street Maintenance Department makes emergency repairs to the road. The City’s Street Maintenance Department responded to residents’ reports of a "dip in the…
Wednesday was an exciting day for families in west Montgomery. Cleveland Avenue YMCA officials debuted a brand new, multi-million dollar heated pool. For more than a year, construction continued before…
ROME (AP) - The World Health Organization is declaring that the global coronavirus crisis is now a pandemic. The assessment comes as Italy is weighing even tighter restrictions on daily life and has announced billions in financial relief to cushion…
State troopers are investigating a deadly car wreck that happened just after midnight. They say it happened on Wetumpka Highway near Blue Ridge Drive. The victim was an unidentified 57-year-old man who died at the scene when his car hit…
At Tuesday night's Montgomery School board meeting, the board approved the hiring of lobbyists to work on the Ad Valorem tax with the legislature. Before the vote, several members made impassioned pleas in support of the issue, including District 1…
Montgomery will soon have another charter school. The Montgomery Public School Board approved Life Academy's contract to become the county's second charter school. Life Academy will be located at the former Saint Jude Academy. Life Academy Executive Director Kia Debnam…
At a news conference this afternoon, leaders from the Alabama Dept. of Public Health,…
Several local non-profit organizations are getting a big boost, thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Montgomery and the Alabama National Fair. The Kiwanis Club of Montgomery awarded 22 non-profits with grants…
The motion to reconsider the sentence and amend the 14 year sentence for former Montgomery police officer Aaron…
