The latest school report cards from the Alabama Department of Education show that Montgomery Public Schools are making progress. School system officials are speaking out about the improvements. Montgomery Public Schools Superintendent Ann Roy Moore is celebrating the results with…
Alabama News Network now has more information on the wreck that killed an on-duty volunteer firefighter in Coosa County. Alabama State Troopers say 45-year-old Michael Wayne Johnston of Equality was killed when the tanker truck he was driving hit an…
The Alabama Shakespeare Festival is opening its 48th season with the play "Pipeline". Alabama News Network got a sneak peek by talking with the director and the actors. The play dramatizes the pipeline from…
Montgomery police say they've made an arrest in the robbery of the Regions Bank on Coliseum Boulevard. Police say they've charged 28-year-old Antonio Martin with second-degree robbery. The robbery happened on October 10 at about 9:30 a.m. Police say a…
The Montgomery Police Department has now released photos of the suspect they say robbed a bank on Thursday. Police say the unknown man went into the BB&T on Carter Hill Road at around 10:40 a.m. Police say he showed a…
The Alabama Department of Education has released what it calls "enhanced" school report cards for the 2018-2019 school year, assigning letter grades to schools and school systems. The department says the latest report cards include graphics and features to make…
Alabama Department of Labor officials are calling a regional job fair held in Selma a huge success. Alabama News Network was one of the sponsors of the job far. An estimated 1,400…
Montgomery police say one lane of I-65 northbound at Fairview Avenue has reopened after a two-vehicle crash resulted in one fatality. Trafficc was at a stand-still much of the morning after a crash involving a passenger car and an 18-wheeler,…
It was 1963, more than five decades ago the last time Montgomery had a Comprehensive Plan. Since then times have changed, the city has evolved, and Montgomery has outgrown the old comprehensive…
Following last weeks run off election, the race for City Council District 3 was too close to call between incumbent Tracy Larkin and Marche Johnson. At the time, 8 votes seperated the candidates. On Tuesday provisional ballots were counted and…
Montgomery's Valiant Cross Academy has expanded to a high school. The all-boys private school located downtown, welcomed its first class of ninth graders in August. Wednesday morning, city officials including Montgomery mayor Todd Strange, mayor-elect Steven Reed, and members of…
Gov. Kay Ivey will attend the Alabama Department of Labor's regional job fair in Selma on Thursday and give remarks. Alabama News Network is a partner in this job fair. The job fair is being hosted by the Alabama Career…
The Envision Montgomery 2040 steering committee is scheduled to present its draft plan for the city during an open house tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. at Montgomery City Hall. According to city officials, the plan is the result of…
A Montgomery County Circuit Judge has denied the state's motion to reconsider the venue in the case of Montgomery Police Officer Aaron Cody Smith. Judge P.B. McLaughlin handed down the ruling Tuesday. In…
Two people were sent to the hospital Tuesday morning, after a car crash sparked a car fire in Montgomery. Many drivers slowed down on Northern Boulevard near Ramp 231 to see the car engulfed in flames around 7:45 am. …
Fire departments were busy this weekend battling grass fires in Montgomery County and surrounding areas. We spoke with a volunteer fire department about the strain the drought is putting on its volunteers. Jimmy Ellis…
An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing 3-year-old from Birmingham. The Birmingham Police Department and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency asks for your assistance in locating Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney. Kamille is described as a black female, 3 years…
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - Construction has begun on a new skate park that will cater to residents of Opelika and Auburn. Opelika and Auburn are partnering on the project, and it will be used by residents of both cities. The…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's State Democratic Executive Committee has voted 80 to 73 to adopt new bylaws supported by the party chairwoman at a contentious meeting in Montgomery. But the Montgomery Advertiser…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Scattered rain across Alabama hasn't been enough to ease the wildfire threat. The Alabama Forestry Commission says all 67 counties remain under a fire alert that was first issued last month. The agency's website says four…
Michelle Browder is the owner and operator of More Than Tours. The company specializes in historic tours of Montgomery. Tours focus on the history of Montgomery from its founding up to present day. "When people…
For a little over a year, Verna Johnson has been on the waiting list for a kidney and doing home dialysis 7 days a week for 8 hours. But all of that…
Drinking water is a necessity and staff with the U.S Environmental Protection Agency is working to make sure every drop is safe for children. "It is an important rule that…
It's Alabama News Network Day at the Alabama National Fair! Get in for $1 with a non-perishable food. Rides are $1, or $30 for wristband. Fair open now, rides open at 3. Montgomery Public Schools are out Friday so tonight…
Steven Reed's historic win in Tuesday's run-off election, has many people excited about the future of a city known as the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement. "I never thought…
