Efforts to eliminate the sales tax on groceries in Alabama and food access and equity policies will be among the topics discussed during the second annual “Hungry for Justice: Student Poverty and Hunger Summit” on Feb. 19 at Troy University’s…
Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is planning to campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Montgomery on Saturday. Nutter will be the keynote speaker at a luncheon during the Alabama Democratic Conference's annual conference on Saturday. Prior to speaking…
The Bethel Missionary Baptist Church is hosting a career fair for police officer, correction officer, and firefighter jobs. The career fair is scheduled for Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 1 p.m. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church is located at 2106 Mill…
An Alabama family has lost its fight over artifacts supposedly owned by the author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson. The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday sided with the Thomas Jefferson Foundation in a lawsuit filed by the estate…
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says an Elmore County woman has died of injuries she suffered in a one-car crash. Sgt. Steve Jarrett says 71-year-old Billie Speigner of Deatsville died Thursday, Feb. 11 from injuries in the crash that had…
Alabama Power is warning its customers to be on high alert. They say someone is trying to scam people across the state. Alabama Power says there's several scams that's affected several customers across the state, including Montgomery. Alabama Power Managers say scammers…
Amy Waters of Montgomery has joined the staff of Troy University’s Montgomery Campus as Director of Community Outreach, Dr. Lance Tatum, Montgomery Campus Vice Chancellor, has announced. A public relations, marketing and fundraising professional with more than 14 years of…
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Multiple police agencies in the area are investigating a car theft in Prattville. On Friday, February 5 around 9:10 AM, a red 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Pick-Up Truck with Alabama license plate 29AS590 was stolen. It was taken from a gas pump at…
An update on a Clarke County man who has been missing since last month - Wilcox County Sheriff Earnest Evans tells Alabama News Network that a person of interest in the disappearance of 27 year old Hy-Shawn Curry is in custody. Curry…
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Republicans were unable to muster enough votes to put "right-to-work" language in the Alabama Constitution saying workers can't be required to join unions. The proposed constitutional amendment narrowly failed in the House of Representatives. Lawmakers were three votes short of…
Attorney General Luther Strange today announced a settlement with Dallas-based MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. The settlement resolves a multistate investigation which focused on complaints of consumers who used MoneyGram’s wire transfer service to send money to third parties involved in schemes to defraud consumers.…
The Healthy Minds Network was notified on Jan. 5 by SAMHSA’s GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation that Montgomery County and the Healthy Minds Network had been selected to receive one of the 2016 Sequential Intercept Mapping workshops. Matthew Robbins, Project…
Pulitzer Prize winner Hank Klibanoff told a Troy University audience Thursday that through the Georgia Civil Rights Cold Case Project, he and his students are dealing with unfinished business about the injustices of decades past. Klibanoff served as the keynote…
State prosecutors are firing back at House Speaker Mike Hubbard's claims of misconduct in his ethics case, calling them "a desperate last minute attempt to avoid a trial." Prosecutors filed a response Thursday to the defense accusation that a political…
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More than 30 advocacy groups are asking a federal elections official to withdraw changes made to a national form requiring residents of Kansas, Alabama and Georgia to provide proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote. The groups…
A legislative committee has approved a bill aimed at blocking Alabama cities from raising the minimum wage within city limits. The House State Government Committee voted out the bill Thursday morning in a 10-3 vote that split along party lines.…
Louisiana's U.S. senators and environmental groups are blasting the White House for proposing to help Alaska deal with rising seas by taking money away from similar efforts along the Gulf Coast. In its proposed budget for 2017, the White House…
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Montgomery Police have arrested a third suspect in a 2015 homicide investigation. 18-year-old Jaderrian Hardy of Montgomery has been charged with one count of capital murder in the murder 18-year-old Brandon Brown of Montgomery. Hardy was charged Tuesday in the Montgomery County…
District Attorney Daryl Bailey announces that 25 year old Nicktavus Pringle of Montgomery was convicted of Murder by a Montgomery County Jury this afternoon. The jury convicted Pringle for the murder of his cousin Demarcus Pringle. Demarcus Pringle was Montgomery’s 40th homicide…
A state Senate committee has made a key change to the Common Core repeal bill that would ultimately leave it up to individual school systems whether to adopt the education standards or not. Multiple media outlets report that the Senate…
