Right now Commerce Street is divided by cars in the middle of the street. The City of Montgomery allows drivers to park in this median. But not for long. "We're just concerned about someone stepping out of their car in…
Gov. Robert Bentley's proposed state lottery has failed in the Alabama Senate. Senators on Friday voted 23-7 to reject changes the House of Representatives made to the bill. Sen. Jim McClendon, the bill's sponsor, said the legislation is "dead" for…
Lawyers for accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers and a defunct mortgage company's creditors and investors have reached a settlement in a lawsuit involving audits at a failed Alabama bank. Attorneys from both sides confirmed via email Friday that the case involving the…
The House started at 10 am Thursday and finally came to a decision just before midnight. But it was not without controversy. The House debated constitutional amendments to the bill through…
Millbrook police are investigating human remains found in the city that they say could be related to a missing persons case. The remains were found in a pond in the area of Valleybrook Drive and Cobbs Ford Road. Investigators say…
The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in the May 4 shooting death of 22-year-old Demetrice Kelly of Montgomery. MPD charged Willie McLean, 34, with capital murder and placed him in the Montgomery County Detention Facility, where he is being held…
The lottery bill got some traction in the special session but it looks like it will have to jump through more hoops if it will go before the people for…
After the lottery hit a stumbling block in the house yesterday, everyone wrote the bill off as dead for the general election. But some senators tried to find a…
The Montgomery Zoo announced the name of its four month old pygmy hippo calf in a ceremony held at the Zoo on August 24, 2016. The winning name, chosen through a public election held on August 23, is Monty. The…
44 million. That's the number of people who do not have health insurance in the United States, and according to the Center for Disease Control, another 38 million have inadequate health insurance.…
A House committee has approved a lottery bill backed by Gov. Robert Bentley. The House Economic Development and Tourism Committee approved the bill Wednesday on an 8-3 vote. The full House of Representatives will debate the bill Thursday. Bentley is…
A two-vehicle crash claimed the life of a Montgomery woman. Felicia Rose Landrum, 52, was killed when the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta she was driving collided head-on with a 2003 Oshkosh concrete truck. She was pronounced dead a short time later at Baptist…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill says he believes a November lottery referendum is no longer possible, but is seeking an opinion from the attorney general's office. Merrill said he believes the law is clear that Wednesday…
A couple accused of abusing a child has been arrested. Montgomery police and court records show 26-year-old Heather Brabham and 34-year-old William Kirkpatrick were arrested Tuesday after an ongoing investigation involving the abuse of a female juvenile. Brabham and Kirkpatrick were…
As Alabama News Network reported last week, The Montgomery-based Equal Justice Initiative is going to build a $20-Million memorial to the hundreds of people lynched by mobs in The South. National media outlets are writing about the planned six-acre…
It was a crowded field of four heading into Tallassee's mayoral election. After some questions about whether or not some candidates even lived in the city, the election comes down to a runoff.…
Mayor Jerry Willis beat out his opponent, Emmitt Johnson, Jr, in a landslide vote 781 to 421. Willis says he is the first mayor in the city's history to win three consecutive terms.…
Click here for election results from city elections in our area. Voters in many cities and towns across Alabama cast their votes in municipal elections. However, this is not an election year for the city of Montgomery. People in Selma, Prattville,…
A proposed state lottery will not go before voters in November. Lottery opponents in the House of Representatives on Tuesday used a procedural rule to block a committee from considering the bill. The bill needed to clear committee by Tuesday,…
Today is an election day in the smaller cities across the river region. Here are some things you'll need to know before you head to the polls…
Good Morning and Happy Tuesday! Here’s what to look for on Alabama News Network this morning from 5-7 a.m. – Today is an election day in the smaller cities across the river region. – Find out what you need to…
Montgomery State Senator Dick Brewbaker has resigned from the Senate Republican Caucus. Brewbaker tells Alabama News Network he resigned over the way the lottery proposals have been handled in the current special session of the legislature. He also says he doesn't share…
With Tuesday's election, the city of Tallassee is looking for change. There are several issues on everyone's mind, not the least of which are jobs. There are four candidates vying for the…
On Thursday, August 25th from 7 am – 11 am, the city of Tallassee will be collecting items for the Flood Victims in Louisiana. Members of the Tallassee Police Department, city officials, Tallassee City School Employees and more will be accepting donations…
On Sunday, August 21, at approximately 3:43 p.m., ALEA Communications received a call from a motorist who reported that a subject in a white Chevrolet Suburban, armed with a hand gun, fired shots at him on Interstate 85 in Macon…
