[gtxvideo vid="suXryXft" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/suXryXft-120.jpg?cachebust=1454820176051" vtitle="MARDI GRAS"] For the 12th year in a row, Prattville held its annual Mardi Gras celebration and parade. It was a beautiful day for a parade as it kicked off at one o'clock. There were…
Eight people have been arrested in a massive drug investigation conducted in Tallapoosa County. Officials say the investigation began with a complaint about possible drug activity near Benjamin Russell High School. A lengthy investigation, which included controlled buys from the…
A Deatsville man is in critical condition following a two-car accident at the intersection of Highway 14 and I-65 in Elmore County Thursday night. Three people were treated for injuries following the crash. The 38-year-old Deastsville was taken to Baptist South with…
A new mother's room facility has opened at the Central Alabama Veterans Hospital in Montgomery. The new facility is available for female veterans and employees, and was made possible by a grant. Employees say the new facility has been a long…
[gtxvideo vid="Aid2uqnD" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Aid2uqnD-120.jpg?cachebust=1454946159071" vtitle="Uber is finally here"] Uber is now up and running in Montgomery. Chris Murphy, Director Public Safety Montgomery said, "My biggest interest, as long as the police department's is just that it's safe and we…
[gtxvideo vid="qezXsWSP" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qezXsWSP-120.jpg?cachebust=1454715148567" vtitle="Wetumpka School lockdown"] The school was deemed safe and opened back up a couple hours later. Authorities say it was all because of threats made over social media and text messages. Wetumpka Police, Elmore County…
There's a new trampoline park in Montgomery. Rockin' Jump opened its doors Friday. The new building is located off of Atlanta highway behind the IHOP. The state-of-the-art indoor play area features massive open…
Coosa County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the shootings of two people. They say the shootings happened inside a home on County Road 93 in the Cottage Grove community on Wednesday. Deputies say the two victims were shot several times, but…
[gtxvideo vid="brSNVHEQ" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/brSNVHEQ-120.jpg?cachebust=1454714638667" vtitle="Women Wear red day"] A lot of Alabamians are wearing red today as part the American Heart Association's program to raise awareness about heart disease and women. The American Heart Association says one in three women…
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…
The newspaper in Tallassee reports a Neo-Confederate group in that city is planning to install a flagpole and Confederate flag along I-85 in Montgomery. The flag would be installed across from Alabama State University, a historically black university. The Tallassee Tribune…
The Confucius Institute at Troy held a gala Thursday night to celebrate. The Institute was established in 2007. It helps students learn about the Chinese culture, history and language. And this year there is a new partnership to celebrate as…
Maxwell Air Force Base plays an important role in the US military, but it's also a crucial stop for many international airmen and women. Many who come to Alabama to attend the base's Air University go on to become some…
[gtxvideo vid="4LEY2g63" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4LEY2g63-120.jpg?cachebust=1454708042442" vtitle="Danger Bus"] It gets your child to school twice a day, 180 days a year. School buses are estimated to be almost eight times safer than driving in your own car to school, but danger…
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…
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…
[gtxvideo vid="YXkIuVlx" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/YXkIuVlx-120.jpg?cachebust=1454627516368" vtitle="Higher Education presser"] Alabama lawmakers have a busy session ahead, one of the biggest topics up for discussion is funding for education. That issue is bringing together universities from across the state. Student Government Association Presidents…
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…
[gtxvideo vid="Zd9M1L2F" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Zd9M1L2F-120.jpg?cachebust=1454608894299" vtitle="Selma Bloody Sunday Presser"] We now know how the city of Selma will commemorate the struggle for voting equality. Plans are now set. We are one month away from the commemoration of the "March on…
[gtxvideo vid="LhZ9mjc1" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LhZ9mjc1-120.jpg?cachebust=1454627589624" vtitle="Finance Director Budget Hearing"] 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…
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…
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…
[gtxvideo vid="BZEP4Kaa" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BZEP4Kaa-120.jpg?cachebust=1454545263705" vtitle="Ziegler Rebuttal"] Republican state auditor Jim Ziegler is offering his rebuttal to the Governor's State of the State address and budget proposals. He's upset with what he calls a democratic style tax and spend approach…
Millbrook police are investigating a burglary at the Adams Drugs Pharmacy, in which the suspect stole a variety of prescription medications. [gtxvideo vid="koVgwrhj" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/koVgwrhj-120.jpg?cachebust=1454534708361" vtitle="Millbrook Drug Store Burglary"] Investigators say a two unknown males dressed in grey shirts/hoodies used a…
The Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee was unanimously in favor of a bill proposed by Senator Clyde Chambliss to enact stiffer penalties against those who commit Aggravated Child Abuse. The bill, known as Winston's law, was inspired by a case currently…
