The Alabama sales tax holiday on severe weather items is underway from now through Sunday, Feb. 24. This event is designed to help Alabamians prepare themselves for severe weather season. Selected gear, supplies and equipment will be exempt from the…
CBS 8 will have a story about Barry Brown in our news this evening at 5:00PM and 6:00PM, and on ABC 32 at 5:30. Then, Watch Your Community This Week over the…
Leaders from neighborhoods across Montgomery came together to celebrate the hard work that has been done to make the city's neighborhood's safer and better equipped. The celebration is an annual event hosted by the…
By definition a charter school is a public school that received public funds. The difference is a charter school is managed by a private board of directors. "the bussing retaining the food services…
21-Feb-2019 The Blue-Gray National Tennis Classic will be played on February 21st - 23rd at Lagoon Park and O'Connor Tennis Center. Men's Teams …
A supreme court ruling in a civil asset forfeiture case. It deals with a case in Indiana, but law enforcement officials around the country, including in Alabama, have followed it closely. They're…
Two weeks after the Attorney General's office decided not to charge the police officer who shot Hoover Mall shooting victim Emantic "EJ" Bradford, Jr, his parents are asking for the release of the officer's name. Bradford's parents stood beside their…
U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-1st District) has announced that he will run for U.S. Senate in 2020. He made the announcement tonight in downtown Mobile. In announcing his candidacy, Byrne said he would present a clear contrast between himself and…
Brayden Whaley has split custody of his son two weekends out of each month. "I don't think that's fair enough time. Especially with child support they take a quarter…
A contract to convert some Montgomery Public Schools into charter schools failed to pass at a meeting of the Montgomery County school board this afternoon. The proposed contract was presented by the Montgomery…
Alabama News Network has learned that an escapee from Montgomery has been recaptured. The Alabama Department of Corrections says 48-year-old Fleurette Esmerelda Martin was caught around 7:30 this morning in Birmingham by the Birmingham Police Department. Martin was reported missing…
The publisher and editor of The Democrat-Reporter newspaper in the Marengo County town of Linden is coming under fire for an editorial he wrote that calls for the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan as a way to clean up…
The Alabama Dept. of Corrections says it's looking for an escapee from Montgomery. They say 48-year-old Fleurette Esmerelda Martin left her assigned job location at approximately 1:00 this morning. Martin is 5'5" tall and 136 pounds. She had been sentenced in…
A police officer in the community of Samson shot and killed himself on I-65 in Montgomery this afternoon. Police had been searching for 45 year…
The fight between the President Trump and Congress has topped the headlines in 2019. From a record setting government shutdown to funding for the border wall, there has been an on-going fight.…
Montgomery Police say the man suspected of setting his wife on fire yesterday was also hurt in the incident and is hospitalized. They say he will be arrested and charged after he is released by doctors. The man's wife was,…
Montgomery Police are investigating an incident in which they say a man set his wife on fire this afternoon on Dalraida Place, near Wares Ferry Road. They say the woman's injures are described as life-threatening. No names released so…
Hundreds of people lined the streets of downtown Prattville to enjoy the 15th annual Mardi Gras parade. Sunny skies , warm temperatures, and a cool breeze met parade goers.There were food vendors, people selling other things, and plenty for kids…
The Organization Montgomery Trees held their 11th Annual tree giveaway today. Alabama Power donated the trees for the event. Residents were offered their choice of three free trees. Residents are encouraged to plant the trees, with hopes they will eventually…
An Auburn police officer was shot Friday afternoon after police say he pulled over a man accused of armed robbery. The suspected shooter has been identified as…
While people in Wetumpka continue to rebuild after last month's tornado, one group of people is stepping in to help.. A 2-night benefit concert kicked off Friday night to help tornado victims. The concert was at Range 231 in Wetumpka.…
The Nat King Cole Society will hold a celebration and scholarship fundraiser on March 17....the day he would have turned 100. The house in which Cole was born is being preserved on the ASU campus, and work on exhibits telling…
A change in leadership could be coming to Alabama's Democratic Party. That's because the Democratic National Committee is asking the party to hold a new election and soon.…
The former Secretary of State, U.S. Senator, and First Lady will be in Selma for the bridge crossing jubilee. She will participate in jubilee activities, but more importantly she…
The National Democratic Party has overruled the state party and recommended it to hold a new election for chair within 90 days. The national group also wants the state party to change its election rules. The decision came in…
