Elmore County High School suspended its football season for a week after three players tested positive for Coronavirus. This is the third COVID-19 case Elmore County Schools involving athletic teams has seen in the last…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Walt Disney Co. is planning to lay off 28,000 workers in its theme parks division in California and Florida. The company has been squeezed by limits on attendance at its parks and other restrictions due…
Montgomery Counts met with city officials Monday, Sept. 28 to give one last plea to River Region residents to take the census before time runs out. Mayor Steven L. Reed, Montgomery County Commission…
Mount Zion A.M.E Zion Church is one step closer to curating the next Civil Rights attraction in Montgomery. Officials have announced that the church has received a $500,000 grant to…
UPDATE: The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says she has been found safe. ORIGINAL STORY: The Montgomery Police Department is searching for the location of Laterryka Jones. Jones is a 10-year-old Montgomery girl last seen in the area of Underwood Drive.…
The memorial service for the late Reverend Robert Graetz, Jr. Was held Sunday. He's remembered as a Civil Rights icon and acclaimed human rights advocate. The memorial service for Rev. Graetz was held at Montgomery's Historic First Baptist Brick-A-Day…
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a death investigation following a Sunday morning shooting that left one man dead. On September 27 at 3:33 in the morning, MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 3400 block of Mobile Highway after…
Montgomery police are investigating a wreck that left one person dead and two others with life-threatening injuries. Police say at around 9:50 last night, they responded to the wreck, which was near the intersection of Zelda Road and Gatsby Drive.…
The John Lewis Voting Rights Mural that was unveiled on Friday, Sept. 25. The mural was commissioned by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and painted by local artist and activist, Michelle Browder…
We have good news in a story that Alabama News Network has been following for years. The foundation working to restore the historic Mt. Zion AME Zion Church in Montgomery has received a second $500,000 grant from the National Park…
The Montgomery Biscuits team is hosting a ball game this weekend, but not baseball. The SEC football season kicks off Saturday, but of course like most everything else, it's going to look pretty different…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A federal judge has stopped the 2020 census from finishing at the end of September. Her order extends the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident for another month, through the end of October. U.S. District Judge…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Supreme Court says judges in two rural counties were wrong to dismiss lawsuits filed by the state seeking to have three casinos declared public nuisances. The decision means the state can resume cases challenging…
The River Region United Way kicked off their annual fund raising campaign today via social media. River Region United Way supports the community by helping under served residents meet basic needs. Through more than 80 funded programs operated by 40…
The Alabama Supreme Court says judges in two rural counties were wrong to dismiss lawsuits filed by the state seeking to have three casinos declared public nuisances. The decision means the state can resume cases challenging operations at VictoryLand in…
The family of Rev. Robert S. Graetz, Jr. has announced the details of a memorial service to be held in Montgomery on Sunday. Graetz will be remembered as a champion for civil rights in Montgomery and a key figure in…
Montgomery police have arrested and charged a Macon East Academy coach and teacher for having inappropriate contact with a student. He is no longer with the school. Capt. Saba…
Mayor Reed announced on Thursday Sept. 24th that he is giving city officials paid time off to vote in this year's election. From now until October 29th, city employees…
Montgomery Habitat for Humanity needs your help to raise funds and it can all be done with the click of a mouse. The fundraising challenge is called "A Community Thrives." For a…
Alabama News Network is happy to announce that we've added two new channels to our over-the-air lineup on WAKA. The first is called True Crime Network, which can be seen on 8.5 using…
White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, Dr. Deborah Birx, was in Alabama Thursday. She visited Governor Kay Ivey in the morning then hosted a round table discussion with community and state health…
Dreamland BBQ in downtown Montgomery is closing its doors, temporarily. Officials say they plan to re-open in March with hopes that people will be traveling more. Management says the restaurants profits have…
Auburn University officials are asking fans not to roll the trees at Toomer's Corner this season. Officials say while the two Auburn Oaks planted in 2017 and 10 descendant trees in Samford…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky grand jury on Wednesday indicted a single police officer for shooting into neighboring apartments but did not move forward with charges against any officers for their role in Breonna Taylor’s death. A grand jury…
In March the Chief Justice of Alabama suspended all trials by jury due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now with a better idea of coronavirus numbers, and guidelines to slow the spread,…
