24/7 WallSt. is out with a list of the 50 worst U.S. cities in which to live.....and there are five Alabama cities on the list. The website names: Bessemer (#6), Anniston (#9), Prichard (#12), Fairfield (#34), and Arab (#35)…
Why you shouldn't believe everything you read on social media - sometimes wrong information can cause unnecessary widespread panic. It's happened a few times in the Montgomery area. One of the most popular…
Late last year the Marching Volunteers got the invite to New York to perform in the parade. The staff has been planning and holding fundraisers to make…
U.S. Senator Doug Jones says he is confident nominee William Barr will follow the rule of law, be respectful of Civil Rights and voting laws, and will be fair with the…
New smart surveillance technology is already being put to use in Montgomery, officials say. Last week, Alabama News Network got a first look at the command center for the city's new…
Southern regional banks BB&T and SunTrust are combining in an all-stock deal valued at about $66 billion. The banks said Thursday that the combined company will be the sixth-largest U.S. bank based on assets and deposits. It will have approximately…
Someone is killing deer in Autaugaville , cutting off heads, and leaving the whole carcass on the side of the road. Luther Atwell made the discovery when driving back from visiting a friend…
"What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now!" - That was one of the many chants heard at a Wednesday afternoon protest in downtown Montgomery that ended…
Today in a statement emailed to Alabama News Network, Montgomery Co. Probate Judge Steven Reed announced his candidacy for mayor of Montgomery. In the statement, Reed said he will announce the details of his campaign kickoff event and will release…
A Montgomery police officer has been injured while helping with a dispute at an apartment complex. The incident appears to have taken place at the Stratford Village apartments, off Woodmere Boulevard. Police say the officer, who was off-duty, was called…
The Board of Directors of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that President Randy George will retire on April 1. Chamber Executive Vice President Anna Buckalew has been elected President and CEO, effective April 2. "The Chamber has…
The founder of a far-right men's group called the Proud Boys is suing the Southern Poverty Law Center for labeling the organization a hate group. Gavin McInnes filed the defamation lawsuit Monday in federal court in Alabama. The lawsuit contends…
FILE- In this June 20, 2008, file photo Kristoff St. John accepts the award for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for his work on "The Young and the Restless" at the 35th Annual Daytime…
As we reported last night, the shooting happened in the 1200 Block of Marlow Drive, South of the EastSouth Boulevard. Police identify the woman who died as 42 year old Orangeal White. They say the women who was less seriously…
The shooting happened in the 1200 Block of Marlow Drive in the Arlington Neighborhood. Police say two adult women were shot, one with life threatening wounds, the other with serious but not life-threatening wounds. Both women were taken to…
Today people gathered at the State Department of History and Archives to participate in a unique way of singing. Shape note singing was originally developed to help people learn how to read music.…
    The Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law…
Those of us who live here in Alabama know about the Civil Rights Monuments, the Maya Lin fountain, and the bridge, and the church,…
There is hope for thousands of Alabamians who have had their drivers licenses suspended because they're unable to pay a fine. They could get behind the wheel again thanks to Alabama's new hardship drivers license law. "They will be able…
A new African American art exhibit made its debut Friday night at Alabama State University in celebration of Black History Month and Alabama's Bicentennial. The "Roots and Wings Collection Exhibition" opened at ASU's Warren Britt Gallery. It is a compilation…
For many people Prattville is known as the small town just a few miles north of Montgomery. Look past its shopping malls just off I-65, and this growing town is filled with southern…
The city of Montgomery has established a security camera command center, part of what they call the "River Region Star Watch" program. In it, officers can monitor various government cameras---including traffic cams, and some privately owned cameras if the owners…
One local company says it's doing its part to help Governor Kay Ivey get more people working in Alabama. Dixie Electric is now part of the Apprenticeship Alabama Program. It's…
The more pressing topic at Thursday's MPS board meeting was a recent report card grade. The school system went from a grade of D, up to a C. MPS…
Alabama gets a "D" in the category of being a "state (that) has increased the age at which stores can sell tobacco products to people to age 21. Increasing the minimum age of sale to 21 will decrease smoking by…
