By JONATHAN DREW Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - A new study says Southern states should spend more on education to develop homegrown talent for high-paying jobs. Otherwise, new jobs in those growing states will go to people with college…
Montgomery mayor Todd Strange talks community issues. He addressed several neighborhood concerns at a special meeting Tuesday night. Neighborhood associations came together for the Mayor's State of the City Address. The mayor…
It was exactly one year ago Tuesday, that former Governor Robert Bentley resigned from office following months of scandal and alleged corruption. After weeks of denying that he would resign, Bentley ultimately stepped down after a slew of ethics complaints…
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) has been confirmed as chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations for the remainder of the 115th Congress. Shelby previously served as vice chairman of the committee for the 113th Congress. “My colleagues have placed…
Attorneys representing former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore say they have filed claims for slander and defamation against Leigh Corfman, and demanded a trial by jury. Corfman filed a lawsuit against Moore in January, accusing him of making unwanted sexual…
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice will become the nation's first memorial of its kind, and it's garnering national attention. The memorial is dedicated to thousands of African-American men, women and…
A tiny species of fish could be threatened with extinction if the huge Toyota-Mazda plant is built just west of Huntsville. That's according to an environmental group that plans to go to court to save the fish. The Spring Pygmy Sunfish…
Roy Moore and his legal team have filed a petition for Writ of Mandamus with the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. They are asking the court to order the Montgomery County Circuit Court to transfer the case filed against Moore to Etowah County…
District Attorney Randall Houston says Jesse Madison Holton of Eclectic has been indicted by an Elmore County grand jury for the murder of his parents, April and Mike Holton. Holton was originally indicted in October 2017 for the murder of…
State Auditor Jim Zeigler spoke to the Montgomery Rotary Club Monday almost one year since former Gov. Robert Bentley stepped down. Just last week, supernumerary district attorney Ellen Brooks announced there were no…
Watch the CBS 60 Minutes segment about the soon to open Lynching Memorial HERE. The memorial opens on April 26th. More information HERE. And tomorrow---Monday morning at 8:00 AM---on CBS This Morning, watch a story about the companion museum…
The Waters Spring Home Tour in Pike Road could give you plenty of ideas. Some people like Tom Garrett say they are very impressed with the floor plans. "They've got a awful lot of…
A cloudy and rainy day, did not get in the way of the centennial celebration bash for Maxwell Air force Base. "Unfortunately the weather got us little down today but when the city…
The national report on home evictions in the United States from from a special interest group called The Eviction Lab. They say Montgomery had the 27th highest eviction rate in the country. The only other Alabama city on the top…
Alabama High School Juniors and Seniors gathered at Carver High in Montgomery today to compete in the annual Alabama Cattlemen's Association beef cook-off. Alabama News Network News Director Glenn Halbrook was a judge for the event, which was won by Dalton…
Students strut their stuff on the runway for family and friends gathered at the Parking Crossing High School gym Friday night. "Tonight is all about the children. It's all about 'disabling the label' and allowing children with exceptionalities to shine…
Some folks in Montgomery were literally hanging over the edge - rappelling 110 feet down the 40 Four Building in Downtown, Montgomery, but for a good cause. Participants raised 1,000 dollars each, for Hope Inspired Ministries, in exchange for the once-in-a-lifetime…
Alabama News Network anchor Darryl Hood got the chance to sit down for an Exclusive one-on-one interview with Oprah Winfrey when she visited Montgomery to do a story on the new lynching…
Watch "Your COmmunity This Week" on ABC Montgomery this Sunday at 9:00 AM or 4:00 PM to hear about their book: "The Colored Waiting Room" by Kevin Shird and Nelson Malden Watch the interview Sunday morning---April 8th--- on…
The operator of a minibike involved in a motor vehicle crash last Friday, March 30, has died of injuries sustained in the crash. Thomas Bray, 14, of Montgomery was pronounced dead late afternoon Thursday, April 5, at Baptist Medical Center South,…
The Montgomery Education Foundation has applied to convert five Montgomery schools into charter schools. Parents and citizens voiced their concerns Thursday evening at a listening session. And they had plenty to…
Frederick D. Reese, an early leader in the Alabama civil rights movement who invited Martin Luther King Jr. to work in Selma, has died. He was 88. James Perkins, pastor of Selma's Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, confirmed Reese's death Thursday…
Montgomery's downtown area near Riverwalk Stadium has not always boomed with business. "It used to be scary down here when I used to look out the window I wondered if we…
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- The U.S. Air Force on Thursday identified the pilot who died when his F-16 Fighting Falcon jet crashed during training over the Nevada desert. The service says Maj. Stephen Del Bagno died when his jet went down…
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior was assassinated 50 years ago on April 4, 1968. Memories of him and the legacy he left behind are shared by people throughout Montgomery and the world.…
