The Alabama Senate has approved legislation that would allow people to carry loaded handguns in their cars without permits. Senators voted 27-7 on Tuesday, sending the bill to the House. Current laws require drivers to have a concealed carry permit…
[gtxvideo vid="pYymKWeG" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pYymKWeG-120.jpg?cachebust=1459952893004" vtitle="bentley impeach reax"] Plans for Governor Bentley's impeachment continue to move forward. State Representative Ed Henry called for Governor Bentley's impeachment Tuesday after the allegations surfaced of an inappropriate relationship with his top aide, but…
[gtxvideo vid="XbnOBf8h" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XbnOBf8h-120.jpg?cachebust=1459889655642" vtitle="wise interview"] Graduates of W.B. Doby High School in Wetumpka are planning a special ceremony to remember their school. Doby High School was an all-black high school that existed during the time that Alabama schools…
Cancer is an ongoing problem across the country, affecting millions of people. With the help of the Center for disease control, one health group is receiving a boost, all in hopes of saving lives across Montgomery. Health Services in Montgomery received…
[gtxvideo vid="fOmpan3D" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fOmpan3D-120.jpg?cachebust=1459869708913" vtitle="victoryland resident reax"] Victoryland could soon be open for good in Macon County. Owner Milton McGregor made the announcement Monday. He accused Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange and the Alabama Supreme Court of scheming to…
More two-officer police teams are patrolling in Montgomery, Alabama, after a white officer on solo patrol shot and killed a black man in February. Police Chief Ernest Finley says two-man patrol units have been assigned to six "high-crime" districts in…
[gtxvideo vid="iyVjQyzh" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iyVjQyzh-120.jpg?cachebust=1459785255657" vtitle="student reax to steve harvey"] Steve Harvey announced Saturday a partnership with Alabama State University. Harvey says he chose to work with ASU because he wants to give back to a state that has given him…
Today was the twelfth annual autism craw-fish boil held by the Easter seals of Alabama. Over two tons of craw-fish was prepared with the expectation of serving over one thousand three hundred people. The event is designed to help those who can't…
Volunteers from Gunter Air Force base decided to give back and make a change for one local school. Over fifty volunteers helped repaint McInnis school. Montgomery ARC, a non profit organization also had a hand in helping. While volunteers painted, the school…
A single-vehicle crash that happened Saturday, April 2nd claimed the life of 67 year old Ronald Bradshaw. Alabama State Troopers say Bradshaw died when the 2003 Ford Explorer he was driving overturned on Interstate 65 north at the 186 mile…
State Troopers are on the scene of a fatal crash on I-65 North bound near Pine Level. All North bound lanes are blocked. The latest is coming up on Alabama News Network at 6.
Between 500 thousand to one million people across the country will begin to lose access nationwide this month. It's all a part of plan to get individuals a job instead of relying on the government for assistance. In order to…
[gtxvideo vid="Lg5RcvwX" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Lg5RcvwX-120.jpg?cachebust=1459787730295" vtitle="officer of month"] Crimestoppers is teaming up with Alabama News Network exclusively to award the "Officer of the Month." This month's recipient says a career in law enforcement chose him and it's been a passion…
[gtxvideo vid="9izvSt6U" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9izvSt6U-120.jpg?cachebust=1459532365617" vtitle="gunn-smith update"] We have an update in the case of Montgomery Police Officer Aaron Smith who's charged with the murder of Gregory Gunn. The city says he's still technically a city employee. Even though he…
The King Center will bestow its highest honor, The Martin Luther King, Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize to Mr. Morris Dees, co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center. The ceremony will take place…
A single-vehicle crash yesterday, March 31, claimed the life of a Shorter woman. Annie Tarver, 62, was killed when the 2006 Kia Optima she was driving collided with a CSX train at the railroad crossing on Wares Ferry Road and…
The strong storms that moved through the area left some damage behind in parts of Montgomery. Several large trees were knocked down on Perry Hill Road, near Goodwyn Jr. High School. At 9:45 p.m., there are approximately 3,690 Alabama Power…
[gtxvideo vid="Xs7k7UHF" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Xs7k7UHF-120.jpg?cachebust=1459528068089" vtitle="prattville breakins"] James Walker's surveillance video shows four unknown males getting out of a small vehicle. The suspects search a Jeep Wrangler and Honda Accord. One of the subjects appeared to be branding a handgun. "I had a…
[gtxvideo vid="hKhPO1s8" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hKhPO1s8-120.jpg?cachebust=1459531787378" vtitle="bails bond app"] With all the crime we report, you often don't hear about what happens next. When you are taken down to the station and charged, you may have to post bond and that…
[gtxvideo vid="fdTRUsPL" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fdTRUsPL-120.jpg?cachebust=1459527106911" vtitle="bentley at tutweiler"] This isn't the first time Governor Robert Bentley has walked the halls of Tutwiler Women's Prison. But this is probably the biggest crowd of reporters he's ever had with him. Even though…
The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in Monday, March 28, 2016, shooting death of 16-year-old Kourtney Richardson of Montgomery. MPD detectives charged Floyd Burnett, 19, of Montgomery, with one count of murder. Burnett turned himself in to MPD detectives on…
Carl A. Stockton, provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, begins July 1 as the next chancellor for Auburn University at Montgomery. Stockton was selected Thursday after a national search by unanimous vote of…
[gtxvideo vid="CRxEYZJn" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CRxEYZJn-120.jpg?cachebust=1459446691080" vtitle="severe weather advice"] With the threat of severe weather looming, first responders and Emergency Management Agencies are spending the day preparing for anything. Heavy flooding caused problems across parts of the river region last Christmas. Some…
Looking for a Career? Community Action is hosting a community Job Fair!! Join them on Friday April 1st 9am-2pm. Prattville Doster Center: 424 S. Northington Street Prattville Al 36067 The Following business will be on site and accepting applications: Prattville Health…
Authorities have concluded that a 19-year-old inmate who was found unresponsive in his Montgomery cell last year died of a drug overdose. District Attorney Daryl Bailey told the Montgomery Advertiser on Wednesday that a grand jury found no reason to…
