Fatal Wreck Shuts down Northbound lanes of I-65
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.
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SNAP Benefits to End for 40 thousand Alabamians
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…
Officer of the Month: ASU's Captain Simmons
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Officer A.C. Smith Remains on Paid Administrative Leave
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Co-founder of the SPLC Receives The King Center's Highest Honor
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…
Authorities I.D. RR fatality
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…
Storms Cause Damage, Power Outages in Montgomery
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…
Car Break-ins Up in Prattville
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Montgomery Bail Bonding Co. Utilizes New App
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Governor Tours Tutwiler Prison Amid Scandal
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MPD Makes Arrest in Shooting Death of Montgomery Teen
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…
AUM Names New Chancellor
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…
Montgomery Prepares for Severe Weather
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Job Fair at Prattville Doster Center
Looking for a Career? Community Action is hosting a community Job Fair!! Join them on Friday April 1st 9am-2pm. Prattville Doster Center:Â 424 S. Northington Street Prattville Al 36067 The Following business will be on site and accepting applications: Prattville Health…
Investigation of Inmate Found Dead in Cell Concludes
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…
Candidates In Runoff For Elmore Co. Commission District 1
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Impact of Rebekah Mason's Resignation
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Tethering Law Making Its Way Through State House
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Montgomery Holds Statewide Mental Health Conference
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MPD Officer Charged with Sodomy
A Montgomery police officer has been arrested and charged with second-degree sodomy in connection with a sexual assault. A court affidavit says 23-year-old Morris Leon Williams is charged with sexually assaulting an adult woman unable to consent "by reason of…
No injuries as school bus rams wall in Montgomery,
No immediate details, but a school bus rammed a brick wall at the Deer Creek Subdivision on Ray Thorington Road this morning. Police say there were students on the bus at the time of crash. The driver suffered minor injuries.…
Headlight Ratings for Some Alabama-Made Cars: Poor.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is out with ratings for car headlights, and only one of the cars tested got a "good" rating. That was the Toyota Prius V. Several cars assembled in Alabama were on the "poor" list:…
Fans Turn Out for Capital City Classic
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Judge Won't Dismiss House Speaker Mike Hubbard's Ethics Case
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A judge has refused to dismiss ethics charges against House Speaker Mike Hubbard. Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker on Tuesday rejected Hubbard's request to dismiss the case for allegations of prosecutor misconduct. Walker, in a…
MPD Officer Resigns after Arrested for Leaving Crash Scene
A Montgomery police officer has resigned after being arrested for fleeing a crash scene. Montgomery Department of Public Safety Spokeswoman Martha Earnhardt said in a statement that 22-year-old G.T. Farris was involved in a two-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning. Police…
