Alabama lawmakers have a busy day ahead as they hit the homestretch of the session. Committees have scheduled Wednesday votes on a number of key bills. The House budget committee will consider Gov. Robert Bentley's proposed $800 million prison construction…
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs has teamed up with Ford Motor Co. and the Governor’s Highway Safety Association to bring the Ford Driving Skills for Life event to Montgomery’s Paterson Field tomorrow, April 21. With additional registrations this…
With hunting season winding down, authorities are warning people to remove their valuables from their hunting camps. Autauga County Sheriff Joe Sedinger says that hunting camps are perfect targets for thieves because the camps are in rural areas and are…
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Alabama senators have rejected a bill aimed at allowing electronic gambling machines at VictoryLand dog track. Democratic Sen. Billy Beasley was short of the votes needed Tuesday to bring the bill up for debate. The legislation sought to put in…
A bill passed in the Alabama House of Representatives would automatically enroll new state employees in individual retirement accounts. The House on Tuesday voted 91 to 10 for the legislation, which would apply to new hires after Jan. 1. Republican…
[gtxvideo vid="CgVGkfBw" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CgVGkfBw-120.jpg?cachebust=1461170083566" vtitle="kidney"] Jason Howard says for him to be able to enjoy a day like this is in large part thanks to family and friends, who stepped up almost two years ago to find him a…
A unique event to connect persons with disabilities of all ages with organizations providing assistance will take place April 21 at Eastmont Baptist Church in Montgomery. The Disability Summit – “Empowering People with Disabilities of All Ages with Information, Resources, and…
Montgomery Public Schools has the two best high schools in Alabama and three of the top 15 in the state, according to the 2016 U.S. News Best High Schools rankings. Loveless Academic Magnet Program was once again named the best…
[gtxvideo vid="RXyAAx7k" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/RXyAAx7k-120.jpg?cachebust=1461166110195" vtitle="collier sues bentley"] The fired head of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Spencer Collier, has just filed a lawsuit against Governor Robert Bentley, his former Senior Political Adviser Rebekah Mason, the current head of ALEA,…
[gtxvideo vid="IzICa9t9" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/IzICa9t9-120.jpg?cachebust=1461077817230" vtitle="WAKA_2016_04_18_22_00_19"] "She just said things like called me a 'blogger', and said you are the most respected columnist in the state you shouldn't refer to his personal life. I said he's a public official, I…
[gtxvideo vid="P1I25Nsr" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/P1I25Nsr-120.jpg?cachebust=1461075830718" vtitle="WAKA_2016_04_18_17_59_40"] A Montgomery woman received a scare from a man who shouted racial slurs at her while she tried to receive money from an ATM. One woman saw it all, and recorded the confrontation on camera. The…
Not many people could face a life like Katherine and Jay Wolf's with such a positive outlook. Katherine suffered a major stroke in April 2008, one doctors did not think she would survive. Eight years later, Katherine and her family are thriving thanks to…
Ft. Toulouse in Wetumpka offers re-enactments throughout the year. This weekend's encampment focused on the French and Indian War, also known as the 7 years war. Hundreds came throughout the weekend to history come alive. The final day featured a…
The first graduating class of Robert E. Lee high school held its sixtieth anniversary reunion this evening. They were the first to walk the halls of Lee high school when it opened. Over one-hundred people attended the event with the…
Today the Family Sunshine Center held an event called the ranch round-up. The events purpose was to raise money for women and children in the community who need counseling and safe shelters. The Family Sunshine Center works to end domestic…
The city of Wetumpka came out today to celebrate one of its most unique features. Thousands of people celebrated the 83 million year old impact crater at the fourth annual Crater fest. It's the only confirmed impact crater in the entire…
[gtxvideo vid="SVi94F2k" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SVi94F2k-120.jpg?cachebust=1460992353255" vtitle="WAKA_2016_04_15_22_07_02"] A chilly night as friends, family members and advocates gathered together, each one remembering someone who they have lost, including Lucy Cooks. "My grandson was Jamie Sinclair Cooks. Today would have been his 23rd…
Montgomery police are searching for an armed robbery suspect. Investigators say a man walked into a check cashing business on the Atlanta Highway Friday morning and sprayed the clerk with pepper spray or mace. He then left with an unknown amount…
The current secretary of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Stan Stabler, is responding to recent allegations made against him by former secretary, Spencer Collier. On Friday, he sent Alabama News Network a letter. Here is a copy of what he wrote:…
The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board will present its “Under Age, Under Arrest” program on underage drinking Monday, April 18,to students at Carver High School in Montgomery. The program will be at 9:30 a.m. in the school auditorium. The program…
[gtxvideo vid="PyqNE7GR" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PyqNE7GR-120.jpg?cachebust=1460991069708" vtitle="WAKA_2016_04_15_22_00_19"] Gov. Robert Bentley's office has issued a statement concerning a trip the governor took with several staff members to attend the Republican Governors Association Conference in Las Vegas last year. One of those staffers…
The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in the Wednesday, April 13, shooting death of 21-year-old Anthony Rogers of Montgomery. MPD detectives charged James Thomas, 21, of Montgomery with one count of murder. Thomas turned himself in to MPD detectives on April…
[gtxvideo vid="9uCzjT1z" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9uCzjT1z-120.jpg?cachebust=1460733200878" vtitle="WAKA_2016_04_14_22_14_11"] Ben Smith gives a speech at his graduation from Hope Inspired Ministries--a place he never thought he would be after 15 years in prison serving a murder sentence. "My life when I did time…
[gtxvideo vid="8ajZOcJc" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8ajZOcJc-120.jpg?cachebust=1460731676023" vtitle="bentley-ALEA-wallet"] The former head of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Spencer Collier is disputing claims that he approved the decision to use a state aircraft to take Governor Bentley's wallet to him in 2014. Current…
