Alabama Department of Commerce officials say the state's exports for 2015 totaled $19.37 billion. Officials said in a release Monday that the figure provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce is below the state's 2014 total of $19.44 billion and…
A suspect is on the loose after an armed robbery at a Pike Road Convenience Store. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says an unknown male held the clerk at gun point while taking an undetermined amount of money. It happened at around 7:35 Sunday…
A LaGrange, Georgia woman is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Macon County, according to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials. Lana Daniel, 81, was killed when the 2005 Chevrolet Suburban she was driving was hit by a 2007 Cadillac Escalade on Interstate 85. The…
[gtxvideo vid="kzoEsod1" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kzoEsod1-120.jpg?cachebust=1455507248074" vtitle="GUN RANGE V-DAY"] Valentine's Day is not usually a day associated with a shooting range, but that is exactly where many couples chose to spend the romantic holiday. Couples like Jennifer Black and Michael Cook…
[gtxvideo vid="wzJAk2Dq" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wzJAk2Dq-120.jpg?cachebust=1455420081331" vtitle="art preview"] The Montgomery museum of fine art is previewing some impressive pieces up for auction soon. Art critics from the museum traveled across the county to find some really special works of art. You…
Antonin Scalia, the influential conservative and most provocative member of the Supreme Court, has died. He was 79. The U.S. Marshal's Service in Washington confirmed Scalia's death at a private residence in the Big Bend area of South Texas. The…
[gtxvideo vid="sViU6Dd4" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sViU6Dd4-120.jpg?cachebust=1455419857898" vtitle="healthy heart"] Ahead of Valentine's Day, Saturday was the perfect chance to check up on the health of your heart. Baptist Medical Center held its fifth annual love your heart screening event. For just twenty dollars the…
[gtxvideo vid="WMiuO2cp" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WMiuO2cp-120.jpg?cachebust=1455419768767" vtitle="LOVE RUN"] Brantwood Children's Home held its 5th annual love run. About 100 racers came out to make the trek through downtown Montgomery. Brantwood is about to celebrate it's 100th anniversary. The home is a…
[gtxvideo vid="3TpkLh9Z" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3TpkLh9Z-120.jpg?cachebust=1455550795072" vtitle="These magic moments"] Meet Anya Montelara. She is an 8 year old that is full of life. Friday night she put on her special skates to do something she looks forward to every year. "Skating…
[gtxvideo vid="ts4Vfc9A" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ts4Vfc9A-120.jpg?cachebust=1455550914982" vtitle="Senate opposition"] We are less than three week's away from Alabama voters hitting the polls for the primaries. And there's one crowded race to keep an eye on. Senator Richard Shelby's seat is facing opposition…
[gtxvideo vid="8Yczgfpm" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8Yczgfpm-120.jpg?cachebust=1455320321192" vtitle="WAKA_2016_02_12_16_59_32"] One of the governor's priorities this year is bringing high speed broadband to everyone in the state. He made the announcement in his state of the state last week, and is already working to…
Efforts to eliminate the sales tax on groceries in Alabama and food access and equity policies will be among the topics discussed during the second annual “Hungry for Justice: Student Poverty and Hunger Summit” on Feb. 19 at Troy University’s…
Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is planning to campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Montgomery on Saturday. Nutter will be the keynote speaker at a luncheon during the Alabama Democratic Conference's annual conference on Saturday. Prior to speaking…
The Bethel Missionary Baptist Church is hosting a career fair for police officer, correction officer, and firefighter jobs. The career fair is scheduled for Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 1 p.m. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church is located at 2106 Mill…
An Alabama family has lost its fight over artifacts supposedly owned by the author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson. The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday sided with the Thomas Jefferson Foundation in a lawsuit filed by the estate…
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says an Elmore County woman has died of injuries she suffered in a one-car crash. Sgt. Steve Jarrett says 71-year-old Billie Speigner of Deatsville died Thursday, Feb. 11 from injuries in the crash that had…
Alabama Power is warning its customers to be on high alert. They say someone is trying to scam people across the state. Alabama Power says there's several scams that's affected several customers across the state, including Montgomery. Alabama Power Managers say scammers…
Amy Waters of Montgomery has joined the staff of Troy University’s Montgomery Campus as Director of Community Outreach, Dr. Lance Tatum, Montgomery Campus Vice Chancellor, has announced. A public relations, marketing and fundraising professional with more than 14 years of…
[gtxvideo vid="QpPaGidB" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QpPaGidB-120.jpg?cachebust=1455293672804" vtitle="I-team Playing the odds"] When Governor Robert Bentley signed an executive order last November giving enforcement authority of anti-gaming laws to local sheriffs and district attorneys, many people thought that cleared the way for Victoryland…
Multiple police agencies in the area are investigating a car theft in Prattville. On Friday, February 5 around 9:10 AM, a red 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Pick-Up Truck with Alabama license plate 29AS590 was stolen. It was taken from a gas pump at…
An update on a Clarke County man who has been missing since last month - Wilcox County Sheriff Earnest Evans tells Alabama News Network that a person of interest in the disappearance of 27 year old Hy-Shawn Curry is in custody. Curry…
[gtxvideo vid="JHG1OGJ5" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JHG1OGJ5-120.jpg?cachebust=1455293717316" vtitle="ANN street public hearing"] Some changes are coming to the busy intersection at Ann Street and the interstate. State transportation officials say they will be expanding sidewalks, adding crosswalks and changing some traffic patterns. It's…
Republicans were unable to muster enough votes to put "right-to-work" language in the Alabama Constitution saying workers can't be required to join unions. The proposed constitutional amendment narrowly failed in the House of Representatives. Lawmakers were three votes short of…
Attorney General Luther Strange today announced a settlement with Dallas-based MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. The settlement resolves a multistate investigation which focused on complaints of consumers who used MoneyGram’s wire transfer service to send money to third parties involved in schemes to defraud consumers.…
The Healthy Minds Network was notified on Jan. 5 by SAMHSA’s GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation that Montgomery County and the Healthy Minds Network had been selected to receive one of the 2016 Sequential Intercept Mapping workshops. Matthew Robbins, Project…
