2016 Trial Set for Suit Over Alabama Prisoner Care
A lawsuit over medical care and mental health care for Alabama prisoners is set to go to trial in 15 months.
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A lawsuit over medical care and mental health care for Alabama prisoners is set to go to trial in 15 months.
Alabama is one of 18 states being given federal grants to boost access to preschool programs.
A Lowndes County judge has ruled a man is mentally competent to stand trial on capital murder charges stemming from the slaying of 9-year-old twins and their caretaker.
The controversy continues to swirl around the possibility of a new Walmart grocery store coming to Montgomery.
Alabama Power Co. officials said the company needs a rate increase partly because of money spent on environmental upgrades.
New lawmakers from across the state got a crash course in their new job today. It was the first of several days of orientation for the freshmen.
Alabama's attorney general says a Perry County woman has been convicted of attempted murder for firing a rifle at a state trooper.
The city of Montgomery fire and rescue department is being recognized for it's outstanding service to the community.
The Montgomery County School Board will be selecting a new school board president tonight. The board's newest member, Lesa Keith, was sworn in last week. She talked with Alabama News Network about her goals:
The state attorney general's office is asking a judge to give a former state education official and her husband 50-year sentences in an ethics case involving millions of dollars.
Montgomery City Council holds public hearing on smoking ban.
Dairy farmers are breathing a sigh of relief. It was about a year ago that farmers were in crisis and the price of milk was threatening to skyrocket.
State Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead says he won't run for a third term when the party's executive committee meets in Montgomery in February to elect a chairman.
The Supreme Court is leaving in place BP's multibillion-dollar settlement with lawyers for businesses and residents over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
A public forum will be held this evening over the controversy surrounding a Walmart being built near a Montgomery residence.
In advance of EPA Regulations on coal ash that are due this month, Tim Lennox profiled the possible impact on Alabama, inlcuidng an Alabama Power Company plant that has already decided to switch to natural gas, and a huge landfill where millions of tons of coal ash from a big spill in Tennessee was disposed of.
CrimeStoppers needs your help to find two armed robbers in two separate incidents in Montgomery.
A car accident in Bullock County leaves one man dead
Newest Volunteer of the Year, Beth Birchfield, is the youngest recipient ever at the age of 16.
Destiny Christian Center in Prattville is giving bicycles away to kids in need
'Tis the season for Christmas parades. On Saturday, cities across the River Region celebrated the season with their own festivities.
With 19 days to Christmas, holiday shopping's in full gear.
Alabama's Alcohol Beverage Control Board is working to keep underage teens away from alcohol. Representatives are traveling the state with the under age, under arrest program.
A judge has ruled an Alabama church properly fired its minister after he admitted having sex with married church members and not telling them he had AIDS.



