Selma Police Uncover Drug Ring
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma Police take down an alleged drug ring in the city and take six suspected drug dealers off the street. Chief Spencer Collier says officers found…
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Montgomery Pride Reacts to President Trump's Tweets
President Donald Trump's comments on twitter about banning transgender people from the military are getting a lot of attention from some groups in Montgomery. Members of Montgomery…
Pat Dye to Speak at Public Safety Insurance Fund Banquet
Former Auburn University head football coach Pat Dye joins a list of legendary coaches including Nick Saban, Gene Stallings, Bobby Bowden, Vince Dooley, and Larry Blakeney who have paid tribute to the area's public safety officers and the group of…
Revitalization of Downtown Montgomery Continues On Lower Dexter Avenue
It won't be long before many of the "Coming Soon" signs outside of store fronts on Dexter Avenue will be replaced with open signs. Officials are calling the developing area "Low-Dex", and…
Wetumpka Police Officer Charged with Manslaughter in Death of Wetumpka Woman
A Wetumpka police officer finds himself on the wrong side of the law. Elmore County sheriff, Bill Franklin, confirmed with Alabama News Network that Wetumpka police officer, Andrew Bass, is facing manslaughter charges for his role in a wreck in…
Gov. Ivey Announces "Strong Start, Strong Finish" Education Initiative
Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced her new education initiative: “Strong Start, Strong Finish” at Innovation Depot in Birmingham. The “Strong Start, Strong Finish” education initiative will focus on three stages of education: 1) early childhood education, 2) computer science in middle…
Alabama Prisons Becoming More Violent?
Alabama's Department of Corrections says an inmate found stabbed in a prison yard is the third prisoner to be slain at Elmore Correctional Facility this year. The agency says Timothy Robertson, serving time for rape, was fatally wounded Tuesday night,…
ALEA Searching for Missing Senior Last Seen Around Maplesville
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has issued a missing senior alert to help find William Moody Spencer. Maplesville police have been searching for him. Spencer is 84 years old and suffers from dementia and takes medication for a heart…
Mo Brooks Calls on All GOP Candidates to Withdraw from Senate Race to Help Jeff Sessions Reclaim His Old Seat
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Alabama), who is running in the U.S. Senate special election, is offering to withdraw from the race if all the other Republican candidates agree to quit themselves. Brooks says it would be an effort to help…
Federal Reserve Keeps Key Interest Rates Unchanged Amid Low Inflation
The Federal Reserve is keeping its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a time of low inflation, which remains persistently below the Fed's target level. The Fed notes that inflation has stayed undesirably low even though the job market keeps strengthening,…
Congressman Scalise Released from Hospital Month After Being Shot
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise - who was critically wounded in a shooting at a baseball practice last month - has been discharged from a Washington hospital. MedStar Washington Hospital Center says the six-term Louisiana Republican was released from the…
Ziegler Says Sessions Would Dominate 2018 Governor's Race
If U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigns or is fired, he could return to Alabama and run for governor in the 2018 state elections. According to one potential candidate for governor, Sessions would “be the instant frontrunner and clear out…
i-Team: ASU Interpretive Center Update
The U.S.Park Service operates three interpretive centers along the route of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March. There's one in Selma and another on Highway 80 in Lowndes County. Now the…
One Inmate Fatally Stabbed, One Inmate Charged with Murder at Elmore Co. Prison
The Alabama Department of Corrections is investigating a fatal stabbing of an inmate that occurred at the Elmore Correctional Facility on Tuesday. At approximately 6:35 p.m., a corrections lieutenant observed an inmate in the prison yard who was in distress. Officers responding…
Community holds Forum to Discuss Hate Crimes in Alabama
Hate crimes in Alabama. That was the topic of conversation at a round table discussion Tuesday evening in Montgomery. Community members representing different minority groups came together to talk about…
Montgomery School Board Members Weigh In On State Superintendent Evaluation
Lesa Keith, Vice President of The Montgomery Public School Board, weighed on State superintendent Michael Sentance's one year evaluation. She says her hope is that the board is fair after Sentance…
Saulsberry Exonerated on Theft and Ethics Charges
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A former Wilcox County commission chairman is speaking out after being acquitted of theft and ethics charges. Former commissioner Michael Saulsberry says he's now looking forward…
Key Dates in the Tenure of Jeff Sessions
Key dates in the tenure of Jeff Sessions, a Republican former U.S. senator from Alabama and early endorser of Donald Trump, who became Trump's attorney general: -Feb. 28, 2016: Sessions, a former Alabama attorney general and four-term U.S. senator, endorses…
Trump Praises Senate for Taking Up Health Care
President Donald Trump is praising the Senate for moving forward on health care repeal. He says a vote Tuesday to take up the Republican health care bill "was a big step." Trump is speaking at a joint press conference with…
Taco Bell Partners With Lyft to Offer 'Ride-Thru' Meals
Taco Bell is testing a new service that allows users of the ride-sharing app Lyft to add a Taco Bell stop to their ride with the click of a button. The companies have announced "Taco Mode," an option for Lyft…
Delta Flight Delayed by Argument Between Pilot, Attendant
Delta Air Lines is apologizing after an argument between a pilot and a flight attendant delayed a flight from New York to Portland, Maine. A Delta spokesman said Tuesday that the crew members were replaced before the plane took off.…
Renovated Bowling Alley Becomes Office Building
There's still a bowling logo on the automatic doors, but they pull aside to reveal a modern office lobby and the smell of fresh wood from craftsman furniture. Round a corner and the clunk and clatter of the alleys have…
IRS Seeing Big Drop Identity Theft and Tax Fraud
The IRS says it is seeing a big drop in the number of tax refunds being stolen by identity thieves after the agency teamed up with tax preparers to fight the problem. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said Tuesday that the…
Troy Police Search for Missing Woman
Lisa Joy Theris was reported missing to the Troy Police Department on July 23 by her father and two of her friends. According to her father, his last contact with Lisa was by phone on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Theris is…
Civil Rights Marker Rededicated on Emmett Till's Birthday
A civil rights marker commemorating a notorious lynching has been rededicated by Mississippi officials after it was vandalized and then repaired. The sign commemorates Emmett Till, the black teenager kidnapped and lynched in 1955 after whistling at a white woman…
