Ground Broken for Mosque in East Montgomery
Local Muslim leaders have broken ground on the first mosque in east Montgomery. The mosque will be the first place of worship for Muslims on the east side of town. It will be…
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Suspect Charged in the Shooting of a Teenager in Montgomery
Montgomery Police say Lalin Sanderson has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting that happened late Thursday night. Police say the shooting happened at about 11:30 p.m. in the 4700 block of South Court Street. Officers say the…
Tommy Arthur Executed for 1982 Muscle Shoals Murder
Alabama has put to death Tommy Arthur, the man who escaped seven prior execution dates for his conviction in a 1982 murder-for-hire. Officials say the 75-year-old inmate was pronounced dead at 12:15 a.m. CDT following a lethal injection at a southwest…
Mayor Strange Blames Educational System as One Reason for Population Decline
Schools. For many, it's one of the deciding factors on whether they move to a city... and it may be the reason they leave. Mayor Todd Strange blames the educational system in Montgomery…
City of Troy Sets Special Election for Sunday Alcohol Sales
For people in Troy, having a glass of wine or beer on Sundays could soon be an option. Governor Kay Ivey signed local legislation that allowed the city council to set a special…
Supreme Court Issues Temporary Stay on Execution
The Latest on the scheduled execution of Alabama prisoner Tommy Arthur (all times local): 5:40 p.m. The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a temporary stay on the execution of an Alabama prison inmate. The nation's high court stayed the execution…
Tallassee Police Want Information on Man Suspected of Sex Crimes
Tallassee police are seeking the public's help with information regarding a man in custody on sex crime charges. Police say Robert Ben Taylor faces charges of electronic solicitation of a child and enticing a minor. Police ask anyone with information…
Gov. Ivey Appoints Will Sellers to Supreme Court
Gov. Kay Ivey is appointing Birmingham attorney William B. Sellers to the Alabama Supreme Court. Sellers will fill the associate justice seat previously held by Lyn Stuart. Stuart was appointed chief justice after Roy Moore resigned following his permanent suspension.…
Populations of Birmingham and Montgomery Shrinking
Huntsville has overtaken Mobile to become Alabama's third-largest city. New population estimates released Thursday by the Census Bureau show the north Alabama city is home to 193,079 people. That surpasses Mobile's estimated population…
Alabama Set to Execute a Death Row Inmate Today
The Seventy-five-year-old inmate is scheduled to be put to death Thursday for the 1982 murder-for-hire of Troy Wicker. Judy Wicker initially told police a black man broke into the house, raped her and killed her husband. After her conviction, she…
State Board of Education Reacts to MPS Takeover
The Montgomery County Board of Education met with the state board Monday to get some of their issues ironed out. One of the biggest concerns from the MPS board was a lack of…
Kay Ivey Signs Protections for Confederate, Other Monuments
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has signed into law sweeping protections for Confederate monuments and other long-standing historic markers. Ivey signed the bill Wednesday. The moves come as some Southern cities, such as New Orleans, have removed Confederate monuments from public…
Incoming School Superintendent John Strycker Visits Butler County Schools
Butler County Schools Incoming Superintendent John Strycker doesn't officially take over the school system until June, but he's making the rounds on the last day of school trying to meet some of his students…
Alabama National Guard Officials Deactivate Brundidge Unit
"There's a lot of w's that's weighing in the clouds," says Brundidge Mayor, Isabell Boyd. That's the reaction of Brundidge Mayor Isabell Boyd after the announcement that the Brundidge National Guard Armory is…
Prattville Mother Loses Battle with Leukemia
Jessica Bentley, the Prattville mother who had been undergoing treatment for Leukemia and recently had a bone marrow transplant has died. We first did a story with Bentley when she was looking for bone marrow matches. She received what doctors…
Prattville Police Searching for Suspect in Credit Card Case
Prattville police and CrimeStoppers are searching for a man suspected of the fraudulent use of a credit card. Investigators say on May 10, a man used a cloned credit card at the Ulta Beauty store in Prattville at around 7…
Montgomery Gun Reward Initiative Offers $300 To Keep Guns Out Of the Hands Of Juveniles
Just weeks after her daughter was shot and killed near a Montgomery school, the mother of Bellingrath Middle School student Jaquerria Timmons, stood alongside law enforcement officials and tearfully thanked them for their…
House OKs Bill Making Nude Photo Sharing in Military a Crime
The House has unanimously approved legislation that makes it a crime for U.S. service members to distribute intimate photos or videos of people without first getting their consent. The measure is a direct response to a nude-photo sharing scandal that…
Death Row Inmate: Execution Drugs Won't Work
Lawyers for Alabama inmate Tommy Arthur say his lethal injection should be delayed because of issues with the state's execution drugs. His attorneys filed court papers Wednesday with the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. They pointed to issues with…
Lawyers Appeal Ethics Conviction of Former House Speaker Mike Hubbard
Lawyers for former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard say his ethics conviction is "legally baseless" and prosecutors stretched the bounds of the state law to bring charges against him. Hubbard's lawyers filed the…
National Guard Armory in Brundidge Being Deactivated
Alabama News Network has confirmed the National Guard Armory in Brundidge is being deactivated. According to Lt. Tim Alexander, the U.S. Army National Guard Force Management Division, in compliance with Headquarters Department of the Army, conducted an analysis of the…
Golden Apple Teacher of the Year: David Rudd
During the school year, we honored many deserving teachers with Golden Apple awards. Four of those previous winners have been competing to be the Golden Apple Teacher of…
F-35 Survey Team in Montgomery
Governor Kay Ivey signed eight bills Tuesday at Maxwell Air Force Base. Each of the bills is related to the military. One bill in particular could play a factor in landing the F-35…
Selma City Schools Superintendent Resigns
From the West Alabama Newsroom --After two years on the job, Dr. Angela Mangum's tenure as superintendent of Selma City Schools is coming to an end. Mangum submitted a letter of resignation and…
EXTRA: "What's in Your Food?"
Take a look in your pantry... and you'll probably find that most of your food labels state they have been genetically engineered in some way. But what does that mean? And is it…
