On Sunday, June 11 MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 3300 block of Fountain Lane in reference to a subject shot. Upon arrival, an adult male was located suffering from a fatal gunshot wound. Initial investigation into the shooting…
Alabama Department of Corrections officials arrested a correctional officer at the Bullock Correctional Facility in Union Springs on Sunday for attempting to smuggle contraband into the prison. Vintarius Cardel Tarver, 24, of Union Springs was arrested for multiple charges. Officials…
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $166,500 to help the town of Autaugaville turn the tap on for a new water bottling plant, resulting in 25 new jobs for the community. The Community Development Block Grant will provide infrastructure required for…
Could the answer to treating digestive ailments like diabetes and Crohn's disease be slithering around in a laboratory at the University of Alabama? Stephen Secor, a professor of biological sciences at UA, hopes so. "This all kind of started as,…
Caroline LaMothe is using rocks to get people active this summer. LaMothe heard about the idea of painting small rocks and hiding them for others to find through some of her friends. She looked into…
Riding the waves of the Coosa River isn't something everyone is up to doing. But for these kayakers it's a way of life. "It's a family environment, everyone loves water so everyone…
The Elmore County Humane Society took in 40 animals Thursday alone. Â That's almost double the number of animals they usually take in each day. "Forty in one day, think about 40 animals landing…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The 22nd annual Marion Rodeo is underway this weekend at Ralph Eagle Arena in Marion. Organizers say this year's event features cowboys from all over the…
Where the old Screws Armory once stood is now mostly dirt and gravel as construction takes place for a new park. The process of tearing it down began around three…
A Wetumpka man with multiple sclerosis is finding a new lease on life thanks to a newly approved drug. Phil Price was one of 22 people in the country to receive a…
Downtown Alexander city, has seen quite a few changes over the years but one thing residents say hasn't changed is the town's quiet charm. Alexander City native Sandra Wyckoff says "it's just…
Attorney General Steve Marshall today announced that two former employees of the Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors (GC Board) each has been sentenced to serve three years in prison for ethics violations and criminal possession of forged instruments. Nancy…
Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R - Monrovia) on Friday announced that State Rep. Jim Hill (R - Odenville) will serve as chairman of the body’s Judiciary Committee for the remainder of the 2014 - 2018 quadrennium. The post…
A man convicted of killing three people during the 1994 robbery of an Alabama fast-food restaurant was put to death by lethal injection. Authorities say 46-year-old Robert Melson was pronounced dead at 10:27 p.m. CDT Thursday at a southwest Alabama…
This is the best view we've had of the Kress building in a very long time. The scaffolding is down, and the residential portion on the top of the building is just…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Some Dallas County residents say a gang has been terrorizing their small community for months -- and they want it to stop.…
A nutritious meal in the middle of a summer day, isn't that hard to find in Troy, thanks to the city's summer feeding program. "We know that they have junk…
A Montgomery high school is being recognized by a non-profit for its efforts to help students take one of the first steps to get into college. Alabama Possible's "Cash for College" program…
Lawyers for an Alabama death row inmate are making another last-minute bid to halt his execution. Attorneys for 46-year-old Robert Bryant Melson on Thursday filed another request with the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal. The filing came just a…
Alabama News Network is on the scene in Prattville, where we have confirmed that a police officer was shot during a domestic violence call on Patrick Street this afternoon. Police Chief…
MPD has identified a single suspect in all three June 5 indecent exposure incidents and has taken him into custody yesterday evening. Charges are pending and because the suspect is a juvenile, the identity of the suspect hasn't been released…
A single-vehicle crash at 10:50 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, has claimed the life of a pedestrian. Yolanda Stinson, 34, of Tuskegee was struck by an unknown vehicle as she walked on U.S. 29 near Chisholm Park, approximately 3.5 miles east…
An ex-convict from Alabama is accused of kidnapping, killing and disposing of the body of a 12-year-old Florida girl. Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan announced the arrest of 38-year-old Robert Letroy Howard of East Brewton, Alabama, during a news conference…
Governor Kay Ivey recently signed House Bill 89, which requires the Alabama Department of Education to develop and implement an electronic notification system to facilitate the sharing of school emergency-related information between local schools, local school systems, the department, and…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on developments involving fired FBI Director James Comey (all times EDT): 12:40 p.m. A White House spokeswoman says she doesn't know if President Donald Trump is taping his Oval Office conversations, but will "try to…
