Gee's Bend Ferry to Get Million Dollar Upgrade
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The Gee's Bend Ferry is getting a million dollar upgrade that will make it the only ferry of its kind in the entire country. A million…
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Taco Bell Will Take Popular Chicken-Shelled Chalupa Off Menu
A Taco Bell treat that has a shell made entirely of fried chicken will vanish from the fast-food chain's menu despite its popularity. Taco Bell spokesman Rob Poetsch says the Naked Chicken Chalupa always was planned as a limited-time offer…
Officials: Tipster gets $10,000 for location of fugitives
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says it has awarded $10,000 to the anonymous tipster who provided the location of fugitives suspected in the deaths of four women in a bloody rampage across three Southern states. An agency news release…
908th Airlift Wing Retires Auburn C-130
The 908th Airlift Wing's Auburn plane has been with the unit for 31 years. In that time, it's flown across the globe, even earning a purple heart when it was shot…
DHS Intel Report Disputes Threat Posed by Travel Ban Nations
Analysts at the Homeland Security Department's intelligence arm found insufficient evidence that citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries included in President Donald Trump's travel ban pose a terror threat to the United States. A draft document obtained by The Associated Press…
Gulf Shores, Orange Beach Police Prepare for Spring Break
Police in coastal Alabama's beach cities are informing the public about a "zero tolerance" policy of misbehavior during Spring Break. Media outlets report the Orange Beach and Gulf Shores police departments issued warning letters to the public this week via…
White House Bars Major News Outlets From Informal Briefing
News organizations including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, CNN and Politico were blocked from joining an informal, on the record White House press briefing on Friday. Several news organizations were allowed in, including the conservative website Breitbart…
Teen Indicted on Bank Robbery, Hostage Charges
An alleged bank robber who took 11 people hostage in a Tuscaloosa credit union last month has been charged. A federal grand jury indicted 18-year-old Cedrick Lamar Collins on Friday with one count of bank robbery and two counts of…
Agency Publishes Timetable for Mexico Border Wall
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it plans to start awarding contracts by mid-April for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall. The agency said Friday on a website for federal contactors that a request for bids would be published on…
ALDOT Awarded $1.09M Grant to Repower Gee's Bend Ferry in Camden
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will receive a $1.09 million federal grant to repower the Gee’s Bend passenger-vehicle ferry from a diesel propulsion powered vessel to a zero emissions battery-electric powered vessel. This will be the first zero-emission passenger-vehicle…
Judge Sets $500,000 Bond for Man Accused of Killing Mother
A judge has set bond for $500,000 for a man accused of killing his 68-year-old mother in northeast Alabama. The Gadsden Time reports (http://bit.ly/2mfNdgr ) that 48-year-old Larry Bodily remains jailed in Cherokee County on charges of murder and third-degree…
Hundreds of High School and Middle School Students Participate in Trojan Art Day
Hundreds of high school and middle school students converged on the Troy University campus for Trojan Art Day. Students were able to be part of workshops and demonstrations that are led by Troy University's Department of Art and Design. They…
Maine Governor Pushes for Jeff Sessions to Boost Drug Prosecution
Maine's Republican governor has asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions to ramp up prosecution of drug crimes and says the U.S. Attorney's Office isn't actively pursuing drug dealers. The Associated Press obtained a copy of a Jan. 26 letter in which…
The Latest: Trump speech to conservatives evokes campaign
The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 12:50 p.m. British politician Nigel Farage is telling American conservatives that "what happened in 2016 is the beginning of a great global revolution." Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Farage…
2 Alabama Doctors Convicted in Pill Mill Case
Two doctors who operated a pain management clinic on the Alabama coast are facing time in federal prison after being convicted of running what authorities describe as a pill mill. Jurors in Mobile returned the verdict Thursday against Drs. John…
Home Sales Up 3.7% in January Across the U.S.
Americans bought more new homes in January after a steep fall-off the previous month, a sign the housing market is healthy despite higher mortgage rates. The Commerce Department says new home sales rose 3.7 percent to a seasonally-adjusted 555,000 units.…
The Latest: Key pretrial ruling a two-edged sword for Cosby
The Latest on the pretrial ruling in the Bill Cosby sex-assault case (all times local): 10:45 a.m. A ruling Friday that only one other accuser can testify at Bill Cosby's Pennsylvania sex assault trial means Cosby probably can't appeal on…
i-Team: Is Alabama Emergency Ready?
https://youtu.be/4mH6q0L08Fo Are you ready in case of disaster? Emergency Officials are constantly asking citizens that question. So, following the devastating and deadly Gatlinburg, Tennessee fire late last year, Alabama News Network asked the state's emergency response officials if they're…
J.C. Penny Closing As Many As 140 stores
The locations to be shuttered won't be revealed till March, with employees being told first. There are stores in Montgomery, Prattville, Andalusia and at a dozen more locations across the state. The Selma location was closed in 2013...one of 33…
Alabama Drug Overdose Death Rate
A report from the National Center for Health Statistics indicates the 2015 Alabama death rate from drug overdoses was at the national average, while Mississippi and Georgia had a rate lower than the national average. The other findings: Data from…
Preparing Storm Survival Kits
When preparing for severe weather, there are items that you do not want to forget. We stopped by Montgomery's Home Depot to find out what those items are. They are making…
Standoff Ends in Butler County
Authorities say a standoff is over in the Butler County town of Georgiana. Police say it started about 5 Thursday evening. They say a man barricaded himself in a home on Pine Street. Police say he is a suspect wanted in…
Town of Mosses wants own Police Dept
The town of Mosses in Lowndes County came together Thursday night to find some answers. A double homicide just a few weeks ago has put the community on edge. They held a town hall meeting to try to share ideas on…
Selma Interpretive Center Expansion Complete
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- An expansion project at the Selma Interpretive Center is now complete and the renovated area was opened to the public for the first time Thursday. The…
State Superintendent Finalist Files Ethics Lawsuit Against State Board
A superintendent finalist has filed a civil lawsuit against a state school board member and others, accusing them of orchestrating a scheme and ethics complaint last year to knock him out of the running to be the state's next education…
