Montgomery Public Schools superintendent Margaret Allen welcomed students back to school at TS Morris Elementary on Wednesday. Allen gave students high five and hugs to the teachers and parents while encouraging…
Troy university's enrollment is up again and it's having a big effect on students looking for housing. Some students are having a problem securing either on or off campus. University officials say…
The Medical Association of the State of Alabama and the American Medical Association (AMA) announced today a partnership to develop and distribute a statewide educational toolbox designed to help reverse the state’s opioid epidemic. Alabama and Rhode Island are the…
Summer break is also over for kids of Pike County schools and Troy City Schools. Students of Troy City Schools headed back to class Wednesday morning. Pike schools started the school year Tuesday. For Charles Henderson High School, students are adjusting…
Alabama State Troopers were on the scene of an early morning wreck on 1-65 south bound near mile marker 186. A UPS truck that is overturned and other cars are involved. There were no injuries reported. It was shut down due…
84-year-old Carlos Outlaw has lived in the Forest Hills neighborhood for over fifty years and is well known by many of his neighbors. He also is known for a popular…
Third party candidates are emerging in the race for the White house - as the election inches closer... But how will they impact the election? Third party candidates historically haven't gotten many votes. But they can influence how the election…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma man is facing ten years to life after pleading guilty to burglary and assault charges. Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson says Peter Le'Quach…
Imagine coming home after fighting for your country, and finding out you may have to relocate your family. One National Guardsman is battling his apartment complex to keep a roof over his family's…
Alabama's State Auditor, Jim Zeigler is calling on lawmakers to use the upcoming special session to bring an impeachment charge against Governor Robert Bentley. Zeigler announced his request during a meeting of…
A state senator is introducing a rival lottery bill that would allow electronic lottery terminals at state dog tracks. Republican Sen. Jim McClendon of Springville said Tuesday that he will introduce a second lottery bill in addition to the one…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama tourism officials have announced that more than 170 restaurants across the state will soon be offering lunch and dinner discounts during the fifth annual Alabama Restaurant Week. The Montgomery Advertiser reports that the two-course lunch…
Former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard is seeking a new trial, saying that prosecutors stretched the intent of the state ethics law when securing convictions against him. Attorneys for Hubbard filed the request Monday asking a judge to reverse Hubbard's…
The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in reference to a suspect wanted for Discharging A Firearm Into An Occupied Building. Investigators advise that 22-year old Laderrius Calhoun, of Montgomery, was identified through a CrimeStoppers anonymous tip. Calhoun has been captured…
ELMORE, Ala. (AP) - An inmate who escaped from an Alabama jail has been recaptured in Kentucky. News outlets report that the Alabama Department of Corrections says 27-year-old Justin Caldwell was apprehended Monday morning during a traffic stop in Hardin…
An ordinance passed at the beginning of the summer by the city of Greenville was extremely successful in its first year. Fears over the Zika virus spreading to the United States caused…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- It was the first day of school for students in the Selma and Dallas area Monday. Selma City School officials spent the day greeting…
A new store is coming to The Shoppes at Eastchase. H&M is a Swedish multinational clothing store that has expanding it's brand throughout the state of Alabama. H&M has opened locations in Huntsville, Birmingham, Mobile, and now Montgomery. They are…
State Auditor Jim Zeigler has asked the House Judiciary Committee to report at least one impeachment article against Gov. Bentley to the August 15 special session of the Alabama legislature. Zeigler will release a copy of the request in a…
A state judicial panel on Monday refused to dismiss an ethics complaint against Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, saying that Moore will go to trial in September on accusations that he…
On Monday, August 8 the Selma Police Department arrested Kenneth Ingram, 27, of Selma. Mr. Ingram was wanted in connection with a shooting that happened in the 600 Block of Goldsby St in Selma, Ala. that happened early Saturday morning. The…
A court is considering whether suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore should lose his job for an order on gay marriage. The Alabama Court of the Judiciary held a hearing Monday on judicial investigators' request to remove Moore from office.…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has appointed Tuscaloosa County District Attorney Lyn Head to the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. The Tuscaloosa News reports that Head will join the three-member board Sept. 6, and that Bentley will appoint someone to…
AP- MLK Jr. birth home temporarily closed for repairs ATLANTA (AP) - The historic home where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was born is closed for repairs. Officials with the National Park Service released a statement Sunday saying a structural…
Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman is due to be released from prison one year from today, but his family and other supporters hope he'll be let out early, perhaps by a presidential pardon. Alabama News Network spoke exclusively with Siegelman's…
