Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced the appointment of Joshua Pendergrass as Communication Director. The appointment was effective Wednesday, April 19. “Since taking office, I have worked to fill my team with men and women of the highest integrity. As…
The Government Accounting office says some flight testing work on the F-35 fighter jet will not be completed till May of 2018...a year from now. From the GAO Report: "Our analysis of historical test point data as of December 2016…
Saturday marked President Donald Trump's 100th day in office. It's been a controversial presidency from the start; nearly all of those days have met with resistance, both from fellow Republicans and Democrats. Trump has signed 78 executive orders so far, with subjects…
U.S. Senate candidate and ex-Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore is putting his own spin on President Donald Trump's populist slogan "Make America Great Again." Moore says it's time to make America good again, and he's campaigning on morality. Trump's name…
It's been a hundred years since Chris' Hot Dogs opened in Montgomery. Now the celebration begins with a never-ending line of customers to support the restaurant. "I don't know whether…
Troy Fest is one of Troy's biggest events that kicked off Saturday. The annual event is held in honor of Jean Lake a local artist who passed away in 1976. The event is one of the top art and craft…
Over 2,000 people enjoyed an evening of tacos at Taco Libre Saturday. The festival is Alabama's 2nd annual taco, beer and music festival. It features craft beer from Alabama based breweries. This year's location for the festival was at the…
A 10-year-old child has been killed and five others were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Eufaula. Eufaula police says it happened around 8 p.m. Friday when a 1994 Acura Integra traveling northbound on Eufaula Avenue crossed the center median…
Montgomery Police say an adult man was shot and taken to the hospital in serious condition. The shooting happened in the 3100 block of Sheldon Lane near Maxwell Air Force Base. No word yet on any suspects.
A new Cessna Skyhawk aircraft has been provided to Auburn University for six months for educational events and pilot training. The Opelika-Auburn News (http://bit.ly/2qcoQSo ) reports that 17 students along with Auburn University Aviation Center personnel recently took a field trip…
Taco Libre is back in Montgomery this weekend. The festival attracts food vendors from across the state to show off their best tacos. The event was held for the first time at…
Water levels are rising and so are temperatures, which means more people are flocking to Lake Martin. Folks are hitting the water a little earlier this year, and businesses near lake…
After surveying the area where a tornado passed through Thursday in Pike County, National Weather Service officials confirm the tornado as an EF-1 tornado. "It may be a weaker tornado but…
Lawmakers have a plan to fix the voting districts in the state, but not everyone is on board. This comes after the U.S. Supreme Court says they relied too much on race…
Alabama's governor has rejected a request for a DNA test in the case of a death row inmate who's scheduled to get a lethal injection next month after evading seven previous execution dates. Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday turned down…
Alabama News Network presented the second annual River Region Healthy Living Expo. It was held Friday at Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church in Montgomery. More than 40 vendors came out offering health and medical advice. The community could get blood…
Chris’ Hot Dogs will receive a historic marker Tuesday as the famous Montgomery establishment celebrates a century of serving everyone from presidents and musical superstars to more than a million…
Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle is running for governor of Alabama. The Republican announced his candidacy in the 2018 election in a Friday press release. Battle says his run will emphasize infrastructure development, education and job creation. The 61-year-old has been…
Alabama lawmakers officially praised former MLB pitcher Tim Hudson for his charitable contributions to the state. Legislators awarded the four-time all-star a resolution that also commended his athletic achievements Thursday. Hudson grew up in Phenix City and now lives in…
Police in Cleveland are trying to identify a woman they say pulled a gun on a barber because he was taking too long to cut her 7-year-old son's hair. Cleveland.com says a police report says the woman threatened the barber…
Alabama House Democrats are calling on Governor Kay Ivey to reject Senate Bill 60. The measure denies all local municipalities across the state and their voters the power to decide whether to move Confederate monuments. “Gov. Ivey should send a…
Authorities say a 51-year-old employee of a Centreville-based logging company has been killed in an accident in Hoover. Hoover police Lt. Keith Czeskleba says a log was being moved by a piece of equipment on Thursday when it fell onto…
President Donald Trump will become the first sitting president to address a National Rifle Association convention in more than 30 years when he speaks Friday at the group's annual meeting. The president's trip to Atlanta also serves as his first…
https://youtu.be/LvGs5z65hdE Like many controversial issues involving Alabama politics, fiction can't beat the facts fueling the issue itself. The alleged affair between former governor Robert Bentley and his aid Rebekah Mason is a prime example. The scandal and eventually resulted in…
The Alabama State Department of Education hosted the final community engagement forum for the intervention into Montgomery Public Schools Thursday evening at Park Crossing High School. Parents had a chance to hear from state officials directly about the intervention. They…
