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…
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…
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…
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. Â They are making…
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…
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…
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…
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…
You can always count on Higher Education Day to bring a crowd to the State House. Students want lawmakers to give our 14 public universities the money they need. "We aren't…
Alabama News Network has obtained a copy of the crash report for the officer-involved crash on February 17. Â The crash happened on Woodley Road. In the report, the other driver is identified as Mae Francis Williams, of Montgomery. Â The report…
Alabama authorities say they've shutdown a major credit and debit card skimming operation that spanned four states, including Alabama, Florida, Tennessee and Virginia. 30-year-old Eunises-Llorca Manses and 34-year-old Reiner Perez-Rives are…
What is usually a quiet area, has recently turned into hotbed of unwanted late night activity. Officers say multiple rounds of gunshots were fired at pike grove apartments at midnight on…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has signaled his support for the federal government's use of private prisons, rescinding a memo meant to phase out their use. Sessions issued a new memo Thursday replacing one issued last August by Sally Yates, the…
Montgomery Police Department is investigating the robberies of two teenage students yesterday between 7 and 8 a.m. One occurred on Potomac Avenue and one on Plymouth Street. Property was taken from both victims, but neither was injured. Parents of students at…
Residents of a rural community in south Georgia are beginning to get some answers nearly 12 years after teacher and former beauty queen Tara Grinstead vanished from her home. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Thursday that 33-year-old Ryan Duke,…
Greenville Police are investigating several car break-ins that were reported early Wednesday morning. They say the break-ins most likely occured sometime after…
Alabama's sex offender registry will once again include the name of a one-time county prosecutor convicted in a sex crime. The State Board of Pardons and Paroles voided two previous pardons for former Franklin County District Attorney in a decision…
President Donald Trump talks with Kristen Short, as his daughter Ivanka Trump, left, arrives for a meeting on domestic and international human trafficking, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in…
A Volkswagen executive who was arrested in the U.S. before he could fly home to Germany has appeared in Detroit federal court on charges related to the company's emissions scandal. A not-guilty plea was entered Thursday on Oliver Schmidt's behalf.…
Authorities say a 6-year-old boy was killed and six other people injured when a Mercedes SUV smashed into the lobby of a dentist's office in a Birmingham suburb. Al.com reports (http://bit.ly/2mh983R…
New York City has lowered its cost estimate for guarding President Donald Trump, his family and their Manhattan residence. Police Commissioner James P. O'Neill has written to New York's congressional delegation to seek reimbursement. He says it cost about $24…
State senators have narrowly approved a tax break bill to entice donations to a state program that provides scholarships to private K-12 schools. The Accountability Act gives state income tax credits for donations to scholarship granting organizations. The bill approved…
Andalusia Police Department Investigator Sgt. Jody Scott says a local woman was arrested last night just after 7:00 PM for burglarizing a vehicle. 40 -year -old Lakeshia E. Crittenden of Andalusia was arrested and charged with one count of breaking…
Alabama could be close to ending its one-of-a-kind practice of allowing judges to hand down death sentences despite a jury's recommendation for life in prison. The state Senate approved a bill Thursday that would end the state's status as the…
The Bama Belle has returned to cruising the Alabama's Black Warrior River. The Tuscaloosa News reports (http://bit.ly/2moh56y ) that the popular paddle-boat has been out of commission for about…
