Montgomery police are investigating after a car struck an apartment building Thursday afternoon. Police say the accident happened at Eagles Landing Apartments in the 5700 block of Villas Lane. The driver was taken to a local hospital with life threatening…
On August 24, the Bureau of Investigations responded to 4301 Hartford Street on an Incendiary, W-3 structure fire. It was determined the structure had been vacant for approximately one year. Several interviews were conducted on scene and follow-up field interviews…
The last of three men tried and acquitted in an infamous civil rights slaying in Alabama has died. An obituary says Namon O'Neal Hoggle of Selma, Alabama, died Tuesday. He was 81, and services were scheduled for Thursday. Hoggle was…
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) would like to advise the traveling public of evening lane closures on Chantilly Parkway beginning the week of September 6. During construction, lane closures will not occur during peak hours. Lane closures will only…
Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday awarded nearly $3.7 million to help keep Alabama roads safe during the upcoming Labor Day weekend and other major traveling holidays during the next year. Funds will be used by law enforcement agencies throughout the…
An explosion has rocked the SpaceX launch site in Florida. NASA says SpaceX was conducting a test firing of its unmanned rocket when the blast occurred Thursday morning. The test, considered routine, was in advance of a planned Saturday launch…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Georgetown University will give preference in admissions to the descendants of slaves owned by the Maryland Jesuits as part of its effort to atone for profiting from the sale of enslaved people. Georgetown president John DeGioia told…
A major AP story praises Alabama for preserving Civil Rights sites, while calling on other states to follow suite. Not all states and cities are letting time bury memories of their civil rights sites. In Alabama, for example, tourism…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma City School officials say a full investigation is underway into a fight at Selma High School that ended with one student in the hospital and…
Wednesday was payday for employees of Montgomery Public Schools but as of Wednesday night, thousands had not received their paychecks. The school system says that a human error caused the delay…
September is National Preparedness Month. Local emergency management agencies want to make sure you know what to do in case of severe weather. Even though we are well into hurricane season, severe…
Crimestoppers needs your help finding several people wanted for breaking into Lee High School in Montgomery, taking thousands of dollars worth of electronics. Montgomery police say multiple people broke into Lee High School earlier this month and walked out with…
An Elmore County woman has pleaded guilty to child abuse charges, after her son was found injured in the backseat of a car in Florida. 28-year- old Hallee Mcleod pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated child abuse. She was arrested last…
There are new regulations for drone use from the Federal Aviation Administration. The changes come as troy university introduces a new course for its students. The university now offers unmanned aerial systems…
Selma police say four students have been arrested after a pregnant classmate was attacked inside Selma High School. Police say the four students jumped the victim during class this…
It's estimated that a million people in the U.S. live with a condition called hydrocephalus, which is an accumulation of fluid on the brain. On Wednesday, Gov. Robert Bentley signed a proclamation…
A key leader in the Alabama House of Representatives is turning down Governor Bentley's request to suspend impeachment hearings. State Representative Mike Jones of Andalusia, who leads the House Judiciary Committee, issued an eight-page response denying the governor's request. Governor…
A single-vehicle crash claimed the life of a McCalla woman. Melissa New, 28, was killed when the 2014 Ford Fusion in which she was a passenger left the roadway, struck a tree and caught fire. The driver, Wesley Phelps, 28,…
The first commercial flight between the United States and Cuba in more than a half century landed in the central city of Santa Clara on Wednesday morning, re-establishing regular air service severed at the height of the Cold War. The…
More Americans signed contracts to purchase homes in July, a sign that demand for home ownership remains strong despite a shortage of listings on the market. The National Association of Realtors says its seasonally adjusted pending home sales index rose…
A Mississippi man accused of killing five people in a south Alabama home with blows from an ax and gunshots has pleaded not guilty. Authorities say 27-year-old Derrick Dearman of Leakesville, Mississippi, attacked the three men and two women as…
A former west Alabama sheriff removed from office by impeachment is now facing multiple criminal charges. Sumter County District Attorney Greg Griggers says former Sumter County Sheriff Tyrone Clark has been arrested on eight felony and two misdemeanor charges. Clark…
Alabama News Network is following the delay in Montgomery Public Schools' employees getting paid. They were supposed to be paid today. But after what is being called a "system glitch", they are still awaiting payments through direct deposit. School Superintendent…
The Montgomery Police Department is searching for multiple unknown subjects wanted in reference to the burglary of Lee High School. The burglary occurred on August 4, 2016 between the hours of…
It's payday for Montgomery Public Schools, but so far, thousands of employees have not been paid. Earlier this morning, Alabama News Network was contacted by a teacher saying that her paycheck had not yet gone through by direct deposit. We…
