Alabama prison officials say a fake court document may have been behind the mistaken release of a state inmate from a county jail. A spokesman says 37-year-old inmate Bobby Campbell Jr., who was serving time for the second-degree rape of…
A German man has pleaded guilty and apologized after setting a fire that engulfed an oak tree at Auburn University's landmark Toomer's Corner. Jochen Weist pleaded guilty to criminal mischief Thursday in Lee County. Asked to speak, Weist said: "I'm…
It's shaping up to be a big year in politics as President-Elect Donald Trump will soon take office and Jeff Sessions' Senate seat will be up for grabs. "There are probably 20 viable people who would have the qualifications to…
Montgomery currently has 12 different schools that qualified as failing in Alabama in 2016. That's about 15 percent, and after looking at recent test scores, Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange says things aren't moving in the right direction. "We only have…
Butler County Schools Superintendent Amy Bryan announced her plans for retirement Tuesday afternoon. Bryan has been in the Superintendent's…
After ongoing structural issues at the Pike County Jail..County officials have finally started repairs on the facility. The jail has experienced roofing leaks, interior corrosion and walls separating. Since repairs have started, the parapet at the top of the jail…
Millbrook police have identified the man killed after being hit by a train last Friday. He's been identified as 54-year-old Calvin Neal Ray of Letohatchee. The accident happened Friday near Alabama River Parkway and Jackson Lake Road. Police say the…
State Auditor Jim Zeigler is asking the House Judiciary Committee to restart an impeachment probe of Gov. Robert Bentley. Zeigler sent a Jan. 1 letter to House Judiciary Chairman Mike Jones asking the committee to resume the investigation. The committee…
A single-vehicle crash at 1:15 a.m on Jan. 4, has claimed the life of a Mathews man. John Dandridge Walters, 76, was killed when the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta he was driving left the roadway, struck a utility pole and a tree. …
The National Weather Service says a tornado didn't directly kill four people who died Monday in southeast Alabama. A survey team concludes a tree that crashed through a mobile home near Rehobeth, killing four, was felled by straight-line thunderstorm winds.…
Montgomery police have arrested and charged a man with making terrorist threats against the city. Police say they arrested Matthew Shashy this morning after he barricaded himself at his home on Myrtlewood Drive,…
The Montgomery Police Department negotiated with a man barricaded in his home for multiple hours Tuesday afternoon. The home is on Myrtlewood Drive in the McGehee Estates neighborhood. Officials…
The Inside Government website has ranked the states based on how many licensed gun shops there are per capita. Alabama is ranked lower than you might think---31st. Hawaii has the fewest stores per capita....and the most? Wyoming.
Alabama News Network talked to Rhonda Adair a month ago right after her baby, Anna Parker, was born at 33 weeks. She was in high spirits and living one day at…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Torrential rainfall from Monday's weather event left several roads in Lowndes County washed out and in need of repair. County crews are working to repair roads…
Montgomery Elite All-Stars Midget team is the first team from Montgomery to be invited to play in the BCYF National Youth Championship Football game in Orlando, Florida. But first,…
Harvey Updyke, who pleaded guilty to poisoning Auburn University's oak trees, has missed a court hearing about his restitution payment schedule. The Opelika-Auburn News reports that Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker issued a contempt of court citation Tuesday. Walker…
Storms moving across South Alabama left some Butler County roads and bridges flooded.…
In Bullock County, people are cleaning up after a tornado touched down in the southeast part of the county. National Weather Service officials believe the tornado started near County…
A man is missing from the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System in Tuskegee. 72-year-old Navy veteran, Earl Zook, went missing Monday. Zook is not considered dangerous or a threat to anyone. If you have any information on his whereabouts,…
The NAACP is staging a sit-in at the Alabama office of U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions to protest his nomination to be the nation's next attorney general. NAACP President Cornell William Brooks said in a statement that Sessions "can't be trusted…
Alabama News Network was in New Orleans for Auburn's appearance in the Sugar Bowl. With the Tigers 35-19 loss to Oklahoma, Auburn fans are leaving town disappointed. After Auburn's opening drive touchdown, the…
The Montgomery Police Department is investigating a shooting incident that took place Tuesday morning. Lt. Regina Duckett says the shooting happened at the intersection of Day Street and Airbase Boulevard. No one was injured, and there was no damage to any facility…
Former Alabama Governor Albert Brewer has died. He was 87. There were no immediate details on his cause of death. Brewer served as Governor from 1968 to 1971. Brewer was the state's 49th governor. He assumed the office after Gov.…
Donald Trump has only hinted at the future of NASA. But his campaign suggestions - more deep space exploration, less Earth science - seem to bode well for Alabama and for Marshall Space Flight Center. The center's 6,000-person workforce is a…
