From the West Alabama Newsroom--Â Longtime former Marengo County coroner Stuart Eatmon finds himself under fire amid allegations that he used a racial slur on social media. Eatmon says he didn't do it. He…
A judicial discipline panel has suspended a Montgomery municipal judge for 11 months over the jailing of poor defendants who couldn't pay fines. The Alabama Court of the Judiciary announced the suspension Thursday of Montgomery Municipal Judge Armstead Lester Hayes…
With a new semester starting next week for Troy University students, the threat of winter weather could hinder travel plans back to the area this weekend. University officials say classes will start on time, Wednesday. Residence halls open Saturday. Officials…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says he is nearing a decision on a replacement for U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions. Bentley told reporters Thursday in Mobile that he expects to make a decision by the end of this week. But Bentley says…
An Alabama inmate who prison officials say was mistakenly released from the Barbour County Jail, was recaptured Thursday in Montgomery. Bobby Campbell and another man were taken into custody at a hotel near Interstate Park Drive. Campbell was released from…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has issued a state of emergency because of the possibility of a winter weather headed toward the South. The state will open its emergency operations center starting Friday morning, and the Alabama National Guard will activate…
The Montgomery County School Board met Thursday to discuss the possibility of a takeover of Montgomery Public Schools by the state department of education. School leaders say the meeting was in hopes of…
From Alabama News Network: These are the school and business closings/early dismissals for Friday because of the threat for winter weather. This list will be continually updated. Alabama State University - Closing at 1:00 PM Alexander City Schools - Dismissing…
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. Â 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…
