Attorneys general from six states have sent a letter urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general. In the letter dated Jan. 17, the prosecutors said they had "grave concern" that Sessions…
TROY, Ala. - A Dale County teen has been killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash in Troy. Troy police Chief Randall Barr tells news outlets that 19-year-old Dakota Lee Henry was riding a four-wheeler Saturday at Heart of Dixie Trail…
The Montgomery City Council voted unanimously to create designated areas for food trucks in downtown Montgomery Tuesday. The city will create five parking spaces that will be marked specifically for…
Never before has there been a musical where the main character is played by a dog. But that's exactly what's happening at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. The musical is…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma Police are investigating the city's first murder of 2017 and a domestic violence suspect is shot by Selma Police. Lt. Sam Miller says a Selma…
The Association of County Commissions of Alabama (ACCA) is pleased to announce the participants chosen for the PLAN 2018 statewide leadership program. PLAN, short for passion, leadership, accountability, and networking, is an 18 month course that seeks to develop second…
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump has met with one of the judges on his shortlist for potential Supreme Court nominees Judge William Pryor met with Trump in New York Saturday, a person familiar with the meeting said Tuesday. The…
Montgomery police are investigating an apparent drowning. Captain Regina Duckett says an adult male was found dead in the 100 block of Oldfield Road. The circumstances are under investigation. Check back with Alabama News Network for the very latest on…
Here are the government's rankings of the leading U.S. airlines and their on-time performance for November. The federal government counts a flight as on time if it arrives within 14 minutes of schedule. 1. Hawaiian Airlines, 91.5 percent 2. Delta…
General Motors is planning to invest $1 billion in U.S. factories and add thousands of new white-collar jobs. The measures have been in the works for years, but were announced today after criticism from President-elect Donald Trump. In all, GM…
A historically black college's decision to play at president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration caused controversy with some of the school's alumni. But it also raised a lot of money. A Go Fund Me account raising money to help pay for the…
Montgomery, AL – Corey Smith is coming to Montgomery for one unforgettable night. With his innovative sound, honest lyrics, and energetic performance – if you haven’t seen Corey live, you don’t…
TROY, Al -- The tribal archivist for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians will discuss the tribe’s past educational struggles and how they continue to impact the collection and maintenance of the current archives during the annual McPherson-Mitchell Lecture in…
Alabama State University now houses and edits one of the nation's most acclaimed scholarly journals of the African experience, the International Journal of Africana Studies. And, ASU's own Dr. Bertis English, professor in the Department of History and Political Science, has…
Montgomery, Ala.—Huntingdon College President J. Cameron West announced today the formation of a summer seminar/awareness program focused on economic and community development for rising high school seniors. The Huntingdon College Economic and Community Development Scholars Program, planned in partnership with…
Our Golden Apple Award winner this week comes from a small private school in Montgomery. In her 13th year of teaching, Faith Franks, from Bethany Christian Academy, wants to…
As inauguration day gets closer, some people are deciding to not attend the event while others are already packing their bags. Political Analyst Steve Flowers says Alabama will be represented on the…
Monday marked the 88th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Many people came to visit his home on 309 Jackson Street in Montgomery. Dexter Museum and Parsonage director Shirley Cherry tells us…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Dozens of Auburn University students commemorate the King holiday by performing service projects in Selma and Dallas County. Fifty students decided to take a day on…
More than 400 people came out to the Butler County Civic League's annual Freedom Breakfast celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.…
The Montgomery Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction(NAWIC) will hosts its Blocks Kids Competition on Saturday, January 28th at St. Bede Elementary School, starting at 9am. The award winning Block Kids Program introduces children in Grades Kindergarten - 6th…
After playing on the field under Bear Bryant, Bill Battle's path came full circle when he returned to the university as Athletics Director in 2013. Sports analyst John Longshore says he…
Two people were killed in a head-on collision on Interstate 85. State troopers say the accident occurred Sunday in Macon County near Shorter. Sixty-five-year-old James Patrick Owens of Vestavia was killed when the 2008 Cadillac DTS he was driving collided…
Montgomery, AL- Impact Alabama will hold a press conference on Monday, January 16, at 10 a.m. announcing that Impact Alabama's annual free tax preparation services for working families in Montgomery will be available at the Old Cloverdale Junior High School and…
