The Greenville Butler County Library is finally ready and open for business after extensive renovation took place over the summer. The Library was closed for two months to accommodate the renovations. The interior…
The Montgomery Zoo announced the name of its four month old pygmy hippo calf in a ceremony held at the Zoo on August 24, 2016. The winning name, chosen through a public election held on August 23, is Monty. The…
44 million. That's the number of people who do not have health insurance in the United States, and according to the Center for Disease Control, another 38 million have inadequate health insurance.…
A House committee has approved a lottery bill backed by Gov. Robert Bentley. The House Economic Development and Tourism Committee approved the bill Wednesday on an 8-3 vote. The full House of Representatives will debate the bill Thursday. Bentley is…
Suspicious circumstances land one dog at the Union Springs Animal Shelter. Shelter workers say the dog-Roger was found on the Highway 29 between Union Springs and Tuskegee Tuesday. They are concerned that…
A two-vehicle crash claimed the life of a Montgomery woman. Felicia Rose Landrum, 52, was killed when the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta she was driving collided head-on with a 2003 Oshkosh concrete truck. She was pronounced dead a short time later at Baptist…
A Greenville woman has been arrested on theft charges, after police say she stole money from a car dealership where she worked. 31-year-old Hope Gibson Langston is charged with theft of property. Greenville police say they were notified by management…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill says he believes a November lottery referendum is no longer possible, but is seeking an opinion from the attorney general's office. Merrill said he believes the law is clear that Wednesday…
On August 23, at 6:15pm, Deputies with the Covington County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the Westhaven Apartments in Andalusia to serve a warrant. Upon arrival, the Deputies detected the odor of marijuana coming from the residence. The 22nd Judicial Circuit Drug Task…
A couple accused of abusing a child has been arrested. Montgomery police and court records show 26-year-old Heather Brabham and 34-year-old William Kirkpatrick were arrested Tuesday after an ongoing investigation involving the abuse of a female juvenile. Brabham and Kirkpatrick were…
The message from the U.S. Education Department to schools has been to work toward positive school climates and less punitive approaches to school discipline. While much of the focus has been on reducing suspensions, another punishment is regularly debated -…
As Alabama News Network reported last week, The Montgomery-based Equal Justice Initiative is going to build a $20-Million memorial to the hundreds of people lynched by mobs in The South. National media outlets are writing about the planned six-acre…
State senators will debate a division of Alabama's oil spill settlement funds that could help fill an $85 million hole in the state's Medicaid budget. The Alabama Senate is expected to take…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma voters trim a crowded field of five mayoral candidates -- down to two. State Representative Rev. Darrio Melton -- and former Selma mayor Rev. James…
Longtime incumbent Johnny Ford's loss to City councilman Tony Haygood. After serving as Tuskegee mayor for decades Johnny Ford is now the out going mayor after tonight's election. Tuskegee will have a fresh face…
The Alexander City mayoral election will be going to a runoff between Jim Nabors and the incumbent Charles Shaw. There were four total candidates in the running for mayor. Jim Nabors received 47% of…
Voters in Prattville decided to re-elect Bill Gillespie to another 4 years in office. He defeated challenger David Melling with 92% of the vote. Bill Gillespie 3,579 David Melling 326 With his big win,…
Troy city officials are pleased with voter turnout at the polls and they are excited to have Jason Reeves as Mayor once again. Mayor Jason Reeves will now serve a 2nd term as…
It was a crowded field of four heading into Tallassee's mayoral election. After some questions about whether or not some candidates even lived in the city, the election comes down to a runoff.…
Mayor Jerry Willis beat out his opponent, Emmitt Johnson, Jr, in a landslide vote 781 to 421. Willis says he is the first mayor in the city's history to win three consecutive terms.…
Funeral plans are set for George E. Curry, a journalist, civil rights activist and publisher whose syndicated column ran in hundreds of black-owned newspapers around the United States. The Laurel, Maryland, resident died suddenly over the weekend. He was 69.…
An Alabama sheriff says the suspect in the slaughter of five adults was armed with an ax as he attacked them in their sleep, using the weapon to strike one of his first victims in a reclining chair and then…
Click here for election results from city elections in our area. Voters in many cities and towns across Alabama cast their votes in municipal elections. However, this is not an election year for the city of Montgomery. People in Selma, Prattville,…
A proposed state lottery will not go before voters in November. Lottery opponents in the House of Representatives on Tuesday used a procedural rule to block a committee from considering the bill. The bill needed to clear committee by Tuesday,…
Governor Robert Bentley has approved sending an additional Alabama National Guard UH-72 helicopter and pilot to Marana, Arizona to assist with protecting the U.S. border with Mexico. In April, the Governor honored the National Guard Bureau’s first request to send…
