An alleged bank robber who took 11 people hostage in a Tuscaloosa credit union last month has been charged. A federal grand jury indicted 18-year-old Cedrick Lamar Collins on Friday with one count of bank robbery and two counts of…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it plans to start awarding contracts by mid-April for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall. The agency said Friday on a website for federal contactors that a request for bids would be published on…
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will receive a $1.09 million federal grant to repower the Gee’s Bend passenger-vehicle ferry from a diesel propulsion powered vessel to a zero emissions battery-electric powered vessel. This will be the first zero-emission passenger-vehicle…
A judge has set bond for $500,000 for a man accused of killing his 68-year-old mother in northeast Alabama. The Gadsden Time reports (http://bit.ly/2mfNdgr ) that 48-year-old Larry Bodily remains jailed in Cherokee County on charges of murder and third-degree…
Hundreds of high school and middle school students converged on the Troy University campus for Trojan Art Day. Students were able to be part of workshops and demonstrations that are led by Troy University's Department of Art and Design. They…
Maine's Republican governor has asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions to ramp up prosecution of drug crimes and says the U.S. Attorney's Office isn't actively pursuing drug dealers. The Associated Press obtained a copy of a Jan. 26 letter in which…
The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 12:50 p.m. British politician Nigel Farage is telling American conservatives that "what happened in 2016 is the beginning of a great global revolution." Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Farage…
Two doctors who operated a pain management clinic on the Alabama coast are facing time in federal prison after being convicted of running what authorities describe as a pill mill. Jurors in Mobile returned the verdict Thursday against Drs. John…
Americans bought more new homes in January after a steep fall-off the previous month, a sign the housing market is healthy despite higher mortgage rates. The Commerce Department says new home sales rose 3.7 percent to a seasonally-adjusted 555,000 units.…
The Latest on the pretrial ruling in the Bill Cosby sex-assault case (all times local): 10:45 a.m. A ruling Friday that only one other accuser can testify at Bill Cosby's Pennsylvania sex assault trial means Cosby probably can't appeal on…
https://youtu.be/4mH6q0L08Fo Are you ready in case of disaster? Emergency Officials are constantly asking citizens that question. So, following the devastating and deadly Gatlinburg, Tennessee fire late last year, Alabama News Network asked the state's emergency response officials if they're…
The locations to be shuttered won't be revealed till March, with employees being told first. There are stores in Montgomery, Prattville, Andalusia and at a dozen more locations across the state. The Selma location was closed in 2013...one of 33…
A report from the National Center for Health Statistics indicates the 2015 Alabama death rate from drug overdoses was at the national average, while Mississippi and Georgia had a rate lower than the national average. The other findings: Data from…
When preparing for severe weather, there are items that you do not want to forget. We stopped by Montgomery's Home Depot to find out what those items are. They are making…
Authorities say a standoff is over in the Butler County town of Georgiana. Police say it started about 5 Thursday evening. They say a man barricaded himself in a home on Pine Street. Police say he is a suspect wanted in…
The town of Mosses in Lowndes County came together Thursday night to find some answers. A double homicide just a few weeks ago has put the community on edge. They held a town hall meeting to try to share ideas on…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- An expansion project at the Selma Interpretive Center is now complete and the renovated area was opened to the public for the first time Thursday. The…
A superintendent finalist has filed a civil lawsuit against a state school board member and others, accusing them of orchestrating a scheme and ethics complaint last year to knock him out of the running to be the state's next education…
You can always count on Higher Education Day to bring a crowd to the State House. Students want lawmakers to give our 14 public universities the money they need. "We aren't…
Alabama News Network has obtained a copy of the crash report for the officer-involved crash on February 17. The crash happened on Woodley Road. In the report, the other driver is identified as Mae Francis Williams, of Montgomery. The report…
Alabama authorities say they've shutdown a major credit and debit card skimming operation that spanned four states, including Alabama, Florida, Tennessee and Virginia. 30-year-old Eunises-Llorca Manses and 34-year-old Reiner Perez-Rives are…
What is usually a quiet area, has recently turned into hotbed of unwanted late night activity. Officers say multiple rounds of gunshots were fired at pike grove apartments at midnight on…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has signaled his support for the federal government's use of private prisons, rescinding a memo meant to phase out their use. Sessions issued a new memo Thursday replacing one issued last August by Sally Yates, the…
Montgomery Police Department is investigating the robberies of two teenage students yesterday between 7 and 8 a.m. One occurred on Potomac Avenue and one on Plymouth Street. Property was taken from both victims, but neither was injured. Parents of students at…
Residents of a rural community in south Georgia are beginning to get some answers nearly 12 years after teacher and former beauty queen Tara Grinstead vanished from her home. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Thursday that 33-year-old Ryan Duke,…
