Butler County Fair's Humble Beginnings
The fall season usually means county fairs come to town. The Butler County fair, hosted…
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Troy's Enzor Road Project Nearly Complete
After nearly a year of construction, Troy's Enzor Road Project is almost complete. The 2.5 mile project extends George Wallace Drive and Franklin Drive. There is also room for commercial development near the…
ADOC Officials Report Corrections Officers Strike at Holman Prison
Alabama Department of Corrections officials are responding to unofficial and erroneous reports of corrections officers participating in a strike at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore. Prison officials are acknowledging that nine officers did not report for the…
AG Strange Review Complaints of Violations of State Gun Laws by ADOL
Attorney General Luther Strange today released public statements about formal complaints received by his office concerning possible unlawful prohibitions of firearms by the Alabama Department of Labor, the City of Selma and Dallas County, and the City of Birmingham. After…
Reports of Plastic Prompt Recall of Tyson chicken Nuggets
Tyson Foods Inc. says it's voluntarily recalling more than 132,000 pounds of chicken nuggets after receiving reports that "hard, white plastic" was found in some nuggets. The Springdale, Arkansas-based company said Tuesday that the 5-pound bags of fully cooked panko…
UPDATE: Special Counsel Wants to Subpoena Documents from Bentley
The special counsel in the impeachment investigation against Gov. Robert Bentley is asking a House committee to subpoena documents from the governor and others after getting few voluntarily turned over. Special counsel…
Alabama Lawmaker Tweets Hillary's Husband 'Likely a Rapist'
An Alabama lawmaker unhappy with Hillary Clinton's allegations during the presidential debate that Republican Donald Trump is sexist expressed his disapproval by tweeting the Democratic nominee's husband is "likely a rapist." AL.com reports Rep. Ed Henry, R-Hartselle, posted to Twitter…
MPD Investigate Child Shot in Montgomery Neighborhood
MPD is investigating an overnight report of shots fired into an occupied home that apparently resulted in the wounding of a juvenile. The child was treated and released at a local hospital. The incident occurred shortly before 3 a.m. on…
Woman Deemed a Hero after Confronting Suspect in Toomer's Corner Fire
When Herron Taylor saw a man trying to flee - after seeing him light toilet paper hanging from one of the Toomer's oaks on fire, she had one thought. Nope. Taylor began following the man, later identified as Jochen Wiest, and…
EXTRA: Male Breast Cancer
Less than 1% of breast cancer cases are reported in men. But that doesn't mean they're immune from this form of cancer. As we at Alabama News Network prepare for our Tickled…
Alabama Man Charged with Selling Chinese "Viagra" Substitute
Federal prosecutors say an Alabama man who imported a Chinese drug sold as a Viagra substitute has been charged with intentionally defrauding and misleading consumers. They say the drug sold as Zhen Gong Fu fails to list a potentially dangerous…
ASU Student Killed in Car Crash in Atlanta
Alabama State University is mourning the loss of one its students. Police say Freshman, Jarrett Mumford, died in following a two car wreck outside of Atlanta. It happened Sunday night in Union…
Board Members Appointed to Wilcox Water Authority
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Families living without water in Wilcox County may not have to continue living without it too much longer. The county commission appointed board members for the water authority and approved the water authority's articles of…
Memorial walk held for Montgomery shooting victim
Friends and family of a Montgomery man shot and killed held a memorial walk Monday evening. The Montgomery Police Department says 19-year-old Zhivago Hines was shot Saturday Sept. 24, around 11 p.m. The shooting happened in the 600 block of…
Alabama not the best state for teachers to work
A recent study conducted by WalletHub compares the best and worst states for teachers to live and work.…
Future Uncertain For Burned Toomer Oak
Throughout the day, people came by to get a look at the damage leftover from the weekend. There's even a makeshift memorial in front of the burned tree. "It's a hundred…
Sales of New Homes Tumbled 7.6 Percent in August
Sales of new homes retreated in August, one month after surging to the highest level in nearly nine years. Activity fell in all regions of the country except the West. The Commerce Department says new home sales dropped 7.6 percent…
Official: One-third of Calls to VA Suicide Hotline Roll Over
More than one-third of calls to a suicide hotline for troubled veterans are not being answered by front-line staffers because of poor work habits and other problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs. That's according to the hotline's former director,…
Lawsuit Challenges Alabama's Felon Voting Rights Ban
A federal lawsuit is challenging Alabama's practice of stripping convicted felons' of their right to vote. Greater Birmingham Ministries and a number of Alabamians who are not allowed to vote because of a past felony conviction filed the lawsuit Monday…
Ex-Verizon Worker Accused of Selling Customer Phone Records
Federal prosecutors in Alabama say a former Verizon Wireless technician used the company's computers to obtain customers' private call records - plus data showing where customers' phones were - and sold them to an unnamed private investigator. Newly filed court…
Inmate Scheduled for Execution Files Appeal
A 74-year-old Alabama inmate scheduled to be executed in November is asking an appellate court to review his claim that Alabama's lethal injection procedure is inhumane. Lawyers for Thomas Arthur filed the appeal with the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of…
Clinton and Trump to Hold First Debate
After months of tangling from afar, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are preparing to confront each other face-to-face in the first presidential debate, laying out for voters their vastly different visions for the nation's future. The high-stakes Monday night showdown…
MPD Search for Drive-Thru Carjacking Suspects
On Thursday, September 22, at approximately 9:20 p.m. a Montgomery resident was parked in the drive thru at Popeyes of Ann Street getting ready to order. She didn't know but the two individuals were in waiting, preparing to rob her. Video released…
Teen Identified as Victim in Montgomery Weekend Shooting
Police in Montgomery have identified the victim of a deadly weekend shooting as 19-year-old Zhivago Hines of Montgomery. The Montgomery Advertiser reports that police began a homicide investigation Sunday after Hines died of his injuries from a Saturday shooting. Montgomery…
Fans pleased with Auburn's first SEC win
The latest SEC match up for the Auburn Tigers was against LSU at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Fans who came out to the game might have been a little disappointed with the first half…
