Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions is taking on a new position as chairman of Don Trump's advisory committee on national security. Trump named the Mobile Republican to the post on Thursday. A release from the Trump campaign says he's honored to…
Selma is marking the 51st anniversary of the voting rights demonstration that came to be known as "Bloody Sunday." Officials expect thousands of people to fill the west Alabama city this weekend for Selma's annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee. The event…
Good morning! Here's what's ahead this morning on Alabama News Network: Because of last week's officer involved shooting, some fear this will cause officers to be reluctant to protect and serve. GOP Presidential hopefuls squared off in their 1st debate…
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AMC Entertainment, the movie theater chain bought by Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group in 2012, is acquiring rival chain Carmike Cinemas for $1.1 billion including debt. The acquisition will make the combined entity the largest theater chain in North America…
[gtxvideo vid="Dlt8kTsb" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Dlt8kTsb-120.jpg?cachebust=1457107216035" vtitle="Will MPD do something"] Montgomery is added to the list of cities receiving national attention for officer involved shootings. What reforms or influence this will have on the future of policing, remains to be seen.…
[gtxvideo vid="51VLe3Gb" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/51VLe3Gb-120.jpg?cachebust=1457110785703" vtitle="union springs shooting"] Union Springs resident are reacting after the latest murder arrest in the town. 29-year-old Danny Parker was fatally shot Saturday on Hardaway Avenue. Officers have now released the name of the suspect…
Two state work release inmates are back in custody following their escape from two separate job sites on March 2. Officials with the Alabama Department of Corrections report that 39-year-old Jermey James McCormick, and Tory Mondale Elliott, 37, were recaptured…
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A former Alabama jailer is accused of fathering a child with a 15-year-old girl before fleeing to Europe years later and then boasting that he wanted to join Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State group. Calhoun County Sheriff Larry…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Senate has passed a bill that would restrict cities and counties from removing historical monuments, including Confederate ones, from public property. Al.com reports that the Alabama Heritage Preservation Act passed despite several Democratic senators…
[gtxvideo vid="SJ7q7DVO" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SJ7q7DVO-120.jpg?cachebust=1457111028355" vtitle="moonshine still"] Butler County Deputies do not often find moonshine stills in Butler County. It is even more unusual for them to find one completely by accident. According to Sheriff Kenny Harden, that is exactly…
An Alabama judge threw out the state's system for imposing the death penalty the same day Florida lawmakers passed a bill to revamp a similar sentencing mechanism. Jefferson County Circuit Judge Tracie Todd sided Thursday with defense attorneys who had…
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center officials will travel to Montgomery, Alabama, March 8-10 to spread the word about the importance of the state's role in NASA’s journey to Mars and to inspire the next generations of engineers, scientists and explorers…
A huge tractor trailer will be parked outside Jackson Hospital for two days. What’s inside? An innovative, cutting edge mobile training facility, the Stryker Mobile Lab, designed for surgeons and clinical staff to learn new technology and procedures, right here at home.…
University of Alabama students have elected a new president of the Student Government Association. The Tuscaloosa News reports that Lillian Roth, a junior political science major from Montgomery, this week was elected president for 2016-17. Roth received nearly 54 percent of…
Wetumpka’s annual Arbor Day celebration will be held March 8, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Gold Star Park. This year’s event will feature a memorial tree planting, presentation of the Tree City award, and distribution of free tree seedlings to attendees. The…
Gov. Robert Bentley's plan to build four new state prisons with an $800 million bond issue has attracted scrutiny in a public hearing. Media outlets report that during Wednesday's public hearing, contractors, architects and engineers voiced concern about one aspect…
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - A prosecutor's conversations with a political operative are taking center stage in House Speaker Mike Hubbard's ethics case. A hearing is being held Thursday on Hubbard's request to dismiss the case because of what he called…
The Alabama lawmakers are considering a bill that would require the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to open driver's license offices in every county at least two days a week. The Decatur Daily (http://bit.ly/1QmKt7g ) reports that the Senate General Fund…
[gtxvideo vid="nYUVN94i" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nYUVN94i-120.jpg?cachebust=1457017815024" vtitle="smith charged presser"] Even though an arrest's been made, this case is far from over. The investigation continues and that leaves very little for city leaders to say at a time with so many unanswered…
[gtxvideo vid="hW8nPynP" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hW8nPynP-120.jpg?cachebust=1457019174901" vtitle="smith and family reaction"] [gtxvideo vid="0joqn9mW" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0joqn9mW-120.jpg?cachebust=1457018169841" vtitle="gunn family reaction"] A solemn day for 23 year old Aaron Smith and his family. Their attorney Mickey McDermott says his client is not guilty. "We…
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Volunteers with Troy Animal Rescue Project are speaking up about animal abuse. One volunteer has recently fostered a dog found wandering the streets of Pike County. When found, she says the dog-now named hope was malnourished and leary of interaction…
