[gtxvideo vid="oUtbbvYE" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/oUtbbvYE-120.jpg?cachebust=1462205864276" vtitle="southern makers"] Dozens of artists and chefs showcased their work at Southern Makers 2016 in downtown Montgomery. The event gives talent from across the south a chance to share their unique work. This is the…
Police in Selma are investigating an apparent murder-suicide. It happened around 4:00 PM in the 1500 block of L.L. Anderson Avenue. The investigation is still in the early stages. More information as it becomes available.
Usually you go to the Montgomery Zoo to see the lions and the tigers, but today, kids got to go and discover animals that went extinct millions of years ago. IT was all part of this year's dino dig. About…
AP - Authorities say an Alabama Education Association official was killed in a single-vehicle crash in the southeastern area of the state. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency tells local news media that 41-year-old Gregory Graves died Friday night after the vehicle…
[gtxvideo vid="dJQd6sco" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dJQd6sco-120.jpg?cachebust=1462210516613" vtitle="state cake"] As time ticks down for lawmakers to discuss the many pressing issues brought before them in the legislature, they can now say they at least decided on a state cake. The "Lane cake,"…
Embattled Gov. Robert Bentley is maintaining he has done nothing wrong, a day after Alabama lawmakers revived an impeachment effort against him. At a press conference on Friday in his office, Bentley said he's done nothing "illegal or unethical." Bentley…
[gtxvideo vid="GEmpNuiu" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GEmpNuiu-120.jpg?cachebust=1462212492437" vtitle="popup food truck"] If you were looking for something a little different for lunch on Friday, maybe you should of taken a trip to downtown Montgomery. A food truck pop-up lunch took place by the…
[gtxvideo vid="RM6dmb5q" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/RM6dmb5q-120.jpg?cachebust=1462208600932" vtitle="pruitt captured"] Wanted, dangerous fugitive Paymond Jerome Pruitt has been captured. He was captured in Pike County by Pike County Sheriffs Office. He was spotted in the Spring Hill area, which led to a pursuit…
[gtxvideo vid="8WKzIL0R" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8WKzIL0R-120.jpg?cachebust=1461968170193" vtitle="WAKA_2016_04_29_17_03_44"] Doctors say health is something people across the country need to take seriously. It's one of the many reasons why Alabama News Network hosting the first health expo in the river region. Businesses, hospitals, and…
Thursday night, a Troy student was approached by four males in a White Chevrolet Impala. The driver told the student to give them all his money. At this time, one of the passengers brandished a handgun. The student had no…
A judge is refusing to delay next month's scheduled ethics trial of Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard. Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker on Friday denied a defense request to delay the trial until August. Walker says attorneys should be…
Alabama has an official state bird, nut, fruit and even crustacean. The state might soon have an official state cake- a lane cake. The House of Representatives voted Thursday night to name lane cake as the official state cake. The…
The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a split of settlement money from the 2010 oil spill, under a plan that could also stave off Medicaid cuts next year. Representatives approved the compromise bill Thursday on an 82-12 vote. It…
Jim Wilson & Associates, LLC and ALFA Realty, Inc., the development team for Eastchase in Montgomery, Alabama, are pleased to announce the completion of a new agreement with Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. for a move to Eastchase. With site work scheduled to…
An Arizona environmental group ranks Alabama among the ten sunny states with the lowest amount of solar energy being generated. The Center for Biological Diversity says some states are increase solar energy generation, but... "Unfortunately the vast majority of states…
[gtxvideo vid="W2i7SDH7" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/W2i7SDH7-120.jpg?cachebust=1461955180137" vtitle="community charity fundraiser"] Union Station in downtown Montgomery was filled with furniture art Thursday evening as it was the 9th annual Chairs for Children event. Thirty-four local artists painted the chairs to be auctioned off.…
The victim in a shooting that happened Wednesday night in Montgomery has been identified. Police say 24-year-old Jordan Wilson was shot in the 3200 block of Virginia Pines Lane around 10:30 Wednesday night. Wilson was taken to the hospital, and died Thursday morning. Police…
[gtxvideo vid="G7Ji3War" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/G7Ji3War-120.jpg?cachebust=1461939116280" vtitle="selma life sentence"] From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma man is sentenced to life without parole after being convicted of capital murder by a Dallas County jury. Twenty-three year old Deandre Fuller will spend the rest…
For the past 2 years the Boys and Girls Club of Pike County has seen major changes. The organization has been under new leadership in those two years with Wayne Buchanan. Buchanan and staff have implemented programs to help students…
The Alabama NAACP, low wage workers and advocates are suing the state's governor and attorney general over a law that blocked a planned minimum wage increase in Birmingham. The complaint was filed in U.S. District Court Thursday and lists Gov.…
Judge Johnny Hardwick had a busy day of sentencing today as he handed out life sentences to three people today. District Attorney Daryl Bailey announces that 26-year old Marquis Cheatham of Montgomery and 24 year old Dominque Atkinson of Wilmington, NC…
[gtxvideo vid="jWqgg80Y" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jWqgg80Y-120.jpg?cachebust=1461947826412" vtitle="impeachment move forward"] A state lawmaker says he has enough signatures to re-ignite an impeachment effort against Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley. Republican Rep. Ed Henry announced Thursday that he had obtained 23 signatures on impeachment…
MPD responded to the the 500 block of West Jeff Davis Ave. on a call of a business robbery, subject shot. An adult male was transported to a local hospital with a non life threatening injuries. There is no one…
At about 11:05 p.m. on April 27, MPD responded to the 3200 block of Virginia Pines Lane on a call of a subject shot. An adult male was transported to a local hospital with life threatening injuries. The injuries proved…
A single-vehicle crash overnight has claimed the life of a Camden man. John Helmers Jr., 24, was killed when the 2004 Ford F-150 he was driving left the road and struck a tree. Helmers, who was not wearing a seat belt, was…
