Governor Robert Bentley on Monday announced he has signed an Amicus Curiae, or friend of the court brief, to the United States Supreme Court along with six other governors to support the Texas lawsuit against the President’s executive amnesty order. “The…
A former north Alabama volunteer soccer coach already facing a 30-year sentence on human trafficking charges has pleaded guilty to producing child pornography in a neighboring county. Multiple news outlets reported Monday that 59-year-old David Jacob Barrow was given a…
More two-officer police teams are patrolling in Montgomery, Alabama, after a white officer on solo patrol shot and killed a black man in February. Police Chief Ernest Finley says two-man patrol units have been assigned to six "high-crime" districts in…
Alabama State Troopers report a man died in a two vehicle accident Sunday afternoon just after 5:00 PM. They say 24 year old Tony Herbert Mallory, Jr,, was pronounced dead on the scene. His vehicle had collided with another vehicle…
A two-vehicle crash at 2:30 a.m. today, April 4, claimed the life of a Kimberly man. Andrew Palmer Doss, 36, was killed when the 2007 Chevrolet HHR he was driving struck a 2015 Freightliner tractor trailer on Interstate 65 at the…
[gtxvideo vid="QeNFXtfx" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QeNFXtfx-120.jpg?cachebust=1459807938461" vtitle="victoryland today"] Milton McGregor vows to open Victoryland by early summer despite an Alabama Supreme Court ruling. Victoryland supports say the recent Supreme Court ruling is not the end for the once popular gaming facility. At…
[gtxvideo vid="iyVjQyzh" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iyVjQyzh-120.jpg?cachebust=1459785255657" vtitle="student reax to steve harvey"] Steve Harvey announced Saturday a partnership with Alabama State University. Harvey says he chose to work with ASU because he wants to give back to a state that has given him…
Today was the twelfth annual autism craw-fish boil held by the Easter seals of Alabama. Over two tons of craw-fish was prepared with the expectation of serving over one thousand three hundred people. The event is designed to help those who can't…
Volunteers from Gunter Air Force base decided to give back and make a change for one local school. Over fifty volunteers helped repaint McInnis school. Montgomery ARC, a non profit organization also had a hand in helping. While volunteers painted, the school…
Dozens of people visited Alabama State University Saturday anticipating a special announcement by entertainer Steve Harvey. Harvey is partnering with the university as they begin organizing their annual Turkey Day Classic. ASU's Turkey Day Classic will be on Turkey Day…
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A single-vehicle crash that happened Saturday, April 2nd claimed the life of 67 year old Ronald Bradshaw. Alabama State Troopers say Bradshaw died when the 2003 Ford Explorer he was driving overturned on Interstate 65 north at the 186 mile…
State Troopers are on the scene of  a fatal crash on I-65 North bound near Pine Level. All North bound lanes are blocked. The latest is coming up on Alabama News Network at 6.
Between 500 thousand to one million people across the country will begin to lose access nationwide this month. It's all a part of plan to get individuals a job instead of relying on the government for assistance. In order to…
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[gtxvideo vid="Lg5RcvwX" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Lg5RcvwX-120.jpg?cachebust=1459787730295" vtitle="officer of month"] Crimestoppers is teaming up with Alabama News Network exclusively to award the "Officer of the Month." This month's recipient says a career in law enforcement chose him and it's been a passion…
Alabama A&M University has fired a tenured professor after the school discovered videos of him participating in sexual activity with two students on campus. The school fired Edward Jones, who worked more than 20 years at Alabama A&M. According to…
Friday, April 1st, Demopolis Police Department School Resource Officers responded to a call of a student in possession of a gun at school. DPD School Resource Officers and Demopolis City School Officials were able to take possession of a .38…
[gtxvideo vid="vHpfLQPK" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vHpfLQPK-120.jpg?cachebust=1459540194920" vtitle="bullock co humane society"] It's been one year since six dogs were stolen from the Bullock County Humane Society shelter because of a lack of security features. Since then there's been some major upgrades. The…
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The King Center will bestow its highest honor, The Martin Luther King, Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize to Mr. Morris Dees, co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center. The ceremony will take place…
A train has derailed in eastern Alabama, but officials say no injuries were reported. The Lee County Emergency Management Agency said in a written statement that the train left the tracks Friday morning in Opelika. The agency said no hazardous…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a police officer working undercover in southern Alabama is hospitalized after he was shot during a gun battle that also left a suspect seriously wounded. Mobile Police Department spokesman Terence Perkins tells The Associated…
A single-vehicle crash yesterday, March 31, claimed the life of a Shorter woman. Annie Tarver, 62, was killed when the 2006 Kia Optima she was driving collided with a CSX train at the railroad crossing on Wares Ferry Road and…
The strong storms that moved through the area left some damage behind in parts of Montgomery. Several large trees were knocked down on Perry Hill Road, near Goodwyn Jr. High School. At 9:45 p.m., there are approximately 3,690 Alabama Power…
