[gtxvideo vid="tgQkoCIc" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/tgQkoCIc-120.jpg?cachebust=1462287913216" vtitle="sal prison reform"] A new class of felony has local enforcement worried the state will be releasing prisoners too soon. The Prison Reform Act signed by Governor Bentley in May of 2015Â was designed to help…
[gtxvideo vid="DZ9RRPwv" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DZ9RRPwv-120.jpg?cachebust=1462288115966" vtitle="bentley no show"] Jim Ziegler waited in his office crowded with news cameras until 10 a.m. With an empty chair and no sign of the governor, Ziegler decided to move to the next step. He's…
At approximately 3:30 Monday morning, Andalusia Police officers responded to the Andalusia Hospital Emergency Room for a gunshot victim. Upon arrival officers found a black male suffering from multiple gunshots. The victim was taken into the ER for treatment. A black female,…
Alabama Department of Corrections officials report that some inmates at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, and the Elmore Correctional Facility are refusing to work in their assigned jobs at both facilities. Inmates at the correctional facilities failed…
[gtxvideo vid="OwrLidsL" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OwrLidsL-120.jpg?cachebust=1462214977652" vtitle="WAKA_2016_05_02_12_03_29"] Just a few weeks ago Mayor Johnny Ford filed an ethics complaint against Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange. This morning Ford announced he will file another complaint, claiming attorney general strange is using the shutdown of…
[gtxvideo vid="JATEIOAB" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JATEIOAB-120.jpg?cachebust=1462228485814" vtitle="WAKA_2016_05_02_17_01_26"] The U.S. Marshals of the Middle District of Alabama successfully obtained federal warrants for inmates Rasheen Smith, Joshua Jackson, and Curtis Caffie on charges of promoting prison contraband. On Nov. 24, 2015, a suspicious package was…
A Troy University football player has died following a motorcycle crash in Alabama. Gulf Shores Police Sgt. Jonathan Woodruff tells local news outlets that 19-year-old Nathan Harris was driving a motorcycle…
The University of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Insurance worked with a national insurance industry group to publish---and post online---a guide to preparing for tornadoes. It includes statistical information (and information about the 2011 outbreak that killed hundreds, including…
[gtxvideo vid="2nLoJbFi" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2nLoJbFi-120.jpg?cachebust=1462203546952" vtitle="lpga prep"] One of the biggest sporting events in the River Region is starting this week in Prattville. The Robert Trent Jones Golf Course Capitol Hill is once again the site of the Yokohama Tire…
[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. Â 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, Â 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.…
