Fatal Wreck Shuts down Northbound lanes of I-65
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.
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SNAP Benefits to End for 40 thousand Alabamians
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…
Montgomery Police Officers Cutting Down on Distracted Driving
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Officer of the Month: ASU's Captain Simmons
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Alabama A&M Professor Fired for Sexual Activities with Students on Campus
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…
Demopolis Student in Custody for Gun Possession at School
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…
Bullock Co. Animal Shelter Upgrades Security
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Officer A.C. Smith Remains on Paid Administrative Leave
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Co-founder of the SPLC Receives The King Center's Highest Honor
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…
Train Derails in Opelika
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…
South Alabama Officer & Suspect Wounded
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…
Authorities I.D. RR fatality
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…
Storms Cause Damage, Power Outages in Montgomery
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…
Car Break-ins Up in Prattville
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Montgomery Bail Bonding Co. Utilizes New App
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Flight Crew of Haynes Life Flight 2 Remembered
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Almost 45k Alabama Residents to Lose Food Stamp Benefits
Starting in April, Alabama will cut almost 45,000 people’s access to the food assistance program known as SNAP (commonly known as food stamps), increasing hunger and hardship for some of the state’s poorest residents. Many Alabama citizens may not know…
Alabama Supreme Court Rules Against VictoryLand Reopening
Attorney General Luther Strange hailed the Alabama Supreme Court’s decision Thursday against VictoryLand as a resounding victory for the rule of law and the definitive word that electronic bingo is illegal in Alabama. “The Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling is abundantly clear that…
Governor Tours Tutwiler Prison Amid Scandal
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Rattlers Ready for the Rodeo
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MPD Makes Arrest in Shooting Death of Montgomery Teen
The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in Monday, March 28, 2016, shooting death of 16-year-old Kourtney Richardson of Montgomery. MPD detectives charged Floyd Burnett, 19, of Montgomery, with one count of murder. Burnett turned himself in to MPD detectives on…
Alabama Reaches 100 Percent Participation in Project Lifesave
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) today, March 31, welcomed Sheriffs’ Offices and other law enforcement partners from across the state to celebrate the fact that Alabama has reached 100 percent participation in Project Lifesaver International. The program is designed…
AUM Names New Chancellor
Carl A. Stockton, provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, begins July 1 as the next chancellor for Auburn University at Montgomery. Stockton was selected Thursday after a national search by unanimous vote of…
Montgomery Prepares for Severe Weather
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Comedian Steve Harvey to Hold Press Conference at ASU
Nationally acclaimed star of television, radio and film, Steve Harvey, will be hosting a news conference at Alabama State University on Saturday,April 2 at 6 p.m. at the ASU Stadium. Harvey will be joined by ASU President Gwendolyn E. Boyd and Hornet head…
