The Alabama Education Association has hired a new executive director. Brenda Pike will take over the top spot with AEA on May 16th. A native of Gadsden, Pike currently serves as the Executive Director of the Indiana State Teachers Association.…
Montgomery police are investigating a shooting on the city's south side. It happened in the 200 block of Southlawn drive at about 9:30 p.m Friday. Police say one victim was taken to the hospital with live threatening injuries. Keep…
[gtxvideo vid="dFw8X3o6" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dFw8X3o6-120.jpg?cachebust=1460154817717" vtitle="child abuse prevention"] Millions of child abuse cases are reported nationwide every year. This month, agencies in Pike County are bringing awareness to the issue. The Pike Regional Child Advocacy Center and the Department of…
[gtxvideo vid="QguVbnpa" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QguVbnpa-120.jpg?cachebust=1460154143002" vtitle="bentley reporter confrontation"] Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley testily declined to answer questions about a scandal involving a former top aide and some lawmakers' push to impeach him. Multiple media outlets reported that Bentley, during a…
[gtxvideo vid="aIsVxqPa" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aIsVxqPa-120.jpg?cachebust=1460390905799" vtitle="ann st widen"] It's a big project moving a road from one spot to another. The city of Montgomery has been working for almost a year to figure out exactly how to make Ann Street…
Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded nearly $5,000 to purchase new equipment and improve public safety in Tallassee. The Tallassee Police Department will use the $4,942 grant to purchase equipment for use by patrol officers. The Alabama Department of Economic and…
[gtxvideo vid="tyqtRTeE" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/tyqtRTeE-120.jpg?cachebust=1460140145186" vtitle="fred gray faulkner"] Law students came out for a dose of encouragement and inspiration. Faulkner held their 11th annual Fred Gray Civil Rights Symposium. This year's theme focused on racial profiling, and the job of…
Governor Robert Bentley on Friday joined other state and local leaders at the Port of Mobile to sign the Alabama Renewal Act into law. The legislation, part of the state’s continued commitment to job creation, creates two new tools for…
State inmate William Randall Triplett, 45, was found dead of an apparent suicide at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala. on Thursday. At 11:10 a.m., two corrections officers found the inmate hanging from a bedsheet in a…
[gtxvideo vid="Hqjjwu7b" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Hqjjwu7b-120.jpg?cachebust=1460125211892" vtitle="reclassifying marijuana"] The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is trying to change the laws around marijuana. While there are no major plans to legalize the drug, the type of crime might be changing. Currently, marijuana -…
[gtxvideo vid="0TVV2nUu" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0TVV2nUu-120.jpg?cachebust=1460126510067" vtitle="endzor rd"] The city of Troy's Enzor Road connector project is halfway done. The 2.5 mile project extends George Wallace Drive, while Franklin Drive extends to Oak Park, connecting Highway 231. The project also includes…
Alabama senators have voted to establish an innocence commission to review some capital convictions. Senators on Thursday voted 20-6 for the bill, sending it to the House of Representatives. Under the narrowly tailored-bill, the panel would review new evidence in…
[gtxvideo vid="ssqa6Pkz" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ssqa6Pkz-120.jpg?cachebust=1460126557628" vtitle="impeachment pkg"] Alabama legislators say they need more information on an unprecedented process before they can move forward with articles of impeachment against embattled Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley. Articles of impeachment filed Tuesday are on…
Ninety years ago, a group of committed, like-minded Montgomery women organized the Junior League of Montgomery (JLM). Led by founding President Lillie Lee Minier, these ten young women laid the foundation of community service and voluntarism that now defines the…
As Alabama tackles prison reform, Sen. Quinton Ross (D-Montgomery) helped convicted felons take one step closer to rebuilding their lives by being able to compete for better jobs. Senate Bill 327, sponsored by Ross will allow Alabama to join nearly 20 states…
[gtxvideo vid="6QWHVXC9" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6QWHVXC9-120.jpg?cachebust=1460125254854" vtitle="sears closing"] Sears will be closing its store and auto center at Eastdale Mall in Montgomery, Alabama News Network has confirmed. The department store and auto center will close June 26, according to David Hagood,…
[gtxvideo vid="MOxbeTOY" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MOxbeTOY-120.jpg?cachebust=1460051315569" vtitle="WAKA_2016_04_07_12_00_31"] The National Weather Service confirms an EF-0 tornado touched down at Pike Road Village Park, knocking down trees, and causing major damage. Neighbors say the storm hit the area around 11:00 p.m. Some suffered…
The City of Montgomery today launched the 2016 City of Montgomery Summer Jobs Program, a pilot program designed to offer job opportunities to Montgomery youth ages 17-21 years old to work 20-30 hours per week as office staff, light laborers,…
[gtxvideo vid="dMBn0J4g" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dMBn0J4g-120.jpg?cachebust=1460040223831" vtitle="WAKA_2016_04_06_22_00_19"] The rainwater has caused major erosion in backyards on Mara Court in Prattville. What used to be a small drainage ditch, now is a 100 foot deep hole that is putting their homes in…
[gtxvideo vid="bmFDCo94" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bmFDCo94-120.jpg?cachebust=1460041103717" vtitle="prison reform"] The governor’s plan to build four new state of the art prisons continues to move forward, passing in the senate Tuesday night. It’s not all about construction though. Lawmakers are working on another plan…
[gtxvideo vid="gZcQr1hT" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gZcQr1hT-120.jpg?cachebust=1460042149105" vtitle="WAKA_2016_04_06_18_08_45"] Superintendent Amy Bryan started her career in education teaching, but after 13 years was looking to branch out. "I got interested in writing grants," Bryan explains. "It was a challenge to me. I don't…
[gtxvideo vid="q541xmFq" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/q541xmFq-120.jpg?cachebust=1459983084465" vtitle="WAKA_2016_04_06_16_59_36"] Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday, April 6, held a news conference with Alabama Medicaid Agency Commisioner Stephanie Azar to discuss the potential impact of the General Fund Budget appropriation to the agency. The news…
The mayors of Alabama’s five largest cities gathered today in Montgomery where they called on state leaders to support efforts to improve transportation infrastructure in Alabama. The mayors from Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa said state legislators must identify funding for…
[gtxvideo vid="iHWgrWCX" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iHWgrWCX-120.jpg?cachebust=1460040333637" vtitle="midwifery"] Midwives are women who help a mother who chooses to give birth at home. Some lawmakers are proposing a bill that would legalize midwifery in the state. It's been an ongoing issue for mothers for decades.…
ALEA Sgt. Steve Jarrett and Trp. Johnathan Appling participated in a joint press conference at the Alabama State House with members of the Alabama House of Representatives and first responders from around the state. The committee passage of two important…
