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New evidence shows a healthy lifestyle can slash a woman's risk of stroke in half.
Startling new statistics show millions of men are at risk for osteoporosis.
Voters will head to the polls on November 4th to vote for governor, attorney general and other state and local offices.
A rash of crime has residents on high alert. Authorities are now investigating dozens of car burglaries and a violent home invasion.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma charity gets a huge donation thanks to thousands of children who attended Alabama News Network Kids Day at the 58th Annual Central Alabama Fair in Selma.
Close to a thousand students will step back into the mid-eighteen hundreds this Friday in Troy.
A jury has recommended life without parole for a Montgomery man convicted in a fatal shooting that killed two Auburn football players and third man.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say nine suspected Montgomery gang members have been arrested on drug and weapons charges. Authorities say the gang members, ranging from 20 to 40 in age were arrested Wednesday for conspiring to distribute powder…
With Thomas Duncan's death, Governor Robert Bentley and Alabama health care officials say they're ready to respond to potential cases of Ebola in the state.
Alabama News Network is Taking Action Against Crime with unsolved murders. It's part of a four-part series we've been bringing to you in hopes of generating new leads to solve these cold cases. Tonight, we have part 3: The murder of Atrivius Perry.
An abandoned Bruno's Grocery in Montgomery's Chantilly Corner is now the space of two new local businesses.
This video is no longer available.Crime victims and anyone else interested in the status of a criminal case or inmate can now get that inforamtion electroniclly. The systemn is called Crime Victim Automated Notification. The legislature approved the system in 2011. It…
It looks like large chain restaurants are doing their part to offer healthier meals.
Researchers at the University of Michigan want hospitals to be more accountable for diagnosis and care of sepsis.
New research finds that tobacco users may be more likely to develop a viral infection that causes oral cancers.
Jurors are considering what punishemnt Desmonte Leonard should suffer following his triple murder conviction. Jurors convicted Leonard on Tuesday, and now they must make a sentencing recommendation. Jurors can recommend life in prison without parole or execution.  But  the final decision…
A Troy man is back in jail on multiple drug charges.
As we learn more about the death of Thomas Duncan, Alabama health officials are doing their part should the the virus arrive in Alabama. Governor Robert Bentley and Alabama health officials are developing a response plan.
This video is no longer available.DALLAS (AP) - Dallas hospital says Thomas Duncan the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the US has died. Â We will keep you updated as soon as more information comes in. Â (Copyright 2014 The…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's governor and state health officer say the state has taken steps to make sure health care workers are able to identify a case of Ebola quickly and take precautions to make sure others don't become…
It's a loss Bama fans didn't expect coming up short 23-17 to Ole Miss. But Tide fans are taking it in stride.
Desmonte Leonard is guilty of capital murder. The man now convicted of shooting and killing three people at an Auburn apartment complex in 2012 could face the death penalty.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma Police continue to look for answers about an apparent shootout on a city street that left two people hurt and many more concerned about their community.
An exclusive story from Autauga County -- leaders there say they're cracking down on littering. They say they're tired of people throwing their trash in illegal dumpsites on the west part of the county.
There's growing concern over the Ebola virus. Seven thousand people have been affected and now there's been confirmed cases in the United States and Spain.



