A group studying overcrowding in Alabama's prisons has found that arrests are declining and sentences are getting shorter. But Alabama's prisons remain at nearly double their designed capacity. The Council of State Governments Justice Center presented the statistics to the…
This video is no longer available.The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging a new Alabama law that places additional requirements on a minor seeking an abortion without parental approval. The ACLU says the Alabama law goes beyond any parental consent…
Crime is something that everyone wants to prevent or reduce in the City of Montgomery and one church decided to take on the issue head on.
The board of education met tonight but it wasn't just any other school board meeting. Tempers flared and two public speakers had to be removed by security.
Before the rides light up the night sky and the smell of funnel cakes fill the air, there is a lot of work to be done.
State leaders are continuing to look into the problems with Alabama's prison system The state's recently created prison reform task force met at the state house today.
Bates Turkey Farm is starting to prepare their turkeys for one of the busiest holidays of the year.
Protestors have spent two days outside of the health department.
CBS 8 is taking action against crime. Montgomery County deputies say heroin use in the area is on the rise and after making a number of arrests. They hope to not only get the drug off Montgomery streets... and clear up other crimes too.
University of Alabama officials say a 19-year-old student accused of making a terroristic threat has been arrested. University spokesman Chris Bryant said in a statement Tuesday that Daniel Evan Simmons was arrested by university police after an investigation into alarming…
The Alabama Supreme Court has sided with a Troy bank in a fight over the troubled finances of jailed casino developer Ronnie Gilley. The ruling Tuesday involved a $100,000 check that Ronnie Gilley Properties wrote to Cile Way Properties in…
A Troy man convicted of raping two women in one day will get a new trial. The Alabama Supreme Court on Tuesday left intact a ruling by Pike County Circuit Judge Jeff Kelley that Andre Lamon Ellis should receive a…
The trial of a former state Department of Education official and her husband has started in Montgomery. Prosecutor Bill Lisenby told jurors Tuesday that Deann Stone used her position as the department's director of federal programs to manipulate the awarding…
This video is no longer available.The County Planning commission has decided against allowing a new Prattville apartment project enterance connect with an existing street. Â Apartments proposed for McQueen Smith Road were going to have two entrances, Including one connecting with…
This video is no longer available.Still no news about two missing teenage girls from Clanton. Â Kyndell East and Jana Cowan were last seen together on Sunday in the area off I-65 Â exit 205 in South Clanton. Officials say the girls…
This video is no longer available.Funeral arrangements are complete for the Charles Henderson High School football player who died on Sunday after Friday night tackle.  Visitation will begin at noon Saturday at Sartain Hall on Troy University's campus and  the funeral…
This video is no longer available.The state Conservation Department is asking hunters not to kill white-tailed deer that have been equipped with orange radio neck collars in four locations across the state. The department and the Auburn University School of…
An Auburn man accused of biting off part of his brother's ear has been found guilty of domestic violence. The Opelika-Auburn News reports that 51-year-old Darrell Wimberly was found guilty Friday of second-degree domestic violence after a jury trial. He…
The director of the Pike County Emergency Management Agency has filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against the Pike County Commission.
Charles Henderson High School is raising money for the family of football player DeMario Harris.
Alabama News Network is Taking Action Against Crime with unsolved murders. It's part two of a four-part series we've been bringing to you in hopes of generating new leads to solve these cold cases. Tonight, we're updating you on the case of Mark Watkins, who was killed in a drive-by shooting six years ago outside of a friend's Montgomery home.
It's almost time for the Autauga County fair. This year fair officials say you can expect even fun for the whole family.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The 58th annual Central Alabama Fair kicks off in Selma and people in west Alabama are gearing up for a fun-filled week of thrills and chills.
Andalusia Middle School was once known as Woodson High School, an all Black school before desegregation. Now city officials have come up with a plan to put the historic school back to use.
Some important people in the state came together today in the capital city. Mayors from the biggest cities in Alabama met to learn from each man's time in office and what's important to them moving forward.
