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School programs that encourage children to eat healthy and be more active are having little effect.
A professor of public health at a leading British University is pushing for sugary drinks to carry health warning labels.
A decade-old old broadcasting contract at Auburn University is taking center stage in a new campaign ad.
University of Alabama Hospital officials say two of eight patients who recently tested positive for an infectious bacterial disease have died.
A decade-old old broadcasting contract at Auburn University is taking center stage in a new campaign ad.
Civil Rights leaders speak out about the Montgomery Interpretive Center.
Kim Hungate is a grandmother who's returned to school -- to work.
One report says Alabama ranks as one of the worst states in the nation when it comes to identity theft. So just how many identity thefts have happened in Montgomery? And how is law enforcement trying to combat the crime?
We're one week away from Alabama's primary elections. For many of these races, the primary will decide the ultimate winner because very few will face real candidates in the fall.
Heavy traffic and carpool lines do not mix for Highland Home School students in Crenshaw County, but that is all changing and it will not cost the county a penny.
Here's an up close look at Troy's emergency response team in action, showcasing a new tactical rescue vehicle that could save lives
According to a new study in the journal "Breast Cancer Research and Treatment," eating fewer calories boosts cancer survival rates.
Doctors in the Netherlands say a new type of chest scan, called a chest CT, can help predict the risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems.
A new study shows the level of poverty or wealth in an area may affect the types of cancers people get.
It included data from communications between the airplane, Satellites, and ground stations.
Both directions of traffic are shut down between Ray and Second Avenue.
Despite the growing population, security has not increased over the years.
Jacques Vinson and Jeremiah Pogue are charged with first degree robbery in connection with a Marathon gas station in the Wallsboro community.
Authorities say the mayor of a city in eastern Alabama has died.
Tuskegee University's new president is expected to begin his position soon.
Police in Pell City are investigating after they say a 5-year-old boy drowned at Lakeside Park.
Thousands of people were at Lake Martin over Memorial Day Weekend and plenty of boats and jet skis were in the water. But the 44 thousand acre lake has only two marine police patrolling, so how safe is it?
Alabama News Network's news director Jack Pagano shares his experience as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army.



