Democratic gubernatorial nominee Parker Griffith is challenging Republican Gov. Robert Bentley to a series of seven debates before the November election. Griffith says he believes voters want to see the two face off in a debate and explain their visions…
The Alabama Education Association's political action committee is using more than $1 million in loans to help support candidates after spending on primary races earlier this year. The Montgomery Advertiser reports (http://on.mgmadv.com/1p5JJ5j ) a campaign finance report filed last week…
State officials are working with a law firm to try and determine the median household income in Alabama, which could determine the salaries of state lawmakers in the coming year. A constitutional amendment approved by state voters in 2012 ties…
 A NATIONAL PERIACTRIC GROUPS SAYS YOUNG ADULTS SHOULD START SCHOOL LATER IN THE MORNING SO THEY CAN CATCH UP ON SLEEP. THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS STUDY SUGGESTS DELAYING THE START OF THE SCHOOL DAY FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL…
The funeral of Michael Brown is was buried today at St. Peter's Cemetery.. He's the unarmed black tenager shot and killed by a white officer. Danielle Nottingham is in Satin Louis: Hundreds of family members and friends of 18 year…
It's a tough time of the year for many animal shelters in our area, many of them taking in more animals than they can place in homes. Some people are trying to change that, though, by giving back.
A driver police say led them on a chase is in critical condition after his car crashed off a closed bridge and plunged down a ravine in northern Alabama. Authorities say two passengers in the car are also hospitalized. Huntsville…
Authorities say an Alabama couple tried to obtain a baby by sexually assaulting an underage girl in hopes she'd get pregnant. Court records show say 28-year-olds Jeremy and Amanda Swann of Jones are charged with rape. Dallas County Investigator Janet…
Authorities say they've apprehended a suspect in the killing of a man at a Tuscaloosa business. The Tuscaloosa News reports (http://bit.ly/1BUIU9y) that 38-year-old Eric Omar Petty is accused of killing 41-year-old Marcellus Brown at the Easy Money payday loan business…
If you were feeling hungry this weekend hopefully you went out and enjoyed the last day of restaurant week.
A Montgomery church that's almost 200 years old is now etched in history.
Residents of Alabama could soon be sporting a new license plate with the rattlesnake emblem and "Don't Tread on Me" warning made popular by tea party groups.
ABC Montgomery gave you the chance to win a great new outdoor grill.
Saturday was a day of mourning for the Union Spring's Police Chief Danny Jackson.
After more than a week of protesting in Ferguson, Missouri- following the shooting death of Michael Brown, people around the country are taking notice. And that includes right here in the Capitol City.
Millbrook police say the son of a woman reported missing has been arrested in connection with her death.
An Alabama animal control officer has been charged after police say he left a puppy inside a storage freezer.
Bluewater Broadcasting has accepted Alabama News Network's Ice Bucket Challenge to local media, and even issue the challenge to one of our staff who missed out.
Frustrated men and woman in uniform met today in front of the Macon County Courthouse to protest low wages.
An exclusive investigation from Autauga County -- some county leaders say they're fed up with a motel that has now become an eyesore. So why has the building not been fixed or torn down?
It's officially football season in Alabama and that means thousands of fans will flock to stadiums weekly to watch their teams play.
Alabama's Revenue Department slowed about 100,000 personal income tax refunds this year because of a new computer program designed to catch identity theft and tax fraud.
Civil rights activists will be marching around the capitol for the next seven days. They're calling it a Jericho march.
Forecasters have issued a heat advisory covering the entire state of Alabama as temperatures are expected to approach 100 degrees.
It's been a week full of nearly triple-digit high temperatures, and with the weekend looking like another scorcher--what can River Region residents do stay cool and have fun?
