Macon County Sheriff Andre Brunson tells Alabama News Network that Ford and another man tried to cut down the 115-year-old Confederate monument in the downtown square using a saw and a lift.
The Alabama District Attorneys Association swore in a new president. District Attorney Michael W. Jackson of the 4th Judicial District will serve as President of the Alabama District Attorneys Association (ADAA) 2021-2022. This is a historic moment as DA…
A Montgomery man has been sentenced to 37 months (over 3 years) in federal prison. Ronnie White, 51, of Montgomery was convicted for distribution of cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He will also serve three years of supervised probation upon his release. The federal prison system has no parole.
A federal judge declined to block some challenged sections of Georgia's new election law ahead of two runoff elections scheduled for next week. But in his order Wednesday, U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee didn't rule out the possibility for future elections.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says a juvenile died in a crash on Monday, July 5. The crash happened on Interstate 65 near mile marker 216 in Chilton County.
The Montgomery Police Department is investigating a fatal car crash. The crash occurred on Tuesday, July 6, around 6:50pm, in the 1100 block of East South Boulevard.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Jurors recommended the death penalty on Tuesday for a man convicted of killing his wife, her unborn child, and three other people in 2015 in a scheme with another woman to whom he was married. The…
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities on Tuesday recovered the body of a 6-year-old boy believed to have drowned during a family vacation in Florida, police said. The body of Enrique Cortez-Dubon was found Tuesday afternoon in the sand,…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge in Montgomery heard arguments Tuesday in the ongoing legal fight over control of the Alabama Democratic Party. U.S. District Judge Austin Huffaker Jr. heard arguments centering on whether new 2019 bylaws — which…
The Montgomery County District Attorney's office is providing former inmates with a second chance at life through an upcoming job fair. The objective of the job fair is to help those in need of employment after being in jail or obtaining a criminal record.
Alabama is making it easier to hunt two animals that often stir up all kinds of problems for landowners, coyotes and feral hogs. The state wildlife agency says a new law signed by Gov. Kay Ivey allows hunters who purchase a license to kill the animals at night.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Six people were shot in the Selma-Dallas County area -- over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Selma Police say 42 year old Thaddeus Leshore of…
The Montgomery-based Equal Justice Initiative says it plans to open a new Legacy Museum in the fall, which will be in a new location with much more to see inside.
Montgomery Police Department reports that from July 4th at 6pm until 6am on July 5th, MPD responded to 486 service calls. MPD responded to 23 calls for shots fired, which is a 73% decrease (86 calls) from 2020. They responded to eight shopspotter calls. They were up four calls in 2021 compared to the four calls in 2020. The calls for fireworks were 144. This is a 47% decrease from 2020 as their were 270 calls. There were also six reports of damage to property from firearms.
A utility company that provides power in the Wiregrass community says it was hit by a ransomware attack that means customers temporarily can't access their account information.
The Montgomery Police Department is seeking the identity of two suspects in a Theft of Property investigation.
Two men convicted of robbing two Lowndes County banks have been sentenced. On Thursday, July 1, a judge sentenced Bennie Ray Carpenter, Jr., 42, of Town Creek, to over 154 months (over 12 years). A day later, a judge sentenced Hunter Lee McPherson, 21, of Greenville, to 130 months (over 10 years).
Women In Training founders, Brooke and Breanna Bennett, were one of the 16 winners of over 230 applicants to win this year's T-Mobile Changemaker Challenge. Their "Let's End…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a Birmingham police officer was arrested on charges of rape and drug possession after investigators searched his home following a complaint about allegations of misconduct. Officer Matthew Wilcox, 37 was arrested and relieved of…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said critics shouldn't "demoralize" the country's founding even if the country didn't immediately meet its ideal of equality. Sessions spoke Sunday at an Independence Day program at First Baptist Church…
DECATUR, Ala. (AP) - A kayaker paddling the Tennessee River in north Alabama found a body in the water. The remains of a white male who appeared to have been in the river a couple of days were located near…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Statistics show that about one-third of Alabama's counties are at very high risk for COVID-19 as vaccination rates continue to lag. Overall caseloads and hospitalizations remain far below levels when the pandemic was at worst early…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The Fourth of July is one of the holidays -- a lot of people in Selma like to spend taking advantage of one the area's biggest…
Some census takers worry that apartment renters were not fully tallied during last year's national headcount. Census takers say they had difficulty entering apartment buildings due to COVID-19 restrictions, and they weren't able to get in touch with landlords for help.
The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in a fatal Fourth of July shooting. On Monday, July 5, MPD arrested and charged Damien Phifer, 25, of Montgomery, with Murder.
