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Prattville police are wanting to find a woman suspected of using a stolen credit card. Investigators say the woman used a stolen credit card to illegally buy items from…
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Prattville police are wanting to find a woman suspected of using a stolen credit card. Investigators say the woman used a stolen credit card to illegally buy items from…
U.S. Census results have brought welcome news to Alabama state leaders. Alabama's population will allow it to keep all seven of its current seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.…
Cryptocurrency has been big with investors trading the digital currency but it has yet to break through with consumers as a mainstream way to buy and sell goods. That may be changing, as more companies are now embracing Bitcoin. When…
Montgomery police are investigating a shooting. The shooting occurred on Monday, April 26 around 4 am. MPD and Fire medics responded to call of multiple people shot in the 5000 block of Yellow Pine Drive. At the scene, police located…
Authorities say three bodies have been found inside a car that was partially submerged in Lake Eufaula along the Alabama-Georgia line. According to reports, a passerby spotted a car in the water at a park in Eufaula on Monday morning.…
State offices are closed Monday in Alabama and Mississippi for Confederate Memorial Day. Alabama and Mississippi have two more Confederate-related state holidays besides Confederate Memorial Day. Both states jointly observe Robert E. Lee Day with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day…
Alabama News Network has received plenty of photos from our viewers of hail that fell from Saturday's storms. While severe storms are common in Alabama, it's not often that we see hail as large as what fell in some…
The Alabama Department of Public Health has released an updated school dashboard of coronavirus cases as of April 23. The latest report shows a increase from last week. Overall, there were 360 COVID-19 cases involving Alabama’s public schools for the…
Alabama will soon allow people with long-ago convictions for certain low-level crimes to apply to have their records wiped clean. The Alabama Legislature approved an expanded expungement bill  that was signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey. The bill…
National Work Zone Awareness Week is observed April 26-30. This years theme is "Drive Safe. Work Safe. Save Lives." Work Zone Awareness Week is an annual campaign held at the beginning…
Alabama State Troopers say a teenager has been killed in a one-car crash on Interstate 85 in Macon County. Investigators say an 18-year-old female from LaFayette was killed in the wreck that happened at about 7:31 a.m. today. State troopers…
Alabama legislators in the closing days of the session will face decisions on gambling, medical marijuana and a bill to ban the use of medications to help transgender-youth transition. House Speaker Mac McCutcheon said he expects all three bills, which…
Auburn University Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson is marking a decade of fundraising bicycle rides to help victims of the 2011 tornado outbreak that devastated much of Alabama. The 10th annual…
Alabama is the latest state to ban transgender girls from playing on female public school sports teams. Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed legislation that says public K-12 schools cannot allow…
U.S. health officials have lifted an 11-day pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccinations following a recommendation by an expert panel. Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey -- and ALEA Secretary Hal Taylor -- joined Selma city leaders Friday to help develop a safety plan at Selma High School. "We just want to get our students back…
This weekend will be the last for the Montgomery Zoo's "Zoo Weekend". In the past it has been a single weekend event, but because of the pandemic, the Zoo decided to host the…
If last year's pandemic lockdowns gave us one good thing, it was a decrease in the number of 'robocalls' from spoofed phone numbers. Since call centers were forced to close there was…
On Friday, April 23, around 2:30 am, Montgomery police located a body in the 600 block of Dexter Avenue. This is located in front of the State Capitol. Police and Fire Medics located an adult male suffering from a self-inflicted…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama will create a database to track disciplinary actions and excessive force complaints against law enforcement officers, a measure aimed at weeding out "bad apples" in the profession. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday signed the…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama police officer charged with murder in the shooting of a man during a mental health call doesn't want prosecutors to refer to him as a victim. An attorney for Huntsville police officer William Darby…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers are inching closer to approving a ban on so-called vaccine passports that require proof of coronavirus vaccination to access services from a business or state agency. The House Health Committee on Wednesday voted to…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers have delayed a vote on a proposal to ban curbside voting as the state became the latest to debate new restrictions on voting. The Alabama Senate…
The Alabama Tourism Department announced that Alabama's Travel Industry survived the pandemic better than the other 45 states. Despite the pandemic, Alabama ranks top 5 in the nation for the smallest percentage drop…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The COVID recovery effort continues to move forward across the state -- but many people in Selma and Dallas County still need help feeding their families.…



