MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Monday concluded the 2021 legislative session. Here is a look at the key developments on the session’s final day: WHAT BECAME LAW: MEDICAL MARIJUANA Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation creating a medical marijuana…
One lane of I-85 South near mile marker 21 is closed Tuesday morning because of a crash. Above is a picture from Shorter Volunteer Fire Department of Life Flight responding to the scene. Alabama News Network has reached out to…
The Montgomery Police Department is investigating the homicide of Wilman Jones, 85, of Montgomery. Ronnie Hawkins, 27, of Montgomery, has been identified as the suspect, he was charged with one…
A woman was shot Monday night at about 8:45 p.m. on the 800 block of South Decatur Street in Montgomery. MPD says the victim sustained a non-life-threatening injury and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. MPD is currently…
A male pedestrian has been hit and killed Tuesday morning on Northern Boulevard. The southbound lanes of Northern Boulevard are temporarily blocked and traffic is detoured. The crash happened early Tuesday morning around 4:40. MPD and Fire Medics responded to…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers approved a ban on curbside voting. The Alabama Senate on Monday voted 25-6 for the bill by Republican Rep. Wes Allen of Troy that would forbid election workers from setting up curbside areas for…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - After COVID-19 disrupted two school years, Alabama lawmakers on Monday voted to delay an upcoming state requirement for third-graders to pass a reading test before moving up to the fourth grade. The House of Representatives on…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers ended the legislative session without a vote on one of the most controversial bills before them: a measure to outlaw gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender minors. The Senate-passed bill died on Monday, the final…
The Eastdale Mall Cinema is having a grand re-opening friday May 21, 2021 at 5-pm. It was last open on March 13, 2013. The theater was previously owned by Carmike Cinemas and is now owned by Goodrich Quality Theaters.Â
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma man is dead -- and another is now wanted by police -- after a shooting in Selma over the weekend. Police Chief Kenta Fulford…
The long-worked-for Alabama SB46 is now law, setting a path for an estimated 250,000 Alabama patients to legally benefit from taking medical cannabis and for farmers and entrepreneurs to legally benefit economically from providing it. “This is a historic day…
A 6-year-old child has died in Shelby County after a 3-year-old sibling found an unsecured gun and shot the older child.
A judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to block Gov. Kay Ivey's plan to lease prisons that would be owned by private companies and operated by the state.
Montgomery police are investigating a shooting on Kelly Circle in Montgomery that left two men with non-life threatening gunshot wounds.
Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a bill into law that will permit marijuana to be used for specific medical needs in Alabama.
Crimestoppers and the United States Marshals Task Force announced the arrest of a man wanted for Murder. Atlanta fugitive Andre Thomas faces Murder charges after his arrest in Covington County. The arrest occurred on Friday, May 14. The 22nd 22nd…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Police in Alabama's largest city shot and killed a man who wounded four officers as they tried to carry out a search warrant at his apartment. Birmingham Police Sgt. Rod Mauldin says it happened Sunday. The…
Not everyone is giving up wearing a face mask despite the latest government guidance that means fully vaccinated Americans can uncover their faces in many cases. The CDC now says fully vaccinated…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Leaders in an Alabama city have agreed to support the establishment of a new mental health crisis program. Huntsville City Council members voted unanimously Thursday to back a diversion center that could help people experiencing mental…
BEULAH, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man has been convicted of killing a 72-year-old acquaintance whose body was found shot, stabbed, and dumped in a well on the suspect's property. On Friday, a Lee County grand jury found 59-year-old Hubert…
Rev. Robert Graetz and his wife Jeannie are widely recognized for their support of the civil rights movement.
Tallapoosa County Sheriff Deputies and ALEA State Troopers involved in Dadeville shooting.
Alabama State Troopers say a Troy woman has been killed in a one-car crash in Pike County.
The latest ADPH school dashboard shows there were 10 or fewer COVID-19 cases in local public school systems for the week of May 14.
Alabama lawmakers are returning for the final day of the legislative session with a number of large and controversial issues before them.
