Montgomery firefighters are investigating a house fire that killed four people. A home in the 1800 block of Gibson Street caught fire Monday night. Montgomery Fire/Rescue Assistant Fire Chief Stanley L. Cooper says at…
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — This year’s commemoration of a pivotal moment in the fight for voting rights for African Americans will honor four giants of the civil rights movement who lost their…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The annual Martin and Coretta King Unity Breakfast in Selma -- will include a special feature this year -- that will recognize four notable civil rights leaders.…
A Jet Crash took the lives of two pilots, Friday evening near the Montgomery Regional Airport. Residents who live near the crash site say they were shocked and full…
On Monday, February 22, the state of Alabama honored supermarket employees for the first time ever. Governor Ivey declared it to be "Supermarket Employee Day". She made the declaration on the…
The wife of Mexican drug kingpin and escape artist Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been arrested on international drug trafficking charges at an airport in Virginia. FILE- In this July 17, 2019 file photo, New York…
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has topped 500,000 - a number so staggering that a top health researcher says it is hard to imagine an American who hasn't lost a relative or doesn't know someone who died. The virus…
Gov. Kay Ivey says she welcomes a federal review of the decision to move the Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Huntsville. Ivey said today that she believes the review will confirm that Alabama was the right choice. The Department…
On November 30, 2020, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call in reference to shots being fired in the area of Lee Road 721 in Opelika. As Lee County Deputies and Investigators were responding to the scene, Lee…
The Alabama Department of Public Health has released an updated school dashboard of coronavirus cases as of February 19. The latest report shows a large drop in the number of cases. Keep in mind, some school systems such as Montgomery…
Tickets to the 79th Magic City Classic are now on sale. This is the SWAC rivalry football game between Alabama State and Alabama A&M. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, football season was moved from last fall to the spring. This…
The ninth annual Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association (ALBBAA) Big Buck Photo Contest drew nearly 100 entries and saw seven-year-old Roberts Griffin of Montgomery emerge as the winner. “By all measurements, literally, it was a fantastic season for deer hunters…
On Monday, February 22, Alabama State University and Montgomery Public Schools announced a partnership. The partnership makes ASU the official site for MPS employees receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. ASU will administer…
The Montgomery Fire and Rescue is investigating a fire that occurred on February 22. Fire units responded to a call of a fire in the 600 block of Shady Street. Upon arrival, firefighters located a cabin cruiser style boat with…
 Business leaders in Montgomery are Alabama’s most optimistic for growth and success. According to the Alabama Business Confidence Index (ABCI), a quarterly survey conducted by economists at The University of Alabama’s Center for Business Economics and Research, business leaders in…
The Montgomery Fire and Rescue is investigating a fire that occurred at a two story apartment building in 100 block of Windywood Drive. Fire units responded to the call of a fire and upon arrival firefighters saw flames and smoke…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Federal prosecutors said an Alabama man has pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud after admitting to using someone else’s identity to raid a memorial fund for a slain officer. Devonte Lemond Hammonds, of Birmingham, pleaded…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama state senators are expected to debate lottery and casino legislation this week. Republican Sen. Del Marsh said he expects to get a Senate vote on his bill. The proposal would authorize a lottery and multiple…
Saturday afternoon ALEA Troopers were lead on  a chase that ended in the arrest of a Montgomery man. At approximately 4:20 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol division attempted to stop a…
The U.S. stands at the brink of 500,000 deaths from the coronavirus. A year into the pandemic, America's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, calls the looming milestone horrible and historic. The running total of lives lost, as compiled…
The pilot instructor stationed at Columbus Air Force Base who died in the T-38C Talon trainer aircraft mishap near Montgomery, Alabama, Feb. 19, has been identified. One of the deceased, Scot Ames Jr., 24, was an instructor pilot with the…
The Power Of Life Foundation was at ASU to promote their cause for helping Montgomery residents durning this time of the Covid 19 pandemic awareness. A long line of cars lined up in two rows at the parking lot entrance…
Montgomery police have arrested a suspect in the murder of 49-year-old Terry Dugruise of Montgomery. Police found Dugruise dead in the 2400 block of Highland Avenue yesterday afternoon. Investigators have not said how he died. Police have charged 46-year-old David…
Alabama News Network has more information about the U.S. Air Force training jet crash near the Montgomery Regional Airport that killed two people. The jet was flying from Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi to Tallahassee, Florida, when it went…
Columbus Air Force Base officials confirmed Friday night that the two people on board the fighter jet that crashed near the Montgomery Regional Airport have died. According to a…
