Amazon workers will vote next week on whether to unionize in one of the most visible labor-organizing pushes at the online retailing giant. Employees at the Bessemer facility are seeking to form a union to represent the full and part-time…
Alabama lawmakers will return to Montgomery for the 2021 regular session, which will be conducted differently because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lawmakers convene at noon today. Republican…
Video gamers are rejoicing as EA Sports announces they will be bringing back NCAA Football. https://twitter.com/EASPORTS/status/1356645158369058816?s=20 This will be the first edition of the game of the game since 2013 with Michigan Quarterback Denard Robinson gracing the cover of NCAA…
The 22nd Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force is searching for wanted fugitive Fredrick Laquan Everett, 34. Everett is wanted for two counts of Drug Trafficking. He is known to reside or hang out in the McKenzie, Opp, and Andalusia areas. …
A popular BBQ restaurant is expanding to east Montgomery. Managing Partner Bob Parker confirmed with Alabama News…
A Dadeville man is behind bars following an investigation into the Sexual Abuse of a Child Less than 12-years-old. Roger Wayne Pennington, 37, was arrested and charged with the following charges: Sexual Abuse of a Child Less than 12-years-old Rape…
A Probation and Parole Officer with the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles is in the hospital this morning following an accidental shooting. The shooting occurred at the Bureau of Pardons and Paroles in the 800 block of South Perry…
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Biden administration is taking steps to address harm to thousands of families that were separated at the U.S.-Mexico…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Gov. Kay Ivey has committed the state of Alabama to lease two major prisons from one of the nation's biggest private prison operators. The signed agreements with CoreCivic are for two prisons that haven't been built…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers will return to Montgomery for the 2021 regular session, which will be conducted differently because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lawmakers convene at noon Tuesday. Republican lawmakers have said a top priority will be legislation…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The mugshot of a suspect in a recent drug arrest in Selma -- raised a lot of eyebrows -- along with concerns that officers may…
The Montgomery Police Department is investigating an early morning traffic collision that resulted in one fatality. On Monday, February 1, around 8 a.m., MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 1400 block of Coliseum Boulevard in reference to a…
A three-vehicle crash at approximately 3:43 p.m. Saturday, Janaury 30, has claimed the life of an Eclectic woman. Janice J. Randolph, 81, was killed when the 2000 Dodge Caravan she was driving collided with a 2008 Chrysler 300 and a…
The Alabama News Network Weather Authority team is launching a new project, called 3 Degree Guarantee. It will allow you to track the accuracy of our high temperature forecasts for Montgomery while also raising money for local charities. It…
FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2011 file photo, Dustin Diamond attends the SYFY premiere of "Mega Python vs. Gatoroid" at The Ziegfeld Theater in New York. Diamond died Monday after a three-week fight with carcinoma,…
FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2021 file photo a medical staff member prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Tudor Ranch in Mecca, Calif. Democratic lawmakers are urging federal health officials to address racial disparity in…
Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) on Monday, February 1, signed agreements to lease two new men’s correctional facilities to be constructed by CoreCivic’s Developer Team (CoreCivic; Caddell Construction; DLR Group; and R&N Systems Design). The…
A state legislator is sponsoring a bill to protect historical monuments. State Rep. Mike Holmes (R - Wetumpka) announced he is sponsoring to further strengthen the current Alabama Memorial Preservation Act. The Act protects monuments, markers, and other historical remembrances…
Montgomery police responded to a call of a single vehicle crash in the 1400 block of Coliseum Boulevard. The crash occurred on Monday, February 1, around 8 am. Responding officers, once at…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A children’s book written by two Alabama authors is being recognized as a Caldecott Honor Book. The American Library Association announced the award last week for “The Cat Man of Aleppo,” which was co-authored by Alabama…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Gov. Kay Ivey said she plans to sign agreements Monday for two privately built prisons, despite lawmakers’ complaints about the price tag and lack of public…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers return to Montgomery on Tuesday for the 2021 regular session that will be conducted differently because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Access to certain areas of the statehouse is limited and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey…
In this Sept. 26, 2020, file photo, member of the Proud Boys, right, stands in front of a counter protester as members of the Proud Boys and other right-wing demonstrators rally, in Portland. (AP Photo/John Locher,…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — The coronavirus immunization campaign is off to a shaky start in Tuskegee, Alabama. Area leaders point to a lingering distrust of medicine that is linked to a 40-year government study here that used unknowing Black men…
On Sunday evening, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed issued his State of our Community address. The State of Our Community was originally planed by Mayor Reed as an annual in-person address…
