CNN: Former TV Host Larry King in Hospital with COVID-19
CNN says its former talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week. The news channel said Saturday the 87-year-old King is undergoing…
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Senator-elect Tommy Tuberville Joins Group Challenging Electoral College Vote
Alabama U.S. Senator-elect Tommy Tuberville is joining a growing number of Republican lawmakers to support President Trump’s effort to overturn the presidential election, pledging to reject the results. Congress…
Montgomery Co. Residents Face Lower Severe Weather Risks Than Other Counties
Montgomery County is a relatively safe place according to a ranking of natural disasters by The Federal Emergency Management Agency. A new FEMA program that ranks natural disasters from earthquakes to heat waves says Montgomery County is relatively high in…
Update: Search for Missing Man in Autauga County Canceled
UPDATE: The search has been canceled. No other details were released. The Autauga County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in finding a missing man. Ed Will Smith is 65 years old and may be living with a condition…
2021 Brings New Hope and Optimism to Selma
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- As 2020 begins to fade into the rear view mirror of the past -- folks in Selma are embracing the new year -- and hopeful about what it'll bring.…
Congress Overrides President Trump's Veto of Defense Bill
Congress has overridden President Trump's veto of a defense policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago. In an extraordinary New Year's Day session, the Republican-controlled Senate easily turned aside the veto. Lawmakers dismissed…
Chronic Wasting Disease Found in Deer Within 25 Miles of Alabama
Alabama News Network has been following the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in deer for years. It has still not been discovered in Alabama, but for the first time, CWD has been found in deer within 25 miles of the…
Judson College Will Open For Spring Semester
Judson College will open for Spring semester. The board of trustees made the decision at its meeting Thursday afternoon. As Alabama News Network has previously reported, the womens college in Marion needed $500,000 in donations by December 28 in order…
City of Montgomery Establishes No-contact System for Business License Renewals
The City of Montgomery launched a new, no-contact process for 2021 business license renewals in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The “timely renewal period” for licenses begins January 1, 2021, and ends February 1. Business license renewals processed after Feb. 1…
Alabama Ending 2020 with Fewest Initial Unemployment Claims Since March
The Alabama Department of Labor has just released its official count for initial unemployment claims filed during the week of December 20–December 26. 5,506 initial claims were filed, with 2,156 of…
Two Men Charged with Armed Robbery at Troy Hotel on Christmas Eve
On Wednesday, December 30, Troy police arrested two Troy men for an Armed Robbery on December 24. The robbery occurred at a hotel in the 100 block of US 231 North. Troy police say on December 24 around 11:45 pm,…
Crimestoppers Offering $1,000 Reward for Information in Montgomery Woman's Murder
Central Alabama Crimestoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information in a Murder investigation. On Thursday, December 17, Montgomery police located Stephanie Hale in the 5600 block of Carmichael with a fatal gunshot wound. Authorities pronounced Hale dead at the…
Montgomery Man in Custody for the 68th Murder of 2020
Montgomery Police are investigating what is now the 68th murder of 2020. The homicide investigation is following the murder of Jermaine Stephens, 37, of Montgomery. Wednesday, December 30, at about 2:45 p.m., MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 3900…
Montgomery Man Arrested in Connection to Weekend Shooting That Left One Man Dead
A suspect, John Parhams, 33, of Montgomery, has been charged in the shooting death of Freddie Dunlap,61, of Montgomery. The shooting occurred Saturday, December 26, on the 4200 block of Mobile Highway. The Montgomery Police Department and fire medics were…
Prattville Gin Shop Enters Reconstruction Phase
The Gin Shop: a building with history dating back to 1848 when the Daniel Pratt Gin Company opened shop. The last company to use the building moved out in 2010, following…
Selma Police Search to Find Selma Missing Man
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma Police are looking for a Selma man who's been missing without a trace -- for about a week. Twenty-four year Shawndarius Tyus disappeared -- right before Christmas. Family…
Man Shot and Killed on Southmont Drive; 68th Homicide of the Year in Montgomery
Montgomery police say they're investigating the city's 68th homicide of the year. Police say at about 2:45 p.m., they were called to the 3900 block of Southmont Drive. That's where they found…
Sen. Doug Jones in Quarantine after Wife Tests Positive for COVID-19
The wife of U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Alabama) has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced on Twitter. As a result, Jones says he will be in quarantine. He says his wife Louise is "not feeling too good," but that he…
SBA Extends Deadline to Apply for Economic Disaster Relief Loan to December 31
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that the deadline to apply for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program for the COVID-19 Pandemic disaster declaration is extended to December 31. The deadline extension comes as a result of the recent bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill…
Alabama Sheriff's Association Unveils Memorial Remembering Sheriffs Killed in the Line of Duty
The Alabama Sheriff's Association unveiled a Memorial Wall to honor and remember sheriffs who died in the line of duty. Twenty sheriffs, dating back to 1800, lost their lives to gun violence.…
Wetumpka New Year's Eve Events Canceled Because of Rain and Storm Threat
City leaders in Wetumpka have decided to cancel all of the New Year's Eve events that had been planned for…
Dawn Wells, "Gilligan's Island" Star, Dies of COVID-19 Issues
Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann on the 1960s TV sitcom “Gilligan’s Island," has died. Her publicist says Wells died this morning in Los Angeles of causes related to COVID-19.…
4-Year-Old Wetumpka Child Ejected from Car During Crash Dies
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating a single-vehicle crash that occurred on Tuesday, December 29 around 7:15 pm. ALEA says a 4-year-old child from Wetumpka died in the crash. Authorities say the 1998 Ford Explorer the child was a…
WANTED: Montgomery Police Need Help Locating November Murder Suspect
Montgomery police are searching for Montgomery Murder suspect, Pierre Woods. Police say 27-year-old Woods is the suspect in the shooting death of Joshua Thompson. On Thursday, November 5, police located Thompson at the river bridge at Highway 31 and Birmingham…
Principal Joe Clark, Who Inspired Movie 'Lean on Me', Dies at 82
Joe Louis Clark, the baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding principal whose unwavering commitment to his students and uncompromising disciplinary methods inspired the 1989 film "Lean on Me," died at his Florida home on Tuesday after a long battle with an unspecified…
