The Alabama prison system, which suspended visitation during the COVID-19 pandemic, is starting a video visitation service to try to reconnect prisoners with their family and friends. The Alabama Department of Corrections said the system is expected to be rolled…
UPDATE: The arrival of the state Christmas tree has been delayed until Tuesday at around 12:30PM. The tree-lighting ceremony is…
Even though the pandemic hit small businesses hard, owners believe Black Friday and other holiday sales will help in-store revenues. Kudzu and Cotton owner, Katie Castanza, says in times like now, it's important…
The headline from this years Iron Bowl is Nick Saban missing from the sidelines after testing positive for coronavirus. An underdog Auburn team is looking to pull off an upset against the…
Hyundai and Kia will spend $137 million on fines and safety improvements because they moved too slowly to recall over 1 million U.S. vehicles with engines that can fail. The National Highway Traffic…
A holiday tradition in Montgomery is undergoing changes because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Alabama Shakespeare Festival's production of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" will be streaming digitally this year rather…
Alabama News Network is proud to bring you the 7th Annual Magical Christmas Toy Drive benefitting the Salvation Army of Montgomery. We are collecting new, unwrapped toys until December 11th.  The Salvation Army…
It was 22 years ago this week that George James was reported missing in Millbrook. His mother told Alabama News Network she's still hoping to finally get answers about…
The Montgomery Half Marathon and 5K may not be until next March, but preparations are already underway. Hardy Sellers joined us on Alabama News Network to talk about the annual running event.…
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a Homicide Investigation following shooting death of Roderick Bowman, 47, of Montgomery. On Friday, November 27, around 12:10 a.m., MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 700 block of North Pass Road in reference…
This Thanksgiving looked very different for all of us, but every year there are some who don't have a place to come home for the holidays. The Salvation Army of Montgomery ensured they were…
Alabama ranks ninth in the country for the number of COVID-19 deaths per 10,000 inmates. Advocates say crowded conditions and an aging prison population have merged with lethal results. Thirty-four people (32 inmates and two staff members) have died from…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Senator-elect Tommy Tuberville has appointed Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd as his chief of staff. Boyd is currently the assistant attorney general for the Office of Legislative Affairs…
Scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham say they aim to begin enrolling patients soon for a clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Paul Goepfert, director of UAB's Alabama Vaccine Research Clinic, says the clinic hopes to get…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's state education superintendent says preliminary reports indicate that more than 5,000 students haven't shown up for any sort of classes, virtual or in-person. Eric Mackey says they're likely to have a hard time catching up…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama hospitals are bracing for a post-holiday surge in COVID-19 cases. Infections were already rising before Thanksgiving gatherings. Health officials fear there will be a new wave of cases after the holiday. Dr. Don Williamson, the…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Dallas County officials hand out thousands of face masks -- to help keep people safe during the Thanksgiving holidays. The Dallas County Commission and the Dallas County Sheriff's Office…
During the pandemic, many businesses and organizations have been hit hard enough to shut down or temporarily close. Though, the Montgomery Area Food Bank has made sure to fight through any obstacles to…
A Thanksgiving tradition of giving back is still happening Thursday in Montgomery despite the pandemic. The Salvation Army's annual Thanksgiving lunch will look a little different this year, though. Montgomery's Salvation Army is…
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is responding to a circuit court judge's decision to reduce the sentencing of former House Speaker Mike Hubbard. Attorney General Marshall said he was disappointed with Lee County Circuit Court Judge Jacob Walker's decision to…
A Montgomery bakery is in the quarter finals of a worldwide search for the Greatest Baker. But they need your help to get there. Sisters Denice Pittman and Cherryl Knighten own "Tiers of Sweetness." Right now, they make cakes out…
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has pardoned former national security adviser Michael Flynn, taking direct aim in the final days of his administration at a Russia investigation that he has long insisted was motivated by political bias. Trump announced…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Senate in February will have a new leader for the first time in a decade. Republican Sen. Greg Reed of Jasper will take the helm…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A judge has reduced the time that former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard must spend in prison. Circuit Judge Jacob Walker on Wednesday reduced Hubbard's sentence from four years to 28 months. Defense lawyers had asked…
Alabama head football coach Nick Saban has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not coach in Saturday's Iron Bowl game when the Crimson Tide hosts Auburn in Tuscaloosa. The positive test happened this morning. Here is a statement from team…
