Educators will be returning to school soon and many are concerned about their safety and the safety of their students amid the coronavirus pandemic. As the state’s strongest voice for public education, the Alabama Education Association (AEA) believes any reopening…
Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced a Broadband Working Group to gather input and guidance on allocation of CARES Act monies. The group will be facilitated by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA). The federal Coronavirus Aid,…
Alabama this week hit the highest number of new coronavirus cases in a single day as officials continued to urge people to not abandon precautions. The Alabama Department of Public Health on Thursday reported more than 1,100 new cases in…
BERRY, Ala. (AP) - The U.S. Geological Survey said a small earthquake rumbled near a town in west Alabama Thursday. The agency says the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude 2.9, and struck about 2.5 miles northwest of Berry. It was…
The Montgomery United Transition team released its final report Thursday, outlining recommendations for the Reed administration. Here are the recommendations for Mayor Steven Reed: -Create a cabinet level public health position. -Elevate…
Chuck E. Cheese is filing for bankruptcy protection. The 43-year-old chain, which drew kids with pizza, video games and a singing mouse mascot, was struggling even before the coronavirus pandemic. But it said the prolonged closure of many venues due…
Alabama will be closing its red snapper season for recreational anglers just before the Fourth of July. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources says the season is ending earlier than last year because more people are fishing. The department…
Faulkner University has announced the recent purchase of the Montgomery East Plaza Shopping Center. The plaza will become the new site for the University’s College of Health Sciences. The…
A new report shows thousands of people are still filing new unemployment claims related to the coronavirus outbreak each week in Alabama. Statistics released by the Alabama Department of Labor on Thursday show that 18,671 new applications for jobless benefits…
A Crenshaw County woman has been charged with second degree assault after she intentionally ran over a woman at the Bulldog Car Wash last week. On Thursday, June 18, around 11:01 p.m.,…
Starting today, anyone from Alabama who visits New York, New Jersey or Connecticut will have to quarantine for 14 days. This is because of Alabama's rising rate of coronavirus cases. This quarantine order also affects people from other states considered…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has reported its second-highest number of new COVID-19 cases in a single day as medical officials continued to express concern about a rise in the number of people with respiratory illness. As of Wednesday, the…
Alabama News Network sat down with Greenville Mayor Dexter McLendon in his office to talk about how he and his wife Janice have successfully fought coronavirus. They were diagnosed…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma business owner has taken it upon himself to clean up an overgrown and neglected cemetery in Selma. Lincoln Cemetery is part of a problem the city of…
Montgomery Chapter of the Links and Beauty and Beyond donated 2,000 masks to Alabama State University. These masks will be given out at ASU's walk in drive up COVID 19 testing clinic…
"It's never too late to try and rescue and preserve historical materials" said Steve Murray, director of Alabama's Department of Archives and History. His comments come one day after releasing a "Statement of Recommitment", promising to turn a new leaf …
An interim president is taking over the job permanently at Jacksonville State University. Trustees on Tuesday selected Don C. Killingsworth Jr. as president of the college. Killingsworth had held the job on an interim basis since October following the departure…
ATLANTA (AP) - A prosecutor has announced that three men have been indicted on murder charges in the killing of a black man in coastal Georgia, Ahmaud Arbery. Prosecutor Joyette Holmes said Wednesday that a Glynn County grand jury has…
The Elmore County Sheriff's Office has a suspect in custody following a chase in the area of Fleahop Road in Eclectic. Elmore County Chief Deputy Ricky Lowery says deputies were chasing someone on a motorcycle. No injuries resulted from the…
UPDATE The Eclectic Police Department has officially notified CrimeStoppers of the capture of Conspiracy suspect Jeremy Robert File. File was captured Wednesday, June 24, in the area of Herd Street in Tallassee. He was taken into custody by the Tallassee…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is currently investigating a Hate Crime that occurred in Macon County. Federal Agents based out of Auburn say that they are continuing their investigation of a Cross…
Alabama's main state history agency is acknowledging that it helped perpetuate systemic racism by promoting Confederate narratives while ignoring those of Black people. A "statement of re-commitment" issued Tuesday by the Alabama Department of Archives and History says the state…
An overturned vehicle caused delays earlier this morning on Interstate 85. The wreck happened just before 6:00 this morning on I-85 South at Mulberry Street. One man sustained minor injuries. A few minutes later, there was another wreck in the…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- More arrests have been made in an arson investigation -- following a fire that left a disabled Selma senior homeless. Dallas Co. District Attorney Michael Jackson says three people…
The Alabama Department of Corrections’ (ADOC) Law Enforcement Services Division (LESD) is enforcing the Department’s zero-tolerance contraband policy, making numerous arrests of individuals attempting to introduce illegal contraband into correctional facilities. Since March 18, when the ADOC suspended visitation and…
