A federal appeals court is rejecting claims that an Alabama law which requires voters to show government-issued photo identification at the polls is racially discriminatory. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a…
**UPDATE** According to ALEA, the Amber ALert has been cancelled as 19-month-old Embry Jade Liehann Holt and her mother Dana both were found safe. **ORIGINAL STORY** The State of Alabama has issued a Child Abduction Emergency (Amber Alert) in…
Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced Alabama driver license holders will now be allowed to renew online a second time during a 12-year period. Until now, driver license holders were limited to one online renewal every eight years. As part…
Officials say Alabama is in danger of losing at least one congressional seat based on its current response rate to the U.S. Census. Officials including Gov. Kay Ivey provided an update…
Update: The victim, a 27-year-old male, suffered massive internal injuries and died from those injuries at 5:57 PM in the Trauma Intensive Care Unit at UAB. Police are investigating the accident and it is not clear how fast, or even…
Mayor Steven L. Reed on Tuesday ordered all city flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of the life and legacy of Alabama native Congressman John Lewis. On Saturday, Mayor Reed released the below statement on the passage of…
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a Homicide Investigation following the June 24th death of Lesley Luna Pantaleon, 17,…
From the West Alabama newsroom-- People in Selma are remembering the life and legacy of civil rights icon and Alabama native -- John Lewis. Flags are flying at half staff around the city --…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A community college in West Alabama is voted the top community college in the state of Alabama -- and one of the top ten community colleges in the country.…
Selma Mayor Darrio Melton has announced he will not seek re-election. He made the announcement on his Facebook page last night. Melton…
Wilson Roosevelt Conner, a 47-year-old inmate who was serving a life without the possibility of parole sentence for murder out of Marengo County at St. Clair Correctional Facility (St. Clair) in Springville, passed away on July 17. Conner, who suffered…
The Troy Police Department is currently investigating the death of 21-year-old Jacoby Deshon Cogburn, of Ramer. The death occurred in the 300 block of Elba Highway on Monday July 13, around 9:13 pm. Troy Police Department officers responded to the…
Civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., is extolled at an event with fellow Democrats before passing the Voting Rights Advancement Act to eliminate potential state and local voter suppression laws, at the Capitol in Washington,…
All five leaders of SOS, the Save OurSevlves Movement for Justice and Democracy, and Black Lives Matter showed up at Monday at the City of Montgomery Police Station to voluntarily…
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday awarded $70 million to support the Alabama State Department of Education’s (ALSDE) Education Health and Wellness Grant Program and $100 million to support the Educational Remote Learning Devices Grant Program. “COVID-19 greatly impacted delivery of…
Montgomery Public Schools is excited to announce the groundbreaking for the new Booker T. Washington High School on 4400 Bell Road. The groundbreaking will be Thursday, July 23. A fire destroyed BTW’s Building C at the school’s former location on…
A review of Alabama school districts' plans for reopening during the coronavirus outbreak finds that few districts provide clear guidance about what would force them to close again. Reports say the plans instead refer to guidance from local and state…
The three United States Attorneys in Alabama join together to warn citizens that cards and other documents bearing the Department of Justice seal and claiming that individuals are exempt from face mask requirements are fraudulent. Inaccurate flyers or other postings…
According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (APDH), there have been nearly 20-thousand new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the last two weeks. Medical professionals in Alabama say they are witnessing two starkly different realities: Inside the hospitals, they…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Democrats will gather Monday to decide a replacement on November's ballot for U.S. Rep. John Lewis, The 80-year-old civil rights leader died Friday after serving the Atlanta area for more than 30 years in Congress. The…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - There's a new way to see the National Lynching Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama. This week, the memorial will be open to visitors every Wednesday through Friday from 9 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. Bryan Stevenson, The founder…
A Montgomery man has been killed in a single-car accident. Saturday, July 8, at 7:45 p.m. Alfred L. Betts was killed when the 2016 Nissan Maxima he was driving went off the roadway and overturned. Betts was pronounced dead at…
Alabama News Network has spoken to Rosa Tyner, the youngest sister of U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia), who died Friday at the age of 80. Lewis, who was a native of Troy, was…
Following the death of civil rights icon, John Lewis, Montgomery Mayor, Steven Reed has released a statement reflecting on Lewis' life saying in quote: “Our nation and our community have lost a giant. From his humble roots in Pike County, John…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Medical professionals in Alabama are witnessing two starkly different realities: Inside the hospitals, they attend to patients fighting for their lives in overcrowded intensive care units. Outside the medical centers' doors, they see a society that…
