Suspect Identified in Early Morning Montgomery Homicide
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a suspect with the Homicide of AC Calhoun II, 34, of Montgomery. Calhoun was fatally shot on July 6. On Monday, July 6, at about 12 am,…
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8-year-old Girl Killed in Atlanta Fourth of July Shooting
ATLANTA (AP) - Police say an 8-year-old girl was shot and killed in Atlanta on the Fourth of July after at least two people in a crowd opened fire on a car she was in. Authorities identified the girl as…
22-Year-Old Charged in Deadly Shooting at Riverchase Galleria
HOOVER, Ala. — In a Sunday evening press conference, the Hoover Police Department announced 22-year-old Montez Moses Coleman of Birmingham was arrested as a suspect in the July 3rd Riverchase Galleria mall shooting. Coleman is at the Jefferson County Jail…
Montgomery County Man Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash Sunday Afternoon
A single-vehicle crash at approximately 1:16 a.m. on July 5, 2020, has claimed the life of a Montgomery County man. Tiara Cortez Massey, 31, of Montgomery, was killed when the 2008 Infinity M45 he was driving left the roadway and…
Auburn University Receives a Grant to Help Foster Farm Conservation Practices
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - A $3 million grant will help encourage new conservation practices by Alabama farmers. A statement from Auburn University says the college of agriculture is getting the money to help row farms through an Agriculture Department program.…
Scaled-Back Fishing Rodeo Planned at Dauphin Island
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) - Organizers are scaling back plans for a major fishing tournament on the Alabama coast so it can be held despite the coronavirus pandemic. The Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo has grown to include music events…
Deadly Car Crash in Butler County
A single-vehicle crash has claimed the life of a Butler County man. Cleveon Walker, 52, of McKenzie, was killed when the 2015 Ford Fusion he was driving left the roadway and hit a tree. It happened at approximately 8:55 p.m.…
Church of the Highlands to Pause In-Person services and Resume Online Services Only
The Church of the Highlands has announced that in-person services have been postponed after reopening to the public late last month. The announcement comes amid the rise of COVID-19…
Mississippi Could Drop Jim Crow-Era Statewide Voting Process
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi has just retired its Confederate-themed state flag and now the state's voting process is under consideration of also being retired. The state's voters will decide in November whether to dump an election process that dates…
Alabama Health Officials Investigate 'COVID Party' Reports
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Department of Public Health said it could not verify reports of so-called COVID-19 parties where students deliberately tried to become infected, but also warned people not to try it. Tuscaloosa City Councilor Sonya McKinstry…
One Confederate Monument's Size Might Prevent It From Removal
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) - As statues of figures from America's slave-owning past come down across the nation, the largest Confederate monument ever crafted may outlast them all. Georgia's Stone Mountain features supersized carvings of Gen. Robert E. Lee, Confederate…
Governors Stress 'Personal Responsibility' Over Virus Orders
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Governors across the U.S. have been stressing the need for "personal responsibility" to combat the coronavirus instead of issuing statewide mandates to wear masks or avoid large social gatherings. The ethos has been part of Republican…
Alabama Department of Labor Introduces New Appointment Process
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Department of Labor has created an appointment process for people to get in-person help with employment claims after people were sleeping overnight in a parking lot in the hopes of seeing someone. The department…
Health Officials Fear Virus Surge After July 4 Celebrations
Alabama hit a new high for the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 this week and a new low for the number of available intensive care unit beds. Dr. Don Williamson, a former state health officer who now heads the…
Man Drowns at Lake Martin
The ALEA Marine Patrol has confirmed to Alabama News Network that a man has drowned at Lake Martin. Lt. Mark Fuller says a 24-year-old man went under and never resurfaced around 7 o'clock last night. His body was later recovered.…
8-year-old Killed, 3 Injured in Riverchase Galleria Shooting
A shooting at an Alabama shopping mall has left an 8-year-old boy dead and three other people hospitalized. Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis during a news conference that a juvenile female and two adults were hospitalized after the shooting inside…
List of Local 4th of July Fireworks Shows
Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, fireworks celebrations have been scaled back across our area this year. Montgomery isn't holding a fireworks show, and fireworks are illegal to set off inside city limits. But there are still cities holding…
Dallas Co. Election Officials Prep for Runoff Election Amid Pandemic
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Dallas County officials are making their final preparations for the upcoming primary runoff election. The primary runoffs are less than two weeks away. Dallas County voters will choose a…
UPDATE: 4 Hospitalized after Shooting at Riverchase Galleria in Hoover
Update 7:14 pm A shooting at an Alabama shopping mall has left at least four people hospitalized. In a statement Friday afternoon, Hoover police say the victims' conditions were unknown. Authorities said they were not immediately sure what led to…
MLB cancels All-Star Game for first time since 1945
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dodger Stadium's 40-year wait to host the All-Star Game is going to last even longer. The game scheduled for July 14 has been canceled because of the Coronavirus pandemic, and Dodger Stadium was awarded the 2022…
Alabama reports highest number of daily virus cases at 1,700
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama reported more than 1,700 new confirmed Coronavirus cases - the highest number yet for a single day - as doctors and health officials expressed concern about further spread during the holiday weekend. The state on…
ADOC Inmate Escapes from Childersburg Community Based Facility
An inmate has escaped from the Childersburg Community Based Facility. Alabama Department of Corrections said 38-year-old Johnathan Stan Smitherman was unaccounted for during an institutional bed roster count on the morning of…
Family of Missing Dallas Co. Man Speaks Out As Search Continues
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The search to find a missing Dallas County man continues -- while his family continues to hope for his safe return. It's now been one week since…
Calls to Rename Edmund Pettus Bridge Renew in Selma
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The removal of Confederate statues and symbols -- has re-ignited calls to change the name of the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. Former State Senator Hank…
Governor Ivey Releases Quarterly Update in July Newsletter
On Thursday, July 2, Governor Kay Ivey released her July newsletter. Governor Ivey says she hopes this will be a quarterly update of what has been happening in the governor's office. Click link to see Governor Ivey's July newsletter. https://youtu.be/9derEGxCeq0
