Governor Ivey released the following statement, urging Congress to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program: “In Alabama, small businesses are the backbone of our economy. COVID-19 has had unavoidable, devastating consequences on our small businesses, but what is also unavoidable is…
Oil prices plunged below zero on Monday as demand for energy collapses amid the coronavirus pandemic. Traders sought to avoid owning crude oil with nowhere to store it. A barrel of benchmark U.S. oil for May delivery fell to negative…
Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced Monday that ADOL has disbursed more than $164 million in COVID-19 related unemployment compensation benefits. $164,523,955 has been paid to 103,453 claimants over the period covering March 16 – April 18. This…
The man charged with the kidnapping and murder of 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard, Ibraheem Yazeed. Yazeed is charged with kicking a Lee County correctional officer and biting another. The officer bitten was…
The Prattville Police Department has confirmed the identity of a person wanted for Identity Theft. The suspect has been identified as 26-year-old Veronica Lashae Hunter, of Georgia. The suspect is not in custody and is still wanted by law enforcement.…
According to Alexander City Fire Chief Reese McAlister, a 79-year-old woman died in a house fire, Sunday, April 19. The fire occurred in the 1300 block of K Street. The…
HEADLAND, Ala. (AP) - One person is dead after a night of severe weather blasted the Deep South. A south Alabama coroner says 61-year-old Jerry Oliver Williams of Henry…
Alabama News Network was on the scene in Troy after a late Sunday night storm brought damage and power outages to the…
Update: Dixie Electric's Montgomery county is the only remaining county without power as of 10:20 p.m. As storms move through the area, you can monitor Dixie outages online at outagemap.dixie.coop.
Update: On Friday, April 17, at 6:40 PM, A dispute between two Milbrook neighbors resulted in a shooting. The shooting victim Ryan Edward Fales, a 43-year-old, was shot in the 4200 block of…
A portion of The University of Alabama caught fire Sunday afternoon. Multiple Tuscaloosa fire units were on scene at The Moody Music Building fighting the blaze. The fire started around 5:00…
Update: As thunderstorms continue to move through Central Alabama, thousands of Alabama Power customers continue to lose their power. Alabama Power's public information representative Michael Jordan, tells us that as of 9 p.m. the following areas are experiencing power outages:…
The first round of storms that crossed Central Alabama this morning produced widespread wind damage in Chilton, Coosa and Tallapoosa counties. That damage can be seen at Wind Creek…
The National Weather Service in Birmingham is reporting damage this morning from storms that blew through Coosa County. Several trees are down across Coosa County all the way to Tallapoosa County line, in areas including Rockford, Ray and Hanover.…
Tuskegee Police are investigating a homicide that took place Saturday night. Sgt. Kimberly Johnson says it happened in the 500 block of Pleasant Springs Drive around 8:00PM. Officers responded…
Millbrook police have been investigating a shooting that stemmed from an altercation between two adult males. On Friday, April 17, at approximately 6:40 PM, Millbrook police officers responded to multiple 911 calls to the 4200 block of Oak Tree Road…
With the number of confirmed Coronavirus cases rising daily in our state and the lack of testing supplies, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed made an appearance on fox news Saturday afternoon. He discussed when…
The Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) announced that early Saturday, April 18, The Alabama National Guard has deployed specialized units to the Bill Nichols State Veterans Home in Alexander City in the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic that…
Auburn Ala,- Auburn police have confirmed the identity of the woman who was found dead April 17, in the 9500 block of U.S. Highway 280 as Nancy A. Nash, age 54, from Phenix City, Alabama. According to assistant police chief,…
Dadeville police say two people have been found dead of apparent gunshot wounds. Police say they responded to a 911 call in the 200 block of North Barrett Street yesterday. That's where they found the bodies of 61-year-old Willie Tidwell…
The Alabama Department of Corrections has confirmed three COVID-19 cases today.  Two inmates incarcerated at St. Clair Correctional Facility and one inmate at Bullock Correctional Facility tested positive for COVID-19. These are the first verified COVID-19 cases among ADOC’s inmate…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -  Gov. Kay Ivey says the reopening of Alabama's economy must be a gradual process to avoid a resurgence of coronavirus cases. Even though the current closures and stay-home order lasts through April 30, a state task force…
The Montgomery Veterans affairs hospital has a new method for testing prospective COVID 19 patients. They have created a triage tent outside of the Emergency entrance. This tent serves as a one stop…
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a Montgomery man in connection with the death of Dana Riley, 31, of Montgomery who sustained a fatal gunshot wound Sunday, February 2. MPD charged Lorenzo Rainer, 60, of Montgomery with murder. Rainer was…
President Barack Obama bestows the Medal of Honor on retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, in Washington. Adkins was deployed three times…
