The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how many women access prenatal care. According to the Blue Cross Blue Shield Health of America Report on Maternal Health, 61% of commercially insured women surveyed nationally saw limited office hours from their doctors, and…
Montgomery County leads the state in the number of coronavirus cases. Despite that, Montgomery City Council has voted down a proposed ordinance involving face masks. Several doctors and others had spoken at…
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on policing…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge says Alabama cannot bar local officials from offering curbside voting during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also loosened restrictions on absentee ballots in three Alabama counties because of the health risk to voters. U.S.…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The Selma Area Food Bank opens a new chapter -- in its 27 year history of fighting against hunger in west Alabama. The food bank now…
Many businesses are requiring customers and workers to sign forms saying they won't sue if they catch COVID-19. Businesses are afraid they could face lawsuits even if they follow social distancing and other government guidelines as they reopen across the…
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed, and Police Chief Ernest Finley are giving more details into the departments move to implement #8CANTWAIT policies. According to Chief Finley, MPD has been using most of the…
The United States Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force has officially notified CrimeStoppers of the capture of fugitive Vernell Sanders who was wanted for Escape from a State Correctional Facility in Elmore. Sanders had been eluding authorities since October of 2019. He…
United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Oscar Dewayne Blevins, 26, of Selma, was sentenced in federal court for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Blevins pleaded guilty to the…
Selma Mayor Darrio Melton says he's asking city council members to join him in acknowledging Friday, June 19, as a holiday in the city of Selma. He says he hopes city council…
A federal judge says Alabama cannot prohibit local officials from offering curbside voting during the COVID-19 pandemic and loosened restrictions on absentee ballots in three Alabama counties because of the health risk to voters. U.S. District Judge Abdul K. Kallon…
On Tuesday, June 16, Mayor Steven L. Reed, Montgomery County Commission Chairman Elton Dean, Pike Road Mayor Gordon Stone and other local leaders held a press conference in response to the…
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials announce new screening procedures to go into effect by mid-June. These procedures will minimize physical contact between agents and passengers. The updated procedures are as follows: TSA officials will no longer handle boarding passes. Passengers will…
UPDATE: The Montgomery Police Department has officially notified CrimeStoppers that Theft/Fraud suspect Anthony Draughon is in Police custody. Draughon was originally shown on a CrimeStoppers segment released on June 10th as an unidentified subject wanted in reference to a Theft…
Richard W. Moore, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, announces that Jessie James Turner, Jr., has been sentenced to ten years in prison after his conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Turner’s jury…
Auburn University’s spring and summer graduates will be recognized in two ceremonies to be held in Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 8, contingent on current health and safety guidelines and weather. “From the beginning, we have worked to balance three important…
The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce is working to find new ways to market Montgomery as a destination when people are ready to travel again. Meg Lewis with the Chamber says Montgomery could…
Alabama officials reported a second death over the weekend of a state inmate who had tested positive for the coronavirus. The state Department of Corrections says Robert Stewart, 80, died Sunday. He started showing symptoms of the virus last week…
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Alabama) says she supports renaming the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. It was named for Pettus, a former U.S. Senator from Alabama who was also a Confederate Army officer and a Ku Klux Klan leader.…
Montgomery City Council member C.C. Calhoun has confirmed to Alabama News Network that he plans to introduce a face mask proposal at Tuesday's city council meeting. Calhoun says his proposal would require people to wear a mask in a public…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - As Alabama experiences a surge of coronavirus cases, Gov. Kay Ivey is emphasizing the role of personal responsibility to curb the spread of the virus. As of Monday, more than 25,000 people statewide had tested positive…
Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Monday his determination that the City of Mobile violated the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act by removing a historic statue previously located on public property. The Memorial Preservation Act was passed in 2017 by the Alabama Legislature…
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a suspect with the homicide of Amendo McKee, 18, who was fatally shot on June 11. MPD charged Chanorous Green, 20, of Montgomery, with murder. Green was taken into custody on June 15, and…
A U.S. government report says death rates are 12 times higher for coronavirus patients with chronic illnesses than for others who become infected. Monday's report by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlights the dangers posed by these conditions. They…
For the fourth time in its history, the Oscars are being postponed. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday that the 93rd Academy Awards will now be held on April 25, 2021, eight weeks later than originally…
