On Monday, June 1, Steven Pruitt, Jr., 36, of Montgomery, was sentenced to 60 months (5 years) in prison. Following his five-year prison sentence, Pruitt will be on supervised release for three years. There is no parole in the federal…
The city of Auburn is changing the name of a street named after a former Alabama House speaker convicted of felony ethics charges. City Council members approved changing the name of Mike Hubbard Boulevard to a continuation of Bent Creek…
A police officer was shot and killed last night at a motel in Moody in St. Clair County. The officer has been identified as Sgt. Stephen Williams. Sergeant Williams was shot just before 9:30 last night during a possible standoff…
District Attorney Daryl D. Bailey has shared his thoughts regarding the charges filed against the four Montgomery citizens who took down a statue of Robert E. Lee that was displayed at the entrance of Robert E. Lee HighSchool the following…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Confederate monuments are once again coming down in the South. Relics of the Old South have been removed from public display in at least three states amid…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Another murder investigation is underway in Selma -- after a shooting in the city early Tuesday morning. Chief Kenta Fulford says it's the city's second homicide in less…
Attorney General Steve Marshall has announced that he has filed…
MPD charged Maya Holly, 28, Jonathan Williams, 34, Jeremy Selmar, 28, and Joe Pernell, 35, with first degree Criminal Mischief that occurred on June 1, 2020 at about 9 pm in the 200 block of Ann Street. Holly, Williams, Selmar,…
Many entertainment venues are reopening their doors after months of closures from the coronavirus guidelines. Wind Creek Hospitality gave Alabama News Network a look at some of the…
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a suspect with the homicide of Eric Kelly, 46, who was fatally shot on May 30. MPD charged Anita Dudley, 58, of Montgomery, with murder. Dudley was taken into custody on June 2, and…
On Tuesday, June 2, around 4 am, Montgomery Fire/Rescue responded to the 4300 block of Norman Bridge Road on reports of multiple vehicles on fire. Upon arrival, fire units found 10 vehicles with moderate to extensive fire damage. There were…
On Sunday, May 31, around 8:45PM, Montgomery police and fire medics responded to the area of Fairview Avenue and I-65 in reference to a police vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. At this time, the victim has life threatening injuries. No…
Six Atlanta police officers have been charged after a dramatic video showed authorities pulling two young people from a car and shooting them with stun guns during protests over the death of George Floyd. Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard…
Montgomery police have charged four people with taking down the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that was displayed in front of the Montgomery high school. Maya Holly, 28, Jonathan Williams, 34, Jeremy Selmar, 28, and Joe Pernell, 35,…
In the wake of recent protests around the nation, a group of local pastors gathered in Montgomery calling for peace. The pastors asked to community to come together for…
Update from Montgomery Public Schools: "Following last night's incident at Lee High School, MPS personnel removed the damaged statue from campus and moved it safely into our storage space." Statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee…
Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Montgomery tonight for a peaceful protest. Police were there watching. The crowd gathered around 8 o'clock near Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, the church where Dr.…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, (AP) — The mayor of Alabama’s largest city declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew Monday after demonstrators smashed windows, set fires, and defaced Confederate monuments following a peaceful…
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed spoke to the city tonight in an address we aired live on Alabama News Network. He spoke about the nationwide protests in the wake of the death of George…
Thousands of people have been arrested, as protests continue around the country in the wake of the death of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Many of the protests have…
A 33-year-old Dadeville man has been arrested and charged with six counts of Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance, three counts of Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana 1st degree, Possession with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Marijuana 2…
Patients with non-healing wounds have a new place to get treatment in Pike County. The Troy Regional Medical Center has opened its Wound Care and Hyberbaric Medicine Center. It's an outpatient facility…
Alabama has topped 18,000 cases of coronavirus. The state's Department of Public Health says Alabama had more than 18,000 cases of COVID-19 and more than 600…
Troy University trustees on Thursday voted to freeze undergraduate and graduate tuition for the second straight year. “On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I am pleased to announce for the second straight year Troy University will not increase undergraduate…
The family of George Floyd says an independent autopsy has found that he died of asphyxiation from sustained pressure on his back and neck. Floyd, a black man who was in handcuffs at the time, died a week ago after…
