Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $3.2 million to assist low-income, elderly and disabled Alabama residents with weatherizing their homes to lower energy costs. The grants support Alabama’s Weatherization Assistance Program which provides funds to improve the energy efficiency…
Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) has completed rehabilitation of Taxiway Alpha, its main taxiway. In July 2019, airport leaders announced the start of the project as a new phase of ongoing efforts to improve aviation infrastructure at Dannelly Field and to…
Johnny Ford, with the Historic Black Towns and Settlements Alliance, held a press conference in reference to the confederate statue in the Tuskegee City Square. He wants the statue to be moved from that area. Over the weekend the confederate…
Mayor Steven L. Reed on Monday accepted 10,000 donated face shields on behalf of the City of Montgomery from the Global Center for Medical Innovation (GCMI) and Aflac. “Every day, brave front…
Montgomery Public Department and Fire Medics responded to the 2600 block of Northbelt Drive, around 10:45 pm, in reference to subjects shot. At the scene, police located an adult male victim with a non-life threatening gunshot wound. Police also located…
Montgomery Police Department and Fire Medics responded to the 900 block of West South Boulevard, around 8:16 pm, in reference to a subject shot. At the scene, police located an adult male victim with a life-threatening gunshot wound. The victim…
The Montgomery Police Department is investigating a Saturday morning traffic collision that resulted in one fatality. On Saturday, June 6, around 1:49 AM, MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 2700 block of Zelda Road on a single vehicle traffic…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Dozens of people turned out for a Clergy -- Cops -- and Community prayer vigil Sunday afternoon in Selma. A racially diverse crowd of people came together at Bloch…
Sunday afternoon many gathered in Selma for a prayer vigil in honor of racial healing in the community as well as the country. A racially diverse crowd gathered at Bloch Park where they…
Overnight, the Confederate Memorial in the town square of Tuskegee was vandalized. Expletives were spray-painted on the 106-year-old statue. The memorial has been the center of controversy in Tuskegee. It sits in a small plot of land that was given…
MOODY, Ala. (AP) — The funeral is set for Moody police officer who was killed in the line of duty. Services for police Sgt. Stephen Williams are scheduled for Monday morning in the…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is planning to reopen its electronic bingo casinos on Monday. Wind Creek Hospitality said that all three Alabama casinos will reopen with safety changes. The casinos had been closed because of…
Today Pike Road held their very first graduation. The 2020 class is the first graduating class in the Pike Road school system, which started in 2015. 106 students graduated this afternoon, and because of…
A 61-year-old Montgomery man has died in a fatal house fire, making it Montgomery's fourth fire fatality of 2020. Yesterday, June 5 Firefighters responded to a residence on the 800 block of Sir Michael Drive. The home was engulfed in…
Saturday afternoon hundreds of people met at the Alabama Department of Archives and History for a peaceful protest. The protest was organized by the 12 year old co-founders of Women In Training, along with The Alabama Rally Against Injustice, and…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — State health officials said Saturday they have resolved a lag in getting the latest COVID-19 case numbers reported to a state website. The Alabama Department of Health cautioned Saturday that the latest case counts appear to display sizeable increases…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama State University is establishing a scholarship to honor two black men who were killed by police. ASU says the scholarship will be named for George Floyd, who was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis.…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A two hour standoff -- following a high speed chase -- ends with two people behind bars in Selma. Authorties say Jarron Stallworth and Shakira Aaron of Selma were…
In their 4th meeting the Governor's Study Group on Gambling Policy heard from officials in Greene County. Electronic bingo and other machines, and simulcast horse and dog racing is allowed in Greene…
With the threats of the ongoing pandemic, Montgomery County election officials are left figuring out how to make sure polling places are safe for the July 14 runoffs. That led Montgomery County Probate…
Attorney General Steve Marshall voiced support Thursday for law enforcement in their efforts to protect the public from violence spurred by anarchists attempting to hijack peaceful protests. As has been widely reported, the Huntsville Police Department used tear gas Wednesday…
Alabama News Network is on the scene of a house fire downtown. The fire is near the intersection of Bainbridge St. and Grove St. That's close to Interstate 85. Smoke could be…
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a suspect with the homicide of Louis Miles Jr, 56, who was fatally shot on May 29. MPD charged Henry Joiner, 57, of Montgomery, with murder. Joiner was taken into custody on June 4,…
On Thursday, June 5, Montgomery police responded to a local hospital at about 6:42 pm in reference to a subject shot. At the scene, located an adult female victim who sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound. The offense possibly happened…
Many in Prattville bowed their heads in prayer today, amid civil unrest across the country in the wake of George Floyd's murder. Hundreds spread across the lawn of city hall this morning, as nearly a dozen pastors took turns leading…
