Many people around the area are saddened by the drowning death of Lee basketball and football star Jamari Smith. Smith drowned Wednesday afternoon at Chewacla State Park in Auburn. There have been…
According to the Auburn Department, a teenage male from Montgomery drowned in the 100 block of Shell Toomer Parkway Wednesday afternoon. The Lee County Coroner identified the victim as 18-year-old Jamari Smith. Officials say first responders who arrived on scene…
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $46,960 to help state law enforcement agencies and the University of Alabama Police Department equip officers with new bulletproof vests. “Making sure our state’s law enforcement officers have updated protective equipment is vital…
The 16th Annual Autism Crawfish boil will be held this Saturday from 12 noon to 3 pm. However due to the COVID-19 pandemic this year's event will be a drive thru. The…
Jackson Hospital announced today that visitors entering a Jackson Hospital & Clinic facility will be required to wear a face covering at all times. All patients are required to wear a face covering prior to and while receiving care. Jackson…
Alabama has added more than 5,000 coronavirus cases over the last 14 days as the state began lifting restrictions. As of Wednesday, more than 15,000 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Alabama and 581 have died. State Health…
As Governor Ivey has loosened some of the COVID-19 restriction, many people have been asking the same question. "When is Wind Creek Casino going to open its doors. On Wednesday, via Facebook, Wind Creek Casino announced they will open their…
Lee County judge, Steven Speakman, has found probable cause to indict Ibraheem Yazeed on assault charges. Judge Speakman says there is enough evidence to send the assault charge over to the…
Boeing is cutting more than 12,000 jobs through layoffs and buyouts, with several thousand more jobs expected to be cut over the next few months as the aircraft deals with a downturn in travel caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The…
For months, the concept of time has been a blur due to the coronavirus pandemic, but maybe free doughnuts will help. Krispy Kreme says a month is starting to feel like a year, nowadays. So, why not make a day a week?…
NASA is rolling out the International Space Station's red carpet for Tom Cruise. Administrator Jim Bridenstine said before Wednesday's planned launch of two astronauts aboard a SpaceX rocket that Elon Musk's company is already getting customers eager to fly into…
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) was informed via self-reporting that three (3) staff members employed at Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, two (2) staff members employed at Frank Lee Community Based Facility/Community Work Center in Deatsville, one…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Jeff Sessions on Tuesday challenged Tommy Tuberville to a series of five debates ahead of their July runoff in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. “It is…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Lowndes County teen is facing a murder charge as a result of an apparent shooting over the weekend in Hope Hull. Sgt. Pat Downing says the death investigation…
Less than one week after Governor Kay Ivey's amended safer at home order, people flocked to Alabama lakes and beaches for Memorial Day weekend. State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris says there is…
A local gas station is taking things way back. The MAPCO gas station on Vaughn Road in Montgomery announced its new full service program. At least two employees will be outside seven…
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) investigates all cases of COVID-19 and provides contact tracing to reduce the spread of this virus. As with any entity, ADPH expects that COVID-19 cases will occur as has already happened including with…
A Prattville woman says her first amendment right is being hindered after anti-Trump signs she put in her yard were vandalized Monday morning. She shared her concerns Alabama News Network. At first…
The Justice Department is defending Alabama's requirement to have witnesses sign an absentee ballot. The Justice Department filed a statement of interest in a lawsuit challenging election procedures. They said the witness signature requirement is not a violation of the…
Governor Kay Ivey and Jake Steinfeld, Chairman of the National Foundation for Governors' Fitness Councils, announced the three Alabama schools that were selected to each receive a state of the art $100,000 DON’T QUIT! Fitness Center. The multi-million dollar DON’T…
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to consider the appeal of an Alabama death row inmate convicted in two slayings. The justices rejected a legal challenge by 42-year-old Taurus Carroll without comment on Tuesday. Carroll already was serving time for…
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $5.1 million to ensure more Alabamians have access to high-speed internet services. Fifteen areas throughout Alabama will be supplied access to broadband services through the latest grants. In March, Gov. Ivey awarded 20 grants…
Tuskegee sanitation workers protested in front of city hall. The issues are: They say they’re concern about not receiving adequate central pay as a sanitation workers in other areas. They say they’re…
J.K. Rowling is publishing a new story called "The Ickabog," which will be free to read online to help entertain children and families stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The "Harry Potter" author said Tuesday she wrote the fairy…
Attorney General Steve Marshall is advising nursing home residents, as well as their family members, that those residents who are Medicaid recipients should be vigilant against having their federal stimulus payments improperly taken from them. While Medicaid recipients may have…
