Bates House of Turkey Celebrates 50 Years
A famous restaurant in Butler County is being honored for its enduring legacy and impact. Bates House of Turkey has been a staple in Greenville for 50 years.. On Wednesday, community members…
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Alabama GOP Winners on Super Tuesday
Voters across the state went to the polls yesterday to cast their ballots in the Super Tuesday Alabama Republican Primary. Provisional votes withstanding, below is a breakdown of apparent Republican nominees – as well as candidates who are confirmed to…
Ellis Eskew Reads to Students at Dannelly Elementary for "Read Across America Week"
Dannelly Elementary School is celebrating "Read Across America" week with Dr. Seuss book readings to the children in their classrooms. Our very own Ellis Eskew read "Green Eggs, and Ham" Wednesday morning to Ms. Lee's third grade class. Dannelly…
Son of MLK Asks Gov. Ivey Not to Execute Inmate Convicted of Killing 3 Birmingham Police Officers
The son of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as family members of a condemned Alabama inmate, are asking the governor to to stop the execution of the man who's convicted in the 2004 killing of three…
Prattville Man Identified in Fatal Afternoon Crash as Alabama Forestry Commission Ranger
A single-vehicle crash at 1:15 p.m., Tuesday, March 3, has claimed the life of a Prattville man. James Owen Hall, 43, was killed when the 2008 Ford F-250 he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree before catching…
Alabamians Vote to Keep Elected School Board
Alabama voters have overwhelmingly voted "NO" to replacing the state's elected school board with a commission appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Alabama Senate. Gov. Kay Ivey had supported the…
Super Tuesday: Alabama Primary Results
CLICK HERE for complete results from the Super Tuesday primaries in Alabama. On the ballot were the presidential primaries, plus races for U.S. Senate and the U.S. House. Also on the ballot was the proposal to remake the way Alabama…
Voters Rank Healthcare as Top Issue in Alabama
Voters in Alabama's Democratic primary ranked health care as the most important issue facing the country, well above climate change, the economy, race relations, foreign policy and many other social issues. That's according to a wide-ranging AP VoteCast survey of…
Confirmed Coronavirus Case in Georgia
Health officials say passengers who flew on a jet with a Georgia man who later tested positive for the COVID-19 virus were never screened based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At a Tuesday news briefing,…
Gov. Ivey Signs Bill to Regulate City Occupational Taxes
Tuesday, Governor Ivey signed a bill that gives the state power to oversee occupational taxes. Last month, Montgomery City Council approved a 1% occupational tax ordinance by a vote of 5 to 3. The vote came after a senate committee…
Exclusive: Steve Flowers Previews the Outcome of Super Tuesday
Alabama News Network Political Analyst Steve Flowers joined us to preview Super Tuesday and what we can expect when the votes are counted tonight. Alabama is one of 14 Super Tuesday states. Flowers…
Police Searching for Person(s) Responsible for Stealing $17K in Landscaping Equipment from AUM
An unknown suspect has been captured on video surveillance committing felony Burglary and felony Theft of Property crimes. Incident Offense reports indicate that between January 17 through February 17, an unidentified male is…
Voters Head to the Polls for Super Tuesday
As many of you are voting for presidential hopefuls, several local primaries and elections are also taking place on Super Tuesday. There's an effort by Montgomery County officials to move polling sites from…
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: News Anchor Samantha Williams is our Woman in Blue
The word we all pray no doctor says to our loved ones or ourselves: cancer. Unfortunately, it is a word my family is familiar with. When I was in high school, my precious, spunky 6-year-old cousin went to the doctor.…
SCLC Leading March from Selma to Montgomery
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- There's a small group of protesters -- marching from Selma to Montgomery -- to push for the restoration of the Voting Rights Act. About a dozen marchers are walking…
Is Alabama Prepared to Contain the Coronavirus?
Six people in the U.S. have been confirmed dead, and at least another 100 are confirmed to be infected with COVID-19, or Coronavirus. Monday morning Alabama health officials held a press conference, to…
TRAFFIC ALERT: ALDOT Starting Half a Million Dollar Road Project at Highway 110 & Pike Road
On Tuesday, March 3, weather permitting, an Alabama Department of Transportation project to add a right turn lane on Alabama Highway 110 onto Pike Road (County Road 85) will begin. The turn lane will help alleviate congestion by allowing…
New Polling Sites and More - What Montgomery Voters Need to Know Before Super Tuesday
Ahead of Super Tuesday, Montgomery County Probate Judge J.C. Love lists some of the "upgrades" that should make casting your vote a lot quicker on March 3rd. "One of the things that we've done is incorporated the poll pads" he…
Amy Klobuchar Is Ending Her Presidential Campaign, Will Endorse Biden
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) is ending her Democratic presidential campaign and is set to endorse Joe Biden. Her campaign says she is…
"Inside the Actors Studio" Host James Lipton Dies at 93
James Lipton, longtime host of "Inside the Actors Studio," has died. His wife Kedakai Lipton tells the New York Times and the Hollywood Reporter that he died Monday in his New York home from bladder cancer. He was 93. Lipton…
Man Serving Life Sentence for Murder Gets Over 20 Years Added to Sentence for Arranging Drug Deals Behind Bars
United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Kevin Depaul Davidson, 46, incarcerated in Fountain Correctional Facility, was sentenced on February 27, for attempt to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. [caption id="attachment_205444" align="alignnone"…
Thousands Attend Bridge Crossing Jubilee Finale in Selma
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Thousands of people marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma Sunday -- at the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee. The Sunday line up events at the Bridge Crossing Jubilee…
Democratic Presidential Candidates Attend Annual Bridge Crossing Re-Enactment
Sunday marked the final day of the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee weekend. There were some well-known faces in Selma, including several democratic presidential candidates. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren; Former South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg; Former Vice President…
AP Sources: Buttigieg Ending his Presidential Campaign
Pete Buttigieg, who rose from being a small-town Midwestern mayor to a barrier-breaking, top-tier candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, is ending his campaign. Three people with knowledge of Buttigieg's decision told The Associated Press he began informing campaign staff…
