HOUSTON (AP) - Authorities blame severe storms sweeping across southern portions of the U.S. and into the Midwest for the deaths of at least 11 people, including two first responders. High winds, tornadoes and unrelenting rain have battered large swaths…
Crews in Autauga County are cleaning up what's left of about 20 trees that fell during the severe storms that hit this afternoon. At Deer Run Drive and Pine Ridge Road, a tree…
A separate Alabama News Network crew spent the day in Montgomery, but following the storm and strong winds, the Waugh/Mt. Meigs Voluntary Fire Department had a busy day dealing with a…
Alabama News Network was on the scene of a house fire in Montgomery County this afternoon. The sheriff's office says lightning from the severe storms is what likely caused it. The fire…
BENTON, La. (AP) - The National Weather Service reports three storm-related deaths in Alabama, bringing the number of people killed following severe storms to at least seven. The National Weather Service in Birmingham said via Twitter that the three Alabama…
A two-vehicle crash just after 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 11, has claimed the life of two LaGrange, Ga., men. Donald Wayne Grantham, 59, was killed when the 1994 Isuzu Rodeo he was driving was struck by a 1997 Buick…
Three people have been confirmed dead in Pickens County due to severe weather. Birmingham news outlets report the identities of the victims have been released. Tyrone Spain, 51, Albert Barnett, 85, and his wife, Susan Barnett, 75, were killed after…
Authorities say at least four people have died after severe storms swept across parts of the U.S. South. Three people were killed in Louisiana, including an elderly couple found near their trailer home Saturday by firefighters. In Texas, one person…
The severe weather threat we are facing brings back painful memories for many people in Wetumpka. It was January 19, 2019 that an EF-2 tornado hit near downtown with winds of up…
Montgomery firefighters spent part of the morning battling a house fire on Thrasher Street. Montgomery Fire & Rescue Spokesperson Captain Jason Cupps said it happened just before 7 A.M. in the…
The Crenshaw County Sheriff's Office is warning residents in the Dozier area to be on the lookout for 46-year-old Joey Markus Salter. Authorities say Salter escaped from a deputy vehicle after being taken into custody for burglary in the Dozier…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Wilcox County man is behind bars tonight -- charged in connection with the 2016 disappearance of a Clarke County man. District Attorney Michael Jackson says 27 year old…
On Friday, Jan. 10, shortly after midnight MPD responded to the area of Ponce DeLeon and Lexington Road in reference to multiple vehicle break-ins. After further investigation 14 separate residences reported a total of 17 vehicle break-ins that occurred during…
On January 10, around 10:00 AM, the Tuskegee Police Department Investigation Division made a second arrest in reference to the murder of Qundravious Ferguson. Ferguson was injured during a shooting on December 8, 2019. He later died from his injuries…
A state appeals court has upheld the death sentence of a man convicted of capital murder in a gang-related killing in north Alabama. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals rejected claims by Peter Capote in a decision released Friday. Capote…
We are getting ready for potentially severe storms this weekend. Tornadoes are possible, which means now is the time to prepare- especially for residents living in mobile homes. You have probably heard…
ELMORE COUNTY: Open when GREEN Shoal Creek Baptist Church Elmore County Courthouse - Downtown Tallassee City Hall First Presbyterian Church Redland Baptist Church Tallassee Police Department Deatsville Volunteer Fire Department Town of Elmore Fire Station 2 Town of Elmore -…
Thursday evening the Montgomery County School Board held a public hearing, to consider the proposal for Life Academy Charter School. Board members, citizens, and City Councillor Audrew Graham heard overwhelming support the…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- An Air Force Staff Sergeant returns home from deployment in the Middle East -- and pays a surprise visit to her unsuspecting daughter at a Selma elementary school.…
As Alabama braces for another round of severe weather, officials say that the number one item that you need to have is a NOAA weather radio, and an APP like the Alabama…
Former Auburn University star and NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley says he's donating $1 million to Miles College, a historically black institution in Fairfield. According to reports, Barkley told interim president Bobbie Knight about the donation Wednesday. Knight is…
The parent company of Winn-Dixie has announced that it will be closing its grocery store at 2730 Eastern Boulevard in Montgomery. That's the store located in the Promenade shopping center. In a statement to Alabama News Network, a spokesman for…
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed’s Transition Team hosted the final day of public meetings Thursday. The Public Safety Committee heard from MPD Chief Finley, District Attorney Daryl Bailey and MPS Superintendent…
Two U.S. officials say it was "highly likely" that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board. President Donald Trump is suggesting he believes Iran was responsible. He is dismissing Iranian claims…
Two Montgomery area women were sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances by forging prescriptions, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. and DEA Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge Clay A. Morris. On December…
