A recent study found a growing number of children don’t read any books at all during the summer. Now a new book is out to help parents instill a love of reading in their kids. More and more children are…
Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicles are staging in Montgomery as Hurricane Dorian makes its way to the east coast. Today we got an inside look at how the volunteers are…
Gov. Kay Ivey says she should not have worn blackface in a college skit decades ago, but she does not plan to resign over something that happened so long in the past. Ivey said on Tuesday that "she should not…
A judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by man against the abortion clinic where his ex-girlfriend obtained an abortion. Madison County Circuit Judge Chris Comer ruled Friday that Ryan Magers could not bring a wrongful death claim over…
ELKMONT, Ala. (AP) - Limestone County authorities say a teenager called 911 about hearing gunshots. They then say he admitted to killing five members of his family. Limestone County Sheriff's spokesman Stephen…
Our traffic reporter Jerry Howell reports that a vehicle has crashed into a building and caught fire in Marbury. The accident happened at the intersection of Highway 143 and Highway 111 at what…
Rivals, Alabama State University and Tuskegee University meet again Saturday in the Labor Day Classic. This year's events leading to the game are bigger than ever before, starting with a day of…
Labor Day in the Capitol City means another year of food, fun, and fellowship at Montgomery's Greek Orthodox Church. For 71 years now, the church has held it's annual Labor Day Greek…
Publix Supermarkets is giving a total of $500,000 to food banks in Alabama. The Florida-based grocery store chain recently announced the donations. They're part of $5 million Publix is giving to organizations across the Southeast in September. That's national Hunger…
The Millbrook community is mourning the loss of former Stanhope Elmore principle and football coach Conrad Henderson. Henderson passed away Saturday after being seriously injured Wednesday night when his car collided with a train.…
TROY, Ala. (AP) - Senior quarterback Kaleb Barker threw two touchdown passes and DK Billingsley ran for two scores in coach Chip Lindsey's debut and Troy beat Campbell 43-14 in Saturday's season opener for both teams. Barker, who missed the…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Two new books have been published to coincide with Alabama's bicentennial celebration. The Montgomery-based NewSouth Books has joined with Alabama Heritage magazine to produce "Alabama from Territory to Statehood." The book covers the state's early period,…
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating a “death in custody” after an inmate was found dead in his cell in south Alabama. According to SBI Lieutenant Heath Carpenter, a Houston County Corrections Officer requested emergency medical assistance at approximately…
The police chief of Odessa, Texas, says at least 21 people have been injured by gunfire and four killed in a shooting in West Texas. At a news conference, Police Chief Michael Gerke also says that at least three law…
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - A new golden eagle will be joining Auburn University's avian air force. The Opelika-Auburn News reports that "Aurea" joins the bald eagle Spirit. The pair will soar over Jordan-Hare Stadium before home games. Aurea was brought…
A high school student at Horseshoe Bend School in Tallapoosa County has been arrested for making terroristic threats after several classmates reported him to the School Resource Officer. According to the sheriff’s office, the Tallapoosa County SRO was notified Tuesday…
The Montgomery Police Department and Central Alabama CrimeStoppers are asking for the public's assistance in identifying and locating a suspect in connection to a business robbery. According to authorities, the robbery occurred on Saturday, Aug. 24, at a business located…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal appeals court has denied the appeal of a man sentenced to die for the 1989 murder of a woman. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday turned down the appeal of Mark…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn University's raptor facility is selling some of the equipment used to handle eagles during their ceremonial flights before football games. A statement from the school says the Southeastern Raptor Center at Auburn is holding online…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Police have made an arrest in a shooting that happened at a high school football game in Alabama, leaving at least 10 people injured. Mobile Police Chief Lawrence Battiste tells news outlets that six people were…
SATURDAY, AUG. 31, The Capri Theatre | 1045 East Fairview Ave. 334-262-4858 9 - 11 a.m. “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” (2018) (R) A young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend/lover…
First there were 12 and now there are only two candidates vying to be Montgomery's next mayor as the race continues. Alabama News Network spoke with both Steven Reed and David Woods…
Football season is now underway and player safety is top of mind. Cutting edge technology created by Dr. Rosa Bell in Montgomery, is helping to assess concussions in real-time. "If they…
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) has awarded the Elmore County Commission with a $150,ooo Grant. This is the second $150k Grant the commission received this year…
This GOES-16 satellite image taken Wednesday, Aug. 28, 209, at 17:20 UTC and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Dorian, a Category 1 hurricane, crossing over the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. Forecasters…
