GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) - An assistant principal at a Mississippi high school faces statutory rape charges. Leflore County Sheriff Ricky Banks says that 49-year-old Dyana Thomas was arrested Friday at his Greenwood home. That's where the sheriff says Thomas had…
41, 055- That's the number of shifts that have taken place since a law enforcement officer last lost his is life while working in Troy. It was the policemen who sacrificed their lives that were remembered at Troy's annual Police…
In response to the pending Alabama bill that would make performing an abortion a Class A felony punishable by 10 to 99 years in prison, with no exceptions for those performed on rape or incest victims, PETA plans to place…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is not saying whether she intends to sign a proposed abortion ban into law. Ivey told reporters Wednesday that she will review the legislation approved by lawmakers Tuesday night before announcing her decision. She says potential…
A 10-year-old boy is in custody after police say he brought a gun to school. Reports say Mobile Police were called to Morningside Elementary School last Thursday morning after a report of a student with a gun. Authorities say the…
Prattville police say they're investigating an incident involving shots being fired in the Glynwood subdivision. Police say at around 1:15 this morning, a homeowner confronted two male suspects going into his vehicle parked in the driveway of the home. Police say…
Governor Kay Ivey and other elected officials joined Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC (HMMA), in a celebration of the grand opening of HMMA’s cylinder head machining plant. The new plant is the third facility at HMMA to support production of…
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) has announced that he plans to bring his campaign to Montgomery. Sanders is scheduled to speak at a town hall meeting Monday, May 20. That event will happen at Mt. Zion AME Zion…
Relatives of a jailed woman are questioning how the woman became pregnant. Reports say 26-year-old Latoni Daniel has been jailed for 17 months and is set to give birth to her first child this month. The U.S. National Guard veteran…
Tuesday afternoon, groups of protesters made their voices heard outside of the Alabama State House. "Hopefully enough people will come to their senses and not react emotionally and not fall for…
The Alabama Senate voted 25-6 tonight to approve the abortion bill that will outlaw nearly all abortions in the state. Abortions would only be legal if the mother's life was in…
The city of Selma is getting an emergency $1 million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Justice to fight violent crime and gangs. The grant was announced at a news conference by U.S.…
The secretary of the United States Air Force is leaving her position later this month, but not before she made one of her final stops at Maxwell Air Force Base. Dr. Heather Wilson…
Montgomery Public Schools officials are investigating an incident overnight at Park Crossing High School where they say parts of the outside of the school and a system vehicle were vandalized. While the investigation is still ongoing, they say more than…
Alabama News Network Political Analyst Steve Flowers is weighing in on the debate over Alabama's abortion bill. That bill would outlaw nearly all abortions in the state. It would make it a felony…
The Alabama Senate goes back into session at 4PM today. It is expected that senators will debate and possibly vote on a bill that would ban nearly all abortions in the state. The bill would make performing an abortion…
Shannon Ferrari has announced that she will run for Montgomery mayor. She may be best known as the creator of "City Watch Uncut - Montgomery", a Facebook crime watch group. Ferrari, a lifetime resident of Montgomery, is a manager at…
Tim Conway, the stellar second banana to Carol Burnett who won four Emmy Awards on her TV variety show, has died, according to his publicist. He was 85. Conway died this morning after a long illness in Los Angeles, according…
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is pleased to announce a new position within its security officer ranks, the Basic Correctional Officer (BCO). The new position offers a secure and rewarding career to those interested in public safety and service.…
Montgomery police have charged Kenneth Dixon, 55, with discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle. The shooting occurred on May 13, at about 8 p.m. in the 100 block of Wawana Court. The adult female victim says that a subject…
State lawmakers are headed toward a vote on a proposal to outlaw most abortions that has splintered Republicans over its lack of an exception for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest. The GOP-dominated Alabama Senate is expected to vote Tuesday…
For two weeks, abortion has been a hot topic in the Alabama State House. The issue has pushed some buttons, stirring heated debate. But Political Analyst Steve Flowers says it's not worth the fight. "The Alabama Legislature is not going…
A South Carolina man has died after a two vehicle crash in Autauga County Monday afternoon. Troopers say 58-year-old Robert Atherton died when the tractor trailer he was driving hit head on by another tractor trailer that had crossed the…
Just days after state officials alerted Alabama residents of a suspected case of the measles, the Alabama Department of Public Health says the test came back negative after the CDC performed its own…
On Thursday, May 9, a federal jury convicted Laquanda Gilmore Garrott, 39, of Montgomery, on ten counts of aiding and assisting the filing of a false federal income tax return, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. and Special…
