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A high school kicker is using his talents under the bright lights, to make a difference off the field. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and one Pike Liberal Arts student…
A longstanding recycling program in Elmore County is ending this month. Right now, Elmore County partners with the Alabama Department of Corrections for the recycling program. The county provides the bins, and…
On Thursday morning the Alabama Commission on Artificial Intelligence met at the Capitol. In the regular session earlier this year the Alabama Legislature unanimously passed a measure creating the commission. Alabama is…
The Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles says parole hearings are expected to resume around November 1. The agency made the announcement Wednesday after hundreds of parole hearings had been postponed. The agency said the postponements were necessary after the…
An emergency missing child alert has been issued for Emalee Stringfellow, 17, of Opelika. She was last seen around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the area of N. 19th Place in Opelika. She was wearing a tan t-shirt, black shorts, and…
If you're carrying a gun, the Publix supermarket chain doesn't want to see it. Publix is joining a growing number of retailers in asking customers not to openly carry firearms in its stores, even if state laws allow it. The…
Time in office is winding down for Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange. However, he says that he hopes the city continues to move in a good direction. From more hotels to more…
Authorities are investigating after a woman's body was found Wednesday evening in Highland Home. The unidentified body was discovered in the parking lot of the Dollar General on Highway 331. The Crenshaw County Sheriff's Office and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency…
Troy University's chapter of Sigma Chi fraternity has been placed on suspension effective Monday, Sept. 9. The suspension comes following reports of alleged hazing, according to a statement from University Relations Coordinator Clif Lusk. The Dean of Student Services and…
There are very few moments in time when people remember exactly where they were, but September 11th, 2001 is a day many Americans can recall exactly where they were and their feelings throughout…
The Montgomery Police Department has arrested a Montgomery man in the September 5, fatal shooting of Ty’Riq Moon, 20, of Montgomery. MPD has charged Henry Wallace, 20, with murder. Wallace was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshal Task Force…
In Bibb County, one man has been sentenced to 85 years in jail. District Attorney Michael Jackson says Manley Bray was sentenced to 85 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of intentional murder and abuse of a…
On September 11, around 2:11 a.m., Montgomery police responded to Bristol Down Apartments in reference to shots being fired in the area. A victim said shots were fired into his residence. Trevail Marsh was identified as the suspect and taken…
On Wednesday, September 11, Cleddie Ferlisi Stone, 41, of Montgomery, was sentenced to 72 months (6 years) in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced…
As the nation reflected for the 18th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Montgomery Fire and Rescue remembered the fallen with a 9/11 commemoration downtown. There were moments of silence and reflection as…
Troy University students— many who were too young to remember the 9/11 terrorist attacks — came together to honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Troy for Troops, a university military organization, held…
Alabama Democratic Party Chair Nancy Worley says Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez is trying to beat "Alabama into submission" in their ongoing feud. Worley on Tuesday responded to a Monday letter by Perez that portrayed the state party as…
The United States Marshal Fugitive Task Force is searching for Henry Tyrese Wallace for Murder. Representatives from the Fugitive Task Force say that Wallace is wanted for Murder in Montgomery. Wallace is currently out on bond for a previous murder…
Today's Morning Pledge, brought to you by ASE Credit Union, is presented by Ms. Adams' 3rd grade class at Redland Elementary School.
An Eclectic man has been charged with the sexual assault of a minor. On Saturday, September 7th, the Eclectic Police Department received a call to the 100 Block of Brookview Drive in reference to the sexual assault of a minor.…
Tuesday, former State Representative John Knight, senators, and Montgomery school officials presented a proclamation to the mother of Jamari Terrell Williams - a 5th grader at Bear Elementary who committed suicide due…
The Montgomery Public School Board, held the first of 2 budget hearings Tuesday. The system is reviewing a proposed budget, that's over $293 million for 2020. Chief Financial Officer Arthur Watts says…
A Hayneville man is behind bars after authorities say he shot and killed his sister last week in Lowndes County. Sammie Barlow, 70, is charged in the shooting death of his sister, Ruth Barlow Stewart. Investigators say that Barlow shot…
Across the country, small towns are slowly dying away-- but one family is stepping up to make sure this doesn't happen to their hometown of Brantley. “When I was a kid growing up,…
The Montgomery Police Department has confirmed that 19-year-old Alexis Moss, died after she was shot early Saturday morning. ASU President Quinton Ross sent Alabama News Network this statement, confirming Moss was killed in an “off-campus incident”: Moss was a sophomore…



