One Year Later: BTW Celebrates Progress After Fire
It's been exactly one year since a fire destroyed a part of BTW Magnet School in Montgomery. The progress of the students and faculty was front and center at a commemoration on Sunday.…
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Auditions for "American Idol" Being Held Tuesday in Alabama
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - "American Idol" producers say auditions will be taking place in Mobile at the GulfQuest maritime museum. Auditions will be Tuesday for the show's 18th season, which will air on ABC. People planning to audition can register…
Alabama Pilot Says he Crashed in Trees to Avoid Road, Condos
LINCOLN, Ala. (AP) - A pilot has escaped a plane crash in Alabama with only minor injuries. Local news outlets say the crash happened just after noon Sunday near a condominium complex on Lake Logan Martin south of Lincoln. The…
Buckmasters Expo Day 2
Day two of the Buckmasters Expo may have been the biggest day yet. Thousands of people were at the Montgomery Convention Center to view the latest and greatest in deer and deer hunting. People came from all corners of the…
Alabama Won't Release Contract Related to Executions
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama attorney general's office says it will not release to the news media a copy of a contract related to death penalty litigation. The attorney general's office on Tuesday cited security reasons for refusing a…
Millbrook Man Accused of Abusing and Suffocating 2-Month-Old Baby
A Millbrook man is behind bars after allegedly suffocating and abusing a 2-month-old baby. Court records allege that William Burch Jr., 27, struck and suffocated the baby girl multiple times, inflicting repeated abuse. Incidents of the abuse were caught on…
Matching Pets With Owners Designed to 'Clear the Shelters'
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - Humane societies in Alabama and Georgia are among many participating in this weekend's "Clear the Shelters" events. The events are aimed at finding owners for the animals. In eastern Alabama, the Lee County Humane Society is…
Alabama High School Closed After Students Sickened
NEW BROCKTON, Ala. (AP) - Eight students from a south Alabama high school are suffering elevated levels of carbon monoxide, and officials are trying to determine why. News outlets report that New Brockton High School canceled classes Friday after the…
15-Year-Old Killed in Pike County Crash
A two-vehicle crash has the claimed the life of a 15-year-old teen from Clio. According to ALEA Sgt. Michael Simmons, the teen was killed when the 2003 Dodge Neon that he was operating collided with a 2013 Nissan Altima. The…
Buckmasters 2019 Begins
If you're looking for something to do this weekend and enjoy hunting you're in luck. The 2019 Buckmasters Expo kicked off today and lasts through Sunday. It is the perfect time to stock up on…
Alabama State University Student Killed in N. University Dr. Double Homicide
Alabama News Network has confirmed that one the people killed in a shooting that injured 5 people was an ASU student. 21 year old Jaquez Hall, was a rushed to Baptist Medical Center…
Roy Moore Defamation Lawsuit Against Accusers is Paused
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A judge has paused a defamation suit filed by Roy Moore against women who accused him during his unsuccessful U.S. Senate bid of past misconduct. Circuit Judge Albert Johnson says the case will be held until…
NASA Picks Alabama's 'Rocket City' for Lunar Lander Job
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA has picked Alabama's 'Rocket City' to lead development of the next lunar lander for astronauts. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville on Friday beat out Johnson Space Center in Houston, which managed the Apollo…
MPD: Viral Facebook Walmart Threat Not Credible
The Montgomery Police Department is addressing posts on social media about potential violence at Walmart. According MPD, officers and other law enforcement agencies have researched viral Facebook posts, which allege the threat of violence at Walmart this weekend and warn…
Update: Child Shot and Killed was Brewbaker Primary School Student
The seven-year-0ld boy who was shot and killed in Montgomery overnight was a student at Brewbaker Primary School. That's according to officials with Montgomery Public Schools. Montgomery police identified the boy as Omarion Greenhouse.…
Your Town Friday: Roland Cooper State Park in Wilcox Co.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A lot of people visit Wilcox County -- to check out the renowned quilt-makers -- or take a ride the ferry. However, no visit to the…
I-Team: Seeking Shelter Pt. 2
Alabama News Network is continuing to investigate the need for storm shelters across Central Alabama. In part one of our investigation we found a need for shelters in rural Elmore County. We…
Do You Know this Man? Lee County Sheriff's Office Searching For Murder Suspect
The Lee County Sheriff's office is asking for the public's assistance in identifying the man in this police composite sketch. The individual is wanted for questioning in the homicide of Demetrius Darrell Bradford Jr., 20, of Fort Mitchell. Bradford was…
UPDATE: Police Identify 2 Men Shot And Killed Near Alabama State University
Montgomery Police have identified Justin Martin, 24 and Jacquez Hall, 21 as two of the victims in a deadly shooting near Alabama State University Thursday night. Hall was an ASU student. Police responded to the the 800 block of North…
7-Year-Old Shot and Killed After Startling Man Sleeping On Couch
Montgomery Police have charged a man with capital murder, after they say he shot and killed a 7-year-old boy in the middle of the night. Police say 7-year-old Omarion Greenhouse woke up around 12:45 a.m Friday and got out of…
Overturned Vehicle on I-85 Near Chantilly Parkway
A crash involving an overturned vehicle caused backups on I-85 Southbound Friday morning. Emergency crews responded to the crash on I-85 Southbound near mile marker 12. Alabama News Network Traffic Reporter Jerry Howell reports the vehicle may have caught fire…
UPDATE: 2 Men Dead, 3 Others Injured in Montgomery Shooting
Montgomery Police are on the scene of a shooting at the Patterson Court Apartments located in the 800 block of University Dr. N. The shooting happen at about 7:15 pm Thursday. At 8:45…
32 New Troopers Graduate from Academy in Selma
Alabama now has 32 new state troopers to help keep the roadways and communities safe. Thanks to funding from Governor Kay Ivey and the legislature, the first of three 2019 trooper classes…
Hydrilla Growth Causing Concerns for Lake Jordan Residents
Residents in the "new lake" area of Jordan Lake are seeing mats of invasive hydrilla growing. Hydrilla is a non-native aquatic plant. It can crowd out native species, and starve water of…
Contraband Search Conducted at Staton Correctional Facility Yields Drugs, Weapons, and Cellphones
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) along with multiple law enforcement agencies conducted a major counter-contraband operation on Thursday at the Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore County. The predawn operation that began at 4 a.m. recovered an assortment of makeshift…
