Thousands of parents all over the country are taking a pledge to wait to give their child a smartphone. Studies have shown too much screen time can lead to lower test scores and hurt the development of memory and language…
Monday was the first day of school for students at LEAD Academy, Montgomery's first charter school. LEAD Academy is a K-5 charter school. Today we were with parents and students, as…
Former Alabama governor, Robert Bentley, who resigned amid a sex scandal has opened a new dermatology office. According to reports, former Gov. Bentley's new location opened Friday in Tuscaloosa. He previously practiced in another site. Bentley is a longtime dermatologist…
A little league football game was interrupted, and kids were rushed to the ground at the sounds of nearby gunshots. A Central Alabama Youth Football League team was playing near Bellingrath Middle School, when the gunfire erupted early Saturday afternoon.…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
