On Monday, April 29, Candace Brie Betances, 42, of Prattville, pleaded guilty to submitting false claims to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) seeking tax refunds. The guilty plea comes after Betances was indicted by a federal grand jury in February…
The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a pay raise for correctional officers as Alabama faces a federal court order to increase prison staff. Representatives voted 92-0 Tuesday night to give officers a 5% pay increase, expand bonuses and create…
Alabama lawmakers have voted to end a practice that allowed some sheriffs to pocket leftover jail food funds. The House of Representatives on Tuesday night voted 102-0 for the bill that changes the flow of jail food funds. An old…
The Alabama Supreme Court has set a new lethal injection date for a man convicted in the 1991 sword-and-dagger slaying of a pastor. The Alabama Supreme Court scheduled Christopher Lee Price's lethal injection for May 30. A federal judge on…
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a juvenile female with murder in the death of a six-month-old female. MPD and Fire Medics responded to a residence in a north Montgomery neighborhood about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, after receiving a…
The Montgomery Police Department has launched homicide investigations into the separate shooting deaths of Marcus Martin, 30, and George Crowder Jr., 19. The shootings occurred Tuesday, April 30. In the first homicide, MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 1200…
A legislative committee voted to make it a hate crime to target someone because of their sexual orientation or their employment as a law enforcement officer. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday took up a bill to add police officers…
Montgomery Police are investigating a man's death. Capt. Regina Duckett says the unidentified victim was fatally shot Tuesday night in the 200 block of Eastdale Road South. Duckett says the shooting may…
High school senior athletes attending the Jimmy Hitchcock Banquet are not just good at what they do in athletics. But they also serve as good examples of christian leadership. "They are doing…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Residents at one Selma apartment complex are concerned for their health after raw sewage floods their apartments. Raw sewage is overflowing at Magnolia Garden Apartments in…
All of us at Alabama News Network want to say congratulations and good luck to news anchor Tim Lennox, who retired today after exactly 50 years in broadcasting. The last ten of those…
Alabama Democratic state representatives walked out of the State House chamber in protest of the abortion bill that was debated this afternoon. That bill passed 74-3. Those who protested the bill were upset that it would make performing an abortion…
The Alabama House of Representatives has voted to outlaw almost all abortions in the state, sending the bill to the Senate. The Republican-dominated House of Representatives voted 74-3 in favor of the…
State leaders honored holocaust survivors Tuesday at the Capitol. It was part of this year's 2019 'Days of Remembrance' Commemoration. Between 1941 and 1945, some 6 million Jews died tragically at the…
UPDATE: The House passes an abortion bill that now will head to the senate. The Alabama House of Representatives is set to debate what many are calling the most aggressive abortion bill…
A lawsuit that former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore filed against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen will be heard in New York. A federal judge on Monday ordered the case transferred from Washington, D.C., in accordance with a waiver Moore signed…
The LEAD Academy Board voted unanimously on Monday night to hire Dr. Nicole Ivey to serve as the first Principal at LEAD Academy. "From the moment we met Dr. Ivey, we knew she would be a perfect fit," said Charlotte…
Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation after an adult male was found dead. The man was found dead in a residence in the 1200 block of Woodbridge Drive. Further investigation…
Monday, the Equal Justice Initiative celebrated 30 years and the 1 year anniversary of the opening of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. A new monument was revealed part of the anniversary. The monument is located at the Peace…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The city of Selma is looking for a new chief to take over the reigns at the fire department after the Fire Chief Toney Stephens suddenly resigns. Council President Corey Bowie says Stephens cited "a…
The State Bureau of Investigation is investigating after a weekend shoot out during a reunion celebration. The shooting happened at the Highland Village Apartments on Day Street in Montgomery. Residents of the complex…
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris will serve as the keynote speaker for a meeting of the black caucus of the Alabama Democratic Party. The Alabama Democratic Conference says the black Democratic senator from California will address a luncheon during its…
Filmmaker John Singleton, who debuted with the Oscar-nominated "Boyz N the Hood" and continued making movies that probed the lives of black communities in his native Los Angeles and beyond, has died. He was 51. Singleton's family said Monday that…
African-American physicians make up just six percent of U.S. Doctors and surgeons, but a new partnership at Tuskegee university is hoping to change that one student at a time. Monday, the historically black university announced a collaboration with Ross University…
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating a deadly crash in Autauga County Sunday evening. State Troopers say 29-year-old Justin Sims died when his motorcycle hit an SUV on Autauga County Road 65 near Autauga County Road 20. Troopers say Sims…
