The Alabama State Senate today approved a $25 million expansion of the state’s high-quality, voluntary pre-kindergarten program for four-year-olds in the FY 2020 Education Trust Fund Budget. Senators approved the measure by a vote of 28 to 2. The increased funding…
Alabama health officials say there is a confirmed case of measles in the state. State Health Officer Scott Harris says a case of measles was confirmed Thursday in an infant. The infant 5-months old and was not old enough to…
A federal judge has sentenced a former Alabama lawmaker to two years of probation for his role in a health care fraud case. U.S. District Judge Keith Watkins on Thursday sentenced former state Rep. Ed Henry following a plea agreement.…
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby has re-introduced legislation proposing a constitutional amendment to require Congress to have a balanced budget in an effort to reduce our nation's increasing debt, which has surpassed $22 trillion, according to a statement from Shelby's office.…
A former Alabama lawmaker who led the 2017 impeachment push against then-Gov. Robert Bentley is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty in a health care fraud case. Former state Rep. Ed Henry is scheduled to be…
The Montgomery Airport Authority has announced that Marshall Taggart, Jr. will be the new director of the Montgomery Regional Airport, effective May 15. Taggart has nearly two decades of experience in the aviation industry. He arrives to Montgomery after serving as deputy…
A former Alabama lawmaker who led the 2017 impeachment push against then-Gov. Robert Bentley is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty in a health care fraud case. Former state Rep. Ed Henry is scheduled to be…
What if your travel time was cut down from a couple hours to less than an hour? Some people think a passenger rail service is the answer. A feasibility study is…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- An apartment fire in Selma leaves seven families homeless. Eight units at Chanticleer Apartments were destroyed by the fire -- Tuesday evening. Seven single mothers and about…
A group of legislators are joining together in hopes of passing several proposed bills which aim to make voting easier and more accessible for all Alabamians. Legislators alongside representatives from Alabama Arise…
High speed internet access is essential to the economy of any town. That is why legislators at the State Houseintroduced a bill aimed at expanding broadband connectivity . The Alabama Rural Broadband Coalition…
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…
