Alabama was among the deadliest states in the U.S. for child pool and spa drownings in 2018, with 8 child swimming pool and spa drownings occurring last year. This is an increase of 50 percent over 2017, when there…
Today in a statement emailed to Alabama News Network, Montgomery Co. Probate Judge Steven Reed announced his candidacy for mayor of Montgomery. In the statement, Reed said he will announce the details of his campaign kickoff event and will release…
Alabama residents rank second when it comes to being worried about crime. That's according to a survey by a security equipment company safewise. The number one state where resident worry the least: Vermont. The rest of the report is…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Being a police officer in the city of Selma just got a little bit safer thanks to a donation from the community. Twenty-two new rifle-proof vests for police officers were delivered to the police…
The family of E.J Bradford Jr. is outraged after state Attorney General Steve Marshall ruled that a Hoover Police Officer will not be charged with Bradford's death. Bradford was…
Alabama farmers have begun receiving their government checks that were delayed during the partial government shutdown. The shutdown ended January 25th. Now, there are new concerns with a new crop season just days away. February is a very busy month for…
Twenty-one states are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to let Alabama ban a commonly used second trimester abortion procedure. The states filed a brief with the high court Monday asking justices to review the constitutionality of the Alabama law that…
State Auditor Jim Zeigler wants to bring back public hangings for anyone convicted of murdering a law enforcement officer. He's laid out a plan to crack down on cop killers and sent it to President Donald Trump. Zeigler says ten…
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall today informed the Hoover Police Department and the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation that he has concluded that the Hoover police officer who shot and killed Emantic “E.J.” Bradford Jr. at the Riverchase Galleria mall…
Wetumpka Police Chief Greg Benton says it is still unbelievable to see the damage that last month's tornado left behind Right now he is thankful that no officers were inside…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma man is sentenced to life in prison after he pleads guilty in a deadly 2012 shooting. Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson says Darrie…
A Montgomery police officer has been injured while helping with a dispute at an apartment complex. The incident appears to have taken place at the Stratford Village apartments, off Woodmere Boulevard. Police say the officer, who was off-duty, was called…
The Board of Directors of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that President Randy George will retire on April 1. Chamber Executive Vice President Anna Buckalew has been elected President and CEO, effective April 2. "The Chamber has…
The founder of a far-right men's group called the Proud Boys is suing the Southern Poverty Law Center for labeling the organization a hate group. Gavin McInnes filed the defamation lawsuit Monday in federal court in Alabama. The lawsuit contends…
FILE- In this June 20, 2008, file photo Kristoff St. John accepts the award for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for his work on "The Young and the Restless" at the 35th Annual Daytime…
As we reported last night, the shooting happened in the 1200 Block of Marlow Drive, South of the EastSouth Boulevard. Police identify the woman who died as 42 year old Orangeal White. They say the women who was less seriously…
The shooting happened in the 1200 Block of Marlow Drive in the Arlington Neighborhood. Police say two adult women were shot, one with life threatening wounds, the other with serious but not life-threatening wounds. Both women were taken to…
Today people gathered at the State Department of History and Archives to participate in a unique way of singing. Shape note singing was originally developed to help people learn how to read music.…
The Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law…
Those of us who live here in Alabama know about the Civil Rights Monuments, the Maya Lin fountain, and the bridge, and the church,…
There is hope for thousands of Alabamians who have had their drivers licenses suspended because they're unable to pay a fine. They could get behind the wheel again thanks to Alabama's new hardship drivers license law. "They will be able…
A new African American art exhibit made its debut Friday night at Alabama State University in celebration of Black History Month and Alabama's Bicentennial. The "Roots and Wings Collection Exhibition" opened at ASU's Warren Britt Gallery. It is a compilation…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The mother of a Selma murder victim speaks out about her concerns with the handling of the case. Jermaine Sanders died about two months ago on Thanksgiving night…
For many people Prattville is known as the small town just a few miles north of Montgomery. Look past its shopping malls just off I-65, and this growing town is filled with southern…
Wallet-hub has ranked the states on dental health...and Alabama came in 48, with only Mississippi, West Virginia and Arkansas getting lower scores. Their report comes during a month designated as a time to raise awareness aboutchildren's dental health. The…
