On January 19th an EF-2 Tornado tore through downtown Wetumpka. Alabama News Network was among the first crews on the scene. What we saw was hard to describe. Destruction was everywhere. Powerpoles were snapped like toothpicks. Homes, businesses, and churches…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Dallas Co. deputies have a new less-lethal weapon -- they can use to subdue an individual. Deputies underwent taser training Friday afternoon to become certified to carry the weapon. Deputies learned how to properly handle…
Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the State of Alabama has filed a motion to stay a January 14, Jefferson County Circuit Court judgment declaring the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017 to be unconstitutional. The motion to stay, filed Friday…
President Donald Trump says he'll sign legislation shortly to reopen shuttered government departments for three weeks - until Feb. 15. Trump's action would end what has become a record, 35-day partial shutdown. Some 800,000 federal workers have had to work…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama civil rights museum has reversed course after a public outcry and has decided to give political activist Angela Davis an award that it offered then rescinded. The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute said in…
The world's busiest airport is experiencing long wait times to get through security just nine days before it expects 150,000 out-of-town visitors for the Super Bowl. The Transportation Security Administration said in a statement Friday that Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport…
Fewer than half the furloughed IRS employees recalled during the shutdown to handle tax returns and taxpayers' questions and send out refunds, without pay, reported for work as of Tuesday, according to congressional and government aides. About 30 percent of…
Maxwell Air Force Base is thanking the hundreds of people in the River Region, who make international officers and their families feel at home. These volunteers serve as sponsors and play…
Butler County voters are headed to the polls on January 29. The special election is for an Ad Valorem Tax Bill, that would help fund the Butler County School…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The only movie theater in Selma is set to reopen this weekend after a temporary shutdown. The Walton Theater has been closed now for about two weeks because of technical problems. Theater operators say no…
On January 22, an unknown individual unlawfully gained access to the Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery. The unknown subject was confronted by the 42nd Security Forces Squadron at the football field on base at approximately 12:30am. The Airmen attempted…
As Wetumpka residents continue to rebuild after Saturday's Tornado, there are many structures that are permanently damaged, some completely flattened. The Fane Senior Center was one of the buildings completely destroyed,…
It's story telling season in Pike County. Every year, people from all around make their way to Pike County to hear stories from long ago at the Pike Piddler's Story-Telling Festival,…
Sweethearts - those chalky little candies with messages on them - won't be on store shelves this Valentine's Day. The New England Confectionary Co. - or Necco - had been making the popular candies since 1886. But the company filed…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge has ordered the Alabama Department of Corrections to report data on the number of mentally ill inmates who have been placed in segregation units. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson issued the order Tuesday…
NEW STUDY: Women who enjoyed fried chicken once or more per day had a 13% higher risk of death from any cause compared with women who did not eat any fried food, according to the study, published Wednesday in…
The Regions Foundation, a nonprofit initiative of Regions Bank dedicated to supporting a wide range of community investments, announced a donation of $10,000 to the Central Alabama Community Foundation (CACF). The donation from Regions Foundation will support immediate and long-term recovery…
"A high number of complaints about certain Hyundai and Kia models bursting into flames has prompted a recall campaign to fix faulty repairs that the affiliated companies say were carried out during previous recalls of 2011-14 Hyundai Sonatas, 2013-14 Hyundai…
Montgomery police are investigating the shooting death of a 16-year old boy. This shooting happened early this morning in the 1100 block of Hill Street. The victim is 16-year-old, Jaylan…
The Alabama Department of Corrections along with state and federal law enforcement agencies are searching for an inmate who escaped from the St. Clair Correctional Facility in Springville on Wednesday. Corey Aris Davis, 30, was reported missing from his cell…
When a disaster strikes, it pays to have important things in place - like insurance. It's one thing to actually have home insurance. But to actually know what it covers and…
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks in front of former President Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea during a caucus night rally at Drake University in…
Willie Preston is the President of the American Federation of Government Employees, Local 4058. AFGE is a union that represents federal prison workers and other federal workers. Willie and his…
And Montgomery is a case in point...with some 20 pedestrian deaths between 2008 and 2017. The 2019 "Dangerous By Design" report indicates a cluster of those deaths occurred along the South Boulevard near I-65. That's near the Greyhound Bus…
Clean up and repair crews have been working around the clock, since a tornado tore through downtown Wetumpka Saturday afternoon -- though rain put a damper on day four of…
