Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits has announced that it will return to Montgomery. The fast-food restaurant chain says on its website and on social media that it will reopen the location on Eastchase Parkway soon. That location, along with…
Two suspects were arrested and taken into custody Thursday night following an attempt to smuggle narcotics onto state prison property near the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka. Â Agents from the Alabama Department of Corrections made the arrests…
Special counsel Robert Mueller's report concluding the Russia investigation was delivered by a security officer early Friday afternoon to the office of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. That's according to Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec. It was then delivered within…
Alabama's jobless rate has dipped to a record-low 3.7 percent as more workers continue joining the workforce. The state unemployment rate announced Friday for February is one-tenth of a percent worse than the national rate. But it's down from the…
Papa John's has a new pitchman: Shaquille O'Neal. The chain says the basketball Hall of Famer will appear on TV commercials and other advertisements. He will also join the company's board of directors and invest in nine of its restaurants.…
Cleddie Ferlisi Stone, 41, of Montgomery, has been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. Stone was previously indicted on this charge by a federal grand jury. On Tuesday,…
A body was found in the Coosa River after a high speed chase ended in the river late last night. The car crashed into the Coosa River at Gold Star Park.…
The Troy women's basketball team faced their rivals, the UAB Blazer in the 2019 Women's Invitational Tournament. For these Trojan fans, seeing the troy women's basketball team in action against UAB is…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Dozens of historic sites will be on display -- during a unique tour of homes in west Alabama -- over the next two weekends. The historical…
Alexander City officials and Alabama Municipal Electric Authority are doing their part to go green. A new solar power research facility was commissioned in the city today. The project has 160…
The Alabama Senate has voted to repeal the Common Core academic standards by 2021. Senators voted 23-7 for the bill Thursday. It now moves to the Alabama House of Representatives. Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, who sponsored the repeal,…
On March 19, the Tuskegee Police Department arrested Charles Reeder, III, of Macon County, and charged him with Attempted Murder and Burglary 1st. Reeder was also charged with certain persons forbidden to possess a firearm. The incident happened on…
The Democrats are in a distinct minority in the Alabama Legislature---in both houses. Yet they released a lengthy list of items they want to address during the session. They include: Supporting our Public Schools and Prioritizing Early Childhood Education…
Cody Eugene Mobley, 29, of Montgomery, was convicted last week of federal drug trafficking and firearms charges, announced U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr., DEA Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley, ATF Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson, and…
Residents in pike county are now offered a safer way to get rid of old medications and prescription drugs. The Troy Police Department and Alabama Cooperative Extension System are efforting ways to get prescription drugs, including opioids, off the streets…
The Alabama Senate is debating a bill that would allow Alabamians to donate part of their state tax refunds to help build a border wall with Mexico. Senators on Thursday began debating the bill by Republican Senate President Pro Tem…
On Thursday March 21, members of Prattville Police Department, Montgomery Police Department, Alabama Attorney General’s Office, ALEA State Bureau of Investigations, and the US Marshalls Fugitive Task Force, conducted a search warrant for Dynasty Kevon Ford, 18, of Montgomery. Ford…
The Alabama Senate has approved a bill to abolish judge-signed marriage licenses as some conservative probate judges continue to object to giving marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Senators approved the bill Thursday on a 26-0 vote. It now moves to…
A two-vehicle crash at approximately 1:15 a.m. Thursday, March 21, 2019 Â has claimed the life of a Elgin, South Carolina man. Isaiah Wilson, 75, was critically injured when the 2010 Chevrolet Avalanche was struck by a tractor trailer driven by…
The Montgomery Police Department has arrested a Montgomery man in the Monday afternoon shooting death of Warrick Ruggs, 29, of Montgomery. MPD has charged Terence Chames, 42, with murder. He was…
Wednesday, Alabama News Network spoke with Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham about Rep. Allen Farley's proposed distracted driving bill that has now passed from a Alabama House Committee…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A pair of suspected drug dealers in Selma is facing multiple drug charges after police raid a mobile home in the Selmont community. Police say…
One in five children in Alabama live with some type of disability, and their special needs extend past home and into the classroom. "there's a discrepancy in students with disabilities and their non-disabled…
The United States Department of Transportation reports that cell phone use while driving kills between 3,000 and 6,000 people each year. One Alabama law maker is pushing a bill that would ban…
The West Alabama newspaper owner who promoted a revival of the Ku Klux Klan says he has a deal to sell the business. Editor Goodloe Sutton says this week's issue of The Democrat-Reporter of Linden, could be his last. Sutton…
