Long-Lewis Automotive Group Moves into Selma
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The largest auto retailer in the state of Alabama is investing in the Selma area. Long-Lewis Automotive Group is expanding into the city --…
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Journalism Teachers and Students React to TIME's 2018 Person of the Year
TIME Magazine has announced its 2018 Person of the Year. They're group of journalists who have been killed, imprisoned, or sued for their "war on truth." Journalism teachers have…
Vance Law Firm Partners with Alabama News Network for Magical Christmas Toy Drive
Our Magical Christmas Toy Drive, is just days away from wrapping up. Special helpers from Vance Law Firm spent the afternoon racking up more gifts for the toy vault. It's up…
Former AG Jeff Sessions Speaks in Montgomery
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is praising what he calls President Donald Trump policy accomplishments while adding that he doesn't "follow tweets as closely" as he used to. Sessions spoke to a business organization Tuesday, telling a crowd in Montgomery…
Tuskegee University Accredited for Additional 10 Years
On Tuesday, Dec. 11, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges publicly reaffirmed Tuskegee University’s accreditation status for an additional 10 years. The announcement is the successful outcome of a process that began three years ago, and…
Group Calling for the Boycott of ALL Hoover Businesses
SOS youth leaders, other youth leaders from across the state and other leaders held a news conference at the Alabama State House today calling for continued protests and a boycott of…
Montgomery Fire Officials Investigate House Fire
Montgomery fire officials are looking into the cause of a late night house fire. The fire happened just before midnight in the 600 block of North Maryland Street. Montgomery fire officials say there…
Selma City School Officials Eye School Closures
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Officials at Selma City Schools are looking into shutting down two schools. Superintendent Dr. Avis Williams is recommending -- that Byrd First Class Early Learning Center…
Salvation Army In Desperate Need of Volunteers as Christmas Approaches
It is now two weeks to go until Christmas and nonprofit organizations, like the Salvation Army are still needing help from volunteers before their campaign goals come to an end.…
Montgomery Leaders Working on Clogged Drains
As the leaves continue to fall all across Montgomery city leaders are asking for your help to keep drains and roadways as clear as possible. This is a big issue every…
Two Women Charged with Bringing Drugs into Elmore Prison
Two women are charged with taking drugs into Staton Correctional Facility while visiting inmates. The Department of Corrections says Delicia Sweet, 46, of Enterprise was arrested Sunday after an officer at Staton prison in Elmore found her with a…
Alabama Prisons "Deadliest" in the U.S.
A new report suggests that Alabama has the deadliest prisons in the country. The Montgomery-based nonprofit organization Equal Justice Initiative says Alabama prisons are the nation's most lethal. Prison system statistics show 18 inmates have been killed in state prisons…
Florida Man Arrested for Traveling to Meet Child for Unlawful Sex Act Makes First Court Appearance
A Florida man has been charged in Alabama with traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act. Reports say that Robert Henry Ruffner, 31, of Orlando was also charged with electronic solicitation of a child for an unlawful…
Long-Lewis Buying Selma Car Dealerships
Long-Lewis Automotive Group has announced that it is taking over the Moore-Stewart Ford and Honda dealerships in Selma, effective immediately. The dealerships will now be known as Long-Lewis of Selma, with the change in signage expected to take place tomorrow.…
Hearing Set for Man Seeking New Trial Over Death Sentence for Murder-Kidnapping
A hearing has been set for an Alabama man seeking a new trial over his death sentence for kidnapping and killing an Auburn University student. Reports say U.S. Army veteran Courtney Lockhart has a Dec. 17 hearing in Opelika, prompted…
"Keep Alabama Growing" the Theme for Governor's Inauguration
The theme for Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey inauguration will be "Keep Alabama Growing." Ivey and other constitutional office holders will be sworn into office on Jan. 14. Ivey's inaugural committee announced the theme for the ceremony. Ivey inaugural committee co-chairs…
Live Christmas Tree Farm Season Winding Down
Christmas Eve is two weeks away, and that makes the early part of December the time people will be putting up Christmas trees and answering the question: live or fake? We went to a local Christmas tree farm to see…
First Broadway Production of TKAM Opens This Week
A lawsuit by the estate of Alabama native Harper Lee and a counter-suit by producer Aaron Sorkin were settled earlier this year, clearing the way for the production, which opens on Thursday. From the 60 Minutes interview with Daniels: Jeff…
Bus Seats Reserved for Rosa. In Wisconsin.
The bus system in Milwaukee Wisconsin reserved a seat on every one of their buses on a day to honor Rosa Parks....and placed a rose and a sign explaining the reason on them.
Should parents find out where their kids go by using spyware?
Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham talks with us about crime---and punishment--and raising kids too. Including questions about parents searching their child's room.....and using tracking software to follow where they go! The Sheriff says he still looks into his daughter's room…
Local Church Helps Kids with Disabilities Give Back to Caregivers
A local church is helping special needs children give back to their caregivers. The Rooftop Friends group is a disability ministry of Young Meadows Presbyterian Church. It helped the children pick out presents for their families for their Joy of…
Air Force Might Have Prevented 2017 Mass Murder at Texas Church
(Link to report is below) By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) - A new report finds that the Air Force failed six times to report information that could have prevented the ex-airman who killed more than two dozen people…
Aircraft technician with Tuskegee Airmen dies at 100 in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York City man who served as an aircraft technician with the famed all-black Tuskegee Airmen has died at 100 years of age. Police say a health aide found Wilfred DeFour unconscious and…
Remembering the Missing
Candles light up the darkness in memory of missing loved ones. LaQuanta Riley's mother says she is still working to find answers in her daughter's disappearance. "There are more questions than they are answers even after 16 years. But yet…
