MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has set an execution date for an inmate sentenced to death for the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old girl. The Alabama Supreme Court set a Feb. 7 execution date for Dominique Ray. Tiffany…
Gathered at Oakwood Cemetery, a small group from Alabama State University came to pay their respects to soldiers who died one hundred years ago. More than 350,000 African Americans served in…
Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced officials from three Cabinet agencies and the Alabama House of Representatives’ Speaker Mac McCutcheon will take part in a learning lab aimed at helping states support family caregivers of older adults. Alabama’s four-person team…
Federal funding sent from the U.S. Department of Justice to Alabama is going to be used for a variety of domestic violence programs. That includes some organizations in the Black Belt. Family Resource Center of Northwest Alabama (Walker County)…
Please be aware that crews are scheduled to complete a pedestrian crosswalk enhancement project on Mulberry Street near the intersection of West Fifth Street this Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. The work will require Mulberry Street to be closed Sunday from…
Montgomery Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ann Roy Moore spoke to parents Thursday night during a town hall meeting at Carver High School. Dr. Moore took questions as parents and…
Troy Police say the second man wanted in connection with the murder of Rashad Montel McClaney is behind bars. 23-year-old Tharion Vincient Nye turned himself in to the Troy Police Department around 7:30pm Tuesday. Nye has been charge with murder.…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The Perry County School District is increasing its effort to prevent gangs and gang related activities from infiltrating schools. School officials say a recent outbreak of…
Residents of the small Meeksville community in Pike County are fearing for their safety after they say eighteen-wheelers have become a problem on their roadways. “We’ve been having so much…
After almost a decade, Democrats are once again calling the shots in the U.S House of Representatives. Alabama News Network spoke with Republican Martha Roby to speak with…
Nearly two-thirds of Alabamians voted a straight party ticket - either all Republican or all Democratic- when they went to the polls on Tuesday. The Alabama Secretary of State's office said Thursday that 1.1 million of the 1.7 million ballots…
One group of local crafters is getting everyone ready for the holiday season with a 3 day craft show. Charis Crafters' annual "Home for the Holidays" craft show kicked off Thursday. The…
The Montgomery County School Board is turning a new leaf in leadership, that many including Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange believe was long overdue. For months leading up to the mid-term elections,…
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) encourages annual influenza vaccination of all persons 6 months of age and older as the best way to prevent influenza and its potentially serious complications. Among its many benefits are reducing the risk…
On Tuesday, November 6, Christopher B. Pitts, 48, a Georgia resident who was previously a practicing attorney in Montgomery, received a 37-month sentence for devising a scheme to commit wire fraud affecting a financial institution. United States District Judge L. Scott…
The twenty-seven Republican members of the Alabama Senate on Wednesday re-elected Greg Reed of Jasper to serve as the Senate Majority Leader. The unanimous election took place at a caucus meeting in Montgomery. Reed was first elected to the State…
The Ventura County Sheriff says 13 people are dead, including a sheriff's sergeant and the gunman, after a shooting inside a crowded bar in Thousand Oaks, California late Wednesday.  Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean says sheriff's Sgt. Ron Helus responded…
Alabama's own Jeff Sessions is out as Attorney General and political analyst Steve Flowers says it comes as no surprise. "I think Sessions was in the dog house because…
It's been a whirlwind of emotion for Terry Mears and Danny Bond. Terry Mears beat out opponent Rome Odom in Tuesday's election to win the Crenshaw County Sheriff seat. “I'm…
Hundreds of Alabama educators are hoping the State Supreme Court upholds a circuit court judge's ruling involving their insurance premiums. The judge ruled in favor educators that the agency that…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma attorney Malika Sanders Fortier was elected to the seat her father, Senator Hank Sanders has held in the senate for more than three decades. Fortier…
A man wanted on several charges, including attempted murder, is now in custody. Hayneville police say Deldrick Thomas has turned himself in. Thomas was wanted on multiple charges, including: attempted murder, assault, and kidnapping. Police say a woman was stabbed…
Four newly elected leaders will soon take on new responsibility as members of the Montgomery County Public School Board. They haven't even sat down for their first meeting, but…
A photo showing a smiling former death row inmate with a #VOTED sticker on his forehead has captured the social media spotlight. Anthony Hinton spent 28 years on Alabama's death row before his release in 2015. The group that helped…
The Tuskegee Police Department has officially notified CrimeStoppers that a suspect has been identified in a shooting incident. The incident occurred at a concert on September 23. Tuskegee Investigators have developed Patrick Perry, 26, as the suspect. Lowndes County investigators…
