Montgomery city leaders are opening up about how they believe the guns made it onto campus at Lee High School Tuesday and what policies may need to change. "Shame on us, shame on our system where we have not had…
Troopers remain on the scene of a traffic crash that involved two commercial vehicles on I-59 (southbound) near the 60 mile marker. One of the vehicles involved was transporting livestock. ALDOT is currently on scene assisting with traffic control. The…
State Prison officials have launched a sweep of the entire St. Clair Correctional Facility to find contraband materials. Several state agencies are involved in the operation. 300 Law Enforcement agents are taking part. “Illegal contraband brought into our facilities poses a…
Police brutality has been a pressing topic across the country, that many are concerned about. Dr. Loretta Prater of Tennessee is making sure others understand the horrors behind it. Her…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee commemorates the Selma Voting Rights Movement of 1965. Part two of the movement continues in Selma more than 50 years later.…
Governor Kay Ivey has proposed an infrastructure plan that includes at 10 cent fuel tax increase. She made the announcement today in rural Chilton County. It has been more than 20…
As Walmart moves to phase out its familiar "greeters" at some 1,000 stores nationwide, disabled workers who fill many of those jobs say they're being unfairly targeted. Walmart told greeters around the country last week that their positions would be…
The Montgomery Police Department has initiated a homicide investigation in connection to the death of an adult male. The male's body was discovered Sunday, Feb. 24, in the 3000 block of Michigan Court. MPD began investigating the death of Kendrick Campbell, 27, as…
MPS Superintendent Ann Roy Moore says she's not sure if anything can prevent a student who really wants to get into a school with a gun, but the system…
According to the Alabama Department of Public Health, heart disease is the single leading cause of death in Alabama. For people like Pike County resident Judy Tillery, raising awareness for heart…
World-famous actor and comedian Chris Tucker will be at the 2019 Freedom Flame Awards this Saturday night in Selma and will also be participating in the 2019 March from Brown Chapel across the Bridge on Sunday, March 3rd. “We are…
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a Montgomery man with murder and assault in a Feb. 17 crash that resulted in the death of Maylia Mejia,7, of Montgomery and serious injuries to two other juvenile passengers. MPD charged Bernardino Mejia,…
Gov. Kay Ivey is proposing a 10-cent-a-gallon gas tax increase to fund road and bridge construction in a state where she says the infrastructure is crumbling. Ivey says the tax hike would be implemented over three years and indexed to…
The Montgomery Police Department has arrested four teenage suspects —all students — following the Feb. 26 shooting at Lee High School in which a fellow student was shot and wounded. The 17-year old victim sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to…
The Supreme Court is ordering a new state court hearing to determine whether an Alabama death row inmate is so affected by dementia that he can't be executed. The justices ruled 5-3 on Wednesday in favor of inmate Vernon Madison,…
This is an Alabama News Network Update: Montgomery police say they have arrested a total of four suspects in the Lee High School shooting. Police say all are students and will be charged with having a gun on school…
There is still no word on what charges will be filed in connection to the shooting at Lee High School Tuesday, that left a 17-year-old student injured. The shooting happened inside the school's gym and authorities say it was not random.…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- There's a project underway to save some historic artifacts at the site of the state's first capital. A team of archeologists is is cleaning and reconstructing headstones at cemeteries in Old Cahawba Archeological Park. The…
Officials broke ground in Andalusia Tuesday, marking the beginning of a South Central Alabama Mental Health Board Residential Forensic Facility. The facility will help inmates with mental health issues facing charges get the help they need. The Covington County Commission…
As the news broke of the shooting at Lee High School, parents rushed to the school to make sure their students were safe. Many were unable to see the students…
Alabama News Network is on the scene of breaking news. A student has been shot inside Lee High School in Montgomery. The shooting happened late this morning in the gym…
Governor Kay Ivey is expected to make a big announcement this week on a proposal to raise the state's gas tax. But State Auditor Jim Zeigler is still standing by…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee in set to kick-off this week in Selma -- and organizers say this year's event -- could be one of the…
Alabama State University students who were expelled for leading the state's first known sit-in protest against segregation are being honored on the 59th anniversary of the protest. Montgomery city and county…
Gov. Kay Ivey is expected to announce a gas tax proposal this week as infrastructure improvement takes center stage in this year's legislative session. Ivey is planning to make her announcement Wednesday in Maplesville. A proposed gas tax increase to…
