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If you've driven by the Civil Rights Memorial in Downtown Montgomery recently, you may have noticed it is under construction.Ā After nearly 30 years, the memorial is getting a face lift.…
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If you've driven by the Civil Rights Memorial in Downtown Montgomery recently, you may have noticed it is under construction.Ā After nearly 30 years, the memorial is getting a face lift.…
A 65 Year old man was severely burned in a house fire late Friday night, He was taken to the UAB burn unit in Birmingham where he died this…
Montgomery police are on the scene of a shooting at the Circle K serviceĀ station on Ann Street. Police say an adult male was shot and has been taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. No arrests so…
The Elmore County Sheriff's Office is asking for assistance in regards to a missing persons case. Jason Cartwright was last seen at a friend's residence in the 11,000 block of Central Plank Road in Elmore County on July 19, at…
The Alabama State Bureau of Investigation's Joe Herman says a suspect has been arrested and charged with murder in Notasulga in Macon County. The suspect is 20 year old George Foster, III, above. He's charged with the shooting death…
Alabama's 13th annual sales tax holiday for back-to-school items is now underway through midnight, Sunday, July 22. Shoppers can purchase many items without paying the 4% state sales tax. In addition, many cities and counties are also dropping their local…
The SEC Media Days frenzy is over and football season will be here before we know it. Will Alabama claim another national championship? And will Auburn be able to defeat Alabama again in the Iron Bowl? We asked some of…
A summer camp on Troy Universityās campus is teaching kids the importance of using their creativity by using theatre, dance, and arts and crafts. Now in its tenth year, campers…
A Montgomery man has been found guilty of ambushing and shooting a man multiple times in retaliation to a previous altercation. Eric Wendell Scott was convicted this week by a Montgomery County jury for the attempted murder of Jaquan Sanders.…
The house where civil rights icon Rosa Parks sought refuge after fleeing the South amid death threats is scheduled for auction next week with a minimum bid of $1 million. Auctioneer Guernsey's plans to put the house up for auction…
A two-vehicle crashĀ has claimed the life of a Shorter man. Michael Robert Watson, 24, was killed when the 2000 Chevrolet Suburban he was driving collided with a 1999 Chrysler Town and Country.Ā Watson was transported to Baptist South Medical Center, but…
We're looking ahead to November's elections now that the runoffs are over and whether the Republicans will be able to hold on to the state offices. Political analyst Steve Flowers says Democrats…
With no Democratic challenger in the upcoming November election, Covington County will have a new sheriff. Blake Turman received more votes than three-term Sheriff Dennis Meeks during Tuesdayās election. When…
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas -- Forty-eight sets of remains believed to have been buried between 1878 and 1910 have been exhumed from an unmarked cemetery in Fort Bend County, Texas,Ā CBS Houston affiliate KHOU reports. Bodies at the site, which construction…
As Alabama News Network has reported, State Rep. John Knight (D-Montgomery) says he had problems while trying to vote in the state runoffs on Tuesday. Apparently, he wasn't alone. Alabama…
A groundbreaking has been held for a new state-of-the-art sawmill in Pike County. Rex Lumber Company is investing $110 million to build the Southern Yellow Pine sawmill.Ā Ā It will be located just north of Troy on County Road 7714 in the…
Demopolis police say a man's body has been discovered. Police Chief Tommie Reese tells Alabama News Network that the body of 36-year-old Joseph Knowles, Jr, was found in a wooded part of a yard on Wild Honey Court Monday afternoon.…
Police say a man has been arrested in connection to a triple murder in Alabama. Guntersville Police told WAFF-TV that 52-year-old Jimmy O'Neal Spencer was Tuesday arrested on four counts of capital murder. The bodies of 74-year-old Marie Kitchens Martin…
In another sign of the dissatisfaction with the performance of Montgomery Public Schools, another school board member has gone down in defeat. This time, it was school board President Robert Porterfield. Porterfield was defeated by challenger Claudia Mitchell in the…
State Rep. Will Ainsworth has defeated Alabama Public Service Commission President Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in a race that got raucous down the stretch.…
Lowndesboro Mayor and farmer Rick Pate has defeated longtime state Sen. Gerald Dial (R-Lineville) for the Republican nomination for commissioner of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries. The 63-year-old Pate led the 80-year-old Dial and three other candidates in…
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has won the Republican nomination for attorney general and now faces his first statewide general election challenge. Marshall defeated former attorney general Troy King in the Republican…
U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-2nd District) has won the Republican runoff for her seat after President Trump endorsed her despiteĀ her criticism of him during his 2016 presidential campaign. Roby beat Bobby…
Longtime State Rep. Alvin Holmes (D-Montgomery) has lost the seat he has held since winning it in 1974. His defeat in District 78 is…



