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…
See FBI flyer about the bank robbery suspect: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/myron-william-ernst WANTED Myron William Ernst Sex: Male Age: 60 Race: White Criminal Charges Robbery 1st Degree Montgomery Police Department The Montgomery Police Department is searching for Myron William Ernst for Bank Robbery.…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Jeff Sessions has resigned as the country's chief law enforcement officer at President Donald Trump's request. Sessions announced his plan to resign in a letter to the White House on Wednesday. Trump announced in a…
AP---President Donald Trump says he's happy with "most" of his Cabinet as he suggests changes may be coming. Trump said at a Wednesday press conference that he is "looking at different people…
Alabama Republicans crushed Democratic hopes of building on last year's election of U.S. Sen. Doug Jones. Republicans swept all statewide and contested congressional races on Tuesday as Alabama maintained its status as…
A single-vehicle crash at 5:57 a.m. today, Nov. 7, has claimed the life of a Hayneville man. Princeton Moorer, 28, was killed when the 2009 Hyundai Sonata he was driving left the roadway and overturned. Moorer, who was not using a seat…
Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that the Department has successfully prosecuted several Alabamians for unemployment compensation fraud. The following individuals were charged with a misdemeanor violation of the Alabama Unemployment Compensation Law by making false statements…
Alabama News Network has reaction from winners of Tuesday's Montgomery County Board of Education races. For months now, these races have been highly anticipated as Montgomery Public Schools find solutions to…
