SLE Rodeo Kick-Off Parade Jump Starts Rodeo Weekend
The rodeo is back in town! Opening day for the 61st Annual SLE Rodeo, also meant the return of the kick-off parade. Cowgirls and Cowboys lined the streets of downtown Montgomery…
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State Senate Unanimously Approves a $6.6 Billion Education Budget
The Alabama Senate approved a $6.6 billion Education Trust Fund for Fiscal Year 2019, which starts October 1, and a 2.5% pay raise for Alabama’s teachers and education support personnel on Thursday afternoon. It is the largest education budget for Alabama’s schools since…
Pay Raise for Alabama School Employees Gets Closer to Final Approval
Alabama lawmakers have approved a 2.5% pay raise for teachers and school employees that will cost more than $100 million. The Alabama Senate voted 29-0 Thursday for the pay raise in the education budget for the next fiscal year. The…
Advocating for Disability Rights
Dozens of people spent the Thursday at the state house advocating for change when it comes to people living with disabilities. Mary White an 18-year-old living with Hydrocephalus - a condition that effects…
Owner of Winn-Dixie Stores Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Restructuring
Southeastern Grocers, the owner of the Winn-Dixie grocery store chain, has announced that it's entered into Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring. In a statement to Alabama News Network, the company says it will voluntarily file pre-packaged chapter 11 cases. The company…
AG Marshall Announces Court of Criminal Appeals Upholds Choctaw County Murder Conviction
Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the murder conviction of Joe Brown. Brown, 55, of Butler, was convicted in Choctaw County Circuit Court in March of 2017 for the murder of Jeremy James.             …
Prattville Police Searching for Vehicle Burglar Suspect
Prattville Investigators advise that on February 1, 2018 the victim parked her vehicle in a parking lot located in the 600 block of McQueen Smith Road and entered a physical therapy business. When she returned to her vehicle, her purse…
Senate OKs Rusty Glover’s Resolution to Keep Alabama on Daylight Saving Time
The Alabama Senate considered a resolution by Senator Rusty Glover (R-Semmes) to put the state on permanent Daylight Saving Time earlier today. Twenty-seven Republican and Democratic Senators joined Senator Glover in sponsoring the motion, which was adopted. Glover's resolution, which…
Child Care Safety Act Passes In Senate
The ‘Child Care Safety Act,’ sponsored by Rep. Pebblin Warren, passed out of the Senate this morning with a vote of 22-4. This legislation would provide the most basic level of safety for children attending religious affiliated daycares throughout the…
Park Service Grants
The U.S. Park Service has awarded millions of dollars in grants for civil rights sites in Alabama, including $5000,000 for The Mount Zion A.M.E. Zion Church Memorial Annex in Montgomery (above) and $300,00 for the Second Phase of Preservation of Brown…
Controversial Bill to Arm Teachers Moves Forward in Alabama
A divided House of Representatives committee has approved a proposal that would allow some teachers to carry or access firearms in schools. The House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee voted 5-4 for the bill Thursday. The bill would allow…
AG Steve Marshall Achieves Reconsideration of Federal Rules that Excessively Restrict Property Owners' Use of Land
 Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today that, in light of a lawsuit filed by Alabama and joined by 19 States, the federal government has agreed to reconsider rules adopted during the Obama administration that restrict property owners’ use of land.…
Montgomery Announces Marriott Autograph Collection Hotel: First Boutique Property in Historic Downtown
The historic Murphy House in downtown Montgomery will soon be transformed into a hotel. Most people know the Murphy House as part of the Montgomery Water Works. Ascent Hospitality has purchased the building, which the company plans to develop into…
Montgomery Teen Awarded at 2018 Disney Dreamers Academy
Ezekiel Academy high school junior Victoria Hardy, 17, was recently accepted into the Disney Dreamers Class of 2018 and awarded an internship with Essence magazine. An impactful essay in her application and her passion to impact the world in a…
Truck Drivers and Registered Nurses Continue to be the Most Sought After Employees
Data collected and analyzed by the Alabama Department of Labor’s Labor Market Information Division shows that the most online wanted ads were for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, registered nurses, and retail…
2 dead, including suspect, after shooting at Birmingham hospital
Police say one man is dead and another is in critical condition after a gunman opened fire at an Alabama hospital before fatally shooting himself. Birmingham police Lt. Peter Williston said Wednesday that one victim is in stable condition. "Unfortunately,…
Children's Miracle Rodeo Kicks Off
Every year the night before cowboys and cowgirls saddle up at Garrett Coliseum, they come together for a good cause. Wednesday night was no exception. It was the Children's Miracle Rodeo. Families with…
Police Say Two Shot at UAB Highlands Hospital, Gunman Dead
Police responded to reports of someone firing shots at a hospital in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, before issuing an alert that the situation was over and the shooter had been subdued. Local media reported that two people were shot at UAB…
Harper Lee Estate Sues Over 'Mockingbird' Broadway Version
The estate of "To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee has filed suit over an upcoming Broadway adaptation of the novel. The federal lawsuit filed this week in Alabama argues that screenwriter Aaron Sorkin's script wrongly alters Atticus Finch and…
Smithsonian Traveling Water/Ways Exhibit on Display in Selma
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The city of Selma is hosting a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian that explores water and its impact. The exhibit is underway until April 8th. The Water/Ways exhibit explores how vital water is -- by…
2018 Wagon Train Arrives in Montgomery
The Southeastern Livestock Exposition Rodeo is underway. But before all the fun get's started, the 2018 Wagon Train made its way into the Capitol City. Riders started their journey 11 days ago. They…
Local Law Enforcement Cracking Down On Social Media Threats
Elmore County, Autauga County and Prattville law enforcement and officials say they are taking a stand against social media threats to schools. The stern message comes after days after Prattville Police arrested two 12 -year-olds for separate school threat incidents; one…
Lawsuits Accuse Automakers of Faulty Air Bags, Recall Delays
Three class actions filed Wednesday allege that General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Volkswagen and Mercedes knew of problems with exploding Takata air bag inflators yet waited years to issue recalls. The lawsuits cite company documents obtained through previous lawsuits. The plaintiffs…
Racial Profiling Bill a Step Closer to Final Vote
The House Judiciary Committee passed a bill that would require police to collect data on traffic stops to prevent racial profiling. The bill by state Sen. Rodger Smitherman, a Democrat from Birmingham, would require officers to record the race of…
NTSB says Bus Involved in South Alabama Crash was New
An investigator says the charter bus involved in a fatal crash in Alabama was new and making only its second trip. Pete Kotowski of the National Transportation Safety Board briefed the media on the early stages of the investigation Wednesday.…
