Selma City Schools Gets a "D" on Education Report Card
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The Education Report Card released last week has some Selma residents pointing fingers and placing blame but not at school officials. Selma City Schools…
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Councilman Seeks Constituents' Ideas and Votes on how to improve District
What would you do with 100 thousand dollars to improve your city? That's what one Montgomery city councilman is asking his constituents. District 5 Councilman William Green held a meeting Monday…
Natalee Holloway's Mom Sues Over TV Series About Daughter
The mother of an American teenager missing in Aruba since 2005 is seeking $35 million in a lawsuit over a TV series about the case. Alabama schoolteacher Beth Holloway has filed suit against producers of "The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway,"…
"Aggressive" Academic And Financial Plan To Come For Montgomery Public Schools
Interim state superintendent, Dr. Ed Richardson says he'll soon release new plans to address financial and academic issues in Montgomery Public Schools. Richardson says one proposed fix to the…
Moore Seeks to Have Accusers' Lawsuit Moved from Montgomery
Former Senate candidate Roy Moore says a defamation lawsuit filed by a woman who accused him of sexual misconduct should be moved out of Montgomery. A Montgomery judge on Monday gave Leigh Corfman, the plaintiff in the case, two weeks…
Deadline for Candidate Qualifying this Week
The deadline to qualify for state elections is closing in. The deadline is this Friday at 5 p.m. Here's breakdown of some of the candidates who have qualified so far: Republican…
Expect Lane Closures on East Boulevard This Week
The Alabama Dept. of Transportation says beginning today, temporary lane closures will be in place on Eastern Boulevard from Troy Highway to Interstate 85. The lane closures will be in place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. until the end of the…
Well-known Montgomery Businessman Bubba Trotman Dies at 90
Alabama News Network is saddened to report the passing of well-known Montgomery businessman John "Bubba" Trotman. He died at his home on Saturday after a brief illness. He was 90 years old. Trotman founded Trotman Cattle Company in Montgomery in…
Early-Sunday Morning Crash Claims Life of Pike Road Man
A single-vehicle crash at 1 a.m., on February 4, has claimed the life of a Pike Road man. Hunter Alan Chambliss, 24, was killed when the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado he was driving left the roadway and struck several trees. Chambliss, who was not using…
Police Find Man with Serious Gunshot Wound; One Suspect in Custody
MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 100 block of Truett Drive in reference to a subject shot. Upon arriving on scene, an adult male was located suffering from a serious gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local…
No-Seatbelt Fatals Mount Up
Alabama authorities are reporting another fatal accident in which the driver was not wearing a seat belt. They say it happened Saturday night about 9:30 on highway 80, four miles east of Selma. The victim was a Montgomery man who…
What Alabama Voters Want in Candidates as Elections Get Closer
From the governor's race to members of the legislature, voters will cast their ballot on the candidates that they feel can lead Alabama. One characteristic that some want to see in those candidates? "I think people should be involved in…
Teen Surrenders To Montgomery Police for Weekend Murder
MONTGOMERY — The Montgomery Police Department has arrested a Montgomery man in the shooting death of Sidney Johnson IV, 30, who was fatally wounded Saturday February 3, 2018 after a verbal dispute. MPD charged Leviticus Fuller, 19, with murder after…
NY Times: Alabama Couple Married, Again.
The New York Times story about this week's wedding of Judy long, 83, and Jim Scott, 80 fill almost a full page in today's paper. The both graduated from Auburn, but did not meet on campus. HERE'S A LINK…
Troy Leadership Conference Honors Civil Rights Icon John Lewis
An annual leadership conference in Troy became a celebration of Troy born Civil Rights icon John Lewis Saturday. Troy residents welcomed the congressman home. He's recognized for spending his life fighting for others an officials unveiled an historic marker honoring…
Daiquiri Bar In Downtown Montgomery Asks For Help To Stay Open
Candy Capel, the "CC" of CC's daiquiris, says the city's recent suspension of open alcohol containers in downtown's entertainment district has been bad news for her business."Because many of them…
Missing Man Found in Mississippi
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says a missing man has been found in Mississippi. Joseph Anthony Carr IV was last seen on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at his residence near Wares Ferry Road and Old Atlanta Highway. Authorities feared for Mr. Carr’s…
Future of Concordia College Alabama Uncertain
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Lingering financial challenges have left the future of Concordia College Alabama in Selma hanging in the balance. Interim Transition Officer Dr. James Lyons says the school needs…
Alabama-Born Lead Singer of Temptations has Died.
CHICAGO (CBS) — Dennis Edwards, the lead singer of Motown legends The Temptations, has died at age 74. He was born in Birmingham in 1943 and would have turned 75 tomorrow. "Inducted into the Rock…
Plant-based Lifestyle Movement: Helping Others from "Tragedy to Majesty"
Renee Beavers calls herself a "lifestyle movement guide." It's all about a plant-based movement to teach people how to eat foods that have benefits instead of side effects. "Teach people how to…
Pike Road Grade Reaction
Pike Road's new school superintendent is Chuck Ledbetter. He says the "C" the system received was because it is so new they don't have data yet for two criteria on which the schools were graded. Today Ledbetter released s statement…
Pine Hill Man Sentenced to 7 Years on Child Pornography Charges
United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announces that Terry White,22, of Pine Hill, was sentenced Thursday after earlier pleading guilty to a violation of 18 USC Section 2252A(a)(2), Receipt of Child Pornography. White was…
Colorado Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Robbing Montgomery Bank for Second Time
Richard Allen Evans, 50, of Arvada, Colorado, was sentenced Thursday to 240 months in federal prison for bank robbery, announced Louis V. Franklin, Sr., United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. In addition to 20 years in prison, Evans…
Greene County Fatal Accident kills man and 2-year old boy
Alabama State Troopers say the child and an adult died when the car the adult was driving ran off a road in Greene County. The adult is identified as 27 year old Rolando Xavier Whitehead of Sawyerville. The child is…
Fatal Accident
Authorities say 68 year old Earnest Hatcher died Thursday afternoon when the car he was driving left the road and struck a tree. Troopers say Hatcher was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from his C1500 Chevy Pickup. The accident…
