Golden Apple: Shanda Gordon
Our Golden Apple Award Winner this week comes from the Covington County School System. In her 4th year of teaching, 6th grade math teach Shanda Gordon at Straughn Middle School,…
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Memorial Dedicated To Lynching Victims Opening Soon In Montgomery
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice will become the nation's first memorial of its kind, and it's garnering national attention. The memorial is dedicated to thousands of African-American men, women and…
Will Tiny Fish Sink $1.6 Billion Toyota-Mazda Plant?
A tiny species of fish could be threatened with extinction if the huge Toyota-Mazda plant is built just west of Huntsville. That's according to an environmental group that plans to go to court to save the fish. The Spring Pygmy Sunfish…
Butler County Deputies Want Help to Solve Double Murder
Investigators in Butler County are searching for new leads in a double murder investigation. Ladarious Lymon and Javon Banks, both 22 years old, were both found dead in a car…
Roy Moore Tries Again to Have the Case Against Him Moved from Montgomery
Roy Moore and his legal team have filed a petition for Writ of Mandamus with the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. They are asking the court to order the Montgomery County Circuit Court to transfer the case filed against Moore to Etowah County…
Funeral Arrangements Announced for Rev. Dr. F.D. Reese
Funeral arrangements have been announced for Rev. Dr. Fredrick Douglas Reese, a civil rights leader who was well known in Selma and elsewhere across the country. Reese died Thursday in Atlanta at the age of 88. Reese was one of…
Eclectic Man Indicted in the Murder of His Parents
District Attorney Randall Houston says Jesse Madison Holton of Eclectic has been indicted by an Elmore County grand jury for the murder of his parents, April and Mike Holton. Holton was originally indicted in October 2017 for the murder of…
Husband Pleads 'Not Guilty' in Death of Exhibitionist Wife
A former police officer charged with murder in the death of his exhibitionist wife has pleaded not guilty, and the victim's mother says she believes him. William Jeffrey West entered…
Jim Zeigler Speaks Out on Bentley Year after Bentley's Resignation
State Auditor Jim Zeigler spoke to the Montgomery Rotary Club Monday almost one year since former Gov. Robert Bentley stepped down. Just last week, supernumerary district attorney Ellen Brooks announced there were no…
60 Minutes Lynching Memorial Story Now Online
Watch the CBS 60 Minutes segment about the soon to open Lynching Memorial HERE. The memorial opens on April 26th. More information HERE. And tomorrow---Monday morning at 8:00 AM---on CBS This Morning, watch a story about the companion museum…
Tour of Homes Showcases the Latest Home Trends
The Waters Spring Home Tour in Pike Road could give you plenty of ideas. Some people like Tom Garrett say they are very impressed with the floor plans. "They've got a awful lot of…
Maxwell Air Force Base 100th Anniversary Continues with Centennial Celebration Bash
A cloudy and rainy day, did not get in the way of the centennial celebration bash for Maxwell Air force Base. "Unfortunately the weather got us little down today but when the city…
Montgomery Home Eviction Rate Among The Highest in the U.S.
The national report on home evictions in the United States from from a special interest group called The Eviction Lab. They say Montgomery had the 27th highest eviction rate in the country. The only other Alabama city on the top…
Annual Beef Cooking Competition
Alabama High School Juniors and Seniors gathered at Carver High in Montgomery today to compete in the annual Alabama Cattlemen's Association beef cook-off. Alabama News Network News Director Glenn Halbrook was a judge for the event, which was won by Dalton…
Man Dies In Car Accident After Being Pursued By Police
A Columbiana man has died after being chased by Prattville police. 50 year old Ambrose Wood was being pursued by Prattville Police after being suspected of reckless driving. Wood's car left county road 82 in Autauga county and overturned.…
Special Ed Fashion Show Gives Students Night in the Spotlight
Students strut their stuff on the runway for family and friends gathered at the Parking Crossing High School gym Friday night. "Tonight is all about the children. It's all about 'disabling the label' and allowing children with exceptionalities to shine…
Troy University Students Petition to Rename a Portion of George Wallace Drive
Students tell me that the controversial governor's name should name should not be near the university because of his stance of segregation during his time in office. This article is making it's way around Troy University's campus as a group…
"Over The Edge" For A Good Cause
Some folks in Montgomery were literally hanging over the edge - rappelling 110 feet down the 40 Four Building in Downtown, Montgomery, but for a good cause. Participants raised 1,000 dollars each, for Hope Inspired Ministries, in exchange for the once-in-a-lifetime…
CBS 8 Viewers Get First Look at Lynching Memorial in Montgomery
Alabama News Network anchor Darryl Hood got the chance to sit down for an Exclusive one-on-one interview with Oprah Winfrey when she visited Montgomery to do a story on the new lynching…
Martin Luther King's Barber
Watch "Your COmmunity This Week" on ABC Montgomery this Sunday at 9:00 AM or 4:00 PM to hear about their book: "The Colored Waiting Room" by Kevin Shird and Nelson Malden Watch the interview Sunday morning---April 8th--- on…
Governor Ivey Announces Funding for New Behavioral Health Services
Governor Kay Ivey announced on Friday that Alabama has set aside $11 million in its recently passed budgets for the Alabama Department of Mental Health to expand behavioral health services for Medicaid-eligible children and youth. When combined with federal matching funds, the money…
Montgomery Teacher Among 16 Finalists for 2018-2019 Alabama Teacher of the Year
Highly-skilled, dedicated, and caring teachers are essential to achieving excellence and in preparing our nation’s next generation of outstanding professionals. The 16 outstanding educators who have been selected as finalists for Alabama’s 2018-2019 Teacher of the Year exemplify these…
Justice Department Continues Fight Against Dishonest Tax Preparers
With the tax season in full swing, the Justice Department warns taxpayers to avoid unscrupulous tax return preparers who seek to harm taxpayers, and also reminds taxpayers that they could still be responsible for any unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest, resulting…
Teenager Dies From Injuries From Crash on Dirt Bike with Car
The operator of a minibike involved in a motor vehicle crash last Friday, March 30, has died of injuries sustained in the crash. Thomas Bray, 14, of Montgomery was pronounced dead late afternoon Thursday, April 5, at Baptist Medical Center South,…
3 Dead in North Alabama Fire
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) - An apartment fire in the northeast Alabama city of Scottsboro has killed three people. Firefighters found an apartment building filled with thick smoke after receiving a call Thursday night. Flames were coming from one unit and…
