On Sunday, October 22, the Sonic Drive-In located at 77 Dudley Drive in Millbrook was robbed by an unknown male suspect. Investigators say the suspect was armed with a black unknown type handgun. An employee was made to re-enter the business at…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma Police have arrested two suspects in a deadly nightclub shooting that claimed the life of a young mother. Twenty-nine year old Kenneth Ingram…
A federal judge has permanently blocked Alabama laws that tried to restrict abortion clinics near schools and to ban a common second-trimester procedure. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson issued a 148-page ruling Thursday saying the laws are unconstitutional. He's preventing…
A batch of letters hand written by "To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee has sold for more than $12,000. A statement from the Los Angeles-based Nate D. Sanders Auctions says 38 letters from the deceased novelist to friend Felic…
It's that time of year for ghosts and goblins. The Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce is holding its second annual Haunted History Tours. And it's scaring up customers for downtown businesses. The…
Ransomware: it is information superhighway robbery and it could lead cyber criminals to a computer near you. According to the FBI, the number of ransomware attacks is up 300% from 2015.…
The Montgomery Public School Board of Education held a second budget meeting Thursday. This, in an attempt to finalize a 2018 fiscal budget plan. A budget was proposed on Tuesday which…
The ongoing opioid crisis is sweeping the country. Thursday, President Trump declared the crisis a national public health emergency. For the Troy Police Department, the opioid crisis is nothing new, just…
Harvey Weinstein is suing his former company seeking access to his employment file and emails to help defend the former film mogul from multiple investigations. Weinstein's lawsuit against the company he co-founded cites the fallen mogul's need to defend himself…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Folks in Selma are gearing up for the 39th Annual Kathryn Tucker Windham Alabama Tale Tellin' Festival coming up this weekend. Organizers are getting everything ready to host the two-day event Friday and Saturday. They…
A north Alabama business is shutting down until a court rules on the state's lawsuit claiming it's an illegal gambling operation. A court order says River City Entertainment in Lacey Springs and the state have reached an agreement while a…
Police are looking for two people captured on video dashing out of an Alabama pet store with two French bulldog puppies worth thousands of dollars. The owner of Petland Montgomery, Keith Evans, says a man and a woman spent about…
Montgomery officials have decided to replace the Veterans Day parade the city organized for the past seven years with an event inside Riverwalk Stadium this year. The city's announcement quotes Mayor Todd Strange: “Although support has been steady in the…
Our Golden Apple Award Winner this week comes from the Montgomery Public School System. Band Director Brandon Howard at Jefferson Davis High School continues working just as hard today as when he…
A man wanted for theft has turned himself in. CrimeStoppers released photos of the suspect on October 19th. After being shown on television and social media, the suspect contacted the lead Investigator and identified himself as Mardrecuis Williams. The Investigator…
President Donald Trump is praising the passage of a $4 trillion Republican budget in the House of Representatives. Trump says on Twitter Thursday: "Big news - Budget just passed!" The House narrowly passed a budget in a 216-212 vote. The…
One person is in custody and police are looking for another suspect following a deadly shooting at a nightclub in Selma. Police Chief Spencer Collier tells area media that 30-year-old Juantonio Oteis Cosby was arrested late Wednesday. He's being charged…
Alabama's interim school superintendent says the state Department of Education has eliminated a $3 million budget deficit. Ed Richardson told a House committee Wednesday the department isn't filling 27 vacant jobs at its headquarters in Montgomery. The Decatur Daily reports…
It was a special night for the Pike Road community as they dedicated the newly renovated Historic Pike Road School Wednesday. The historic school is one hundred years old and 47 years ago it had to shut its doors. But…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma man is on trial for murder at the Dallas County Courthouse for the shooting death of an elderly man. District Attorney Michael Jackson says…
Butler County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a double homicide that happened today near Greenville. This morning around 9:30, officers were dispatched to a location in front of the property of Lighthouse Pentecostal…
School is back in session in Bullock County after a Bullock County High School Female student was arrested for making terrorist threats. Officials say the threats were sent via email…
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has recently confirmed a case of rabies in a raccoon in the Lake Forest neighborhood in east Montgomery. A raccoon that was found in a resident’s back yard tested positive for the rabies…
Secretary of State John Merrill tells Alabama News Network there were 674 instances of crossover voting in the Republican Senate Runoff. Â Merrill explains these are voters who participated in the August…
An analysis of newly released government data finds that premiums for the most popular health plans under the Affordable Care Act are going up by an average 34 percent next year. The independent analysis by the consulting firm Avalere Health…
