Macon Co. Sheriff Andre Brunson has confirmed to Alabama News Network that a jailer and an investigator have both been arrested on various charges. Brunson says jailer Andrew Dixon has been fired after being arrested on four counts of custodial sex abuse.…
Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R - Monrovia) on Monday announced that State Rep. Randall Shedd (R - Cullman) will serve as chairman of the new House Standing Committee on Urban and Rural Development, a panel that will focus…
After 41 years of serving the children of Montgomery Public Schools in various capacities as a teacher, school level administrator, central office administrator and superintendent, Margaret Allen announced her retirement today in an…
Alabama News Network has learned the scheduled Montgomery showing of a documentary about the prosecution and jailing of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman has been canceled. Our sources say the…
A rocket company owned by Amazon-founder Jeff Bezos is coming to Huntsville. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday that Blue Origin, a private spaceflight company, will build its BE-4 rocket engine in Huntsville. Ivey says the project will create 350…
The Supreme Court is letting the Trump administration enforce its 90-day ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries, overturning lower court orders that blocked it. The action Monday is a victory for President Donald Trump in the biggest legal…
A man and woman have been found dead in an Alabama home. Auburn police Capt. Lorenza Dorsey tells local media a 40-year-old man and 38-year-old woman were found dead Saturday afternoon in an Auburn home. Police had been responding to…
Montgomery Pride took over the streets downtown for the second annual Montgomery Pride Parade. LGBTQ marchers started the event at Club 322 on Sunday morning, then marched…
Greenville Police held the first Cops and Kids Day outreach program for the city of Greenville. Kids were able learn about how officers do their…
A man has drowned during an attempt to rescue children swimming on the Gulf Coast of Alabama. The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office says deputies found an unresponsive 57-year-old man while responding to a call about 3:30 p.m. Friday at Fort…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A group of social clubs in Selma are teaming up to give back to the community by providing a hot meal to area senior citizens. Members from more than a dozen savings and motorcycle clubs…
Portions of Redland Road in Elmore County had to be closed due to heavy rains. County officials say the road is closed between Highway 231 and Rifle Range Road until further notice. Drivers can use Jasmine Hill Road to Willow…
The Montgomery Police Department has arrested a Montgomery man in connection with the death of Kevin Hinkle, 26, who was pronounced dead at Baptist Medical Center South after being transported to the hospital by a private citizen Monday evening, June…
A suspect in the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man in January has surrendered to police. The Selma Times-Journal reports Demarcus Dillard, of Selma, turned himself in Wednesday on a capital murder charge related to the slaying of Nick Bell.…
Farmers were already in dire need of relief from several weeks of large rainfall totals where rain has saturated fields in central and southern Alabama. To add insult to injury, Tropical Storm Cindy dropped additional extensive rainfall across the region…
Greenville Police Chief Justin Lovvorn says several roads are closed in Butler County due to water over the roadways. He urges people to avoid these areas and drive carefully. Those roads include: Bowden Road Bolling Road Ashley Road Whittle Bridge…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The family of a murder victim takes the first step in suing the city of Selma for his death. Selma attorney Brandon Wooten says…
Beginning in August, court costs will will rise the Pike County Courthouse. The county is in critical need of a new jail and the $35 increase will help in the…
Today, Judge Roy Moore issued the following statement on the US Senate’s proposed legislation to repeal Obamacare: “As I stated over a month ago, I will oppose any bill that does not fully repeal Obamacare. We knew from day one…
A former Alabama legislator is pleading guilty to taking bribes from a lawyer and a coal company executive to oppose adding Birmingham area neighborhoods to an EPA Superfund site. Former Rep. Oliver Robinson agreed Thursday to plead guilty to conspiracy,…
A National Weather Service meteorologist says a suspected tornado has damaged several businesses in an outlying suburb of Birmingham, Alabama. Meteorologist Jason Holmes said buildings, including a liquor store and a fast food restaurant, were reported damaged in the suburban…
Alabama will stop giving the ACT Aspire test to students. The state Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday not to renew the contract with the company. Superintendent Michael Sentance said there were…
Tropical Storm Cindy has made landfall at 4:30 ET this morning, close to Cameron, Louisiana. Heavy rain and gusty winds continue to batter southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana. Rainfall amounts between 2-3 inches have already been reported southeast of Houston,…
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is out with a report this morning that finds three KKK groups are active in Alabama...and that there has been a slight increase in Klan activity in the past year, despite turmoil within many groups: "Rumors…
After a failing health score, a local Montgomery restaurant had to be shut down immediately by the health department. The Old Selma Butcher Market received a 53 at its routine inspection.…
