An Alabama photographer has pleaded guilty to more than 175 counts of possession of child pornography. Todd Wayne Fye was scheduled to go on trial Tuesday, but entered his guilty plea last week. Fye owned a photography studio in Dothan. Houston County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Bill Rafferty said at the time of Fye’s arrest that police do not believe the…
The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily delayed an Alabama execution in order to consider the inmate’s request to halt the lethal injection. Justices on Thursday issued a temporary stay that blocked the execution of 40-year-old Torrey Twane McNabb. The reprieve came down minutes before McNabb was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 6 p.m. CDT. The justices could…
The Washington-Post reports former President Trump aide Steve Bannon criticised the Montgomery -based Southern Poverty Law Center during a speech to the “Values Voters Summit” in Washington: “At various points in the speech, Bannon, who runs the far-right website Breitbart News, leveled attacks at former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and the Southern Poverty Law Center — whose funders, he alleged,…
Communication is key in an emergency, now Alabama’s first responders have access to a new tool that will help them better serve the community. Governor Kay Ivey announced Tuesday that Alabama is now the 24th state to join the first responder network. The goal of the First Responders’ Network, or ‘FirstNet’, is to provide a communications network available to use…
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Alabama News Network’s Jeff Sanders is doing his part in the fight against cancer. Jeff was selected by the American Cancer Society to be part of their “Real Men Wear Pink” campaign. Throughout the month of October Jeff and two dozen other men in the community are wearing pink each day to raise money…
There was a person murdered in Alabama almost every day during 2016. The numbers come from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and they show 332 murder victims statewide. 32 of those killings were in Montgomery. The 332 statewide figure ranks Alabama third per capita in murders last year. Only Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico had higher per capita rates. 2016…
The non-profit group, “Voices for Alabama Children” has released its annual Kids Count Data Book. It focuses on 45 key factors concerning the health, safety and economic security of children in the state. Overall, the report shows the welfare of children in state is at its highest level since the Data Book began 25 years ago. Here’s a look at…
The Autauga County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing woman from Marbury. 50-year-old Theresa Lynn Woodard was last seen leaving her home in the 3000 block of Highway 143. The sheriff’s office says Woodard left walking into a wooded area behind her home. She was last seen wearing a green hoodie, black parachute pants and socks. She’s 5’6 and…
The American Civil Liberties Union has sent record requests to Republican attorneys general in 10 states and Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter looking for any communication with the federal government about a program that benefits young immigrants living in the country illegally. Otter and the attorneys general in Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Tennessee and West…
Simmering tensions between President Donald Trump and his attorney general appear to be cooling down. The White House says Trump has “100 percent” confidence in his Cabinet. That would include Attorney General Jeff Sessions, whom Trump has publicly belittled in recent weeks. Trump has called Sessions “weak” and “beleaguered” and expressed disappointment in Sessions’ decision to step aside from the…
