Update: The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) says the driver has been identified as 29 year old, Joshua Wesley Sweatman, of Georgia. The chase happened at approximately 9:07 p.m. on Tuesday. The car he was driving was a Chevrolet Cruz, the chase ended when Sweatman crashed the Chevrolet Cruz into a guardrail and a light pole at the intersection of…
Alabama News Network has launched a new news app, which is now available for Android and iPhone devices in your Google Play Store or Apple App Store. We hope you’ll be excited to use it. To get the new app, you will need to update the old Alabama News Network app. If you have “automatic updates” turned on in your…
The time is running out to fill out your census. Local census officials are worried of the potential negative impacts that the census ending early will have. The census will end nearly a month earlier than planned. It was learned that this time last week that to be counted, households must complete the survey by September 30, rather than October…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP)- UPDATE: Investigators have determined that a fire that killed eight people at an Alabama marina earlier this year was an accident. Scottsboro Fire Chief Gene Necklaus said in an email Wednesday that the blaze originated on one boat at Jackson County Park Marina. Necklaus says it was an accident, but state investigators couldn’t determine an exact cause….
Montgomery County offices are now in recovery mode, after a week-long cyber ransom attack that targeted government computers. Over the weekend, Montgomery County paid about $37,000 to regain access to the county’s data files and operating systems. “It just makes you mad, that these folks have nothing better to do than steal our system and take our money” said Ronda Walker,…
You may remember Hope, the abused Rottweiler that was abandoned and in pretty bad shape. We’ve continued to follow her story and keep you updated on her condition. We now have some good news to report: Dr. Jessica Loch says that “She is thriving, she’s doing amazing she’s eating and drinking and playing we’ve seen her personality blossom, she trusts people,…
(From The Troy Police Department) The Troy Police Department is requesting assistance from the public to locate a missing child. Chad Jeffrey Ramsay Tipp is a 13-year-old white male and was last seen at his residence on Grace Road at approximately 6:30pm on November 07, 2016. Ramsay’s mother contacted the Troy Police Department shortly before 8:30pm to report her son…
