MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and 19 other Republican governors on Tuesday sent a letter opposing any expansion of the number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, a longshot idea pushed by some congressional Democrats. The…
Montgomery, Ala. – The Wellness Coalition is hosting a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Resurrection Catholic Missions (RCM) health fair on Monday, June 28 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. As part of a partnership with The Wellness Coalition, the Moderna vaccine…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The Rooster Bridge near Demopolis was originally built 102 years ago. It's construction closed the only gap in a highway that stretched from coast to coast. Hundreds of people…
A radar gap in West Alabama is complicating severe weather coverage. Alabama News Network Chief Meteorologist Shane Butler compares the National Weather Service radar gap to forecasting through a blurry lens. "All those beams,…
March 13, 2020 was a day that changed everything as Alabama's first coronavirus case was confirmed in Montgomery County. Things like social distancing and face masks quickly became a big…
Alabama News Network is getting a first look at plans to expand Montgomery's Riverfront. The Riverfront Greenway Trail will connect the Riverfront to parts of North Montgomery. Lois Cortell with the City…
FULTONDALE, Ala. (AP) - Gov. Kay Ivey is promising help to families and businesses impacted by the tornado that tore up some…
Medical officials are pleading with people to forgo Christmas parties and large gatherings as the state faces a surge in COVID-19 cases that looks to only get worse. Dr. Mark Wilson delivered the plea in a Friday press conference with…
This week marks one year since Montgomery's Whitewater Project was announced. The 120-acre outdoor complex will be centered around an Olympic standard whitewater rafting course. You won't see many changes at the…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Department of Labor has created an appointment process for people to get in-person help with employment claims after people were sleeping overnight in a parking lot in the hopes of seeing someone. The department…
At Tuesday night's Montgomery School board meeting, the board approved the hiring of lobbyists to work on the Ad Valorem tax with the legislature. Before the vote, several members made impassioned pleas in support of the issue, including District 1…
Alabama lawmakers are exploring a new statewide emergency notification system this legislative session. The proposal making its way through the state legislature would give all county EMAs a base level notification system. This would…
Usually when we hear lawyers say they'll "fight for you," they're referring to personal injury, but when Public Interest Attorney Bryan Stevenson says he'll fight for you, it's about protecting a client's basic…
Malden Brothers Barbershop sits on Jackson St. in Centennial Hill, a once bustling neighborhood in Montgomery that catered to black citizens at a time when Montgomery was dominated by segregation. Many…
The St. James Hotel in Selma has stood since 1837 -- decades before the Civil War, through the Civil Rights Movement. While it's been closed and boarded up for years, there's an effort…
There's a new effort to breathe life into a landmark Montgomery church that for decades has fallen by the wayside. Mt. Zion A.M.E. Zion…
Tim Essary, owner of Cahawba House in Downtown, Montgomery has been serving up good food at the restaurant since 2016. Along with that good food, he's tried to provide every…
It's been three months since a multi-million dollar Whitewater project was announced for Montgomery. It's known as project catalyst, and its design is based on the U.S. National Whitewater Center…
Two hundred million dollars in deferred maintenance... That's just the estimate for Montgomery Public Schools, but one board member said that number could actually be higher. Unusable classrooms, faulty heat and A.C. units... and…
In an Alabama News Network I-Team Extra, Andrew James investigates maintenance needs across the Montgomery Public School system. School leaders estimate deferred maintenance needs are near $200 million and say the money in the budget doesn't even scratch the…
We sat down with Governor Kay Ivey to discuss her goals for 2020. In an Exclusive interview with Alabama News Network, she discusses her plans to improve roads, build new prisons and bring a massive overhaul to the way the…
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor-comedian Kevin Hart has been injured in the crash of a vintage muscle car in the hills above Malibu. A California Highway Patrol collision report says the 40-year-old Hart was a passenger in a 1970 Plymouth…
Brenda Davis lives in Autauga County and can't stop painting. She paints framed works of art, but also art on ceilings, floors, even shoes. She is self-trained. She says her inspiration comes from…
When severe weather hits, you're told to get to your safe place. If you live in a mobile home that could mean getting out and moving to a safer, more sturdy building, but what if there are no shelters close…
Alabama News Network has an update on a story we've been covering for years. The civil rights interpretive center at Alabama State University is now scheduled to open in March 2020. That would…
