Gov. Kay Ivey has taken the Oath of Office for a full four-year term as governor of Alabama. Under overcast skies, she delivered a bright inaugural address for the future of the state. Ivey was joined on the stage in…
The USDA has announced that Selma-based R. L. Zeigler Company is recalling approximately 11,664 pounds of ready-to-eat poultry and meat sausage products that may be contaminated…
Five-year-old Carlie Nolen may be handicapped, but you wouldn’t know it if you met her. “She may be bound to a wheelchair, but her personality’s not," Carlie's father Kyle Nolen says. "She’s one of those that she can just take…
A rural Alabama police department that used social media to scold community members for rejecting God is coming under fire from a group that opposes mixing government and religious faith. A statement posted on Facebook by the Opp Police Department…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A cruise company says an autistic 22-year-old missing since Sunday had climbed over a ship's deck rail, going overboard during a cruise from Alabama to the western Caribbean. The family says he is presumed dead. Miami-based…
The Archdiocese of Mobile, which includes Montgomery, has released a list of priests and others associated with Catholic Churches that, in their words, have been "credibly" accused of sexual abuse since 1950. Some of the men on the lists have…
Andalusia's soft and hard floor manufacturing distribution company Shaw Industries Plant 65 location is celebrating a large investment. This comes after its Dalton, Georgia headquarters chose to invest $250 million into the facility. “It's a huge development for the great…
A Crenshaw county teacher has been charged with having sexual contact with a student. The Crenshaw County Sheriff's office says 24-year-old Hannah Davis was arrested on the charge last week. Davis was a teacher at Highland Home School. She is…
This holiday season can be stressful time for many families across the state. Buying presents while supplying for the needs of the family can take the joy out…
By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press Experts say Hurricane Michael and its aftermath have been especially troubling for the children of the storm, many too young to understand the Category 4 monster that smashed across the Florida Panhandle in October. Sometimes…
If you're planning your shopping trips on Thanksgiving or on Black Friday, here's a list of what's open in our area: If you need last-minute items for your Thanksgiving meal, Winn-Dixie stores will be open on Thanksgiving until 4 p.m.…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says U.S. consumers should not eat any romaine lettuce, and retailers and restaurants should not serve or sell any until more is known about an E. coli outbreak. So far, the E. coli…
It's been a whirlwind of emotion for Terry Mears and Danny Bond. Terry Mears beat out opponent Rome Odom in Tuesday's election to win the Crenshaw County Sheriff seat. “I'm grounded.…
Alabama News Network is covering Campaign 2018: The Alabama Vote and all of the important state and local races in Central, West and South Alabama. CLICK HERE FOR ELECTION RESULTS The races being…
From the Alabama Forestry Commission: Timber Damage from Hurricane Michael "In the wake of Hurricane Michael, many Alabama landowners are finding that their forests have been…
Hurricane Michael has prompted some schools in our area to cancel classes for Wednesday in advance of the storm. Michael is expected to have the greatest impact in southeast Alabama on Wednesday before heading northeast into Georgia. These are the…
It has been a busy week for the the Covington County Emergency Management Agency, as the arrival of Hurricane Michael looms. County officials are getting ready should the bad weather…
Part of the Alabama News Network viewing area is under a Tropical Storm Watch until further notice. This is in advance of the expected landfall of Hurricane Michael on the Florida panhandle in the middle part of the week. The…
Hurricane Michael continues to weaken with max sustained winds now down to 90 mph near the center. Tropical storm force winds (39 mph+) will be possible mainly over our southeastern counties (Pike & Bullock). Michael will move rapidly northeastward this…
What to do if an active shooter comes into your work place. That's what the Georgiana Police Department wanted to teach work force professionals through an active shooter training course Wednesday. The Alabama…
Alabama News Network will be home to a new TV channel starting Monday, Oct. 1. The new "Start TV" will air on WBMM, Channel 22.2, which can also be found on some cable TV systems. Start TV bills itself as…
Alabama was pitching Tuskegee for the T-100 production facility, using the Tuskegee Airmen tie-in. “We want the legacy of the Airman to not just to be a museum, something you look back at 75 years ago…” explained Joe Turnham, Director…
Some new queens were crowned today at the third annual Miss Butler County Fair pageant. Alabama News Network’s Jalea Brooks helped judge the pageant, which is a fundraiser for the Greenville Kiwanis Club.
Four shootings in the recent month have Andalusia Police working overtime. APD continues to search for suspects. The shootings happened on August 6th on Snead Street; August 11th on Oak Street; August…
