The Covington County Commission has decided to change its plan to provide land for a mental health facility. Two weeks ago, the commission held a groundbreaking ceremony for the facility that…
Central Alabama CrimeStoppers is seeking three men who are considered regional theft suspects but are not in custody. The men are accused of stealing, on average, between $300 to $800 on every visit to…
An Alabama Senate committee has approved a proposed 10-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax increase, keeping the bill on the fast track in the special session that Gov. Kay Ivey called last week. The Senate Transportation and Energy Committee approved the gas tax…
Alabama News Network is raising money to help Lee County tornado victims. The EF-4 tornado that hit the Beauregard community on Sunday killed at least 23 people and injured dozens more. We need your help in raising money for the Community…
Alabama State Troopers say an Opp woman has been killed in a single-car crash in Coffee County. They say Derriunna Charlesa Gantt, 20, was killed at 10:40 p.m. last night. They say the SUV she was driving ran off U.S.…
From the Alabama News Network Weather Authority: You can expect strong to severe storms to break out starting late this morning into the afternoon and evening across much of Central and South Alabama. The main threat looks to be between…
TULLAHOMA, Tenn. (AP) - Officials have released the names of two men injured in a helicopter crash in Tennessee outside of Tullahoma. The pilots involved in the Thursday crash were identified as 70-year-old Jack Cook, of Ozark, Alabama and 69-year-old…
Officials broke ground in Andalusia Tuesday, marking the beginning of a South Central Alabama Mental Health Board Residential Forensic Facility. The facility will help inmates with mental health issues facing charges get the help they need. The Covington County Commission…
Friday kicked off Alabama's Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday. Select items will be exempt from state taxes until Midnight Sunday, February 24. This weekend will be the prime time to stock up on…
Chances are, you've seen the Alabama News Network Thunder Truck driving through a parade or parked at a school. But you may have wondered what type of weather technology is on the inside. Thunder…
The Alabama sales tax holiday on severe weather items is underway from now through Sunday, Feb. 24. This event is designed to help Alabamians prepare themselves for severe weather season. Selected gear, supplies and equipment will be exempt from the…
New data results show overall crime rates decreasing in the city of Greenville, according to the police department. "What we do every year is come up with the total amount of crime that we’ve…
Alabama News Network has learned that Georgiana Medical Center will close on March 31. The hospital's operator, Ivy Creek of Butler, says patients will then be directed to LV Stabler Memorial Hospital in Greenville and other providers. In a statement,…
Imagine competing in a school spelling bee and the only person left to beat is your brother. That is what happened when two Straughn School students competed in the Covington…
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $24,000 grant to update the Luverne Police Department’s computers used in patrol vehicles and in the squad room. The city of Luverne will use grant funds to outfit patrol vehicles with updated computers to…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - An unusual gathering is planned this weekend on the U.S. Gulf Coast: a get-together for descendants of the last Africans abducted and shipped to the United States into slavery. The event will be held Saturday in…
January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and human trafficking continues to be a national and state-wide problem year-round. Greenville Police Chief Justin Lovvorn says it remains one of the fastest growing…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - The first woman elected queen of Alabama's leading black Mardi Gras group has died. News outlets report that Aline Jenkins Howard of Mobile died Thursday. She was 97. Mobile has what it calls the nation's oldest…
In what had become an emotional debate, Butler County residents voted against the Ad Valorem tax proposal that would have raised their property taxes, while funding the Butler County School system.…
Voters steadily trickled in to Butler County polling locations Tuesday, exercising their right to vote yes or no on a proposal that would increase property taxes while funding the Butler County School…
Butler County Residents will head to the polls Tuesday to vote on the Ad Valorem Tax bill that would help fund the Butler County School system. If passed, the tax increase…
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a sheriff deputy has shot and killed an armed man in Florida after he pointed his firearm at the officer. The Escambia County Sheriff's Office said in a Saturday statement that deputies were told…
The Alabama Dept. of Education has released its list of failing schools for 2019. This list, which is based on test scores and is required by The Alabama Accountability Act, includes 76 schools. That number is essentially the same as…
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…
