Funding from the black Belt Community Foundation has allowed the Head Start/Early Head Start program in Linden to open in a new location. The 13,350 square foot building includes four Early Head Start and three Head Start classrooms.…
Charges have been filed in against a man and a woman in the brutal death of a 23-month-old child. The child was pronounced dead shortly after being brought to the Vaughn Memorial Hospital Emergency Room in Selma in August 2017.…
A Selma woman is charged with murder in the death of her estranged husband. Police say 38 year old Jackquelin Dixon told investigators that she shot and killed 44-year-old Carl Dixon…
Alabama's 13th annual sales tax holiday for back-to-school items is now underway through midnight, Sunday, July 22. Shoppers can purchase many items without paying the 4% state sales tax. In addition, many cities and counties are also dropping their local…
Demopolis police say a man's body has been discovered. Police Chief Tommie Reese tells Alabama News Network that the body of 36-year-old Joseph Knowles, Jr, was found in a wooded part of a yard on Wild Honey Court Monday afternoon.…
Alabama News Network has your complete results of Campaign 2018, The Alabama Runoffs. Click here to see the latest results. Some of the notable statewide races are the Republican runoffs for lieutenant governor, attorney general and agriculture commissioner. In addition,…
Selma police have arrested a man after a weekend murder and manhunt. Jalen Furlow, 21, has been charged with murder for the shooting death of 24-year-old Leon Sanders. Police say Sanders was shot…
On July 11, the Demopolis Police Department executed two search warrants and made three more felony arrests and one misdemeanor arrest in the ongoing undercover investigation dubbed “Operation Street Sweeper.” Demopolis Public Safety Director, Tommie Reese, said that these search…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Close to fifty kids are getting an art lesson this week in Selma. They're all attending the city's annual Summer Art Camp. Camp director Candi Duncan says…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson says there are laws on the books designed to protect animals from being mistreated. He says people who break those…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A big part of the Fourth of July celebration was missing Wednesday in Selma because the city didn't sponsor a fireworks show this year. A big…
AP-AL--Fatal Boating Accident Autopsies sought in boat crash that killed 2 MOUNDVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A prosecutor has ordered autopsies for two people killed in a July 4 boating crash in Alabama. District Attorney Michael Jackson says a man and…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- People in Demopolis celebrated Independence Day like they do every year -- with a big patriotic party on the Tombigbee River. Freedom on the River is…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A memorial project is underway in Camden to honor one of their own who passed away. But whose life continues to inspire. The Allison Wetherbee Memorial project is…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Perry County commissioner has contacted U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions over concerns about the mailing process during absentee voting in the county during the recent primary election.…
There will be plenty to do this 4th of July across the Alabama News Network viewing area. Here is a list of some of the events scheduled to celebrate America's independence: Alexander City Celebrate Freedom July…
Dozens of organizations in 12 Black Belt counties were awarded grants by the Black Belt Community Foundation today. We are excited to support outstanding community efforts across our 12-county…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Could the future of high school football be in jeopardy at small rural schools in the Black Belt? One school official in Dallas County says…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A 16 year old Selma teen is now charged with capital murder and police are now looking for another suspect in a recent murder and three people are indicted for murder by a Dallas County…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Thirty history teachers from across Alabama are in Selma this week getting a lesson about history. The Alabama History Institute for Teachers is one of twelve being…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The suspect wanted for a drive-by shooting in Selma that left a 36 year old woman dead and her 17 year old son clinging to life has…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma woman is dead and her son is clinging to life after they're shot during a drive-by shooting in Selma. Police say 19 year old Marquaveous…
United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announces today that United States District Judge William H. Steele sentenced Jason Edward Barber, 31, a resident of Thomaston and Uniontown, to 56 months imprisonment for being a…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A unique opportunity in Demopolis gives people a chance to step back into time and see what it might have been like to cross the Atlantic with…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A feeding program underway in Dallas County this summer is making sure kids get a nutritious meal each day while school is out. The Dallas County…
