Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld Elijah Ray Frazier’s two convictions for capital murder. Frazier, 26, was convicted in August of 2016 for the murder of Keon Sankey. Although there was one…
People in Montgomery are continuing to give in the wake of the latest hurricanes. Volunteers gathered at Aldersgate United Methodist Church Wednesday. They sorted and packed hygiene kits with…
The State School board of education is now in need of a new superintendent, with the resignation of Michael Sentance earlier Wednesday. Sentance was facing a possible vote to remove him…
State superintendent Michael Sentance has resigned. Â Below is the official statement from the Alabama Department of Education: Alabama State Superintendent of Education Michael Sentance has officially submitted his letter of resignation to the Alabama State Board of Education and to…
Tuskegee University remains one of the nation’s and region’s best historically black universities, according to national rankings released on September 12 by U.S. News and World Report. In U.S. News’ 2018 edition of Best Colleges, Tuskegee University tied for sixth…
In two weeks, voters will head to the polls for the U.S. Senate seat runoff between Luther Strange and Roy Moore. You've probably seen the attack ads. An ad against Luther Strange was just released. And it is linked…
Auburn alumna and former NASA astronaut Jan Davis will present “An Auburn Astronaut: My Journey into Space” Friday, September 15, as part of the Auburn University Libraries’ Discover Auburn Women of Distinction, a lecture series celebrating 125 years of Auburn women,…
Joined by elected leaders and Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce officials, today customer support company ASK marked the official grand opening of its new headquarters. The company invested $2.7 million to renovate the former Brunswick Woodmere Lanes bowling alley on…
Local Shelters continue to house those who have traveled to the area to avoid Tropical Storm Irma. Alabama State University has been working with the American Red Cross to take in…
The office of Gov. Kay Ivey has announced that President has approved her request for a presidential disaster declaration for Alabama. The President declared that an emergency exists in the state and ordered federal assistance to supplement existing response efforts…
A single-vehicle crash on September 10th, has claimed the life of an unidentified male. The driver of a 2005 Honda Accord was refusing to stop for Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputies when the vehicle left the roadway, struck a ditch and overturned.…
Montgomery County Commissioners Isaiah Sankey and Ronda Walker recently joined an elite group of Alabama county officials by each completing 50 hours of professional development training – training on the responsibilities of the county commission – from the Alabama Local…
On Sunday, September 10, at approximately 1:34 PM, Millbrook police officers responded to a report of a suspicious person attempting to enter several vehicles in the 500 block of Hickory Grove Road. Officers were able to make contact with an…
Beginning at 12pm, Tuesday, September 12th, Blossman Gas of Prattville is offering free, hot meals to those who evacuated to the region escaping the path of Hurricane Irma. The meals will be provided at the Doster Community Center at 424 S.…
Hurricane Irma's force is being felt in south Florida it's headed toward Alabama, and state officials are preparing. "I've authorized the national guard personnel to be deployed immediately for pre-storm preparation…
People across the country will remember 9/11 and the victims that were killed at the World Trade Center that day in 2001. In Montgomery, the Pike Road Volunteer Fire Department hosted their annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. Teams of firefighters…
These are the closings and cancellations that have been made because of Hurricane Irma's expected impact on parts of Alabama: SCHOOLS: Alabama State University -  closed Tuesday Alexander City Schools - Closed Tuesday Auburn University - Classes will resume Tuesday at Noon;…
Gov. Kay Ivey has authorized the activation of the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) in Clanton to level one and the activation of the Alabama National Guard for state active duty, due to the potential impact of Hurricane Irma and the state’s…
Auburn University has announced that classes are being canceled and normal operations suspended for Monday, Sept. 11Â due to Hurricane Irma. The university says students and others with campus interests should monitor auburn.edu for updates.
It's not voluntary tourism for many people from Florida that are in Montgomery this weekend. Instead they are in the Capitol City to escape Hurricane Irma. "We got here yesterday so we really haven't done much but we're kind…
Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday issued a State of Emergency ahead of Hurricane Irma, which is expected to begin affecting Alabama late this weekend and into the beginning of next week. Gov. Ivey had previously issued limited supplemental States of…
Hundreds of tractor trailers are lined up at Maxwell Air Base ready to send aid to communities in Irma's path. That's because Maxwell is an incident staging base for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). For the last 2 days those…
The Alabama Dept. of Transportation says hurricane evacuation routes in Alabama are expected to continue experiencing heavy traffic throughout the weekend as Floridians flee the approach of Hurricane Irma. Alabama evacuation routes are carrying traffic northbound and westbound from Florida…
Alabama now has new tools to help fight the opioid epidemic. Acting State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris, at a news conference Friday in Montgomery, said first responders throughout the state will have access to 600 kits of the lifesaving…
The Alabama State University Board of Trustees has chosen Sen. Quinton T. Ross of Montgomery as the new ASU president, pending a background check review and contract negotiations. Ross was one of the four finalists, which also included Tony Atwater,…
