Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley's lawyers headed back to court after a new judge was assigned to hear his request to block impeachment proceedings. Montgomery Circuit Judge Roman Shaul stepped aside from the case Friday. Lawyers for Bentley and the Alabama…
The Montgomery Police Department is investigating a fatal traffic crash after Jamari Timmons, 19, of Montgomery died from injuries he received in an April 2 single-vehicle crash. Timmons was pronounced dead on April 6 at Baptist Medical Center South, where…
Tuition costs could be going up for University of Alabama medical, dentistry and optometry students. The Tuscaloosa News (http://bit.ly/2nRQH62 ) reports that the University of Alabama System's board of trustees meets Friday. If board members approve the changes, they will…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Latest on the scandal involving Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (all times local): 12:30 p.m. The special counsel in an impeachment probe of Alabama Gov. Robert…
The Montgomery Police Department has initiated a homicide investigation following the death of Leeandre Lockley, 27, who was pronounced dead Thursday, April 6, after sustaining a gunshot wound April 5. At about 5:00 a.m. April 5, MPD and Fire Medics…
Baseball is back with the Biscuits season opener Thursday night at Riverwalk Stadium. Fans braved the cool, windy evening to see the Montgomery Biscuits take on the Biloxi Shuckers. They also got another treat. The Thunderbirds did a flyover. The team will…
NAACP members across the river region are not too happy about the possible confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to The US supreme court. The president of the Montgomery chapter, Rayford Mack, says whether Republican…
Alabama lawmakers have announced a schedule for impeachment hearings against Gov. Robert Bentley. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Mike Jones told lawmakers that it was "time to put this in front of us." The committee, after hearing arguments and testimony, will…
An arrest has been made in the shooting death of a 20-year-old man at an apartment complex. Media outlets report that 21-year-old Kendrevious Deshaun Dumas turned himself in to Auburn police on Tuesday. Dumas is charged with murder in the…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says he has no intentions to resign his office. Bentley made the statement Thursday after the Republican leader of the Alabama Senate said he should consider stepping down.…
Ambassador Marc Grossman, one of the country’s most distinguished and experienced diplomats, will present “Turkey, Europe and the United States” during a presentation of the Alabama World Affairs Council on April 11 at Troy University Montgomery. The event, which is…
The Republican leader of the Alabama Senate says Gov. Robert Bentley should consider resigning, saying he is putting the state "under a cloud." Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh made the blunt comments Thursday, a day after the state Ethics…
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a suspect in the homicide of 25-year-old Kordarrius Young, whose body was discovered on March 30, after being reported missing on March 22. MPD detectives charged Ja’Quarius Brooks, 19, of Montgomery with Capital Murder…
The Senate has voted to "go nuclear" and eliminate the filibuster for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee and future court picks. The move could change the Senate and court for generations. It came Thursday on a procedural motion. The…
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a death investigation following a fatal shooting. The shooting occurred in the 3700 block of Riviera Road. An adult male has been pronounced dead on the scene. The circumstances surrounding the shooting are under investigation and…
The Elmore County Emergency Management Agency, along with dozens of partnering agencies, will be at Wetumpka High School, Saturday, April 8, 2017, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., promoting the importance of emergency preparedness at home, school, work, and play.…
A single-vehicle crash at 12:25 a.m. today, April 6, claimed the life of a Phenix City man. Brandon John Woodard, 22, was killed when the 2003 Hyundai Tiburon in which he was a passenger left the roadway and struck a tree. Woodard,…
Dangerous surf conditions are causing problems on the Alabama coast during spring break. Red flags are flying to warn people about hazardous rip currents that can quickly pull swimmers out to sea. But in Gulf…
The chairman of the House intelligence committee says he will temporarily step aside from the panel's probe into Russian meddling in the election. In a statement on Thursday, Republican congressman Devin Nunes of California says that several left-wing activist groups…
The Alabama Ethics Commission says there's probable cause Gov. Robert Bentley broke state ethics law in connection with a scandal involving his former top aide Rebekah Mason. The commission vote was 3 to…
Elmore County authorities have released a list of safe places in the county that will be open to residents once a tornado watch has been issued. Those locations include: Deatsville Fire Department - 6930 AL Hwy 143, Deatsville Shoal Creek…
New research shows that contrary to some political claims, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved more drugs, and two to three months faster on average, than European regulators did over the last five years. Researchers studied the track record…
Netflix's video-streaming service is scrapping its familiar star-rating system, hoping to make it easier for its 94 million subscribers to signal whether they liked a movie or TV show. The service is compressing its familiar one-to-five star system into a…
Shoe chain Payless ShoeSource is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, becoming the latest retailer to succumb to increasing competition from online rivals like Amazon.. The Topeka, Kansas-based retailer said Tuesday that it will be closing nearly 400 stores as…
