[gtxvideo vid="ApxlSfQ1" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ApxlSfQ1-120.jpg?cachebust=1455727055464" vtitle="WAKA_2016_02_16_22_07_09"] The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a bill to block cities from setting local minimum wages and to roll back Birmingham's planned increase to $10.10 per hour. Legislators approved the GOP-backed bill Tuesday…
[gtxvideo vid="vFiAcBJ9" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vFiAcBJ9-120.jpg?cachebust=1455666212528" vtitle="minimum wage bill"] The Alabama House of Representatives is expected to discuss proposed legislation that would prevent cities from setting local minimum wages. Lawmakers on Tuesday afternoon are expected to debate the bill filed by…
It will be weeks before an autopsy reveals what killed an Alabama woman who was serving life without parole for the running death of her 9-year-old granddaughter. Alabama prison spokesman Bob Horton said Tuesday that an autopsy on 50-year-old Joyce…
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public's help to find a suspect wanted in connection with multiple theft cases. James Beecham, 35, is wanted for active Theft of Property warrants. He will be charged with two counts of Theft of Property…
[gtxvideo vid="Z4c0tns9" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Z4c0tns9-120.jpg?cachebust=1455648794552" vtitle="county commision meeting"] Montgomery County Commissioners had a busy meeting this morning, with a number of proposals on the agenda. Commissioners voted on several proposals including one for new agricultural parks in both West Montgomery…
[gtxvideo vid="FO08g1rv" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FO08g1rv-120.jpg?cachebust=1455647456688" vtitle="mike hubbard pretrial"] A judge will hold a pretrial hearing on indicated house speaker Mike Hubbard's claim of prosecutor misconduct. The hearing Tuesday will focus on claims from Hubbard's lawyers that prosecutors broke legal and…
The Pike County Emergency Management Agency is passing along a warning to area residents in the wake of Monday's storms. They have multiple reports of downed trees and power lines across the southeast corner of the county. Everyone is being…
[gtxvideo vid="lfzjlQuo" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lfzjlQuo-120.jpg?cachebust=1455647895460" vtitle="WAKA_2016_02_16_12_05_51"] An amazing puppy rescue in Montgomery. The puppy who had been living in a drainage pipe for several days was rescued on Valentine's Day in Halcyon Summit. Once the fire department got the pup…
The National Weather Service as confirmed a Tornado touched down Northwest Covington County in South Alabama at about 5 p.m. Monday afternoon. Sheriff's officials say that a mobile home was destroyed, and a woman has been left with minor injuries.…
[gtxvideo vid="LUmwA1cR" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LUmwA1cR-120.jpg?cachebust=1455659159142" vtitle="Pike road addition to park"] Montgomery County and the city of Pike Road are coming together in hopes of bringing life to an area that desperately needs it. Officials say the new plans has big…
[gtxvideo vid="wQRDBGNd" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wQRDBGNd-120.jpg?cachebust=1455659406581" vtitle="Capri Makeover"] The longest, continually operated movie theater in Alabama is set to re-open it's doors by April. The Capri Theatre in Montgomery closed it's doors back in December to undergo an $800,000 renovation. The…
Alabama Department of Commerce officials say the state's exports for 2015 totaled $19.37 billion. Officials said in a release Monday that the figure provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce is below the state's 2014 total of $19.44 billion and…
A suspect is on the loose after an armed robbery at a Pike Road Convenience Store. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says an unknown male held the clerk at gun point while taking an undetermined amount of money. It happened at around 7:35 Sunday…
A LaGrange, Georgia woman is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Macon County, according to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials. Lana Daniel, 81, was killed when the 2005 Chevrolet Suburban she was driving was hit by a 2007 Cadillac Escalade on Interstate 85. The…
[gtxvideo vid="kzoEsod1" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kzoEsod1-120.jpg?cachebust=1455507248074" vtitle="GUN RANGE V-DAY"] Valentine's Day is not usually a day associated with a shooting range, but that is exactly where many couples chose to spend the romantic holiday. Couples like Jennifer Black and Michael Cook…
[gtxvideo vid="wzJAk2Dq" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wzJAk2Dq-120.jpg?cachebust=1455420081331" vtitle="art preview"] The Montgomery museum of fine art is previewing some impressive pieces up for auction soon. Art critics from the museum traveled across the county to find some really special works of art. You…
Antonin Scalia, the influential conservative and most provocative member of the Supreme Court, has died. He was 79. The U.S. Marshal's Service in Washington confirmed Scalia's death at a private residence in the Big Bend area of South Texas. The…
[gtxvideo vid="sViU6Dd4" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sViU6Dd4-120.jpg?cachebust=1455419857898" vtitle="healthy heart"] Ahead of Valentine's Day, Saturday was the perfect chance to check up on the health of your heart. Baptist Medical Center held its fifth annual love your heart screening event. For just twenty dollars the…
[gtxvideo vid="WMiuO2cp" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WMiuO2cp-120.jpg?cachebust=1455419768767" vtitle="LOVE RUN"] Brantwood Children's Home held its 5th annual love run. About 100 racers came out to make the trek through downtown Montgomery. Brantwood is about to celebrate it's 100th anniversary. The home is a…
[gtxvideo vid="3TpkLh9Z" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3TpkLh9Z-120.jpg?cachebust=1455550795072" vtitle="These magic moments"] Meet Anya Montelara. She is an 8 year old that is full of life. Friday night she put on her special skates to do something she looks forward to every year. "Skating…
[gtxvideo vid="ts4Vfc9A" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ts4Vfc9A-120.jpg?cachebust=1455550914982" vtitle="Senate opposition"] We are less than three week's away from Alabama voters hitting the polls for the primaries. And there's one crowded race to keep an eye on. Senator Richard Shelby's seat is facing opposition…
[gtxvideo vid="8Yczgfpm" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8Yczgfpm-120.jpg?cachebust=1455320321192" vtitle="WAKA_2016_02_12_16_59_32"] One of the governor's priorities this year is bringing high speed broadband to everyone in the state. He made the announcement in his state of the state last week, and is already working to…
Efforts to eliminate the sales tax on groceries in Alabama and food access and equity policies will be among the topics discussed during the second annual “Hungry for Justice: Student Poverty and Hunger Summit” on Feb. 19 at Troy University’s…
Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is planning to campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Montgomery on Saturday. Nutter will be the keynote speaker at a luncheon during the Alabama Democratic Conference's annual conference on Saturday. Prior to speaking…
The Bethel Missionary Baptist Church is hosting a career fair for police officer, correction officer, and firefighter jobs. The career fair is scheduled for Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 1 p.m. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church is located at 2106 Mill…
