Lawmakers are seriously looking at gambling and a new lottery to help solve the state's budget shortfall. Something Governor Robert Bentley says is a terrible idea.

Scientists at Alabama State University are on the cutting edge of research to help fight the obesity epidemic in Alabama and they're doing it on a very small scale but with big results.

Aretha Bettis announces to the crowd gathered for the Relay for Life event Friday night in Montgomery that she is cancer free. She not only beat it once, but twice.

Built in 1954, the normandale mall used to be the the place to shop in Montgomery. Things have changed as the city has grew, but Charlie Reed is working hard to bring businesses back.

You could soon be paying a little more sales tax in Tallapoosa County. The County Commission is considering a proposal to raise the tax by one cent.

Unlike the general fund, the education budget has already cleared one of the houses. But some preschool programs are hoping to see it pass both soon so they can finish planning for next year.

Alabama's top Republicans are responding to a proposal by a senate leader that suggests legalizing gambling in the state would bring in more than 400 million dollars, solving the state's budget shortfall.

Dhirendra Parajuli owns "Taste of India" restaurant in Montgomery. He looks over pictures from his hometown of Kathmandu, Nepal-- now unrecognizable after last weekend's massive earthquake.

The three bills would have a big impact on abortions in Alabama. One would require clinics to stay at least 2000 feet away from schools, which would shut down one in Huntsville.

The war against drugs in Alabama is intensifying.

It's an 11 week course that will teach a group of citizens how police go about conducting investigations among other things.

Virtual learning is coming to Montgomery Public Schools. The school board voted tonight to try out a new pilot program.

Republican lawmakers are looking at all options to fix the budget this year. That includes expanded gambling and a lottery.

Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh released information Monday from a study examining the impact of expanded gaming and a lottery in Alabama.

Republican lawmakers are looking everywhere for money to fill the shortfall in the general fund budget, and that now includes possibly a lottery and expanded gaming. Some leaders say the state needs to look at the numbers before raising any taxes.