Alabama's largest city has used a wooden structure to cover up a Confederate monument in a downtown park. Legislators passed a law earlier this year prohibiting the removal of structures including rebel memorials. So Birmingham Mayor William Bell ordered the…
President Donald Trump has congratulated both Alabama Sen. Luther Strange and former state Chief Justice Roy Moore for making it to the Republican runoff in the U.S. Senate race. Trump on Wednesday morning used his Twitter account to send congratulations…
Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore finished on top of a crowded field in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. However, he did not receive enough votes to avoid a runoff with second-place…
U.S. Sen. Luther Strange may have finished second to former Chief Justice Roy Moore in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate, but that was good enough to make the Sep. 26 runoff. Second…
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks failed to win enough votes to make it to the runoff in the special election for U.S. Senate. He finished third in the Republican primary behind former Chief Justice Roy Moore and U.S. Sen. Luther Strange.…
Doug Jones, a lawyer and former U.S. attorney under the Clinton administration, has won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He easily beat the other candidates in the race and will go on to face the Republican nominee in the…
Polls have closed across Alabama in the special election for U.S. Senate. Click here for live election results from the Associated Press. The special election is to fill the U.S. Senate seat of Jeff Sessions, who resigned earlier this year…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Voters across the state head to the polls for the special election primaries in the race for the United States Senate. Dallas County Probate…
Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that she has signed Executive Order 708, creating the Alabama Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council. This executive order changes the previous Alabama Council on Opioid Misuse and Addiction. The changes include the addition of the Alabama…
Former Alabama Chief Justice and Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore rode a horse to the polls as he voted in the state's special Senate primary on Tuesday. Moore wore a military T-shirt and black cowboy hat as he dismounted at…
A single-vehicle crash Tuesday morning has claimed the life of a pedestrian. Jacob Gorley, 26, of Prattville was struck by a 1998 Ford Victoria as he walked on Autauga County 165 near U.S. 82, approximately seven miles west of Prattville. Gorley…
Polls have opened across Alabama as voters cast ballots in party primary elections for the U.S. Senate seat previously held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Republican Sen. Luther Strange, who was appointed to fill the post temporarily, is seeking to…
ALEA confirms former ALEA Secretary and current Selma Police Chief Spencer Collier was injured in a wreck on U.S. Highway 80 in Montgomery County Monday evening. There was a two vehicle crash with road blockage. No other details are available…
As the primary election gets closer, it's time to see who has the strongest support at the polls to fill Jeff Sessions' U.S. Senate seat. "A lot of people are unaware of…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Monday was the first day of school for students in the Demopolis City School district. Superintendent Kyle Kallhoff says the new school year got…
The Alabama Education Association is warning Montgomery Public Schools custodians to keep an eye out for changes to their job. This comes as the school system continues to restructure its departments with…
World Wrestling Entertainment says pro wrestling legend Ric Flair is out of surgery and resting after being hospitalized. The statement Monday did not give details about the nature of the surgery. A representative for the showman known as "Nature Boy"…
Target is buying a delivery logistics company to help it offer same-day delivery service to in-store shoppers. Software made by San Francisco-based Grand Junction connects retailers with about 700 delivery companies around the country that pick up items from distribution…
White nationalists say Charlottesville, Virginia, was a landmark in what they are calling an expanding drive to promote their agenda. A counter-demonstrator was killed when a car plowed into a crowd, and the U.S. Justice Department says it will investigate.…
The campaign of Sen. Luther Strange says President Donald Trump has recorded robocalls urging Alabama Republicans to vote for Strange in Tuesday's contentious GOP primary. Strange's campaign says Trump tells voters to "go to the polls and vote for Luther…
A recent statewide phone survey commissioned by the Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (ACPTP) has found that 83% of parents with children enrolled in public schools want sex education taught in public schools. A team at the University of…
President Donald Trump has tweeted out more support for Alabama Sen. Luther Strange ahead of Tuesday's contentious Republican primary. Strange, who was appointed in February, is attempting to keep the U.S. Senate seat that previously belonged to Attorney General Jeff…
In response to the recent violence in Charlottesville, Virginia a group of people protested in Montgomery Sunday. Protesters walked from the Court Square Fountain on Dexter Avenue to the steps of the Capitol. The silent protest consisted of Montgomery residents…
From 11 Republicans to 8 Democrats, voters will soon cast their ballot in a special U.S Senate race. Some voters already have their minds made up on who should represent Alabama. "People want someone who is honest, someone that's going to do…
From tomatoes, to watermelons, fruits and vegetables at the Montgomery State Farmers Market are all homegrown. They are mostly from local farmers. But owner Jean Wright says it's not an abundance of everything due to a wet summer - 22 inches of…
