A suspended municipal judge is now working for the city of Montgomery. Mayor Todd Strange confirmed Judge Lester Hayes is assisting the Office of City Investigations in legal matters. In November, the Court of the Judiciary suspended Hayes for 11…
Greenville Police are once again extending the annual Amnesty Program to anyone who…
Montgomery Police are investigating an indecent exposure incident that happened at a popular shopping area in East Montgomery. The victim who requested to not be identified says she was walking to…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The Alabama Rural Coalition for the Homeless is conducting a count of the homeless people in the Selma area. "In the point in time count it basically…
On Thursday, January 26, at about 12:45, Montgomery police and Fire Medics responded the Northern Blvd at Congressman Dickinson Drive in reference to a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. The pedestrian, an adult male, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced…
Registration is open for Troy University's Annual Leadership Conference. It's set to kick off February 3rd and ends on February 4th. The annual conference encourages not only students but people in…
The Pixel phone, Google's answer to Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy, is off to a promising start that would have been even better if consumer demand had been managed as smartly as the device's sleek design. Google hasn't released sales…
President Donald Trump called on fellow Republicans to help him enact "great and lasting change" during a party retreat Thursday but offered few details. Later his spokesman said the president will seek a 20 percent tax on Mexican imports to…
With the onset of the tax season, Attorney General Luther Strange warns Alabamians to be vigilant against income tax fraud and he offers tips to keep from falling prey to certain tax preparers with potentially deceptive offers. “Between late January…
The Prattville Police Department officially notified CrimeStoppers that a suspect involved in the Shady Oak Lane burglary was identified and taken into custody on January 25, 2017. The suspect was identified as Montgomery resident Terry Wayne Montgomery. Terry Montgomery has…
The Border Patrol chief has been forced out of the agency, a U.S. official told The Associated Press Thursday. Chief Mark Morgan told senior Border Patrol agents about his ouster during a brief video conference Thursday morning. Morgan said he…
The Autauga County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year old juvenile Emmalee Jane Rose. Rose was last seen January 25, around 9:00 pm at her residence in the 900 block of County Road 83. There…
The man suspected of the shooting at a South Florida airport that left five people dead and six wounded has been formally indicted by a federal grand jury. The indictment returned Thursday charges 26-year-old Esteban Santiago with 11 counts of…
Members of Troy University’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association will celebrate Chinese New Year on the Troy Campus on January 27 in the Trojan Center Ballrooms. The annual event, also called Spring Festival, is open to the public and features…
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto says he will not attend a planned Jan. 31 meeting with President Donald J. Trump, hours after Trump tweeted the meeting should be canceled if Mexico won't pay for a border wall. Pena Nieto's message…
Confederate Memorial Park in Autauga County has donated its old tractor to a Selma-area historical site in need. Old Cahawba Archaeological Park's frustrating tractor problems were solved when they recently received the gift from Confederate Memorial Park. The archaeological park…
Americans pulled back sharply from buying new homes in December, but sales for all of 2016 were the highest since 2007. The Commerce Department says new-home sales last month fell 10.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate 536,000. Sales…
House Speaker Paul Ryan says President Donald Trump's border wall will cost $12 billion to $15 billion - and Ryan says Congress will pay for it by this fall. The Wisconsin Republican made his comments to reporters in Philadelphia, where…
Long-term US mortgage rates rose this week after three weeks of declines, marking their first increase of the year. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the rate on 30-year fixed-rate loans climbed to an average 4.19 percent from 4.09 percent last…
More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but jobless claims remained low enough to suggest that most Americans enjoy job security. The Labor Department says weekly claims for unemployment aid rose by 22,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A controversy is brewing in the town of Fort Deposit over what should be done with some dilapidated buildings downtown. Some residents say the buildings are…
A homeowner in the McGehee Estates neighborhood captured something startling on her home surveillance cameras Wednesday morning. Katherine Hert says she found a man in a black Mercedes who shouldn't have…
A study released by WalletHub ranks the states from Most to Least Educated. Alabama was in the bottom ten, ranked number 44 out of 50. The study includes statistics like the number of…
President Donald Trump has made headlines lately as he continues to accuse some media organizations as fake news. Only a few days after taking his oath of office. Trump plans to…
The Trump administration is mandating that any studies or data from scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency undergo review by political appointees before they can be released to the public. The communications director for President Donald Trump's transition team at…
