Customers at more than 120 Walmart locations across Alabama will be able to checkout using their smartphones. Customers could start using Walmart Pay on Thursday. Company spokeswoman Molly Blakeman says the service also rolled out in three other southern states…
In a statement from the Alabama House of Representatives, Acting Speaker of the House Rep. Victor Gaston (R-Mobile) has declined the security detail that state law would otherwise provide to him. The statement says the reason is to save taxpayer dollars…
There were dozens of dads out on Father's Day, enjoying the day with their families at the Montgomery Zoo. Zoo admission for dads was free if they came with their…
Dozens of families kicked off Father's Day weekend reeling in plenty of fish. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Department invited people out to their annual kids fishing rodeo. The free event was held at the Montgomery County Fishing Ponds. Kids ages…
Troy University's Rosa Parks Museum makes efforts to educate others about Juneteenth. The historic day marked the end of slavery in America in June 1865. Saturday the museum featured performers to tell…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The father of the Lowndesboro man who was shot and killed in Selma earlier this week is speaking out about the loss his family has suffered. Carvester…
Pike County officials are seeing an increase in sales tax revenue. The county's current sales tax revenue is 4. 8 percent above last year. Officials say retail is a big reason…
A shooting in Troy sends one man to the hospital. Officers arrived a home on the 300 block of Merrily Drive shortly before noon Friday. They arrived to find one man shot. The victim was taken to Troy Regional Medical…
A local school district is in the running to win a ten million dollar grant. The X-Q Super School Project team was met today with students and administrators from Pike…
The Montgomery Police Department has initiated disciplinary proceedings against one of their fellow police officers, after charging him in connection with the sexual assault of an adult male. MPD charged Deonte Lashawn Hamner with first-degree sodomy Tuesday, June 14, and placed him…
A southwest Louisiana company links more than 500 Louisiana and Texas restaurants with drivers for home delivery, and plans to add 100 jobs at a technology operations center in south-central Lafayette. Waitr Inc. is based in Lake Charles. It has…
Leaders of Alabama's public university system have approved tuition increases at the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The system's board of trustees voted during a meeting Friday to approve tuition hikes at the University of…
Sickle Cell anemia affects over 100,000 people every year, especially Alabamians. One group is doing it's part to educate people about the disease. The Sickle Cell Foundation of Greater Montgomery…
The Alabama Department of Transportation would like to advise motorists of two separate road closures while railroad crossing repairs are performed. Starting at 6 a.m. Tuesday, June 21 the railroad crossing on Alabama Highway 49 will be closed. The crossing…
Governor Robert Bentley on Friday announced the timeline for a special election to fill the vacant District 79 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives. District 79 covers Lee County. The District 79 House seat was previously held by Representative…
Alabama State University received good news today from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The University has been removed from warning status by the accrediting body. President Gwendolyn E. Boyd made the announcement today on…
The battle over Victoryland in Tuskegee continues as Mayor Johnny Ford has now filed a complaint with the Alabama Ethics Commission. "I have requested the Alabama Ethics Commission to also…
With our own weekend anchor Josh Ninke making an appearance, host Trevor Noah didn't hold back when it came to poking fun at Alabama politicians. Some people we talked to…
In the wake of the Orlando shooting at a gay nightclub, where 49 innocent men and women were gunned down, fears of could this happen again still linger. Clubs even in…
On the heels of the nation's worse mass shooting in history, many gun stores across the nation are reporting huge increases in the sale of AR-15 rifles. The AR-15 was used…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A third person has been arrested in connection with a Selma murder case and authorities are describing the suspect as the second shooter. Eighteen year old Ladarrius…
The nation continues to mourn after a 2-year-old was attacked and killed by an alligator at a Disney resort this week. People in Troy say the incident hits…
Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey was awarded the 2016 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Public Service Award last night. The award was given at the AIAA Aerospace Spotlight Awards Gala at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center…
Elder Abuse is an ongoing issue across the country, and advocates in the capitol city are raising awareness, because they say it affects millions. Money is one of the biggest factors when it…
On Monday, June 13, Montgomery Police Department responded to the 900 block of Pebblebrook on a call of a possible sex abuse. After further investigation, Detarrio Chappell was identified as the suspect. He was taken into custody and charged with…
