MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - After COVID-19 disrupted two years, Alabama lawmakers are weighing a pause in an upcoming state requirement for third-graders to pass a reading assessment before moving up to the fourth grade. The requirement is set to begin…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- It's been just over two weeks since the city of Selma recorded its 4th murder of the year -- and there's still been no…
Marche Johnson is now the newest member of the Montgomery City Council. Johnson won the special election runoff for the District 3 seat Tuesday. She replaces Tracy Larkin who held the seat…
A judge has sentenced a teenager for the 2019 crash that killed Auburn University sports announcer Rod Bramblett, who was known as "The Voice of the Auburn Tigers", and his wife Paula. The sentence for 18-year-old Johnston Taylor was not…
Alabama will remove anti-gay language from the state's sex education law. For decades, the law said students should be taught that homosexuality is both socially unacceptable and illegal. Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a bill sponsored by Rep. Laura Hall…
On Wednesday, April 28, Montgomery County District Daryl Bailey announced an arrest in a 2019 cold case homicide. Montgomery County authorities charged Si'Keris Miles, 21, with the 2019 shooting death of La'Quintin Brown. Police say on July 25, 2019, Brown…
The Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Department is conducting an Attempted Murder investigation. The incident occurred on Sunday, April 26, on Frog Hollow Road in Reeltown. According to police, a 23-year-old from Tallassee suffered a single gunshot wound. An ambulance took him…
U.S. News & World Report has released its annual rankings of the best high schools in the country. Once again, Montgomery's magnet high schools are listed as some of the nation's best. The report shows that LAMP (Loveless Academic Magnet…
Two former workers at a Chick-Fil-A restaurant in Birmingham have been charged with defrauding customers. Federal prosecutors say 37-year-old Larry James Black Jr. of Center Point and 40-year-old Joshua Daniel Powell of Moody came up with a scheme to steal…
Leo H. Fournier Jr., an Alabama Department of Transportation employee killed in a work zone in 2017, had his name added this week to the National Work Zone Memorial. Fournier was killed when a driver under the influence was driving the…
On Thursday, April 29, at 11:30 a.m., Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Rick Pate will recognize Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. for their donation of 280,800 (23,400 dozen) eggs to Alabama food banks who are part of the Feeding America network. This generous…
AUM has announced that it has a limited number of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines that will be available for people 16 and older Thursday and Friday at the AUM Wellness Center. The vaccines are free, with no insurance needed. People who get…
Mayor Steven L. Reed and the City of Montgomery’s Parks and Recreation Department invite Montgomery children ages 6 to 14 years old and their parents or guardians to visit Gateway Lodge at Gateway Park, 3800 Davenport Drive, on Saturday, May…
A new study suggests people who work outside a regular 9 to 5 schedule are at greater risk for catching covid-19. British researchers believe odd work hours impact the circadian clock- weakening the…
Researchers at Syracuse University compared pain relief from pure CBD oil to the so-called placebo effect, they found patients experienced an improvement in pain using cannabidiol and they also felt psychological effects…
On April 26, Zsa Zsa Bouvier Couch, 52, of Montgomery, was arrested on criminal charges related to federal small business loan fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Stewart. Couch made her initial appearance in federal court yesterday, April 27.…
The Prattville Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing man. Brady Evan Galloway, 18, of Prattville was last seen on January 27. According to police reports, witnesses last saw Galloway riding a bicycle wearing a…
On April 27, Richard Allen Strickland, 55, of Hartford, was sentenced to 87 months (7 years 4 months) in prison for illegal drug distribution, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Stewart. In addition to his prison sentence, Strickland was ordered…
HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) - A police chase that began with a traffic stop near Birmingham ended when a fleeing motorist crashed into another vehicle, killing a woman, and ran away from the wreckage. Vestavia Hills police say an officer stopped…
Five states have passed laws or implemented executive orders this year limiting the ability of transgender youths to play sports or receive certain medical treatment. There has been little in the way of tangible repercussions for those states. It's a…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Groups opposed to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's plan to least private prisons have filed a lawsuit in a bid to block the plan. The proposal is seen by supporters as a partial solution to Alabama's troubled…
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has placed state trooper Christopher Bauer on mandatory leave after an investigation conducted by the Montgomery Police Department. Bauer has been charged with first-degree Sodomy, Incest,…
The Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man wanted in connection to a shooting in Tallassee. The suspect is Justin Melton. Authorities say Melton was seen leaving the scene of the shooting Monday in a Maroon Infiniti driven…
Today marks the ten year anniversary of the April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak in Alabama. On that day, a series of storms across the state demolished homes, tore down trees, and…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Ten years after a couple of tornadoes ripped through parts of Marengo County -- two survivors have completely recovered from the devastation it left behind -- and rebuilt their lives. [field59_video account="WAKA" key="bde17b2b3795a8134d68a68bac6c56df7e71e21a" vtitle="wal tornadoes…
