The treasurer of a city in Alabama's Black Belt is suing to be reinstated to her position, even as city officials continue to wrangle with a budget crisis that sparked 68 layoffs. Local news outlets report Selma Treasurer Ronita Wade,…
While many stores opened on Thanksgiving night for shoppers searching for deals, we still found plenty of people out in stores Friday. Shoppers we're looking for all types of deals from purses, to shoes and other accessories. One shopper visiting…
A man was shot and killed by a police after a fight at the Riverchase Galleria mall in Hoover, which resulted in gunfire that injured a teen and a 12-year-old girl. A police statement said the shooting occurred shortly before…
Stores opened early Thursday afternoon, offering Black Friday sales and Thanksgiving Day specials. After eating their turkey and dressing, customers lined up outside stores at Eastdale Mall, ready to take on the…
A sea of people lined Dexter Avenue, bright an early Thanksgiving morning, carving out a little time for the annual Turkey Day Classic Parade, before heading home to carve the…
The federal government is asking a judge to dismiss Alabama's lawsuit seeking to exclude people living in the country illegally from 2020 U.S. Census counts. A federal judge on Wednesday gave Alabama until Jan. 25 to respond to the request.…
Deals are everywhere for Black Friday. In Montgomery, retailers are already preparing for shoppers as early as tomorrow night. In several shops in Eastdale Mall and the Shoppes at Eastchase, retailers are advertising deals to get shoppers to return for Black…
After hustle and bustle of Black Friday, shoppers are encouraged to support their local businesses on Small Business Saturday this weekend. the National Federation of Independent Business estimated that 108 million shoppers spent $12.9 billion on last year’s Small Business…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma city leaders are moving forward with plans to sell the historic St. James Hotel. City Council President Corey Bowie says the city has a prospective buyer for the hotel. He says the negotiations for…
The Salvation Army in Montgomery is preparing to serve one of its largest crowds of the year, on Thanksgiving. Wednesday, the organization got a little bit of help from nearly a dozen Lee High School rolled up their sleeves to…
If you're planning your shopping trips on Thanksgiving or on Black Friday, here's a list of what's open in our area: If you need last-minute items for your Thanksgiving meal, Winn-Dixie stores will be open on Thanksgiving until 4 p.m.…
When it comes to digital cities, the City of Montgomery ranks in the top ten in the U.S. The Digital City Survey award was given out at Tuesday night's council meeting. The survey examines the overall technology programs and plans…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Uniontown residents are cautiously optimistic about the effort to replace the city's old sewage system. A $23 million dollar USDA grant was recently awarded to the city to rehabilitate the city's entire wastewater collection system.…
Last year hundreds of children died from the flu. This year, doctors are warning parents on why they should get children vaccinated. In a recent report done by C.S Mott Children's Hospital, 34 percent of parents say their child probably…
A pike road American Legion post is giving back to the community this holiday season. American Legion Centennial Post 2019 teamed up with Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church to provide meals for fifty veterans. Volunteers from the popular food delivery…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says U.S. consumers should not eat any romaine lettuce, and retailers and restaurants should not serve or sell any until more is known about an E. coli outbreak. So far, the E. coli…
As the holiday season approaches, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Wage and Hour Division (WHD) are reminding employers to protect worker safety and pay. “Whether employees are stocking shelves, packing boxes, delivering products,…
Workers of Key Safety Restraint Systems (KSRS), a subsidiary of Joyson Safety Systems, Inc., including on-site leased workers from Manpower and Surge Staffing in Greenville, who were engaged in activities related to the production of steering wheels, molded airbag housings…
A man has died after being taken into police custody. Montgomery police say they responded to a call of a man creating a disturbance and behaving erratically in the 5100 block of Carmichael Road Monday night. They say after he…
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today the appointment of longtime federal prosecutor A. Clark Morris to lead the Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Division (SPD) which investigates public corruption and white-collar crime. Morris, who currently serves as First Assistant U.S.…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Police need your help to find out whose responsible for the unsolved murder of a young mother in Demopolis. Police say 29…
Montgomery police are investigating a fatal shooting that left one man dead and another man injured. Authorities say a man was shot and killed in the 4200 block of Woodley Square…
Project Lifesaver has been active in Alabama since 2006. It was implemented after law enforcement officials realized that the most difficult search and rescue missions were for elderly people, and those with…
With increasing holiday traffic and decreasing gas prices, police are urging drivers to be cautious while traveling the roads. Gas prices across Alabama are averaging $2.35 per gallon. With families going…
