Public Hearing Policy Frustrates Residents
Why hold a public hearing if no public input will be considered?
Author: WAKA Action 8 News
Alabama Unemployment Rate Drops
The unemployment rate dropped to 5.8 percent in February. Shelby County has the lowest unemployment rate in Alabama at 4 percent. Wilcox County has the highest at 13.5 percent.
East Montgomery Residents Protesting New Neighborhood Wal-Mart
A new neighborhood Wal-Mart and fuel station is coming to the east side of town and residents in that area are outraged.
Is Montgomery Bicycle Friendly?
A statewide bicycle summit is taking place this weekend to help make Alabama a more bicycle friendly state.
Wetumpka Residents Worried Water Pressure Destroying Homes
Some Wetumpka residents are worried that the city’s water pressure is destroying their homes.
But officials with the city’s water works say that isn’t the case at all and that the pressure hasn’t changed.
Jury: Life sentence for grandmother in girl’s running death
A jury is recommending life without parole for an Alabama woman convicted of capital murder in her granddaughter’s running death.
Jesse Jackson Jr. Released from Prison, Heads to Halfway House
The Rev. Jesse Jackson says his son, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., has been released from a Montgomery prison after serving a year and a half for illegally spending $750,000 in campaign funds.
After The Selma-To-Montgomery March: What’s Next?
Now that we’ve wrapped up the final leg of the Selma-to-Montgomery March… what’s next for Alabama?
Rally at the Capitol Following March from St. Jude
The rally kicked off a little earlier than planned today because the marchers got to the capitol sooner than expected.
Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Speaks in Montgomery
Dr. Bernice King, the daughter of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke at the Alabama Capitol as part of the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery civil rights march.
