Author: WAKA Action 8 News

Texas Southern tops Alabama St. in SWAC semi 73-61

Aaric Murray scored 16 points – all but one after halftime – D.D. Scarver added 14 and Madarious Gibbs 12 as second-seeded Texas Southern bolted to an early lead and defeated the No. 3 seed Alabama State 73-61 in a Southwest Conference tournament semifinal on Friday.

Alabama Debates Welfare Changes

Alabama lawmakers are close to adding more requirements in order for people to get welfare benefits.

The bills would do a number of things, including one that would require drug testing for some to receive welfare benefits, and another that would require you to apply for at least three jobs before you could actually receive those benefits.