Tallassee Patriotic Celebration Honors Veterans
People in Tallassee spent the night honoring local veterans. It was all part of their annual patriotic celebration held at the historic Mt. Vernon Theatre. It is something that veterans like Harry…
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Supreme Court Rules States Can Now Collect Taxes from Online Retailers
The Supreme Court has ruled that states can now collect taxes from online retailers even if the retailers are out of state. It's a decision states and retailers have been waiting…
Prattville Woman Accused of Stealing Money from Youth Baseball Program, Faces Theft Charges
A Prattville woman is facing charges after being accused of stealing money from the city's youth baseball program. Prattville Police Chief Mark Thompson says that Lindsey Leigh Martin, 38, turned herself in on a theft of property charge on Tuesday.…
CACC Will Now Offer Classes at New Prattville Location
The Central Alabama Community College will soon have a new location, in Prattville. The college's Millbrook location was housed at Stanhope-Elmore High School. It will now be moved to the Pratt…
Local Immigration Reaction
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to stop the separation of families as they cross the border illegally and face criminal prosecution. We wanted to know what some…
Trenholm Students Part of First Recruiting Class for U.S Department of Labor's Registered Apprenticeship Automotive Program
Wednesday was a big day for some Trenholm students, who are now part of the first recruiting class for the U.S Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship Automotive program. "My goal is…
Technology Aids Alabama's Poultry Industry
From small to big commercial chicken farms, the poultry industry in Alabama has an annual economic impact of 15 billion dollars. Commercial poultry accounts for over 65% of the annual farming revenues…
United Way Day Of Action Kicks Off Early At Davis Elementary
This Thursday, June 21st is the United Way's 'Day of Action', where organizations across the country will come together to lend a helping hand. The River Region United Way…
City to Reopen Recycling Plant
The City of Montgomery is going green, again. It has announced plans to reopen its recycling plant later this year. In a partnership with Repower South, a recycling company out of South…
Cyclist Thanks Firefighters for Saving His Life
A Montgomery man is thankful to be alive after having a recent brush with death. Tuesday night he wanted to thank the firefighters that saved his life. Phillip Jones is part…
Alabama AG Attends Lavish Retreat in South Carolina
A CBS News investigation reveals several Republican attorneys general attended a lavish retreat in South Carolina. Among those seen attending the retreat was Alabama Attorney General Steven Marshall. The report cites that several lobbyists shelled out $125,000 to also attend…
MPD Searches for June 15 Dale Drive Murder Suspect
Jacab Irving is wanted by the Montgomery Police Department for Murder. Irving is wanted for Murder in connection to a homicide that occurred on June 15, in the 1600 block of Dale Drive. The…
Loaded Handgun Found at Montgomery Airport Security Checkpoint
The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at the Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) checkpoint this morning. At approximately 9 a.m., a loaded Kel-Tec 9mm handgun was discovered in a passenger’s carry- on bag. TSA immediately alerted local law enforcement,…
Update: Names Released of the Three Dead in Murder-Suicide at Tallassee Walmart
UPDATE: Police have now released the names of the three people involved in the apparent murder-suicide outside the Walmart store in Tallassee. Police say when they arrived around 10:15 this morning,…
Gov. Kay Ivey Says Tariffs Could Hurt Alabama
Gov. Kay Ivey is separating herself from President Trump on the issue of trade, saying import tariffs like those supported by the administration would hurt the state. Gov. Kay Ivey released a statement Monday saying import tariffs could cause retaliatory…
Mother Life Jacket Drive In Memory Of Young Drowning Victim
Exactly four years after her son's drowning death, Tionetta Lewis stood in Gold Star park near the Coosa River, painfully remembering the day her son's body was pulled from the water.…
Oscar Doster's Appeal Denied for Capital Murder Convictions and Death Sentence
Attorney General Steve Marshall has announced that the Alabama Supreme Court has denied the appeal of the capital murder convictions and death sentence of Oscar Doster. Doster, 43, of Andalusia, was convicted in 2006 of three counts of capital murder…
Doug Jones: Taking kids from parents "is completely contrary to our core American values."
Alabama's newly elected Democratic U.S. Senator says he will co sponsor a bill introduced by fellow Democrat Dianna Feinstein "preventing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from taking children from their parents at the border." “This cruel policy needs to…
Alabama Residents Agree on The State's Problems
The Public Affairs Research Council in Birmingham has issued its annual list of problems facing Alabama, and the list will be familiar to anyone who has lived in the state for any length of time. But PARCA says there is…
Montgomery County Sheriff's Department Hosts Annual Youth Fishing Rodeo
Sunday is Father's Day and the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department held their annual youth fishing rodeo to give kids a chance to spend time with their fathers. For some of the children attending the rodeo, it was their first time fishing…
Maura McCoy's Mother Speaks Following Her Daughter's Death
The mother of a Montgomery woman who was found dead in Butler County is speaking out with devastating news about the timing of her daughters death. It has been nearly…
I-85 Road Project Starts Monday in Macon County
According to the Alabama Department of Transportation road work on Interstate 85 from the Montgomery County line to the Lee County line will begin Monday, June 18. Crews will be widening two bridges northbound and one bridge southbound to accommodate…
MPD Determines Death Investigation to be Homicide, Makes Arrest
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a Montgomery man in connection with the death of Tervaris Payne, 30. Payne sustained a fatal gunshot wound during a violent altercation in which a second male, Kalvin Sankey, 23, also sustained a fatal gunshot…
Native American Tobacco Use
A Troy University professor was part of a research project that shows Native Americans in Alabama were using tobacco for religious and ritual some 1,500 years earlier than thought. From a Troy University news release: "Dr. Stephen Carmody,…
