[gtxvideo vid="dfYGo9Zj" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dfYGo9Zj-120.jpg?cachebust=1459350609101" vtitle="fans capital city classic"] It's a rivalry that runs deep, and fans at the MAX Capital City Classic Tuesday night definitely came ready to cheer on their teams. "War Eagle!" said Patricia Bell. "Roll Tide!"…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A judge has refused to dismiss ethics charges against House Speaker Mike Hubbard. Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker on Tuesday rejected Hubbard's request to dismiss the case for allegations of prosecutor misconduct. Walker, in a…
A Montgomery police officer has resigned after being arrested for fleeing a crash scene. Montgomery Department of Public Safety Spokeswoman Martha Earnhardt said in a statement that 22-year-old G.T. Farris was involved in a two-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning. Police…
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[gtxvideo vid="S3vTyItJ" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/S3vTyItJ-120.jpg?cachebust=1459292192999" vtitle="vietnam commemoration"] 50 years ago today, one of the biggest wars in American History began, the Vietnam War. People across America are remembering veterans who fought, and who also paid the ultimate sacrifice. Montgomery also did…
Montgomery, Ala. – Audrey Valisha Porterfield, 44, of Montgomery, Alabama, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to steal federal funds, announced George L. Beck, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Previously, all six of Porterfield’s co-defendants pleaded guilty to the same…
[gtxvideo vid="tMlztDyQ" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/tMlztDyQ-120.jpg?cachebust=1459291077799" vtitle="macon co. murders"] On Monday March 14, Macon County Sheriff’s Office requested the State Bureau Investigation (SBI) investigate the murder of Timothy Woods. The SBI, with the assistance of Macon County Sheriff’s Office, developed probable…
[gtxvideo vid="zKSZoKLg" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zKSZoKLg-120.jpg?cachebust=1459263298381" vtitle="dt marshall funeral"] It was a moving ceremony and special tributes as family, friends and the law enforcement community gathered to honor the man they all knew and loved. "He was somebody I really looked up…
On Sunday March 27, at approximately 12:30 am, the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department was notified of a shooting which reportedly occurred on Hayes Mill Road in Tallapoosa County. Upon the arrival of Deputies and Investigators with the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s…
[gtxvideo vid="IdYOiL2J" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/IdYOiL2J-120.jpg?cachebust=1459262762614" vtitle="WAKA_2016_03_28_22_03_12"] As more and more groups of Alabamians are calling for the Governor's resignation, the state auditor is asking the ethics commission to look into whether any ethics laws were violated. State Auditor Jim Zeigler…
[gtxvideo vid="xjjUZuRu" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xjjUZuRu-120.jpg?cachebust=1459263909685" vtitle="red cross"] Now that spring is here and the temperature is rising, it's also the time of year when blood donations are dropping. The Red Cross Donation Center in Montgomery will be open every Monday…
[gtxvideo vid="dW8n6MMk" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dW8n6MMk-120.jpg?cachebust=1459264390113" vtitle="lagoon park"] The city of Montgomery officially opened it's latest outdoor park trail. The city hopes the new addition will help Montgomery economically for years to come. City officials say parts of Lagoon Park was not…
Prattville native and former Alabama football player Kevin Turner was laid to rest Sunday at Hunter Hills Church of Christ. Turner played in the NFL for the Eagles and the Patriots. In 2010 he was diagnosed with ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. Turner…
The Montgomery County Republican Executive Committee is the latest group to call for Governor Robert Bentley to resign. This comes after the governor admitted to an inappropriate relationship with senior staffer Rebecca Mason. The group passed a resolution which said…
With Easter just around the corner, the children of Pike Road got the opportunity to grab their Easter baskets and find as many eggs as they could today. There were 20,000 eggs hidden and four different Easter egg hunts for…
The attorney general's office has asked to delay House Speaker Mike Hubbard's upcoming ethics trial because of a prosecutor's knee surgery. Hubbard has a pretrial conference on March 29 and the trial set to being April 11. Prosecutor Matt Hart…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Gov. Robert Bentley's senior political adviser says her company was paid $91,000 last year for consulting work for the governor and his agenda. Rebekah Caldwell Mason on Friday released a summary of payments after questions about…
18 cadets graduated from the Montgomery Police Academy Friday. The graduation comes just 1 day after a Montgomery Police Officer made a court appearance on murder charges in the shooting death of a Montgomery man. The graduation reminded cadets to…
Traffic stopped as people slowly processed around downtown Montgomery. Good Friday commemorates the day Jesus was led to the cross and crucified. It's an important day for many, including Marinella Lentis who organized this event. "It's the greatest act of…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a former assistant police chief has been sentenced for beating a man during an interrogation, making false statements and selling drugs. Authorities said in a release Friday that 41-year-old former assistant Tallassee police…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge has permanently struck down an Alabama law that required abortion doctors to obtain admitting privileges at a local hospital. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson entered the order Friday declaring the state abortion law,…
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The Montgomery Advertiser, the largest daily newspaper remaining in Alabama, is calling for Governor Bentley to resign. They write that Bentley has "lost control of his judgment and trounced the public’s trust in his leadership"...that his actions are "degrading not only…
Severe weather Thursday left quite a mess across south Alabama. Crenshaw County EMA officials say several buildings were damaged in the Brantley and Dozier areas. Several broken power poles and downed trees have also been reported. Luckily, they have not had any…
[gtxvideo vid="pRJmeZZQ" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pRJmeZZQ-120.jpg?cachebust=1458859143625" vtitle="WAKA_2016_03_24_17_06_43"] Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford held a public press conference Thursday in front of the U.S. Federal Court Building on the status of Victoryland's reopening. Ford is delivering a letter to Attorney General Luther Strange and…
