An organization headed by former Gov. Bob Riley has awarded nearly 1,500 scholarships for students to attend private schools rather than failing public schools. The Alabama Opportunity Scholarship Fund released enrollment figures Monday, as well as an audit report saying…
Huntingdon College and Southern Union State Community College have signed a "reverse transfer" agreement. The agreement allows Southern State students who transfer to Huntingdon to transfer credits back to Southern State to go toward their associate's degree. Officials with each school say…
The Prattville Creative Arts Center Gallery is Presenting an Exhibit of New Works by Charlie "Tin Man" Lucas
Montgomery First Assembly of God is celebrating 80 years...by marking a new beginning.
One department of corrections veteran is using her position to improve the lives of female inmates.
The federal government says 12 health centers in Alabama will receive nearly $3.5 million in funding to help expand primary care services. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced Friday that the $3,468,448 comes under the Affordable Care…
Alabama has adopted a new combination of drugs for executions and is once again seeking to put inmates to death. The attorney general's office is asking the Alabama Supreme Court to set execution dates for nine death row inmates. Lawyers…
The Wetumpka City Council Votes to Consider Firing Police Chief Celia Dixon. Dixon and Deputy Chief Tony Crenshaw were placed on leave in July. Yesterdays meeting was called to address a personnel issue and pending litigation against Dixon. Wetumpka Mayor…
Authorities say a South Carolina man killed his five children at home, "by violent means," about a week before his ex-wife reported them missing.
Truett Cathy is known for establishing the first Chick-fil-A dwarf house in an Atlanta suburb in 1946. Cathy spoke to a group of Alabama probate judges when he visited Montgomery in 2010. He told them his business rule was simple.
Montgomery Fire and Rescue also honored first responders who lost their lives in the line of duty on September 11th. Mayor Todd Strange and Public Safety Director Chris Murphy joined with Department of Public Safety members and other city workers…
Today is the day we remember one of the greatest tragedies in American history. 13 years ago, four jet lines were high jacked by terrorists and all ultimately crashed-- two into New York's twin towers, one into the Pentagon, and…
A Montgomery icon in Thai cuisine is set to reopen its doors. Lek's Railroad Thai in montgomery will re-open this Friday, September 12th. The restaurant temporarily closed on August 13 as the city repaired complicated structural issues found in the 116-year-old building.
Prattville police are warning of a possible phone scam. They say someone claiming to be from Publishers Clearing House has been calling people and telling them they have won a large sum of money and a Mercedes Benz. The scammers…
A federal appeals court delays former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman's case again. Siegelman's case had originally been delayed until October 13th. Now, records show it has been tentatively reset for the week of December 8th. A federal Jury in 2006 convicted Siegelman and…
It's the shocking video that is the topic of water cooler conversations across the country. NFL player Ray Rice's football career is in jeopardy now after video surfaced of the domestic violence incident he had with his then fiancee.
The head of Gov. Robert Bentley's security detail made $16,918 in August including overtime. Al.com reports the August income pushed Wendell Ray Lewis' salary, including overtime, so far this fiscal year to $153,000. That's with one month to go in…
Montgomery police are investigating a morning robbery. Officials say it happened near a Always Money location in the 1100 block of Ann Street. Luckily, there were no injuries. Police are  searching for the adult male suspect who fled on foot.…
A Jemison man has been indicted for reckless murder after a crash on I-65 in Chilton County left two people dead.
An Alabama appeals court has again upheld the capital murder conviction and death sentence that Jerry Devane Bryant received for a 1997 killing in Houston County. The Court of Criminal Appeals issued a 5-0 decision Friday rejecting Bryant's claims of…
Advocacy groups say Alabama prisons are giving inmates virtually unlimited access to razors, a practice that's leading to deaths and injuries inside the lockups. The Southern Poverty Law Center and the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program asked a court Thursday to…
Federal prosecutors say three Montgomery men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft in a tax fraud scheme. U.S. Attorney's officials in Montgomery said in a statement Thursday that Cruz Castillo Burnett, Jacorey Giddens and Rodrickus Howard each…
It's an intersection that has been talked about for a while now. But nothing seems to be done about it.
ASU is also facing some legal issues. A food company says President Gwendolyn Boyd threatened to cancel the company's contract with the school unless they provided free food for her innauguration this week, The company sent a letter to the…
Troy University is joining a growing number of colleges selling beer at football games.
