Gov. Kay Ivey has announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted September unemployment rate is 3.8%, down from August’s rate of 4.2%, and well below September 2016’s rate of 6.0%. According to Ivey's office, the last time Alabama’s unemployment rate was…
It's been just over two weeks since new Alabama State University turned a new leaf in leadership, and ASU Alum Quinton Ross officially took office. Ross is now 15th president in the university's…
The community is still in shock and grief one week after a 5th grader at Bear Elementary took his own life. Ten-year-old Jamari Williams could light up a dance floor. "He would get…
The Montgomery Police Department advised CrimeStoppers that an anonymous tip helped to confirm information already gathered by Investigators in regards to a shooting that occurred at a Montgomery gas station. The tipster will be offered a reward for information gathered.…
City leaders started working on a plan to revamp South Montgomery back in 2014 and now they're ready to present it to the city's planning commission and move into the implementation phase. The…
Some Prattville residents say the citizens are being sued by city government as a means of validating a procedure for revenue. And they showed up at Tuesday night's council meeting to…
Cooler weather is on the way to the River Region, which means some people will be using space heaters, but fire officials are urging people to be safe. Around 25,000…
Alabama is asking a court to allow the execution of an inmate convicted of killing a police officer two decades ago. The Alabama attorney general's office on Monday asked the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a stay…
Prattville police search for Kendrick Nelson (aka “Big Mac”). He is wanted for felony warrants. His charges are Assault 2nd Degree on a Police Officer and Receiving Stolen Property 1st Degree. Investigators say Nelson was involved in a vehicle pursuit in…
Macon County Sheriff, Andre Brunson, says they're investigating a double death. The incident occurred in the 200 block of County Road 47 in Tuskegee. Elexia Sutton and Sammy Williams were found dead on the front porch by Sutton's 17-year old…
Following a weekend homicide, Montgomery’s mayor and police chief are once again speaking out on violence in the city. Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange and Police Chief Ernest Finley sat down with media to…
On October 16 at approximately 8:40 pm, officers were dispatched to the 300 block of Hazel St. in reference to a subject shot. While en-route, officers located the suspect vehicle and attempted to stop it. The vehicle was pursued out…
Montgomery Police Investigators continue their search for suspects involved in a possible Burglary ring. The investigation has linked several business burglaries committed by the suspects starting in early September. Subjects are wanted for questioning for burglarizing the same business in…
Keith Channing Reddick, 42, of Notasulga, was sentenced on Friday, October 13, to 84 months (7 years) in federal prison for receipt of child pornography, announced Louis V. Franklin, Sr., United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Reddick…
Hundreds of walkers are walking to support the hunt for a cure for Alzheimer's. Beatrice Forniss is one of them. "Alzheimer's is just so special to me. I watched my mother and law…
People gathered in Blount Cultural Park Sunday night to honor those who lost an infant during pregnancy. The River Region's Community Action Team's candlelight memorial was held to observe International Pregnancy…
The Washington-Post reports former President Trump aide Steve Bannon criticised the Montgomery -based Southern Poverty Law Center during a speech to the "Values Voters Summit" in Washington: "At various points in the speech, Bannon, who runs the far-right website Breitbart…
People come back to the Junior League's Holiday Market each year for a variety of reasons. "All the different music, the young kids up there singing, the decorations," says April Drummond. "You…
City officials are addressing crime in Montgomery after concerns that crime in the city has spiked recently. Mayor Strange has maintained that despite perception, crime is down in Montgomery, referencing statistics over the past month that indicate crime in the…
It's the 9th year for the Capital City Clay Shoot. A fundraiser for the magic moments organization to help make the dreams come true for chronically ill children in Alabama. "So we're…
Montgomery police have pressed charges against a woman they say falsely reported a sexual assault by a police officer. 23-year-old Ashleigh Curlee is charged with Falsely Reporting an Incident, a Class A Misdemeanor. Police issued a safety advisory after a woman claimed…
A former volunteer firefighter will spend time on probation and pay fines after pleaded guilty to setting three fires in central Alabama. An Elmore County judge accepted a plea from 30-year-old Chad M. Ellis, who admitted to two counts of…
The race is on to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions' U.S. Senate seat. And Democrat Doug Jones is appealing to his base. "It's been a surprise to me that Doug Jones has had the financial resources to start running television…
Jackson Hospital is pleased to welcome Dr. Parham Mora, a board-certified surgeon, serving the River Region area since 1996. Dr. Mora serves patients at the Mora Surgical Clinic, in Prattville. Dr. Mora graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles…
Sheriff Joe Sedinger, with the Autauga County Sheriff’s Office, confirms arrests have been made in connection to the October 1st murder of Melvin Perry. Since the murder investigation began, the Autauga County Sheriff’s Office Investigation Division has been working overtime…
