Higher Education Day Held Outside Alabama Capitol
Hundreds of students and other representatives of Alabama's 14 public colleges and universities were in Montgomery Thursday for the annual Higher Education Day.
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Hundreds of students and other representatives of Alabama's 14 public colleges and universities were in Montgomery Thursday for the annual Higher Education Day.
The Alabama Cattlemen's Association hosted its annual SLE Rodeo kickoff luncheon on Thursday, which means the rodeo isn't far away.
Millbrook police say they have made an arrest after a man was shot and killed Thursday afternoon.
Sophia Bracy Harris and her sister Debra, were one of the first African American students to integrate Wetumpka High School in 1965. Harris' house was bombed on the night of New Years in…
Alabama lawmakers have begun a process to remove racist language from the state’s 121-year-old Constitution.
The latest weekly Alabama Department of Public Health report on COVID in the state’s public schools shows cases once again dropping by more than half statewide.
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office unveiled its new Cancer Awareness Car and dedicated it to someone very special to the department.
An Alabama legislative committee has advanced legislation to outlaw the use of abortion pills to end unwanted pregnancies.
Alabama's airports are getting 140 million dollars from the federal government over the next 5 years to improve infrastructure. Representative Terri Sewell visited the Montgomery regional airport to talk about the impact the funding will have on the airport and other parts of Alabama.
On Wednesday Senator Tommy Tuberville was the speaker at the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce Washington Brief.
Central Alabama Community College in Alexander City has received a welcome surprise -- a $200,000 donation from someone who wishes to remain anonymous.
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama will hold a job fair in the hopes of filling 300 positions.
Authorities say a state prison inmate from Montgomery has been stabbed to death at a correctional facility outside Birmingham.
The Alabama House of Representatives has advanced a proposal that would bar transgender students from using school bathrooms and locker rooms that match their current gender identity.
The City of Greenville is seeking change for its local schools. The city wants to develop a city school system for 4 of the Butler County Schools that are in city limits; Greenville High, Greenville Middle, Greenville Elementary, and W. O Parmer Elementary
FEATURE: Earl Wilkerson, Montgomery native, was born with a rare condition called Oligodactyly which is the presence of less than five fingers or toes on each hand or foot. Wilkerson says his mother…
The Alabama House has approved a bill to allow people to carry concealed handguns without a state permit.
 The Alabama House of Representatives is scheduled to debate a bill that mandates K-12 schools require students to use multi-person bathroom facilities that match the sex on their original birth certificate.
In the beginning of the year MPS announced they were merging Sidney Lanier and George Washington Carver high school. Monday school officials are had conversations about what this merger is going to look like and when it will happen.
Faulkner University has announced it has received two grants totaling $4.25 million for Black and minority students.
Prattville police say they now know the name of the jewelry theft suspect they want to find.
Those who are visually impaired have to overcome many challenges, for example finding a way to get transportation. Thankfully in our area, there are people that can help. William Bowman has an organization,…
A single-vehicle crash has killed a Montgomery woman.
Alabama will be now eligible for as much as $100,000 annually in federal money to fight invasive aquatic species like carp and plants.
The Alabama House of Representatives could vote soon on legislation to do away with the requirement for a person to get a permit to carry a concealed handgun in public.



