Alabama House to Vote on Allowing Concealed Handguns without Permit
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.
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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.
Supporters are continuing to push for Alabama to join the ranks of states that have decriminalized small amounts of marijuana.
 3-year-old Ja'Syeon Green was shot to death February 11 in Montgomery. Friday, his family and their friends held a candlelight vigil in remembrance of his life.
A school choice bill that could give parents $5,500 in state funds to send their child to private school or elsewhere is headed to a study group for negotiations.
Montgomery police are investigating s shooting that happened near a community center.
The Montgomery Performing Arts Centre says the upcoming Gatlin Brothers concert has been postponed due to COVID concerns.
Gov. Kay Ivey has issued a statement calling on all Alabama schools and universities to end their face mask mandates.
A Tallassee woman has won the 10th annual Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association Big Buck Photo Contest.
The animal care team at the Montgomery Zoo has announced the birth of a male Eastern Bongo.
Alabama is seemingly on the tail end of the omicron peak of the Coronavirus. New dashboard numbers according to the Alabama Department of Public Health, show that the worst of it may be behind us after all, but that we should still remain cautious.
Millbrook police are investigating a single-car crash that killed the driver.
The Montgomery county emergency management agency's director, Christina Thornton, shares some of the struggles her and her staff face when they open the warming center. "We go in at 3 pm because we…
Alabama lawmakers have approved legislation to exempt the monthly child tax credit payments that families received during the pandemic from state taxation.
Montgomery police need your help finding the suspects involved in a felony shoplifting case.
Montgomery police say a shooting victim has died, which has led to a murder charge being filed against the suspect.
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.
Montgomery police say a man has suffered a life-threatening gunshot wound after being shot Thursday morning.
A community center in Montgomery gets a transformation thanks to a new program to reinvest into the communities in of the city.
An architecture professor at Tuskegee University is sharing the importance of preserving African American cultural sites. Dr. Kwesi Daniels, says he has a deep passion for this research and loves sharing with his…
A divided House Public Safety Committee on Wednesday approved bill. It now moves to the full Alabama House.
After Chief Ernest Finley resigned back in June of 2021, Mayor Reed has been conducting a nationwide search for a new police chief.
The American red cross has been hosting blood drives throughout the city of Montgomery. Wednesday, it will once again team up with the Montgomery biscuits baseball team to host a blood drive at Riverwalk stadium.
Tallassee Mayor Johnny Hammock discusses his arrest, the ankle bracelet that he must wear and his political future.
Montgomery police have made an arrest after shots were fired into an occupied vehicle.
Emergency crews are on the scene of a major wreck just south of Montgomery on Interstate 65.



