Free Flu Shots Provided This Week
Eastdale Mall and the Alabama Department of Public Health are teaming up for a drive-up flu vaccination clinic this Thursday. It'll take place from 9 am to 4:30 pm in the mall parking lot. You can also get your flu…
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Eastdale Mall and the Alabama Department of Public Health are teaming up for a drive-up flu vaccination clinic this Thursday. It'll take place from 9 am to 4:30 pm in the mall parking lot. You can also get your flu…
Montgomery Public Schools is now releasing data showing the number of new positive COVID-19 cases in each school. The total number for each school include both employees and students who notified MPS that they tested positive for the virus. The…
The River Region Facial Plastics teamed with the American Cancer Society Saturday to help in the fight against breast cancer. The River Region Facial Plastics at Jackson Clinic held a Botox for…
The Attorney General's Office, DEA, and Montgomery police held it's 18th annual drug take back event Saturday. People were encouraged to drop off any old or unused prescription medicines. These items were boxed…
The Republican-led U.S. Senate has voted to advance Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett toward final confirmation despite Democratic objections. Barrett’s confirmation on Monday is hardly in doubt, with the majority Republicans mostly united in support behind President Donald Trump’s…
Tuskegee police say one person was killed in a wreck this morning. Police say 29-year-old Kyla Marie Jones of Tuskegee was killed in the wreck, which happened just after 7 a.m. near the intersection of West Montgomery Highway and Reed…
Police in Sheridan, Indiana, need your help in finding two girls last seen in the Eclectic area. Investigators say 12-year-old Savannah Mirrah Mills and 10-year-old Racheal Maria Mills were taken from their home in Sheridan. They were last seen on…
Elmore County school officials honored the late Welton B. Doby by renaming their activity center after him on Friday, Oct. 23. This comes 50 years after integration of Alabama schools made officials…
If you live in one of the more remote locations of Alabama high-speed internet access may be available soon. On Thursday the USDA announced they would be investing $37 Million in high speed broadband in rural Alabama. The $37 Million…
The Alabama National Fair wrapped up on Sunday, Oct. 18, with a successful turnout despite the pandemic and mother nature. Things looked a little different this year, with no indoor activities, vendors, less…
The Town of Pike Road partnered with LifeSouth for a community blood drive in honor of the town's founders' week. LifeSouth officials say the river region is in emergency need of blood…
Women suffering from health-related hair loss can get a complimentary wig this weekend. Montgomery city councilman Oronde Mitchell, the  American Cancer Society, Beauty and Beyond, The Strategic Group, Women of W.I.L.L., Young Men on A Mission, and the City of…
Alabama State University students worked Thursday to help bring some much-needed relief to hurricane victims in several states. Following the damage of Hurricanes Laura, Sally and Delta, Alabama State University students put their…
Montgomery's Brewbaker Primary and School, and sixth graders at Southlawn Middle School are now under mandatory quarantine after two separate employees tested positive for COVID-19. Montgomery Public Schools confirmed the…
The Boys and Girls Club of the River Region hosted their 30th annual golf and tennis charity tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 21. After being postponed in May due to the pandemic,…
West Montgomery seems to be an attraction for business owners, but residents are not happy with the kind of businesses that are coming to the area. Residents say package stores…
Alabama Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth has tested positive for COVID-19. Lt. Governor Ainsworth says he was tested out of an abundance of caution after being notified that a member…
Montgomery police are also looking for a missing woman who was last seen early this morning. Authorities say 67-year-old Naomi Yates was last seen around South Union Street around 5 o'clock Tuesday morning. She was wearing a black shirt with…
The City of Prattville and Autauga Interfaith Care Center are hosting a 10,000 lb food drive for the victims of the apartment fire this past Saturday. Donation bins have been set outside…
The 2020 general election is two weeks away and thousands of absentee ballots have been cast in Alabama. There are nine days left to apply for an absentee ballot. To vote absentee in…
The Montgomery Police Department is asking for your help in finding Anderson Green. Green is a 62-year-old man and may be living with a condition that may impair his judgement. He was last seen on October 11, 2020, around 3:13…
Most Alabama voters know that the November 3 General Election ballot will feature the presidential race and our U.S. Senate race. But there's a lot more that you'll find on your ballot. There are six proposed state amendments that will…
It's possible that a small amount of coronavirus cases may be the result of false positive test. Health officials say a false positive is rare, and false negatives are more…
Rotary clubs in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee are banding together in a new way to fight polio. They're doing it by selling special doughnuts. Members of the Montgomery and Dothan Rotary clubs spent…
Prattville Fire Department responded to a 3-alarm apartment fire early Saturday morning, displacing all residents who lived there. All fire units in the city were dispatched to The Woods apartments on 6th…



