Alabama lawmakers seek more money for prison construction
Alabama lawmakers are seeking the ability to borrow an additional $500 million for prison construction after the price of the state’s new mega-prison rose to over $1 billion.
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Alabama lawmakers are seeking the ability to borrow an additional $500 million for prison construction after the price of the state’s new mega-prison rose to over $1 billion.
The 2025 Montgomery Kidney Walk & Celebration will take place on Saturday, May 3 at Riverwalk Stadium.
The fatal shooting happened around 10:27 p.m. in the 500 block of East South Boulevard.
A special dinner brought players from six MPS high schools together to motivate and prepare them for the three-day tournament ahead.
The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce has hosted a "State of Health" event to discuss the status of healthcare in our area.
Montgomery police are investigating a shooting on Taylor Road that left a man injured.
A 45-member council comprised of business leaders, appointed by the governor, will contribute to a public-private collaboration.
Gov. Kay Ivey has appointed a new judge to serve Montgomery County.
Montgomery police say they're investigating multiple reports of gunfire.
Millbrook police say they've arrested a man on a charge of third-degree burglary.
Alabama’s congressional district map is the subject of a federal trial to decide if the state will keep the new court-created district that led to the election of a second Black representative.
25 year old Dejontae Westerly has been charged with murder in a February 9th death investigation.
There is currently not a state parental leave policy.
Different activities included video game trucks and free play rooms filled with the latest gaming technology.
JPMorganChase plans to more than triple the number of branches in Alabama by 2030.
This week's build day was led by the U.S. Air Force Squadron Officer School Class of Montgomery.
The crash happened around 6:45 a.m. Saturday on Interstate 65 near the 147 mile marker, approximately five miles north of Fort Deposit.Â
Montgomery police are investigating a shooting on Norman Bridge Road that left a man injured.
Southeastern Grocers has announced new ownership for many of its Winn-Dixie stores.
Alabama is among the states considering laws saying there are two sexes and rejecting the idea that people can change genders.
A man has been charged with 14 counts of theft for stealing from the Millbrook Walmart on multiple occasions.
The owner of a Millbrook used car dealership has been charged with filing a false police report and reckless endangerment.
Demetrius Frazier, who was convicted of murdering a woman after breaking into her Birmingham apartment as she slept, was executed by nitrogen gas.
You can celebrate the Valentine's Day season and all sorts of other fun things this weekend in the River Region!
U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Alabama) has announced that he is a lead co-sponsor for a bill to expand health care coverage to millions of Americans who are uninsured.