White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has apologized for making an "inappropriate and insensitive" comparison to the Holocaust in earlier comments about Syrian President Bashar Assad's use of chemical weapons - remarks that drew instant rebuke from Jewish groups and…
A prosecutor is asking pharmacy employees to be on the lookout for a 50-year-old Tennessee teacher who disappeared last month with a student. District Attorney Brent Cooper tells news outlets Tad Cummins takes medicine to control his blood pressure and…
Federal prosecutors say a man used Alabama's publicly accessible online court records to steal the identities of dozens of people, highlighting the system's vulnerability to identity thieves. Brian Colby Alexander is accused of obtaining names, birth dates and Social Security…
Republican scandals have had very little effect on the political landscape in Alabama and Democrats hoping to make gains amid the fallout face the harsh reality that the state is solidly red. The state's GOP lieutenant governor, Kay Ivey, replaced…
The NPR Show "On Point" picked up on an earlier Bloomberg article about some of the auto-parts supplier companies in the state and other Southern States. The hour long broadcast included this: "Parts suppliers in the American South compete for…
April is Sexual Assault Awareness month. According to statistics, a person in the U.S. is sexually assaulted every 98 seconds. Tuesday evening, people gathered in downtown Montgomery to take a…
The resignation of Governor Robert Bentley ends a huge political shakeup for the state of Alabama. Former Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard was the first to go. Hubbard was the head…
One school in downtown Montgomery is a finalist in a nationwide competition aiming to make a difference in your community. The grand prize is 100,000, but first the school needs your votes.…
President Pro Tem Del Marsh now takes over for Kay Ivey presiding over the senate. He's not taking over the office of Lieutenant Governor however. The position will remain vacant…
The Alabama Senate has voted to allow a church to form its own police force. Lawmakers on Tuesday voted 24-4 to allow Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham to establish a law enforcement department. The church says it needs its own…
Alabama's new governor has fired the husband of the woman alleged to have had a romantic affair with former Gov. Robert Bentley. A spokeswoman says Gov. Kay Ivey dismissed Jon Mason…
There is unfinished business involving former Gov. Robert Bentley. Â He has to move his belongings out of the Governor's office, the Governor's Mansion and the Governor's beach house in Fort Morgan. State Auditor Jim Zeigler says his office will do…
The Council on Substance Abuse- NCADD has launched "It's My Time" Underage Drinking Campaign at Alabama State University. According to NIAAA, in 2013, 59.4 percent of full-time college students ages 18–22 drank alcohol in the past month compared with 50.6…
When Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey took the oath of office to become Alabama's 54th governor, most Alabamians hoped that would bring the end to years of scandals involving state…
On Friday, April 7 around 2 p.m., MPD patrol conducted a traffic stop in the area of Rexford Road at Vaughn Road in reference to identifying the suspect in an incident of criminal mischief that had just occurred. While MPD was…
Alabama lawmakers are starting hearings that could lead to the impeachment of Republican Gov. Robert Bentley. A legislative report accuses Bentley of stonewalling investigators in a bid to hide details of…
This morning, a spokeswoman for Gov. Robert Bentley says he is "not personally involved" in any negotiations to resign. Yasamie August made the statement as the House Judiciary Committee was set to begin impeachment hearings at 10 a.m. Asked if…
The Alabama GOP joins other Republican leadership across the state in calling for Gov. Robert Bentley to resign ahead of impeachment hearings this week. They join Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon, Sen. President Pro Tem Del Marsh, and many…
The average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline rose 9 cents nationally over the past two weeks, to $2.43. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that increased oil prices and the U.S. missile strike on a Syrian air base…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions favors decades-old drug and crime-fighting strategies - even as some involved in criminal justice during that time have come to believe those approaches went too far, and for too long. Sessions was a federal prosecutor in…
The Alabama Supreme Court says impeachment hearings can proceed against Gov. Robert Bentley, who is fighting to stay in office amid fallout from an affair with a top aide. The justices issued their ruling Saturday. A circuit judge had blocked…
It's been 7 years since this show has been in Montgomery. For some it's their first time seeing the performers in action at Maxwell Air Force Base, that features teams like, The Wings of Blue, The French Demonstration Team and…
Police say two people are dead following a crash involving a tractor-trailer and three other vehicles in Ozark. The Dothan Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/2ojomsm ) the crash happened late Friday morning near the intersection of U.S. Highway 231 and Alabama Highway…
Even as Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley's impeachment was put on hold, a legislative report was released saying he directed a state law enforcement officer to "advance his personal interests" to try…
