An attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a complaint against Attorney General Jeff Sessions with the Alabama State Bar over his testimony during his Senate confirmation process regarding contact he had with Russia. In the complaint dated…
A federal agency says Hyundai Motor Co.'s Montgomery assembly plant must rehire three workers fired after they walked off the job after a 2015 Christmas-season work schedule dispute. An administrative law judge for the National Labor Relations Board ruled this…
One group traveled to the capitol to make a statement in hopes of of raising awareness for HIV and Aids. This afternoon members of the group Alabama Positive Action gathered on the steps of the state capitol for what they…
The Montgomery zoo is growing! Zoo and Montgomery city officials have broken ground on the zoo's latest exhibit...Stingray Bay! The Montgomery Zoo has held multiple fundraisers over the last two years to raise money for the new exhibit. Construction will…
Lawmakers are attempting to define what criminal convictions should disqualify a person from voting. The House of Representatives voted unanimously Thursday for the bill. The Alabama Constitution says people convicted of felonies involving "moral turpitude" are no longer able to…
The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a revamped prison construction plan reached after weeks of negotiations. Committee members voted Thursday to send the bill to the Senate floor. The new plan authorizes a $775 million bond issue to build up…
The State Board of Education met Wednesday for a work session to discuss plans for the takeover of Montgomery Public Schools. The board met in a work session to clarify…
Lawmakers moved a step closer to passing legislation that would prohibit judges from imposing a death sentence when a jury has recommended life imprisonment. The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that had already cleared the Alabama Senate.…
Governor Robert Bentley is said to be in good spirits this evening after undergoing what officials are calling a "routine procedure" at a Montgomery hospital. The Governor's communications director released…
The House has voted decisively to approve a $578 billion spending bill. The measure keeps the U.S. armed forces operating through September and sets the stage for substantial increases to the Pentagon's budget advocated by President Donald Trump. The defense…
A committee has approved a lean general fund budget that gives level funding to most Alabama state agencies and strips a proposed pay raise for state employees that lawmakers said the…
Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded a $6,807 grant to provide equipment for the Prattville Police Department. The grant will enable the city to purchase new laptop computers for patrol officers, replacing outdated laptops, reducing the number of shared computers and…
Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum will present a series of free community forums on issues affecting women this month in recognition of Women’s History Month. The events, which will be held in the museum’s auditorium at 252 Montgomery St., will…
State wildlife officials say hunters killed more than 82,000 deer in Alabama this past hunting season. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources released statistics based on the results of the first year of a new mandatory reporting system…
Gov. Robert Bentley has undergone what's being called a "routine procedure" at Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery. The Governor’s communications director released the following statement this morning:…
Last year ride sharing company Uber set up shop in Montgomery. Now, Uber could be getting some competition. The Montgomery City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve the transportation network company permit for ride sharing company Lyft. The San Fransisco based company…
 The Alabama Senate has approved a bill that would do away with the requirement for probate judges to sign marriage licenses. The bill comes as a few probate judges in the state continue to refuse to issue marriage licenses to…
You don't have to go very far to see payday lending shops in Alabama. "The states around us have done things, so that has pushed a lot of payday lenders into Alabama.…
Parents of children with autism in Alabama are fighting a fight for access to care. "Services are difficult to find and secondly they are very, very expensive and as for us,…
Earlier this week it was reported that the Turkey Day classic contract between Alabama State University and HarCal Inc would be terminated. HarCal Inc. is an investment company owned by famed actor Steve Harvey and Montgomery businessman Greg Calhoun. Alabama…
If you grew up in Montgomery you've probably listened to these two on your morning commute. John Garrett and Tommy Fields of the John and Tommy morning show are celebrating their…
The attorney general's office says an investigation regarding Gov. Robert Bentley is not finished. The disclosure was made public Tuesday in a Feb. 24 letter from Ellen Brooks, who is overseeing the probe, to the House Judiciary Committee which could…
Billboards popping up across Montgomery are advertising something a little less commercial. These digital billboards feature an animal from the Montgomery Noodles the dog is this week's…
Doctors say they may have found a cure to the century old disease, sickle cell anemia. A recent study says doctors in Paris claim to have "cured" a teenage patient of…
On Sunday, March 5, at about 2:15 a.m., Montgomery Police and Fire Medics responded to Northern Boulevard at Lower Wetumpka Road in reference to a three-vehicle collision that resulted in one fatality. MPD also has charged one of the drivers,…
