Alabama lawmakers have announced a schedule for impeachment hearings against Gov. Robert Bentley. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Mike Jones told lawmakers that it was "time to put this in front of us." The committee, after hearing arguments and testimony, will…
An arrest has been made in the shooting death of a 20-year-old man at an apartment complex. Media outlets report that 21-year-old Kendrevious Deshaun Dumas turned himself in to Auburn police on Tuesday. Dumas is charged with murder in the…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says he has no intentions to resign his office. Bentley made the statement Thursday after the Republican leader of the Alabama Senate said he should consider stepping down.…
Ambassador Marc Grossman, one of the country’s most distinguished and experienced diplomats, will present “Turkey, Europe and the United States” during a presentation of the Alabama World Affairs Council on April 11 at Troy University Montgomery. The event, which is…
The Republican leader of the Alabama Senate says Gov. Robert Bentley should consider resigning, saying he is putting the state "under a cloud." Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh made the blunt comments Thursday, a day after the state Ethics…
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a suspect in the homicide of 25-year-old Kordarrius Young, whose body was discovered on March 30, after being reported missing on March 22. MPD detectives charged Ja’Quarius Brooks, 19, of Montgomery with Capital Murder…
The Senate has voted to "go nuclear" and eliminate the filibuster for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee and future court picks. The move could change the Senate and court for generations. It came Thursday on a procedural motion. The…
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a death investigation following a fatal shooting. The shooting occurred in the 3700 block of Riviera Road. An adult male has been pronounced dead on the scene. The circumstances surrounding the shooting are under investigation and…
The Elmore County Emergency Management Agency, along with dozens of partnering agencies, will be at Wetumpka High School, Saturday, April 8, 2017, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., promoting the importance of emergency preparedness at home, school, work, and play.…
A single-vehicle crash at 12:25 a.m. today, April 6, claimed the life of a Phenix City man. Brandon John Woodard, 22, was killed when the 2003 Hyundai Tiburon in which he was a passenger left the roadway and struck a tree. Woodard,…
Dangerous surf conditions are causing problems on the Alabama coast during spring break. Red flags are flying to warn people about hazardous rip currents that can quickly pull swimmers out to sea. But in Gulf…
The chairman of the House intelligence committee says he will temporarily step aside from the panel's probe into Russian meddling in the election. In a statement on Thursday, Republican congressman Devin Nunes of California says that several left-wing activist groups…
The Alabama Ethics Commission says there's probable cause Gov. Robert Bentley broke state ethics law in connection with a scandal involving his former top aide Rebekah Mason. The commission vote was 3 to…
Elmore County authorities have released a list of safe places in the county that will be open to residents once a tornado watch has been issued. Those locations include: Deatsville Fire Department - 6930 AL Hwy 143, Deatsville Shoal Creek…
New research shows that contrary to some political claims, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved more drugs, and two to three months faster on average, than European regulators did over the last five years. Researchers studied the track record…
Netflix's video-streaming service is scrapping its familiar star-rating system, hoping to make it easier for its 94 million subscribers to signal whether they liked a movie or TV show. The service is compressing its familiar one-to-five star system into a…
Shoe chain Payless ShoeSource is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, becoming the latest retailer to succumb to increasing competition from online rivals like Amazon.. The Topeka, Kansas-based retailer said Tuesday that it will be closing nearly 400 stores as…
First lady Melania Trump is visiting a Washington charter school with Queen Rania of Jordan and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The queen, who has become known for her education advocacy, is in Washington with her husband, King Abdullah II, who…
The Latest on the Trump administration and Syria (all times local): 1:31 p.m. President Donald Trump says a suspected chemical attack by the Syrian government against civilians "crossed a lot of lines." At a joint press conference with Jordan's King…
President Donald Trump has removed chief strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council, reversing a controversial early decision to give Bannon access to the high-level meetings. A new memorandum about the composition of the NSC was published in the…
The military says a fighter jet pilot on a training mission ejected safely before the aircraft crashed a few miles from the U.S. capital. Air Force officials said in a statement Wednesday that the D.C. Air National Guard F-16C was…
U.S. private businesses added the most jobs in more than two years last month, a private survey found, a third straight month of robust gains. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that businesses added 263,000 jobs in March, the most since…
The Alabama Ethics Commission could weigh in soon on whether there's reason to believe Gov. Robert Bentley broke state law in a scandal that has engulfed him for a year. The commission is expected to go behind closed doors Wednesday…
It's an issue we've seen in the headlines a lot over the past few years-- gay and lesbian equal rights versus religious liberties. Guest debater Adam MacLeod says the religious laws are…
The threat of severe weather has prompted some closings for Wednesday. Here is the latest list: Alabama State University - closed Alexander City Schools - closed Alexander City Social Security Administration - closed Ascension Day School-Montgomery - closed Auburn University…
