Heavy Rain Brings Flood Concerns
Last April, the Alabama River got up to about 40 feet, flooding much of the downtown riverwalk. It's not quite the almost 60 feet from 1961, but it still shut down business for about a week.
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Last April, the Alabama River got up to about 40 feet, flooding much of the downtown riverwalk. It's not quite the almost 60 feet from 1961, but it still shut down business for about a week.
It's been almost half a year since three Wetumpka High School teens and an Elmore County Deputy died in a two-car head on collision.
It's a plan to distribute the power in the police department on a local level and make the department run more efficiently.
A senior at Auburn University in Montgomery is making her mark in the entertainment industry. A song she composed will appear in the animated Disney series later this month. We sat down with her to find out just what it took to make her dream into a reality.
College students from all over the region were in downtown Montgomery Thursday night.
Students came from college and universities all over the state to the capital to have their voices heard at higher education. It's one of the biggest rallies lawmakers see each year.
An abandoned house on Montgomery's west side will soon be demolished.
Pop Music Star Michael Bolton is coming to Montgomery later this year.
State Health Department officials spent the morning screening Alabama State University students for tuberculosis.
Alabama lawmakers won't bar teens from riding in the back of pickup trucks after most acknowledged they've ridden there too.
More than 1,200 people gathered in Eclectic for the funeral of Montgomery police officer David Colley, who was killed in a car wreck while on duty last weekend.
It all began Tuesday when North Charleston police officer Michael Slager was charged with murder after video showed him shooting a man in the back as he tried to flee.
An Auburn staple is closing at the end of the year. The War Eagle Supper Club will shut it's doors after 78 years.
There was a lot of passion as people took to the microphone to say what they think is best for the state's children. Senator Rusty Glover wants to repeal the standards, which are part of Alabama's education plan.
It's not every day an international dignitary comes to the Alabama state house. Olexander Motsyk addressed a joint session of both representatives and senators, saying his country's new democracy has carefully watched as we commemorated the Selma to Montgomery march.
The state health department is working with Alabama State University on identifying people who may have been exposed to tuberculosis.
In a state where football reigns, basketball often gets put on the back burner. But with the recent hiring of coach Avery Johnson, fans say it may be just thing Crimson Tide needs to be a contender on the court.
Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange held re-election campaign kickoff at Central in downtown Montgomery Monday evening.
There's no shortage of universities with distance learning programs. Sometimes it helps students find time to take classes they would otherwise miss.
A new chapter for a Montgomery County Commissioner battling breast cancer -- Commissioner Ronda Walker now faces new challenges in her journey towards being cancer free...
Gov. Robert Bentley has a new task force aimed at making health care in Alabama more accessible and more affordable.
Members of Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church in Montgomery celebrated Easter with a sunrise service at Blount Cultural Park.
Funeral arrangements have been made for the police officer killed in a wreck early Saturday morning.
Beautiful weather means many are heading up to Lake Martin. Tt's a huge economic engine for the surrounding counties.
One Montgomery Police Officer is dead after a crash with an 18 wheeler.