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Spring is in the air, but it can also mean dreaded allergies for many.
A statewide bicycle summit is taking place this weekend to help make Alabama a more bicycle friendly state.
Some Wetumpka residents are worried that the city's water pressure is destroying their homes. But officials with the city's water works say that isn't the case at all and that the pressure hasn't changed.
Dr. Bernice King, the daughter of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke at the Alabama Capitol as part of the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery civil rights march.
The daughter of Gov. George Wallace, Peggy Wallace Kennedy, spoke in Montgomery at the 50th anniversary commemoration of the Selma to Montgomery march.
Each one of the thousands of marchers has a unique story, a special reason for being here.
As Montgomery commemorates the final leg of the Selma to Montgomery March, the route from St. Jude to the State Capitol will be filled with thousands of marchers.
State Auditor Jim Zeigler is calling again for the portraits of Governors George and Lurleen Wallace to be returned to the capitol rotunda. They were moved and taken off the visitor tour route a couple of months ago.
Republican Senator Ted Cruz talked to students at Liberty University Monday confirming he is running for the White House.
Some local jazz artists entertained the public with some smooth music today at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
The National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African American Studies is doing its part to showcase art inspired by the Selma to Montgomery march
This Wednesday crowds from all across the country will be in Montgomery for the 50th anniversary of the completion of the Selma to Montgomery March. And for some of those people the journey's personal.
Students from across the country are getting a once in a lifetime experience.
Tents cover the ground outside of the Lowndes Interpretive Center just outside of Selma. It's a site that once held marchers pushing for civil rights. Now it holds about 75 students looking to learn from history.
Republican lawmakers have been focused on pushing through their agenda before next week's break. That includes the charter school bill that passed both houses on Wednesday and signed by the governor Thursday.
It's time to get groomed up for the big show as the SLE Rodeo is about to begin.
The Alabama House of Representatives has voted to end Alabama's status as one of eight states without charter schools.
After a lot of questions, the new version of the Accountability Act passed its first senate committee. Among the changes are changing failing schools from the bottom 6 to 10 percent, as well as adding an additional 10 million dollars for the program.
State Troopers say they are facing a critical shortage of manpower, but there's not enough money in the budget to hire more troopers.
Half marathon runner Alan Ash crossed the finish line Saturday as the winner, not knowing that a true race against time wasn't too far away.
Long wait times and inadequate patient care were some of the reported problems in the veterans affairs facilities in Montgomery and Tuskegee.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's unemployment rate has dropped to 6 percent, but it remains above the national average. Gov. Robert Bentley on Tuesday announced that Alabama's rate declined from 6.1 percent in December to 6.0 percent in January. The…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Prison reform legislation has cleared its first legislative hurdle. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill Tuesday. Much of the proposal is aimed at diverting low-level property and drug offenders away from prison. The bill creates…
The search is on for the next Alabama head basketball coach after Anthony Grant was fired over the weekend.



