The Wetumpka City Council Votes to Consider Firing Police Chief Celia Dixon. Dixon and Deputy Chief Tony Crenshaw were placed on leave in July. Yesterdays meeting was called to address a personnel issue and pending litigation against Dixon. Wetumpka Mayor…
Authorities say a South Carolina man killed his five children at home, "by violent means," about a week before his ex-wife reported them missing.
Truett Cathy is known for establishing the first Chick-fil-A dwarf house in an Atlanta suburb in 1946. Cathy spoke to a group of Alabama probate judges when he visited Montgomery in 2010. He told them his business rule was simple.
Montgomery Fire and Rescue also honored first responders who lost their lives in the line of duty on September 11th. Mayor Todd Strange and Public Safety Director Chris Murphy joined with Department of Public Safety members and other city workers…
Today is the day we remember one of the greatest tragedies in American history. 13 years ago, four jet lines were high jacked by terrorists and all ultimately crashed-- two into New York's twin towers, one into the Pentagon, and…
A Montgomery icon in Thai cuisine is set to reopen its doors. Lek's Railroad Thai in montgomery will re-open this Friday, September 12th. The restaurant temporarily closed on August 13 as the city repaired complicated structural issues found in the 116-year-old building.
Prattville police are warning of a possible phone scam. They say someone claiming to be from Publishers Clearing House has been calling people and telling them they have won a large sum of money and a Mercedes Benz. The scammers…
A federal appeals court delays former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman's case again. Siegelman's case had originally been delayed until October 13th. Now, records show it has been tentatively reset for the week of December 8th. A federal Jury in 2006 convicted Siegelman and…
It's the shocking video that is the topic of water cooler conversations across the country. NFL player Ray Rice's football career is in jeopardy now after video surfaced of the domestic violence incident he had with his then fiancee.
The head of Gov. Robert Bentley's security detail made $16,918 in August including overtime. Al.com reports the August income pushed Wendell Ray Lewis' salary, including overtime, so far this fiscal year to $153,000. That's with one month to go in…
Montgomery police are investigating a morning robbery. Officials say it happened near a Always Money location in the 1100 block of Ann Street. Luckily, there were no injuries. Police are  searching for the adult male suspect who fled on foot.…
A Jemison man has been indicted for reckless murder after a crash on I-65 in Chilton County left two people dead.
An Alabama appeals court has again upheld the capital murder conviction and death sentence that Jerry Devane Bryant received for a 1997 killing in Houston County. The Court of Criminal Appeals issued a 5-0 decision Friday rejecting Bryant's claims of…
Advocacy groups say Alabama prisons are giving inmates virtually unlimited access to razors, a practice that's leading to deaths and injuries inside the lockups. The Southern Poverty Law Center and the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program asked a court Thursday to…
Federal prosecutors say three Montgomery men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft in a tax fraud scheme. U.S. Attorney's officials in Montgomery said in a statement Thursday that Cruz Castillo Burnett, Jacorey Giddens and Rodrickus Howard each…
It's an intersection that has been talked about for a while now. But nothing seems to be done about it.
ASU is also facing some legal issues. A food company says President Gwendolyn Boyd threatened to cancel the company's contract with the school unless they provided free food for her innauguration this week, The company sent a letter to the…
Troy University is joining a growing number of colleges selling beer at football games.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is maintaining a large fundraising lead over Democratic challenger Parker Griffith. The Republican incumbent has raised more than $5 million in contributions in his quest to win a second term. Campaign fundraising reports filed Wednesday show…
Democratic Attorney General candidate Joe Hubbard is settling a lawsuit accusing him of defaming a security company. Â Hubbard represented National Security of Alabama when it filed a lawsuit last year, challenging the awarding of a legislative security contract to…
The former Centennial Hill bar and Grill in Montgomery may reopen. But the mothers of the shooting victims are protesting to city council. Two weeks ago, the council voted against allowing someone to rent the building because it doesn't have a…
Hundreds of items belonging to the state are going up for auction in Montgomery. Wednesday's auction will be held at a warehouse on Mobile Highway owned by the surplus property division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs.…
You may soon be paying more for your garbage pickup, that's if the Montgomery city council approves a 5 dollar monthly increase.
While Auburn and Alabama fans are supporting their teams all the way, there are some mixed feelings on how the teams played for their season openers.
A proposed change to the Alabama Constitution would make gun ownership a fundamental right in the state. The proposal also would subject any state gun-control measures to the toughest review by the courts. Rep. Mike Jones is the Andalusia Republican…
