Alabama to honor 250th birthday of America with trees
While America plans to honor the 250th anniversary of the founding of the country this summer, Alabama wants to remember this occasion with the planting of trees statewide.
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While America plans to honor the 250th anniversary of the founding of the country this summer, Alabama wants to remember this occasion with the planting of trees statewide.
The strong storms that pushed through our part of Alabama brought down trees and power lines in Elmore County.
Fatal single-vehicle crash that happened around 4:00 p.m. leaves one dead Saturday.
Oak Street in West Montgomery was full of people on Sunday for a block party to raise money for local artists.
Montgomery Whitewater hosts Olympic athletes, among others, in Slalom World Ranking Spring Races.
Prattville police say a Prattville High School teacher is one of five suspected online child sex predators who have been arrested.
A pilot who graduated from Auburn University was among the six U.S. Air Force members killed in a refueling aircraft crash this week in Iraq. He and two others were stationed in Birmingham.
The Montgomery Fire/Rescue Department says a woman has been injured in a house fire.
The operation involved four primary conspirators who recruited others to steal mail from residential mailboxes and U.S. Postal Service collection boxes.
Montgomery Public Schools has welcomed athletes to Park Crossing High School for the 2026 Special Olympics.
Dozens of people gathered outside Carver High School in Montgomery for a balloon release to honor the memory of a young woman from Montgomery who was killed in Huntsville earlier this month.
The concert on Friday, March 13 is free and open to the public, but you must register on Commerce Music Hall's website.
It's the final weekend of winter, but don't stay cooped up at home when there's so much you can do across the River Region!
Montgomery Whitewater is hosting the 2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Ranking Spring Races, and you're invited to watch.
Faulkner University is preparing to host its second annual Jazz Festival.
Montgomery police are investigating a shooting that left a man seriously hurt.
You can take a survey to tell officials from Montgomery, Montgomery County and Pike Road how you'd like to see parks and recreational opportunities improve in the area.
Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a new law to crack down on commercial truck drivers who don't know English as a way to improve highway safety.
The Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce hosted Gov. Kay Ivey and other leaders, who briefed chamber members about the latest developments in state government.
It happened around 7:26 p.m. Tuesday on Woodley Road near Snowdoun Chambers Road.
Action 8 News has learned that well-known Montgomery restaurant owner and caterer Johnny Sullivan has died.
New testimony has been presented today in the capital murder trial of Ibraheem Yazeed. He's the Montgomery man charged with kidnapping 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard from a gas station in Auburn and killing her in 2019.
The Alabama National Fair may have been held way back in October, but its impact is still being felt now.
Some big changes are in the works along part of Interstate 65 and Maxwell Boulevard in Montgomery, all thanks to new federal funding.
Now that the weather is warming up, The Shoppes at EastChase is preparing to welcome you with all sorts of spring and summer events for the entire family.



