Members of Congress are asking the nation's governing body for amateur football to detail its efforts to make the game safer for children. Last week, Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee held a forum with experts on brain injuries…
Alabama is asking a court to allow the execution of an inmate convicted of killing a police officer two decades ago. The Alabama attorney general's office on Monday asked the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a stay…
Prattville police search for Kendrick Nelson (aka “Big Mac”). He is wanted for felony warrants. His charges are Assault 2nd Degree on a Police Officer and Receiving Stolen Property 1st Degree. Investigators say Nelson was involved in a vehicle pursuit in…
The NAACP has issued the following statement regarding the life sentence of Kharon Davis issued today in Dothan: “The NAACP is profoundly disappointed with Houston County Circuit Judge Kevin Moulton’s decision to sentence Kharon Davis to life in prison. Judge…
Law enforcement officers from across the state are in Montgomery today for the Attorney General's Law Enforcement Summit. Around 800 law enforcement officials attended the summit. They discussed new challenges law…
A Missouri appeals court has thrown out a $72 million award to a woman who claimed talcum powder made by Johnson & Johnson contributed to her ovarian cancer. The Missouri Eastern District court ruled Tuesday that Missouri was not the…
Authorities are investigating a series of fires in Selma, including one that damaged a historic former school building. The Selma Times-Journal reports that as many as five fires were reported in the city's downtown area on Saturday night. One blaze…
An adult male sustained a life-threatening gunshot wound while in the 4200 block of Southwood Drive. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment. The circumstances surrounding this shooting are under investigation. No arrests have been made at this…
Macon County Sheriff, Andre Brunson, says they're investigating a double death. The incident occurred in the 200 block of County Road 47 in Tuskegee. Elexia Sutton and Sammy Williams were found dead on the front porch by Sutton's 17-year old…
Our Golden Apple Award Winner this week comes from the Montgomery Public School System. Carver High School Band Director LaFrancis Davis, is just as motivated today teaching band as he was over…
Following a weekend homicide, Montgomery’s mayor and police chief are once again speaking out on violence in the city. Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange and Police Chief Ernest Finley sat down with media to…
On October 16 at approximately 8:40 pm, officers were dispatched to the 300 block of Hazel St. in reference to a subject shot. While en-route, officers located the suspect vehicle and attempted to stop it. The vehicle was pursued out…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A murder investigation is underway after a shooting in Selma early Monday morning. Lt. Tory Neely says a patrol officer began pursuing a speeding vehicle he…
Cooler temperatures are slowly making their way to Alabama. Dr Ben Smith has seen plenty of patients due to the changing weather. "We're having a good amount of cold, allergy, rhinitis…
A federal judge has blocked an execution scheduled for Thursday for an Alabama inmate convicted of killing a police officer two decades ago. U.S. District Judge W. Keith Watkins issued the stay Monday for 40-year old Torrey Twane McNabb, one…
Montgomery Police Investigators continue their search for suspects involved in a possible Burglary ring. The investigation has linked several business burglaries committed by the suspects starting in early September. Subjects are wanted for questioning for burglarizing the same business in…
Crenshaw County Investigators continue their search for suspects involved in the armed robbery of a Dollar General. On Monday, October 9, at approximately 8:45 pm, two unknown males entered the Dollar General in Highland Home. Once inside they robbed two…
Montgomery County School Board member Mary Briers is speaking out about the sale of Georgia Washington Middle School to the Town of Pike Road. She was one of four…
Keith Channing Reddick, 42, of Notasulga, was sentenced on Friday, October 13, to 84 months (7 years) in federal prison for receipt of child pornography, announced Louis V. Franklin, Sr., United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Reddick…
A man was injured in a shooting after the University of Alabama homecoming football game. News outlets report Tuscaloosa police say the victim was shot in the lower back after midnight Sunday outside the Rounders Bar on the University Boulevard…
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation following the Sunday afternoon shooting death of Carlos Bates, 39. MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 3300 block of Tyler Road on Sunday, October 15, at about 12:30 p.m., after…
Hundreds of walkers are walking to support the hunt for a cure for Alzheimer's. Beatrice Forniss is one of them. "Alzheimer's is just so special to me. I watched my mother and law…
People gathered in Blount Cultural Park Sunday night to honor those who lost an infant during pregnancy. The River Region's Community Action Team's candlelight memorial was held to observe International Pregnancy…
The Washington-Post reports former President Trump aide Steve Bannon criticised the Montgomery -based Southern Poverty Law Center during a speech to the "Values Voters Summit" in Washington: "At various points in the speech, Bannon, who runs the far-right website Breitbart…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a 3-year-old girl is dead after she fell into a grease pit at an Alabama ice cream shop and drowned. The Opelika-Auburn News reports the girl's body was pulled Saturday from an in-ground container…
