Montgomery Police say a man was injured in a shooting Sunday afternoon. The shooting happened in the 3700 block of Riviera Road. Â The victim was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police continue to investigate the incident. Â No…
Montgomery Police are conducting a homicide investigation in the 1200 block of Bragg Street after a man was shot and killed early Sunday morning. Police say that shooting happened around 3:30 Sunday morning. Â The victim was pronounced dead at the…
Montgomery Police are investigating a deadly shooting in the 1000 block of Perry Hill Road. Police were called to the scene around 8:30 Saturday night. Â They found a man who had been shot. Â He was pronounced dead at the scene.…
Montgomery's oldest neighborhood is celebrating a milestone. Current and former Cottage Hill residents commemorated 40 years as an historic district with food, fellowship, and a few trips down memory lane. Randall Williams was among a few panelists that recalled the…
UPDATE: Tallassee Police recovered the body of the 18-month-old boy from the Tallapoosa River late Saturday night. Â A witness came forward with information about where the child was possibly seen and police returned to that area to search. Tallassee Police…
A man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to a deadly shooting that took place in early August, according to the Montgomery Police Department. Police charged Anthony Thomas Jr. with one count of murder. Â He was taken…
The upcoming solar eclipse is getting a lot of hype with safety glasses selling out at just about every store. Some people are excited about seeing the phenomenon. "I think it's going to be good. It's not something that our…
Eclipse mania is building and so is demand for the glasses that make it safe to view the first total solar eclipse to cross the U.S. in 99 years. Lines are forming, prices are rising and shelves are emptying as…
The Southern Poverty Law Center is asking Alabama to restore thousands of people to active voter status after election day confusion. In a Friday letter to Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, the organization said it believes large numbers were…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The only season that truly rivals football season in Alabama is hunting season. There's an effort underway to make it even better in Black Belt counties than it already is. The Perry County Natural Resource…
Class is back in session for Troy University and just like recent years university officials see a boost of enrollment. This year, the university could exceed 2,500 new students. "That's made up of our domestic students and our students that come…
The Solar Eclipse is the talk of the town now that it's less than one week away. "It's just going to be a spectacular event," explained pet owner Lamar Wagner Wagner is also concerned with what the eclipse could mean…
The state school board has scheduled a meeting to discuss the superintendent's contract weeks after board members gave him a poor performance review. The agenda for the specially called meeting on Aug. 23 includes an item to discuss Superintendent Michael…
President Donald Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon is leaving his White House post. That's according to two people familiar with the decision who demanded anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss private conversations. Bannon was a key adviser…
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a suspect in the April 16 fatal shooting of 26-year old Keyon Timmons. On Sunday, April 16, MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 600 block of Mill Street after receiving a report of…
Montgomery police have arrested and charged Laeric Davis, 21, with first-degree assault in reference to a shooting that occurred on July 31, in the 3600 block of Castle Ridge Road. The adult male victim sustained a life-threatening gunshot wound and…
Alabama's unemployment rate has fallen to 4.5 percent. A news release from the state says the jobless rate dipped one-tenth of a percent in July from June. That puts the current rate well below the unemployment rate of one year…
Alabama Community College System Chancellor Jimmy Baker announced on Friday the launch of a strategic planning initiative for Southern Union State Community College. The rigorous effort is designed to address critical issues facing the college and will culminate with the selection of…
On the heels of the deadly Charlottesville rallies, Prattville community leaders, church members and law enforcement gathered at Ward AME Church Thursday evening. It was a time to discuss issues especially those…
Hunting season is around the corner and many avid hunters will be in downtown Montgomery this weekend gearing up for the great outdoors. Â The 24th annual Buckmasters Expo is back in…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The solar eclipse is creating a lot of excitement around the country but school officials in Dallas County have decided not to let students view the…
For many kids, this will be their first time seeing a solar eclipse. That's why teachers are explaining to students what to expect on the rare occasion. Their first lesson-safety while…
Attorney General Steve Marshall today joined 15 other states in an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court asking the Court to uphold the travel ban imposed by President Trump to protect American citizens from terrorism. The President’s executive order…
White Southerners who equate Old South symbols with regional pride rather than hate are even more on the defensive since neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klansmen and other extremists became the face of the fight over Confederate monuments. With more than two…
The bond of an Eclectic teen, charged with killing his parents, has been reduced. A judge set bond for 17-year old Jesse Holton at $1Million last September. That bond was reduced to $300 thousand today. Police say Holton killed his…
