Dallas Co. Schools Playing It Safe with Eclipse
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…
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Teachers Educating Students on Eclipse
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…
AG Marshall Joins 15 States in Amucs Brief to Support Trump Travel Ban
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…
Southern Anger: Nazis, KKK 'Hijacking' Confederate Debate
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…
Bond Reduced for Eclectic Teen Accused of Killing Parents
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…
Gov. Ivey Forming Gubernatorial Campaign Committee
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey appears closer to announcing a run for governor after filing paperwork to create a campaign organization. Ivey on Wednesday filed paperwork with the secretary of state to reserve the name "Kay Ivey for Governor Inc." for…
Governor Ivey Establishes Governor’s Office of Volunteer Services
Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that she has signed Executive Order 709 establishing the Governor’s Office of Volunteer Services. This office, which will be within the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA), will replace the former Governor’s Office of…
Family Court Judge Charged with Ethics Violations
Family court judge, Anita Kelly, has been charged with six counts of ethics violations. Consequently, Kelly has been suspended by the Montgomery County Family Court System. Judge Kelly took office as a family court judge in Montgomery County (15th Judicial…
Twinkle Cavanaugh Switches to Lt. Governor's Race
Public Service Commission President Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh is not running for governor, but will run for lieutenant governor instead. Cavanaugh, a Republican, made the announcement Thursday. Cavanaugh had been mulling a bid for governor in 2018. She filed paperwork to…
Preparing for the Solar Eclipse
It's been busy at the Montgomery planetarium lately as people get ready for the solar eclipse production and come to find out a little more about it. "I've seen so many pictures. I always wondered what it would feel like,…
Selma No Stranger to Confederate Monument Controversy
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The violence in Charlottesville has sparked a national debate about race and history. Its an issue people in Selma have been dealing with for years. A monument honoring Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest has been…
Local Reaction to Removal of Confederate Monuments
Tensions are high across the country about the removal of monuments that pay tribute to the Confederacy. Like President Donald Trump said on Monday-some people believe it's changing history. "If they're…
One Step Closer to Filling U.S. Senate Seat Vacancy -Special Election Primary Wrap-Up
What was once a crowed race for Alabama's vacant U.S. Senate seat, has now dwindled down to 3. Current Senator Luther Strange is one of two republican victors in Tuesday's special…
AG Marshall Files Lawsuit Against Birmingham Mayor and City
Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Wednesday that his office has filed suit in Jefferson County Circuit Court against the City of Birmingham and Mayor William Bell for violating state law by constructing barriers to deliberately obscure a historically significant monument in Linn…
USDA Disaster Designation for 11 Alabama Counties
United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, announced that 11 Alabama counties are under a Secretarial natural disaster designation. Farmers in these counties which are classified by USDA as “primary” may be eligible for emergency loans from the USDA Farm…
Trump Disbands Business Advisory Councils
President Donald Trump says he's ending a pair of White House advisory councils that were staffed by corporate chief executives. CEOs have been resigning since Saturday, when Trump blamed both sides for the weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, between white…
Birmingham Mayor Orders City to Cover Up Confederate Monument
Alabama's largest city has used a wooden structure to cover up a Confederate monument in a downtown park. Legislators passed a law earlier this year prohibiting the removal of structures including rebel memorials. So Birmingham Mayor William Bell ordered the…
President Trump Congratulates Moore and Strange in Senate Race
President Donald Trump has congratulated both Alabama Sen. Luther Strange and former state Chief Justice Roy Moore for making it to the Republican runoff in the U.S. Senate race. Trump on Wednesday morning used his Twitter account to send congratulations…
Roy Moore Finishes First in GOP U.S. Senate Primary, Heads to Runoff
Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore finished on top of a crowded field in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. However, he did not receive enough votes to avoid a runoff with second-place…
U.S. Sen. Luther Strange Finishes Second in Primary; Advances to Runoff
U.S. Sen. Luther Strange may have finished second to former Chief Justice Roy Moore in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate, but that was good enough to make the Sep. 26 runoff. Second…
Mo Brooks Finishes Third in GOP U.S. Senate Race; Eliminated from Runoff
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks failed to win enough votes to make it to the runoff in the special election for U.S. Senate. He finished third in the Republican primary behind former Chief Justice Roy Moore and U.S. Sen. Luther Strange.…
Doug Jones Wins Democratic Nomination for U.S. Senate
Doug Jones, a lawyer and former U.S. attorney under the Clinton administration, has won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He easily beat the other candidates in the race and will go on to face the Republican nominee in the…
U.S. Senate Special Election - Live Results
Polls have closed across Alabama in the special election for U.S. Senate. Click here for live election results from the Associated Press. The special election is to fill the U.S. Senate seat of Jeff Sessions, who resigned earlier this year…
Election Official: Voter Turnout Low in Dallas Co.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Voters across the state head to the polls for the special election primaries in the race for the United States Senate. Dallas County Probate…
Gov. Ivey Establishes Alabama Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council
Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that she has signed Executive Order 708, creating the Alabama Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council. This executive order changes the previous Alabama Council on Opioid Misuse and Addiction. The changes include the addition of the Alabama…
