Authorities have confirmed that former Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halladay died in a small plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said during a news conference that Halladay's ICON…
American consumers increased their borrowing by $20.8 billion in September. It was the largest gain in 10 months and was led by a sharp increase in borrowing for auto and student loans. The Federal Reserve says that September increase followed…
Florida State becomes at least the third university this year to suspend Greek life because of alcohol-related tragedies. University President John Thrasher announced the indefinite suspension on Monday of the school's 55 fraternities and sororities following the death of a…
Authorities say they've filed a new charge against a south Alabama city council member charged with sex crimes last month. Daleville City Council member Marvin Len Wise was arrested Monday on a charge of possessing child pornography. District Attorney Kirke…
Our Golden Apple Award Winner this week comes from the Elmore County School System. At Wetumpka Elementary School, teacher Tanya Hibbard is in her 35th year of teaching, with 31…
Students in Butler County schools are about to start a new chapter in leadership development. "It's called The Leader in Me program and it's based on Stephen Covey's '7 Habits of…
Veterans day is just a few days away but local officials are kicking things off a little early. Mayors and other officials throughout the River Region signed a proclamation, naming Nov.…
On November 5, at approximately 3 a.m., Prattville Police Department received a report of a missing female juvenile. After an investigation and assistance from Montgomery Police Department, the juvenile was located in Montgomery with 31-year old Corey Lee McGhee of…
A judge says he will rule by noon on Friday whether to throw out a lawsuit filed against former Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley by a one-time aide. The comment by Montgomery County Circuit Judge Greg Griffin came at a hearing…
Uber is pledging $5 million during the next five years to fund sexual assault prevention groups as well as train its own employees. The move was announced Monday and is aimed at helping the ride-hailing service combat its own problems…
A nonpartisan tax analysis group says the proposed House Republican tax cut would leave 28 percent of people facing tax increases by 2027. The Tax Policy Center also says that in 2018, when the measure would first take effect, 12…
Montgomery Public Safety Director Chris Murphy announced today that he will retire from city service effective December 31. Murphy made the announcement today during his regular monthly staff meeting with the leaders of all four MDPS agencies. Murphy leaves public…
A week after an Alabama Department of Transportation Worker was hit and killed while working on the side of Atlanta Highway friends are opening up about the life and legacy of…
The Supreme Court has removed an obstacle to Alabama's efforts to execute a convicted killer who is in declining health. The justices on Monday unanimously reversed an appellate ruling that had blocked the execution of 67-year-old inmate Vernon Madison. The…
Military veteran Alvin Edwards signed up for the service as a teenager. "I joined the Marine Corps on my 17th birthday in 1963," said Edwards. He went to Vietnam in 1965. "I was in Marine aircraft group 16. We flew…
Fort Toulouse in Wetumpka was built by the French in 1717. "It was the first European outpost north of Mobile," said Ned Jenkins of the Alabama Historical Commission. This week's Frontier Days marked Fort Toulouse's historical significance as a center for…
It appears the Montgomery Public School Board has had a change of heart. After much public outcry and a recently released feasibility study, board members in a specially called meeting not to sell Georgia Washington Middle School to the town…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma police are investigating a rash of armed robberies in downtown Selma that have some residents concerned about their safety. Police say there have been about six armed robberies downtown over a two week period.…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma man is facing 20 years to life in prison after he's convicted of murder and assault by a Dallas County jury. District Attorney Michael Jackson says the jury deliberated for about an hour…
Set up in front of St. James United Methodist Church, a tent takes you to two children's lives on the other side of the globe. Headset narration guides you through the tour. It's called the Compassion Experience. "So the story…
Longtime Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs says he will step down by June 2018. Jacobs announced Friday in a letter to Auburn fans that he informed President Steven Leath of his decision earlier this week. He says he will leave…
The Alabama Department of Corrections today announced plans to hire a project management team to develop a master plan for capital projects related to the state’s prison system, to include the construction new prisons and renovation of existing facilities. …
The new book by author Joe Hagan, Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine, contends that Wenner was obsessed with celebrity. The…
Officials with a south Alabama school system say six high school students were taken to a hospital after eating candy that was apparently laced with a foreign substance. Police and officials from the Mobile County School System say a teacher…
November marks the annual observance of American Diabetes Month®. Sponsored by the American Diabetes Association, this observance aims to focus our nation’s attention on the disease and the tens of millions of Americans affected by it. Judging by the numbers,…
