The $252 million budget was passed. There were several things amended before that could happen. The lodging tax increase was approved. Area hotel guests will pay a one percent tax increase. Councilmen we talked to say the mayor's school study…
Crenshaw County Schools announced on its Facebook page Tuesday evening that classes would be canceled a second day on Oct. 4 to give authorities more time to investigate an unspecified…
An Alabama inmate is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to keep his execution on hold. Lawyers for Jeffery Lynn Borden, 56, on Tuesday asked justices to uphold the injunction currently blocking Borden's execution scheduled for Thursday. Borden has challenged the…
Former Vice President Joe Biden urged Alabama voters to elect Democrat Doug Jones in the race to replace Jeff Sessions in the U.S. Senate. Speaking to a cheering crowd of 1,100 in Birmingham, Biden said Tuesday that Jones "will never…
Autauga Creek Craft House owner John Stewart is hopeful that the idea for an entertainment district in downtown Prattville could become a reality. He says it could help not just his business,…
Governor Kay Ivey and the Delta Regional Authority, together with their federal and local-based partners, on Tuesday announced more than $1 million in new DRA investments to strengthen Alabama’s infrastructure, workforce and economy. DRA’s investments will support public and private partnerships and…
President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, have arrived in storm-damaged Puerto Rico. The first couple is visiting Tuesday to review the U.S. island's recovery from Hurricane Maria, which blew ashore Sept. 20. They are meeting with local and federal…
On Friday, September 29, Zachariah Omari Snuggs, a 6-year old black male, and Taryiez Jackson, 15-year old black female, were taken from their home in Ozark, Alabama and have not been returned. They were believed to be with Sharon Rodriguez…
Former Vice President Joe Biden is in Alabama to campaign for Democrat Doug Jones in the race to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions' former Senate seat. Biden is speaking at a Tuesday rally in Birmingham for Jones. It's been two…
Our own "American Idol" star and former Slapout resident Jess Meuse is in Las Vegas. She was supposed to be there at the Route 91 Concert Sunday night when a gunman…
Parking lots at Crenshaw County Schools were empty Tuesday, after authorities came across what they deemed a potentially threatening social media post. The call to cancel classes for the day was out of "an abundance of caution" and "due to…
Troy University football fans are still celebrating after a huge victory over the LSU this weekend. Students at Troy University are walking around campus with a little more Trojan…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma man is facing a murder charge after an argument with his girlfriend turns deadly. Police say 53 year old Alfred Vaughn got…
Alabama legislator Jim Patterson of Meridianville has died. Alabama House Speaker Mac McCutcheon said Patterson died Monday of a heart attack. He was 67. Patterson, a Republican, was first elected to the Alabama Legislature in 2010. Patterson is survived by…
On Sunday, October 1, at approximately 8:20 am, Autauga County Deputies responded to a call of a subject lying in the front yard of a residence located in the 900 block of County Road 1 South. Upon arrival it was…
Like many people, city leaders have been glued to the TV watching the tragic events unfold in Las Vegas, but now they're looking forward to making Montgomery as safe…
A two-vehicle traffic crash on Saturday, September 30, resulted in four deaths. A van and pickup collided, killing the driver of a 2003 Dodge van. Gladys Yvonne Rush, 45, of Montgomery was the driver of the van. Two passengers in…
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday signed a proclamation to set the special election dates for Alabama Senate District 26. The Senate District 26 seat was previously held by Dr. Quinton…
Officials at a remote Nevada prison where O.J. Simpson was set free after nine years for armed robbery arranged the former football and Hollywood star's dead-of-night departure to avoid public scrutiny. State Division of Parole and Probation Capt. Shawn Arruti…
The Alabama State University Board of Trustees have approved the contract for the University’s 15th President, Dr. Quinton T. Ross Jr., who is now one-step closer to assuming the…
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Latest on the shooting in Las Vegas (all times local): 11:50 a.m. Las Vegas shooter Stephen Craig Paddock's father was a notorious bank robber who tried to run down an FBI agent with his car…
Several hundred people watched a documentary about former Governor Don Siegelman today, inclulding Seigelman himself. The documentary is titled Atticus v. The Architect. The Atticus reference is the first name of the…
Troy University football fans are still celebrating the team's victor over LSU Saturday. Coach Neal Brown called the 24-21 victory the team's biggest division one win ever. Alabama News Network…
There was a person murdered in Alabama almost every day during 2016. The numbers come from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and they show 332 murder victims statewide. 32 of those killings were in Montgomery. The 332 statewide figure ranks…
This bluegrass stage was filled with music for hours and many of the people in the crowd say they come back year after year. "We came out to the festival to…
