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,…
Parents and concerned citizens made one last push before the vote of the Georgia Washington Middle School sale to Pike Road. Thursday night was the last of two hearings before…
For a little over a year now, Friendship Mission Thrift Store has been helping those dealing with homelessness one purchase at a time. The thrift store helps fund 2 homeless…
The Fort Dale Academy football team is winning on the field and their inspiration may just come from the field house. "Anything that gets your attention and makes you work harder…
TripAdvisor is defending its policies on reviews that contain allegations of rape or other crimes, following a published report that quoted several users who said such postings were deleted. Several people told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel they were sexually assaulted…
President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Federal Reserve says he will work to make sure the Fed stays "vigilant and prepared to respond to changes" in the market. Jerome Powell was introduced by Trump in the Rose Garden. The…
The CEO of Papa John's slammed the NFL's leadership and blamed protests by football players for pizza sales going cold. A day later, rival Pizza Hut said it saw no such impact. So what's going on? Papa John's is closely…
Alabama was among a handful of states (and Puerto Rico) receiving a grade of "F" from the March of Dimes. See the Alabama report card HERE. Of the counties that had the largest number of births, Montgomery County was one…
The company whose slogan is “It’s Bo Time!” Plans to open a Bojangles’ Famous Chicken ‘n Biscuits on (1479 Highway 14) Highway 14 in Selma, AL at 4:00 p.m. for dinner on Thursday, November 2. The official grand opening will…
A Park Crossing freshman football player is in the hospital with devastating injuries. Now his coach and team are rallying around his family to do what they can to help.…
Police in suburban Denver say they are responding to a shooting at a Walmart with "multiple parties down." Police in Thornton announced the shooting in a tweet Wednesday evening and advised people to stay away from the area. Dozens of…
Troy university officials are making sure they reach prospective students around the globe with a worldwide open house. "If they're serious about coming back to college after several years or…
"My heart and my prayers go out to the family of that state worker that was out there working" said Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham. He offers his condolences to the…
As of Wednesday, the city of Greenville has officially taken ownership of L. V. Stabler Memorial Hospital. "We're excited about a new day and a new hospital," said Greenville Mayor Dexter McLendon. It…
An adult male sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound while in the parking lot of a Baptist South Hospital. Baptist Medical South security confirms an incident is under investigation. Baptist Medical security received a call around 1:30 pm for an alert Montgomery police…
Alabama is a step closer to ensuring that everyone has access to healthy foods with the roll out of a grant program designed to help retailers open grocery businesses in under served areas of the state, Gov. Kay Ivey announced.…
Montgomery Public Schools Chief Education Officer Dr. Reginald Eggleston approved a new budget yesterday without approval of the board. The budget doesn't include the sale of Georgia Washington Middle…
Timothy Jabbar Wyatt is now in police custody. The Chilton County Sheriff’s Department reported on October 31, that the blue Ford Taurus that Wyatt was driving was found in Clanton. On October 30, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Wyatt entered the victim’s…
Family and friends of Kelvin Cooley, the man shot to death in front of the Montgomery County Courthouse last week, came together Tuesday night. They held a vigil to remember his…
In about 3 weeks, what's left of the Webber Building in Downtown Montgomery will be no more. The building was taken over by a company called Marjam, last year. One City…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma organization with a long history of helping people in the community is celebrating a major milestone this year. Edmundite Missions has been hard at work in…
It's a problem that many Alabama counties face, a push for better roads and bridges. Pike County Officials say that each county road is inspected at least once a year by the county engineer or other assistant engineers. Right officials…
