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…
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 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, 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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
