A law enforcement official says a car that plowed into a crowd of pedestrians in Times Square killed one person and injured about 20 others. The official told The Associated Press that the driver was taken into custody after the…
A black judge is refusing to step aside from the murder case against a white Alabama police officer who shot a black man. Montgomery County Circuit Judge Greg Griffin ruled Thursday and accused the defense of injecting race into the…
The state education budget is on its way to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey. Lawmakers in the state Senate and House of Representatives on Thursday morning gave final approval to the $6.4 billion education trust fund. The spending bill now goes…
Alabama lawmakers have voted to give death row inmates less time to file appeals as they seek to trim the number of years that elapse between sentencing and executions. Senators on Thursday voted 26-3 to go along with House changes…
A Montgomery man came face to face with an alligator Monday at a local golf course. Jeff Holland Jr. is a marshal at Cypress Tree Golf Course at Maxwell Air Force…
 A state senator says his prison construction bill is dead for the session. Sen. Cam Ward made the pronouncement Wednesday. Ward says the bill already had heavy opposition in the House. It was wounded further by tensions over redistricting and…
Political parties in Alabama have closed qualifying in the race to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions' former seat in the U.S. Senate. Qualifying ended Wednesday with a crowded field in both the GOP and Democratic parties. Eleven Republicans and eight…
All Butler County Sheriff's Deputies and Greenville Police Officers were honored at the annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service Wednesday afternoon. The service has been going on for nearly two decades and…
A white Alabama legislator has stirred outrage after sending an email that black lawmakers condemned as racist. The email forwarded Wednesday by Republican Rep. Lynn Greer, of Rogersville, described an experiment showing how punished monkeys will eventually stop reaching for…
Lynn Carter has been to her share of networking events, as a general contractor for the Department of Defense. Now she's taking advantage of Troy University's business matchmaker event, to meet…
Sen. Luther Strange has filed qualifying papers as he seeks to hold on to the Senate seat previously held by Jeff Sessions. Strange filed papers Wednesday with the Alabama Republican Party. He had previously announced his intention to run. Wednesday…
The Troy Police recognized fallen officers from their department, Wednesday. A wreath was placed at the Troy Police Department during the ceremony and another at Bicentennial Park after the ceremony. Officers believe it never gets easy serving as an officer,…
Secretary of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Hal Taylor announced that the agency is continuing to accept applications for a new class of State Troopers. The goal is to have this new class of Troopers begin their training at the…
This week is national police week. Nationwide many are honoring the service and sacrifice of U.S. law enforcement officers. Wednesday morning Montgomery Police Department honored its fallen officers. Montgomery Police Chief…
Former State Representative Perry Hooper Jr. announces he will not run for the U.S. Senate seat in the special election. Hooper says he doesn't have time to run for the position. Hoooper stated that he will be supporting current U.S.…
Republican state Senate leader Del Marsh of Alabama will not get into the race to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions' former seat in the US. Senate. Marsh said Wednesday he decided against seeking the seat now held by Republican Luther…
Goldsmith was arrested in connection to a sexual assault and robbery of a person that occurred on Thursday, May 11. The crime happened in the 5800 block of Monticello Drive. The adult male victim was sexually assaulted and robbed of…
A few months in to the State Department of Education's intervention into Montgomery Public Schools, board members are speaking out about the process. Â Many say they are unhappy with…
The Alabama Senate has voted to require insurers to cover autism therapy but only until the child turns 18. Senators voted 33-1 Tuesday to mandate the coverage of applied behavioral analysis, an intensive therapy. The House approved the bill unanimously…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Two suspected bank robbers are back behind bars tonight -- but a third suspect, who police say should be considered armed and dangerous, remains at large. Perry County Sheriff Billy Jones says Jabriel Bell and…
We have an update this evening on the historical Webber building in downtown Montgomery. Â You may remember the building was taken over by a company called Marjam, last year. The Webber building,…
There's a new way for people in Pike County to find out if a sex offender lives nearby. "This system going through the offender watch notification system is more efficient…
Staph infections affect thousands of people each year, often occurring as a person recovers from surgery or a wound. But an Auburn University professor has developed a better bandage that could keep you from becoming infected. Professor Emeritus Dave…
The Wall Street Journal reports that Ford Motor Co. is planning substantial job cuts in order to boost profits and raise its stock price. The newspaper says the cuts would target salaried employees and would reduce Ford's global headcount by…
Some Starbucks customers are posting on social media that they were getting their drinks for free because of a payment system outage. Starbucks Corp. spokesman Reggie Borges says a "limited number" of stores in the U.S. and Canada were temporarily…
