WASHINGTON (AP) - Long-term mortgage rates slipped again this week. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the rate on 30-year, fixed-rate loans eased to 4.15 percent from 4.17 percent last week. The benchmark rate stood at 3.65 percent a year ago…
A former Etowah County day care worker has been sentenced to two years behind bars after security cameras showed her hitting a child in the face with a folder and slamming another boy's head into a table. News outlets report…
Montgomery Senator Quinton Ross has introduced a bill requiring back seat passengers to wear a seatbelt. It's called the Roderic Scott Seat Belt safety act - it's named after the Lee High School student and basketball star who was killed…
It's been 16 years since Shannon Paulk disappeared from her Candlestick Park mobile home. Those in Prattville say they remember this case well. "I didn't think that something like that would…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma man claims his civil rights were violated by the city after he was denied access to city hall while wearing a concealed weapon. David…
Peak flu season may be over, but doctors say the flu is still active through March and often well into May. School nurses report younger children being the most likely to contract…
Dozens of Troy University student part of Alpha Tau Omega are preparing for a 6 day trek for wounded warriors. Participants walk from Troy University to Panama City which is a 128.3 mile walk. The annual walk is part of…
Andrew Puzder says he is withdrawing as President Donald Trump's nominee for labor secretary. The fast food executive says in a statement provided to The Associated Press that he was "honored to have been considered by President Donald Trump to…
A legislative committee has approved a bill that would prevent judges from imposing a death sentence when a jury has recommended life imprisonment. The House Judiciary Committee passed the bill Wednesday afternoon that would give the final decision to a…
Water gushes down the Oroville Dam's main spillway Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, in Oroville, Calif. The Oroville Reservoir is continuing to drain Wednesday as state water officials scrambled to reduce the lake's level ahead of impending…
Alabama Attorney General Steven T. Marshall released the following statement concerning the status of the Attorney General Office’s investigation of Governor Robert Bentley. “In his letter of November 3, 2016, Attorney General Strange requested that the House Judiciary Committee cease…
A state senate committee has approved a bill that would require Alabama high school students to pass a basic civics test before graduating. Sen. Arthur Orr, a Decatur Republican who introduced the bill, said Wednesday that citizens don't know enough…
On February 13, 2017, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Autauga County Sheriff Deputies, in the Pine Level Community, approached Nicky Gaines. At the time, Gaines was attempting to forcibly break into a residence on Highway 31 North. Gaines resisted arrest and…
Leaders and organizers of Bloody Sunday and the Selma-to-Montgomery March Commemorations and the Bridge Crossing Jubilee held a news conference today at 10:30 a.m. at the Alabama State House to discuss the upcoming events in Selma being held March 2nd…
A legislative committee will debate a bill to prevent judges from imposing a death sentence when a jury has recommended life imprisonment. The House Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing…
Roads and bridges that are deficient, congested or lack desirable safety features cost Alabama motorists a total of $4.2 billion statewide annually - $1,296 per driver in the Montgomery urban area - due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes…
The Republican-led Senate has voted to block an Obama-era regulation that would prevent an estimated 75,000 people with mental disorders from being able to purchase a firearm. The 57 to 43 vote to revoke the regulation now sends the measure…
U.S. intelligence agencies and Congress will continue to investigate Russia's involvement in the 2016 presidential election, even after President Donald Trump fired his national security adviser for providing inaccurate accounts of his contacts with the Russian ambassador last year. Democrats…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A human skull is founded in a wooded area in Wilcox County and authorities think it could belong to an elderly man who went missing nearly…
Starbucks plans to start testing concoctions that mix coffee and ice cream. The Seattle chain said it will serve "affogato" varieties of hot or cold coffee over ice cream at 100 stores in Orange County, California, starting Wednesday, with pricier…
The government says U.S. airlines canceled fewer flights in 2016 than any year on record, while also posting record-low numbers for lost bags and passengers getting bumped off oversold flights. And it says airlines had one of their best years…
State Education leaders are taking tours of career centers and schools across the state in the annual Career and Technical Education State Tour. The group visited the Montgomery Preparatory Academy for Career Technology…
Governor Bentley announces dates for a Special Election to fill the seat in the United States Senate vacated by the appointment of Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General. “After consultation and lengthy discussions with the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office,…
House Republicans have pushed through a resolution in support of President Donald Trump over the objections of Democrats. The resolution approved Monday by the House of Representatives urges Congress to implement Trump's…
The Alabama State Senate has wasted no time in the 2017 session approving legislation to protect taxpayers. On Tuesday, Senator Trip Pittman (R-Fairhope) passed an Alabama Senate Republican Caucus priority – Senate Bill 85, which strengthens penalties for committing Medicaid…
