Shoe chain Payless ShoeSource is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, becoming the latest retailer to succumb to increasing competition from online rivals like Amazon.. The Topeka, Kansas-based retailer said Tuesday that it will be closing nearly 400 stores as…
First lady Melania Trump is visiting a Washington charter school with Queen Rania of Jordan and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The queen, who has become known for her education advocacy, is in Washington with her husband, King Abdullah II, who…
Alabama lawmakers delayed a vote on a bill requiring women seeking abortions to get a sonogram two days before the procedure and hear a detailed description of the embryo or fetus. The Senate Health Committee postponed the measure on Wednesday.…
The Latest on the Trump administration and Syria (all times local): 1:31 p.m. President Donald Trump says a suspected chemical attack by the Syrian government against civilians "crossed a lot of lines." At a joint press conference with Jordan's King…
President Donald Trump has removed chief strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council, reversing a controversial early decision to give Bannon access to the high-level meetings. A new memorandum about the composition of the NSC was published in the…
The military says a fighter jet pilot on a training mission ejected safely before the aircraft crashed a few miles from the U.S. capital. Air Force officials said in a statement Wednesday that the D.C. Air National Guard F-16C was…
U.S. private businesses added the most jobs in more than two years last month, a private survey found, a third straight month of robust gains. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that businesses added 263,000 jobs in March, the most since…
The Alabama Ethics Commission could weigh in soon on whether there's reason to believe Gov. Robert Bentley broke state law in a scandal that has engulfed him for a year. The commission is expected to go behind closed doors Wednesday…
Tuesday was a quiet day at the Montgomery County EMA Office as workers continue to prepare for potential severe weather Wednesday, but that could all change at a moment's notice. "Well it…
It's an issue we've seen in the headlines a lot over the past few years-- gay and lesbian equal rights versus religious liberties. Guest debater Adam MacLeod says the religious laws are…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Three teenage suspects are behind bars and one is still at large after a shooting in Selma that left two people hurt. Eighteen year old Juwan Howard --…
Tuesday's warm temperatures could allow some people to let their guards down after Monday's severe storm. But county officials are warning them not to take tomorrow's threat lightly. "These storm…
Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday declared a statewide State of Emergency in anticipation of severe weather moving through Alabama on Wednesday. The National Weather Service is forecasting a significant threat of severe weather to include destructive and long-track tornadoes, hail…
The National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday afternoon that an EF0 tornado touched down in the northern part of Crenshaw County during Monday's severe weather. But the NWS is also saying that tornado…
The Alabama Senate today approved by a 29-2 vote a historically strong budget for the Education Trust Fund. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget allocates $6.4 billion to Alabama’s K-12 schools, community colleges, and universities. It is the largest education…
Gov. Robert Bentley's lawyer is urging an impeachment committee to allow full hearings and other procedures to give "fairness and due process" to the governor. Attorney Ross Garber in a press conference Tuesday repeated concerns about the procedure proposed by…
April 3-7 is National Work Zone Awareness Week, and the Alabama Department of Transportation, road builders, contractors and local officials are joining together to encourage motorists to slow down in work zones, eliminate all distractions, pay attention to all signage…
Alabama lawmakers have voted to end the state's one-of-a-kind practice of allowing judges to hand down death sentences despite a jury's recommendation for life in prison. Alabama is the only state that allows a judge to override a jury's recommendation…
The threat of severe weather has prompted some closings for Wednesday. Here is the latest list: Alabama State University - closed Alexander City Schools - closed Alexander City Social Security Administration - closed Ascension Day School-Montgomery - closed Auburn University…
Orders to U.S. factories rose in February amid a surge in demand for commercial aircraft, but a key category that tracks business investment spending slipped for the first time in five months. The Commerce Department says factory orders increased 1…
The U.S. trade deficit declined sharply in February as imports from China fell by a record amount and American exports rose for a third straight month. The Commerce Department says the deficit fell to $43.6 billion in February, 9.6 percent…
Our Golden Apple Award Winner this week comes from the Selma City School System. In her 35th year of teaching kindergarten, Lynn Bender at Payne Elementary School, thinks teaching…
Some people came home to toppled trees and damaged homes in Montgomery Monday after strong storms ripped through the River Region. Becky Stehl's home was damaged after a large tree…
As the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship gets underway Monday night between North Carolina and Gonzaga, fans seem to have a favorite and it was for different reasons. "Carolina, of course.…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Dallas County authorities are speaking out against legislation under consideration by state law makers that would do away with the need to get a permit to…
