Alabama lawmakers are closer to allowing a church to form its own police force. The House Public Safety Committee approved a measure Wednesday that would allow Briarwood Presbyterian Church to establish a police department. The Birmingham church says it needs…
Every submarine in the U.S. fleet was designed with the height, reach and strength of men in mind, from the way valves are placed to how display screens are angled. That's going to change. With women now serving aboard submarines,…
The city of Dothan's animal shelter has been given custody of more than 70 animals recovered from an alleged puppy mill last month. The Dothan Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/2orKIEF) that District Judge Benjamin determined…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- People in House District 67 have a new state representative today. Selma Attorney Prince Chestnut won the vacant District 67 house seat in a landslide victory on…
White nationalist Richard Spencer spoke to a crowded auditorium at Auburn University after a federal judge blocked the school from banning his appearance. For the most part, there were peaceful…
Alabama might protect faith-based adoption organizations that refuse to place children with gay parents or in certain other households because of their religious beliefs. The Alabama Senate approved the bill Tuesday on a 22-9 vote. The legislation prohibits the state…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - The Latest on white nationalist Richard Spencer speaking at Auburn University (all times local): 8: 30 p.m. Police are reporting arrests linked to an appearance at Auburn University by white nationalist Richard Spencer. Capt. Lorenza Dorsey,…
Montgomery police have arrested a man on sex abuse charges. Police have charged 24-year-old Logan Craft with two counts of sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years old, one count of domestic violence by strangulation and one charge…
Prattville Police are searching for victims of an accused predator who is now behind bars. Police arrested 31-year-old Carl Dwayne Richardson three weeks ago. Investigators say a restaurant employee contacted police after finding Richardson's…
The mother of a missing Highland Home teen says her daughter reached…
A federal judge has ruled Auburn University must let white nationalist Richard Spencer speak on campus. A lawyer involved in the case on Spencer's side, Sam Dickson, says the decision by…
Alabama lawmakers have voted to require high school students pass a civics exam before graduating. The Alabama House of Representatives passed the bill 68-31 Tuesday. Decatur Republican Rep. Terri Collins says her legislation is intended to ensure young people know…
Both Brundidge and Troy Police received an early morning call about the body of an unknown man at a pond. The body was found off County Road 3310. Police are unable to say how long the body could have been in…
The Alabama Senate has voted to allow people to carry a concealed handgun without a getting a permit. Senators approved the bill on a 25-8 vote Tuesday. It now moves to the Alabama House of Representatives. The bill has been…
An attorney is asking a federal court to clear the way for a white nationalist to speak at Auburn University. A request filed Tuesday claims school officials violated free-speech rights by reversing a decision to let Richard Spencer appear at…
The Montgomery Police Department has charged charged Cedric Eaton, 30, with one count of attempted murder and placed him in the Montgomery County Detention Facility, where he was being held under a $60,000 bond. The charge stems from a domestic…
Pennsylvania State Police say the suspect in the random killing of a Cleveland retiree posted on Facebook has shot and killed himself after a brief pursuit. State police say Steve Stephens was spotted Tuesday morning by state police in Erie…
Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday, April 18, signed a proclamation to move the special election date for the US Senate seat vacated by now-US Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The new…
The Latest on a fatal shooting captured on video and later shared on Facebook (all times local): 10 a.m. Authorities in Cleveland leading a nationwide search for a man wanted in a random killing that was recorded and posted to…
The Alabama Senate will vote on a legislation that would allow people to carry a concealed handgun without a getting a permit. Senators on Tuesday evening will debate the proposal by Republican Sen. Gerald Allen of Tuscaloosa. The bill has…
NASA has organized millions of images it has collected from space and on the ground and posted them in an amazing searchable website. There are more than 800 images with an Alabama connection! 1969: Birmingham Alabama,…
Two Montgomery foes make amends after video of a brutal fight in downtown goes viral. The fight broke out at one o'clock Saturday morning in downtown Montgomery. The two sides were brought…
President Donald Trump plans to sign legislation to extend temporarily a program that gives veterans access to private-sector health care. White House spokesman Sean Spicer says Trump will sign the bill Wednesday at the White House. The extension will provide…
Boeing will issue hundreds of layoff notices to engineers in Washington state this week. The Daily Herald reported Monday (https://goo.gl/BWosp) that a memo from the company's vice president of engineering for Boeing Commercial Airplanes John Hamilton says the cuts are…
On Saturday, at approximately 2:53 PM, Millbrook police officers responded to a business in the 600 block of Deatsville Highway with regard to a stolen vehicle. The victim advised officers that she and two 10-year old children exited their vehicle,…
