Governor Robert Bentley will sign House Bill 36 into law. House Bill 36, also known as the BP Settlement Bill, provides for the distribution of proceeds from the BP Settlement into the Alabama Trust Fund and the General Fund Rainy Day Account, with…
Dozier Elementary Students welcomed Montgomery Police Officers for "Back the Blue", a campaign held by "Hands On River Region". Several students made signs, cards, and posters as a way to show how much they…
Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday announced that Commissioner N. Gunter Guy, Jr., of Alabama’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has been named Chairman of the Trustee Council for the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill. The Trustee Council is guided…
Authorities have arrested two men accused of shooting a 25-year-old man in Tuskegee. The Alabama State Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday arrested 20-year-old Kadarrion Busby of Lafayette and 19-year-old Denzel Swanson of Five Points. The two face capital murder charges…
Councilwoman Dejerilyn Henderson passed away Wednesday afternoon at her home in Troy. She served Troy's District 5 seat for 4 years. Shortly after 4:00pm on September 7, the Troy Police Department received a 911 call from the 200 block of Montgomery…
Pike Liberal Arts students are spending the semester learning about the bible during school hours. The school offers a bible class for students. Zach Johnson is teaching the class for the…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Roland Cooper State Park in Camden is now reopen after being closed by the state for nearly a year and county leaders there couldn't be happier. County…
Alabama lawmakers have decided how to spend the state's settlement money from the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. State senators on Wednesday voted 22-8 for a compromise plan to…
Winztell's Oyster House restaurants are teaming up to help the victims of the Louisiana flooding. Five restaurant locations are selling special oysters through the month of September, and all the proceeds will…
Attorney General Luther Strange announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday upheld the felony murder conviction of Eugene Wallace Black. Black, 55, of Andalusia, was convicted in August of 2015 for the murder of James “Nibby” Barton.…
Selma police say a man accidentally shot himself and his girlfriend with a gun he claimed to have found. Lt. Sam Miller says officers responded to a report of two gunshot victims late Friday night or early Saturday morning. Miller…
The for-profit college chain ITT Educational Services is shutting down its campuses days after the U.S. Department of Education banned it from enrolling new students who use federal financial aid. The company, which operates vocational schools, announced "with profound regret"…
An official representing Whole Foods told members of the city council at their meeting on Tuesday that the store plans to be open by November 10th of this year. Griffith Waller with the city of Montgomery confirmed that a representative…
Montgomery county and city officials have named a new EMA Director. Christina Thornton will fill the post left vacant by the retirement of Calvin Brown in August. The following is a press release by the city of Montgomery. Director…
A civil rights group is challenging Alabama's practice of electing appellate judges by statewide vote, saying it has resulted in all-white courts in a state where one of every four people is…
Governor Robert Bentley announced on Wednesday that Alabama Revenue Commissioner Julie Magee has been selected to serve on the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC) for the Internal Revenue Service. “Commissioner Magee has been an outstanding administrator of the Alabama…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The Selma High teacher arrested for having sex with a student makes a first appearance in court. District Attorney Michael Jackson says Charlaina Lee Wilson was arraigned…
There is some confusion and controversy concerning the Pledge of Allegiance being recited in Alexander City Schools. Mayor Charles Shaw signed a proclamation Tuesday to make sure the Pledge of…
The athletic trainer for Greenville Sports is finally getting some much needed help. Jason Peavy has been handling every cut, bruise, sprain, and…
It's a celebration for Piggly Wiggly grocery stores across the area. It's the store's 100th year in business. The first Piggly Wiggly store was opened in Memphis, Tennessee in 1916. Clarence Saunders was the founder of the store. Saunders introduced shoppers to…
It's estimated that thousands of children will be diagnosed with childhood cancer in the U.S every year. That's why people in Troy are raising awareness. This month residents and businesses are encouraged…
Alabama State Troopers investigated half as many traffic fatalities during this past Labor Day weekend as during the same period in 2015. During the holiday travel period, which began at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, and ran through midnight Monday,…
Attorney General Luther Strange announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday upheld the murder conviction of Vincent Lovelace Lowe. Lowe, 43, of Evergreen, was convicted in May of 2015 for the murder of Albert Clyde Lee. Evidence…
State health officials tested some employees of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama for tuberculosis after a identifying an infected worker at the automaker's plant outside Montgomery. Pam Barrett of the Alabama Department of Public Health says testing and evaluations at the…
Authorities say the south Alabama house where five people were slain with an ax and gunshots has mysteriously burned. Sheriff's officials say they'd gotten a tip that the home in Citronelle, Alabama, would be burned - and then it went…
