With a tuition increase looming in the future for the 2017-2018 school year at Troy University, university officials say they are still confident that prospective students will take a closer look at…
In addition to his normal duties as State Auditor, Jim Zeigler said Thursday he will train to also work as a field auditor, doing the actual property inventory of state agencies. The unusual move is necessary because Zeigler’s budget has…
A judge has set a hearing on a request to move a Montgomery police officer's murder trial to another city. Montgomery Circuit Judge Greg Griffin scheduled the hearing for June 13. Aaron Smith faces a murder charge for the 2016…
Governor Kay Ivey has named Christopher Blankenship as Acting Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. “Chris Blankenship has more than two decades of experience at the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. I know he will…
The Tuskegee University Board of Trustees and President Brian L. Johnson announce that Dr. Johnson will conclude his service as the university’s president on June 30, 2017. This coincides with the end date of his current annual contract. During Dr.…
A three-vehicle crash at 4:07 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31, has claimed the life of a Montgomery teenager. The 15-year-old was killed when the Chrysler Pacifica she was a passenger in was struck by a 2003 Nissan Frontier driven by Daniel…
Authorities say an Alabama man faces 40 counts of possession of child pornography. Autauga County Sheriff Joe Sedinger told the Montgomery Advertiser on Wednesday that more charges could be handed down to 22-year-old Nicholas Clement Snow. Court records show Snow…
On Wednesday, May 31, Montgomery Police Department charged Anthony Jerome Williams, 32, with two counts of attempted murder. Williams was placed in the Montgomery County Detention Facility and being held on bonds totaling $250,000. The arrest resulted from MPD’s investigation…
Infinity Learning Center wants to be a 9th through 12th grade school and hold about 200 to 220 students. Wednesday night they presented their information to representatives of the charter schools.…
Former Vice President Joe Biden is launching a political action committee amid speculation that he may run for president in 2020. Biden plans to announce Thursday that he's forming the "American Possibilities" PAC. The committee will allow him to raise…
Police in Florida have released video of Tiger Woods' DUI arrest . Jupiter police released the dash-cam footage Wednesday night. Officers on patrol early Monday noticed a Mercedes pulled awkwardly to the side of the road with the engine running,…
President Donald Trump says he'll announce his decision on whether he'll pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord during a Rose Garden event Thursday. Trump says on Twitter that he'll be making the announcement Thursday at 3 p.m.…
An Alabama inmate is asking an appellate court to halt his upcoming lethal injection using a sedative that his lawyers say has "failed to work properly in four states." Robert Melson's attorneys on May 25 asked the 11th U.S. Circuit…
Greenville Police arrested two Butler County men they believe are responsible for several car break-ins in Greenville, Prattville, and Millbrook. Twenty-three-year-old Kevin Phillips and 24-year-old James Thomas were arrested late Sunday…
Kathy Griffin has received widespread backlash after she posted controversial images of her holding a gory, Trump-like prop head. Was it an exercise in free speech or did the comedienne go too far? Donald…
From Costa Rica to the United States, Oscar Delao moved to Bullock County over 40 years ago. "All I was thinking was, come to the United States, the land of opportunity," says…
On Friday, May 26,Governor Kay Ivey, signed into law Senate Bill 301, sponsored by Senator Vivian Figures. “The most important duty of government is to keep our people safe. I proudly signed SB301, because it protects the vulnerable in our…
A Montgomery resident was sentenced to 42 months in prison for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clark Morris for the Middle District of Alabama and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M.…
A two-vehicle crash today, has claimed the life of an Elmore County man. Michael Bruce Head, 61, was killed when his 1994 Ford pickup collided with a 2007 Chevrolet pickup. Head was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Chevrolet…
Scott Pelley is out as "CBS Evening News" anchor, and he'll be returning to full-time work at the network's flagship newsmagazine "60 Minutes." Two people familiar with the situation on Wednesday confirmed reports that CBS is expected to announce Pelley's…
A federal judge in Alabama is delaying her order to let a mostly white Birmingham suburb break away from a county school system. U.S. District Court Judge Madeline Haikala postponed her order about the city of Gardendale's attempt to form…
State Auditor, Jim Zeigler, has a major speech to make Thursday to the Montgomery Capital Rotary Club. He will announce emergency measures to keep the State Auditor’s office operating following three years of budget cuts. Zeigler says his office has been…
Members of the nation's largest pro-Israel organization... "Christians United For Israel" were in Montgomery Tuesday night speaking on the significance of supporting Israel in modern times. A group of Christians and…
The Bullock Correctional Facility in Union Springs was placed on lockdown after an inmate was stabbed and killed Monday afternoon. Corrections officials say 41-year-old James Edward Rogers was stabbed with makeshift knives in the facility's dorm around 2 p.m. He…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson is calling on area churches to get involved in the fight against gangs. Its part of a program Jackson has developed to…
