A billionaire philanthropist who was the last of his generation in the famously philanthropic Rockefeller family has died. David Rockefeller was 101 years old. Rockefeller's spokesman, Fraser P. Seitel (sy-TEHL'), says he died peacefully in his sleep Monday morning at…
Iowa State University President Steven Leath will become Auburn’s 19th president. The university’s board of trustees Monday unanimously selected Leath after a six-month national search. Leath starts July 15and replaces Jay…
A two-vehicle crash Sunday, March 19 around 4:35 p.m., has claimed three lives and injured another. A 16-year-old  boy from Andalusia was killed when the 2006 Ford F-150 he was driving collided with a 2002 Ford-150 driven by Robert Curtis…
The Alabama Department of Corrections reports the recapture of state inmate Demetrius Harris, 44, who escaped from a work release job site in Montgomery on Saturday. After receiving a tip, Fairfield police recaptured Harris at a gas station in Fairfield…
Greenville Police are searching for a suspect responsible for trying to get personal information from two local banks. Police are looking for a person believed to be the suspect responsible for installing skimming devices at the banks. The devices are used…
Learning how to do things the old fashioned way, that's what festival goers are getting a taste of at the Alabama Mideval Festival. "To know what lies in the future,…
A Greenville man has been arrested for stealing a rifle from a police unit in Greenville, three weeks ago. Michael Jermaine Thompson, 26, of Greenville was arrested in connection with the rifle. After conducting a driver license check, the Covington…
Alabama lawmakers will vote next month on whether to prohibit a judge from imposing a death sentence when a jury has recommended life imprisonment. Alabama is the only state that allows a judge to override a jury's sentence recommendation in…
Public Schools in Montgomery will be getting an upgrade in school buses. The Montgomery Advertiser (http://on.mgmadv.com/2nshBVk) reports that 158 new buses will be added this year. The Montgomery County Board of Education announced the new measure during a meeting Tuesday.…
Fire units responded to a fire at the Montgomery Texas Roadhouse Saturday night. Upon arrival units reported flames visible from the roof. Crews were able to make entry to rapidly extinguish the fire. The fire originated in the cooking area. …
Authorities are searching for an inmate who they say escaped from a jail in central Alabama. Alabama Department of Corrections officials said in a news release Sunday that police are searching for an inmate identified as 45-year-old Demetrius Harris. Officials…
Local immigration consultant Jay Palmer, says he gets calls from people around the world about H-1B workers. It's a non-immigrant visa in the U.S that provides employement for foreign workers. Palmer believes…
An appeals court has refused to stop the imminent flow of oil through the Dakota Access pipeline. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Saturday denied a request from the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River…
The Trump administration wants to build a 30-foot-high border wall that looks good from the north side and is difficult to climb or cut through. The specifications were found in a pair of contract notices posted to a government website…
A Trump administration spokesman says an individual was apprehended near the White House, a week after an intruder was caught on White House grounds. Press secretary Sean Spicer wrote on Twitter on Saturday that the individual "jumped bike rack on…
Trustees will be voting on a new president of Auburn University. An announcement from the university says board members have a special called meeting set for Monday morning to name a new president. The board is looking for a successor…
A single-vehicle crash at 10:50 p.m. Friday, March 17, has claimed the life of a Troy man. Enoch Oneal Singleton, Jr., 42, was killed when the 2000 Ford Taurus he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Singleton…
After four years in the Chisholm Community Center, "That's My Child" is ready for a place all of their own. "This will be the rec center over here where we have…
Winning 4 games in 5 days, now has the Troy Men's Basketball Team in position for a win over Duke. "Possible upset against duke so i'm kind of interested in seeing…
Arkansas lawmakers have given final approval to legislation removing Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The state House approved the proposal by a 66-11 vote on Friday and sent…
The Walt Disney Co. has agreed to pay $3.8 million in back wages to Florida workers for violating minimum wage and overtime rules as part of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor. The federal agency said Friday that…
Alabama lawmakers are considering a controversial bill that would do away with the requirement of a conceal and carry permit. Anyone who owns a gun could travel with that gun in their car…
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is expanding hours of operation at nine of its Driver License Examining Offices in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation to better serve Alabama and make services more convenient for citizens who live…
Police in Alabama have charged a 19-year-old woman with rape and other offenses after she allegedly got pregnant by a 14-year-old boy and sought government assistance. Records show Mekenzie Leigh Guffey was arrested…
Alabama is seeking to enforce a state law against a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure. The state has appealed a federal judge's ruling that blocked enforcement of the state's 2016 law banning abortion through dilation and evacuation, in which the…
