As extremely dry conditions continue to plague the entire state, a total of 46 counties in north and central Alabama remain under a burn ban. Governor Robert Bentley signed the Drought Emergency Declaration into effect on October 12, often referred…
On Monday, Sanctity of Marriage Alabama filed an ethics complaint with the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) against acting Chief Justice Lyn Stuart for violating multiple Canons of Judicial Ethics in her mishandling of the cases surrounding Chief Justice Roy…
Alabama is asking an appellate court to let the November execution of an inmate go forward. The state attorney general's office on Friday asked the 11th U.S. circuit Court of Appeals to reject Tommy Arthur's request for a stay. The…
Authorities say alcohol may have been a factor in the deadly crash in Elmore County. The accident happened Sunday morning on Redland Road east of Wetumpka. Cpl. Jess Thornton tell al.com a car driven by Ryan Patrick Masters, of Tallassee,…
Monday marks the last day you can register to vote for this year's general election. If you still haven't signed up, there are a few options. For residents with current driver's licenses, you can go to the secretary of state's website…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama appeals court says a judge must reconsider the terms of retired NBA player Wesley Person's divorce. The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals on Friday overturned…
Gov. Robert Bentley on Friday announced the appointments for his newly-created Alabama Advisory Council on Gaming.  The Council will assess the current state and local laws on gambling, as well as the taxes generated from it. “I am looking forward…
A judicial ethics panel has dismissed a complaint against Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker over comments he made about the court decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Parker's attorney announced Friday that the complaint had been dismissed by the…
Former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary Spencer Collier has released a statement following the grand jury decision that cleared him of wrongdoing while in office. The attorney general's office has closed the investigation that had been requested by Gov. Robert…
Alabama's unemployment rate for September is unchanged at 5.4 percent. A statement released by the governor's office says the jobless rate represents a total of 117,125 unemployed people in the state. Just over 2 million people were employed at the…
Alabama is now the last state that still allows judges to reject a jury's recommendation of  life in prison without parole and instead sentence an inmate to be executed. The only other state allowing that was Delaware, and the U.S.…
It's a dog owner's worst nightmare, finding their dog shot and killed. Â Georgia Snow says that's exactly what happened to her after her dog, Rascal, went missing last week. A…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Marengo County family organizes a cancer awareness event in honor of a family member who died from the disease. The annual Pink Out Day started…
More and more lofts are coming to downtown Montgomery, which means more people in the area after the close of business. The new SLT Food Mart wants to cater not only…
Troy Police and Troy University Police continue their investigations after a fight and shooting on Troy University's campus during homecoming weekend. A video  surfaced earlier this week of several people fighting…
Corrections officials say another officer has been assaulted at a troubled prison in south Alabama. A statement from the department says a lieutenant at Holman prison in Atmore was trying to control an inmate when the man assaulted the officer…
The attorney general's office says a grand jury has cleared former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary Spencer Collier of wrongdoing. The attorney general's office says a grand jury found no criminal wrongdoing by Collier and is closing the investigation that…
An Alabama man accused of kidnapping a 4-year-old girl from her Florida home and driving her to Tennessee now faces a federal charge. A news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Tampa says 31-year-old West Wild Hogs was indicted…
A $3,650 grant awarded by Gov. Robert Bentley is assisting the city of Dadeville in obtaining new equipment for police officers. The Dadeville Police Department is using grant funds to purchase five rearview backup cameras for patrol vehicles, eight pairs…
Authorities say an escaped Wilcox County inmate was free for all of three hours before investigators found him in the woods. The Alabama Department of Corrections said in a news release that 31-year-old Jonathan M. Hill escaped from the Camden…
Grand jurors will consider additional charges against a man arrested following a fire that an expert says probably killed one of the new oak trees at Toomer's Corner in Auburn. The Opelika-Auburn News reports that a judge decided to send…
Rep. Craig Ford sent the letter to state Democratic Party leaders Nancy Worley and Joe Reed. In that letter, he addressed the lack of Democrat representation in local elections…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Demopolis Mayor Mike Grayson discusses the impact of the new multi-million dollar sawmill heading to the city next year. Grayson says the decision by Two River…
The Georgiana Police Department has a new interim police chief while they wait for a permanent chief to apply. Mayor Jerome Antone appointed 21-year-old Officer Garrett Goodson as chief on Wednesday morning, almost…
Suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has not cleared out his courthouse office despite a request by the acting chief justice to remove his personal items. Moore said Wednesday that he is appealing his suspension from the bench. He said…
