Actress Carrie Fisher, who found enduring fame as Princess Leia in the original "Star Wars," has died. She was 60. Fisher's daughter, Billie Lourd, released a statement through her spokesman saying Fisher died Tuesday just before 9 a.m PST. Lourd…
Gov. Robert Bentley has announced a $100,000 grant to provide the tools to help 18 Alabama cities excel and reach their potential. Funds from the Appalachian Regional Commission will enable Alabama Communities of Excellence Inc. to continue to provide training…
U.S. consumer confidence shot up this month to the highest level in more than 15 years, another sign that Americans are feeling good after a divisive election. The Conference Board says its consumer confidence index climbed to 113.7 in December,…
Now that Christmas is over, attention turns to what to do with your live tree. Several cities in our area are offering to take your tree for recycling, so that it doesn't waste space in a landfill. This list will…
As the holiday season comes to a close many people are heading back to the mall and stores, but this time not everyone is looking to buy gifts. Instead, some…
The Montgomery Police Department is investigating three separate crashes that resulted in fatal injuries. On Wednesday, Dec. 21, at about 2 p.m., Montgomery Police and Fire Medics responded to East South Boulevard and Norman Bridge Road in reference to a two-vehicle…
Simone Biles tried to treat the 2016 Summer Olympics like just your average ordinary gymnastics meet. So what if the stage and the stakes were different? The floor was still the floor. The vault still the vault. The uneven bars…
The Alabama Department of Public Health is offering help for people who want to quit smoking in the New Year. The agency has a telephone service called the Alabama Tobacco Quitline that operates daily, and help is also available through…
The Tuskegee Area Youth Basketball League will open its 2017 recreation league play a day early with special guests from the country of Australia. The Weston Creek Woden Dodgers of Australia will stop in Tuskegee on Saturday, December 31 beginning…
Volunteers from the Audubon Society across the state head out between the last half of December and early January to take a census of birds in Alabama. Today they'll be looking for the birds in Guntersville. A Montgomery hunt is…
Millbrook police are looking for a man who broke into a car, and they say he may be involved in multiple vehicle break-ins across the River Region. Police say earlier this week, the suspect broke into a woman's car in a…
Prattville police are searching for a man wanted for breaking into a vehicle and credit card fraud. Police say the man used a stolen debit card at the One Stop liquor store in the 2000 block of Fairview Avenue on…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Supreme Court has reversed a lower court and says the state can seize more than 800 electronic bingo machines from a west Alabama gambling hall. The unanimous decision released Friday involves the Greenetrack gambling…
Tom Surtees, who served under two governors as Revenue Commissioner and Labor Commissioner has died. The Alabama Department of Labor says Surtees died after a long battle with cancer. He was 66. Surtees was appointed as Commissioner of the Alabama…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma attorney gives clothes and toys to children all over town, but spreading Christmas joy isn't the only reason why. Attorney Faya Rose Toure also shared parenting tips with adults. It was also part of…
You may remember Hope, the abused Rottweiler that was abandoned and in pretty bad shape. We've continued to follow her story and keep you updated on her condition. We now have some good news to report: Dr. Jessica Loch says that…
Christmas came a little early to some children in Montgomery hospitals today but it wasn't from the man in red, but the boys in blue. They were visited by officers from the state trooper's office. The troopers took a visit to…
Prattville Police have shared space with city hall for as long as Police Chief Mark Thompson can remember. That's meant quite a few growing pains as the city has expanded. The police are working out of the old city jail,…
People in Pike County are trying to make the holiday special for those in need by preparing and delivering hundreds of meals. Volunteers with the Turkey's from Heaven program spent the day preparing and delivering 400 meals to families in…
Attorneys say an Alabama inmate who killed himself after testifying about mental health care in prison received no counseling before taking his own life. The lawyers made the written arguments Thursday as a federal judge considers their lawsuit, which claims…
Prattville police need your help finding people who stole $1600 worth of merchandise from the Bama Fever Tiger Pride store on Cobbs Ford Road. Police say the theft happened on December 14. The three suspects are believed to be in…
Montgomery police are looking for a man wanted for robbing a Montgomery store of Christmas gifts. Police say he showed employees a handgun, then told them that he was taking the toys from the business without paying for them. Witnesses…
A family was forced to relocate to Montgomery after their home went up in flames in Hueytown, outside of Birmingham last month. Sharon Richey has nine kids between the ages of 1 and 19. Now a few days from Christmas…
UPDATE: Butler County Sheriff Kenny Harden tells Alabama News Network that both Jonathan and Michelle Smith are now facing additional charges. They have each been charged with two counts of attempted murder and two counts of domestic violence- assault first…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The Rural Health Medical Program opens a new clinic in Thomaston bringing professional healthcare services to people in the area. Thomaston Health Center offers primary and preventive healthcare and program officials say vision and dental…
