The House has voted to scrap an Obama administration regulation extending background checks for disabled Social Security recipients mentally incapable of managing their own affairs. The vote to repeal the regulation is 235-180. The vote is part of an effort…
Montgomery Police teamed up with federal law enforcement to crack down on gangs in the city. Thursday they announced 14 arrests, and they say more are coming. Some of the cases go…
On Tuesday, Jan. 31, at about 8:30 p.m., Montgomery Police and Fire Medics responded to Interstate 85 north at the Mitylene exit in reference to a three-vehicle collision. The crash resulted in one fatality. The crash involved a 2007 Freightliner…
Recently unsealed federal court documents reveal new details about mental health diagnoses faced by convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof. One filing notes a psychiatrist found Roof showed signs of diagnoses including social anxiety disorder, schizoid personality disorder and possible…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is naming six finalists for the U.S. Senate seat now held by attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions. Bentley's list includes U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt of Haleyville and the pro tem of the Alabama Senate, Del Marsh…
Former Alabama House Speaker Tom Drake of Cullman has died. The law office of Drake's son says Drake died Thursday morning. He was 86. A one-time professional wrestler known as the "Cullman Comet," Drake served nine terms in the Alabama…
Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum will celebrate…
A federal judge is ordering the state of Alabama to pay $315,000 in fees over the state's losing court fight about gay marriage. The order by U.S. District Judge Callie Granade of Mobile says the state should pay fees and…
President Donald Trump's pick to run the White House budget office has been approved by two Senate committees. The Senate budget and homeland security committees approved South Carolina GOP Congressman Mick Mulvaney for a vote by the full Senate. The…
A federal judge has ordered the state of Alabama to pay $315,000 in attorney fees and costs to the civil rights lawyers who fought to secure marriage equality in the state. U.S. District Judge Callie V. Granade issued the order…
The U.S. military is investigating the Yemen raid by U.S. special operations forces last weekend - and says it appears likely that innocent civilians, including children, were killed. U.S. Central Command says civilians may have been hit by gunfire from…
A convicted sex offender who kidnapped several women in Selma has been sentenced to 51 years in prison. 54-year-old Daniel Emerson, of Selma, was convicted in December on two counts of second-degree kidnapping and one of unlawful imprisonment. Dallas County…
After a lawsuit, a push for impeachment and many legal fees regarding his alleged affair, Governor Bentley's campaign funds account is almost empty. Bentley’s campaign finance report filed Tuesday shows the…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Today was the first official day on the job for new Selma police chief Spencer Collier. Collier says his main focus as chief is developing…
The future of mental health in Alabama is sure to be among many issues discussed in next week's legislative session. Jim Perdue, the Commissioner of Mental Health in Alabama spoke to…
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a state law that blocked a plan to raise the minimum wage in Birmingham. U.S. District Judge R. David Proctor on Wednesday dismissed the lawsuit filed by the Alabama Chapter of the…
Officials at Auburn University are preparing to break ground for the Brown-Kopel Engineering Student Achievement Center. The university said in a news release that a groundbreaking ceremony will take place Thursday afternoon to celebrate the beginning of construction on the…
The 2017 Battle of Selma Re-enactment has been cancelled. Organizers say it's because of new city fees. Organizers say after meeting with mayor Darrio Melton, they received a letter from the mayor's chief of staff stating the city wouldn't pay for…
Montgomery police say they've arrested a suspect in the shooting death of 18-year-old Jaylen Henderson on Monday. Police have charged 17-year-old Markeefé Hill of Montgomery with one count of murder in connection with Henderson’s death. Officers say Hill turned himself…
Apple has snapped out of the first sales slump in the iPhone's decade-long history, but the upturn doesn't mean that the company has broken out of its innovation funk. If anything, the numbers Apple released Tuesday served as the latest…
The Latest on hostage situation at Delaware prison (all times local): 4 p.m. A woman whose son is incarcerated at the Delaware prison where three guards and counselor were taken hostage says he recently told her that trouble was brewing.…
Self-driving car prototypes appear to be getting better at negotiating California streets and highways without a human backup needing to intervene. California regulators released documents Wednesday which report data from 11 companies that have been testing the technology on public…
The Republican-led Senate has confirmed Rex Tillerson as President Donald Trump's secretary of state. Senators voted 56-43 largely along party lines to approve Tillerson's nomination to be the nation's chief diplomat. Most Senate Democrats opposed Tillerson's nomination, angering Republicans who…
Congressional Republicans are moving to dismantle former President Barack Obama's rules on the environment, gun ownership and financial disclosure. They're looking to reverse years of what they see as excessive government regulation during the Democrat's presidency. House Republicans are expected…
A music festival that brought big names to southeast Alabama is ending after a five-year run. The Toadlick Music Festival won't be held this year. Festival organizer Chris Gilbert says the even doesn't owe anyone and is going out on…
