Pistoleros Ride for Homeless Veterans
The Pistoleros are a local chapter of bikers who wanted to give back to their community. They decided to stick with what they knew: veterans and bikes. Most of the Pistoleros members…
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Selma Police Investigating Saturday Homicide
Selma Police are investigating a homicide today after a body was found in a car Saturday morning. Authorities say Nicholas Bell was found dead around 11 a.m. with a gunshot wound to the head. The body was found on Lamar Street…
Dozens Participate in Annual MLK Service Day
Several area organizations spent the day giving back to the community. It was all part of the Cleveland Avenue YMCA Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of service. Fraternities and sororities…
Supporting Jessica Bentley's Search for a Bone Marrow Transplant
Dozens of people came out to Prattville's Hampton Inn to support Jessica Bentley, a woman in need of a bone marrow transplant. Bentley was diagnosed with leukemia last October. Saturday, people…
MPS Parent Considers Leaving the School System
News of the possible intervention in Montgomery Public Schools by the Alabama State Department of Education is hitting parents hard. JaNai Thompson has two daughters in MPS and says she's not sure the schools are preparing them for the real…
Historic Selma Church Awarded $500,000 Grant
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A historic church in Selma is awarded a half million dollar grant by the National Park Service. Brown Chapel AME Church was a starting point for marches and hosted many of the mass meetings of…
Annual Deer Hunt Raises Funds for Morgan Academy in Selma
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Dozens of hunters have answered the call of the wild this weekend in Dallas County, all in support of a local school. Forty-eight hunters from all over the country are in Selma for the 2017…
More High Schools Top Alabama Failing School List
Making that failing list means that your school is in the bottom 6 percent statewide. But Thomas Rains with the A+ Education Partnership says that number can be a little misleading. "If you look at the data, the failing schools…
Troy Police Cracking Down on Underage Alcohol Sales
Troy Police are cracking down on underage alcohol sales. The department has received several complaints from people who say they have observed the sales at local stores. Fines up to a thousand dollars and up to a year in jail…
Man Faces Charges After Allegedly Assaulting Deputy
A man is in custody and facing charges after a deputy was allegedly assaulted at a Montgomery apartment complex. Captain George Beaudry with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office says a deputy was serving an eviction notice at the Birchwood Apartment…
MLK "War Room" is the Heart of a New National Monument
A motel room once used by Martin Luther King Jr. to plan landmark civil rights protests is the centerpiece of a new national monument in Alabama. President Obama signed an order creating the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument in one…
Alabama Prisons Agree to Changes Regarding Suicidal Inmates
Alabama prisons have agreed to put new suicide prevention measures in place after an inmate killed himself days after testifying that there's inadequate psychiatric care in state prisons. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson on Thursday approved the temporary agreement between…
3 Children Die After Fire Engulfs House in Mobile Home Park
A coroner says three children have died and two more were airlifted to a hospital after a house fire in east Alabama. Lee County Coroner Bill Harris says five children ranging from 11, 9, 7, 5 and 3 years old…
Macon County Authorities Search for Missing Man
The Macon County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help in locating Kenneth McKency. Kenneth McKency was last seen Friday, January 6, 2017 leaving from a residence located on Ligon Court near County Road 24 in rural Macon County. Investigators say he…
Millbrook Police Search for Missing Man
The Millbrook Police Department is asking for help in locating 52-year-old Donald Sinclair. Sinclair was reported missing to Millbrook police on Wednesday.  He was last seen in Millbrook on December 13, 2016. Police say he is known to travel to the…
Bullock County District Judge Retires
After 9 years, Theresa Daniels retires as Bullock County's first female district judge. Daniels' Judicial Assistant Sanquenetta Battle is also retiring after 44 years. Daniels was a Partner at Jinks, Daniel and Crow before being appointed judge in November 2007.…
Bullock County Superintendent's Administrative Leave
It's been a month since Bullock county Superintendent, Elliot Harris was placed on administrative leave by the Bullock County School Board. Thursday's board meeting moved along smoothly with Interim Superintendent Annie Kimber sitting in Harris' place. Harris has been the…
Prattville Woman in need of Match for Bone Marrow Transplant
A Prattville woman, diagnosed with leukemia, is in need of a bone marrow transplant. And the family is asking the public to come forward to find a match. Jessica Bentley…
Selma City Schools Moving Forward After State Takeover
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma City Schools was taken over by the State Board of Education just about three years ago after an investigation uncovered academic and sexual misconduct in the district. Today, the system is no longer under…
Reaction to Possible Intervention in MPS
News of the State Board of Education's intention to possibly intervene in the Montgomery Public School system is drawing mixed reaction from city officials and stakeholders in the school system. Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange says that changes have been…
UPDATE: MPD Releases Name of Suspect in Cloverdale Road Robbery
Montgomery Police have identified the suspect accused of robbing a woman in the 500 block of Cloverdale Road and stealing her car. The victim received minor injuries after she was allegedly hit with a steel pipe. 17-year-old Benjamin Jackson was arrested after…
Alabama Announces Failing Schools Across State
High schools dominate Alabama's new list of failing schools as tenth-graders struggled under the new ACT Aspire test. There are more than 50 high schools on the list of 75 failing schools released Thursday by the Alabama Department of Education.…
State Begins Process for Takeover of Montgomery Public Schools
The state school board voted to intervene in the Montgomery County school system because of academic struggles. The board voted unanimously Thursday to begin the intervention process. Montgomery County is a large school system that included a mixture of high-performing…
Troy Police Make Two Big Arrests
Rionne Demarcus Betts was arrested late Friday, January 6 and has been charged with 10 counts of Unlawful Breaking & Entering a Motor Vehicle. The arrest stems from a rash of vehicle break-ins that occurred Thursday night into Friday morning.…
National Championship Game Ticket Scammer Arrested
Three brothers from Louisiana pulled a fast one on a man they say sold them fake tickets to root for Alabama during the national championship game against Clemson in Tampa. The Tampa Bay Times reports Joseph Steven Escalera agreed to…
