From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The National Council for Home Safety and Security releases its 2017 list of the safest cities in the state and a city in Marengo County ranks high on the list. The city of Demopolis ranks…
Senator Gerald Allen is once again bringing his Monument Preservation Act to the state house. The bill would prevent monuments over than 50 years old on public land from being removed. But the bill also covers building and street names,…
The leaders of the largest branch of American Judaism are declaring their opposition to the combative bankruptcy lawyer President Donald Trump selected to be his ambassador to Israel. The liberal Union for Reform Judaism says in a statement Friday it…
CGI's ongoing partnership with the city of Troy and Troy University continues. The Canadian Global IT Company is expanding once again with a new training facility. "I guess you could call it a good problem, we grew so much here…
26-year-old Trenton Jamond Richardson has been arrested and transported to the Hoover City Jail. He is charged with 3rd Degree Domestic Violence. On Thursday, February 16, the Hoover 911 Center received a call about a possible domestic disturbance that was occurring…
Montgomery Police Department and Fire Medics have responded to a two-vehicle crash with life-threatening injury on Woodley Road south of the boulevard. One of the vehicles involved is an on-duty unmarked police…
A single-vehicle crash at 7:19 a.m. today, Feb. 17, has claimed the life of an Opelika man. Denver Trimone Phillips Jr., 23, was killed when the 2011 Kia Rio he was driving left the roadway and overturned. Phillips, who was not…
Sheriff's officials say three teenagers are charged with murder in the gunshot killing of a Mobile County woman, including her 13-year-old great-grandson. Authorities say the youths are being held in the death of 69-year-old…
A draft memo indicates that the Trump administration is considering a proposal to mobilize as many as 100,000 National Guard troops to round up unauthorized immigrants. The memo was obtained by The Associated Press. The proposal includes four states that…
Hundreds of people packed into Trinity Presbyterian Church Thursday for the Midtown Montgomery Town Hall meeting. Â The meeting comes after a rise in crime…
There won't be a solar farm in Pike County. That's because Troy's Board of Adjusters struck down the proposal Thursday night. The board met to hear the concerns of residents about the solar farm, which was being proposed by Eagle Solar…
The Harlem Ambassadors took on the Pike Regional Child Advocacy Center "Warriors" in a game Thursday night. It was a time to show off their tricks on the court while also supporting the center in their efforts. Before the game,…
The Butler County Sheriff's Deputies arrested Sandra Taylor and William Robinson in February of 2016. Because their crimes allegedly involved the use of the United States Postal Service, the two were…
As House members are getting back into the state's business, some within the party are questioning the leadership. Representative Ed Henry says that House GOP members nearly voted their majority leader,…
An inmate was fatally stabbed during an altercation with another inmate at Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore on Thursday, according to Department of Corrections officials. The stabbing happened at approximately 9:40 a.m. when corrections…
Andalusia Police Department Investigator Cody Warren says 30-year-old Brandon K. Sanders and 36-year-old Sabrina N. Alston, both of Andalusia were arrested this afternoon for the burglary of two local businesses…
Attorney General Steven T. Marshall announced that Walter S. Hill, former mayor of the Town of Mosses in Lowndes County, has been sentenced to serve time in prison on a felony ethics violation for use of his office for personal…
Investigators with the Alabama Department of Corrections have arrested an employee at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore for attempting to smuggle illegal contraband into the prison. During a patrol of the…
Public safety officials from various agencies across the State of Alabama gathered on the front steps of the Alabama State House on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, in support of legislation that would increase the penalty on offenders convicted of violence…
The state Senate has delayed a vote on a bill that would bar changes to historic or Confederate monuments in Alabama. Senators said Thursday that they needed more time to review the measure. The Alabama Memorial Preservation Act comes amid…
Governor Robert Bentley announced today that exports of Alabama-made products totaled nearly $20.6 billion in 2016, setting a new annual record and showing the vitality of the state’s manufacturing sector. Alabama-made products such as automobiles, aircraft parts, chemicals and metals…
Mayor Todd Strange held a weekly media briefing at the Central Restaurant in downtown Montgomery to discuss upcoming activities and food scene. The city of Montgomery will be playing host to several events that will help bring out the foodie…
Alabama State Troopers are working two separate crashes on Interstate 65 that involve road blockage. The first occurred around 9 a.m. on I-65 Southbound near mile marker 194-195. It is an overturned travel trailer that initially had both SB lanes…
Lawyers for a condemned Alabama inmate are pointing to problems with the state's last lethal injection as they urge the state to hold off on setting his execution date. In a filing with…
