Montgomery, AL – Corey Smith is coming to Montgomery for one unforgettable night. With his innovative sound, honest lyrics, and energetic performance – if you haven’t seen Corey live, you don’t…
TROY, Al -- The tribal archivist for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians will discuss the tribe’s past educational struggles and how they continue to impact the collection and maintenance of the current archives during the annual McPherson-Mitchell Lecture in…
Alabama State University now houses and edits one of the nation's most acclaimed scholarly journals of the African experience, the International Journal of Africana Studies. And, ASU's own Dr. Bertis English, professor in the Department of History and Political Science, has…
Montgomery, Ala.—Huntingdon College President J. Cameron West announced today the formation of a summer seminar/awareness program focused on economic and community development for rising high school seniors. The Huntingdon College Economic and Community Development Scholars Program, planned in partnership with…
Our Golden Apple Award winner this week comes from a small private school in Montgomery. In her 13th year of teaching, Faith Franks, from Bethany Christian Academy, wants to…
As inauguration day gets closer, some people are deciding to not attend the event while others are already packing their bags. Â Political Analyst Steve Flowers says Alabama will be represented on the…
Monday marked the 88th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Many people came to visit his home on 309 Jackson Street in Montgomery. Dexter Museum and Parsonage director Shirley Cherry tells us…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Dozens of Auburn University students commemorate the King holiday by performing service projects in Selma and Dallas County. Fifty students decided to take a day on…
More than 400 people came out to the Butler County Civic League's annual Freedom Breakfast celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.…
The Montgomery Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction(NAWIC) will hosts its Blocks Kids Competition on Saturday, January 28th at St. Bede Elementary School, starting at 9am. The award winning Block Kids Program introduces children in Grades Kindergarten - 6th…
After playing on the field under Bear Bryant, Bill Battle's path came full circle when he returned to the university as Athletics Director in 2013. Sports analyst John Longshore says he…
Two people were killed in a head-on collision on Interstate 85. State troopers say the accident occurred Sunday in Macon County near Shorter. Sixty-five-year-old James Patrick Owens of Vestavia was killed when the 2008 Cadillac DTS he was driving collided…
Montgomery, AL- Impact Alabama will hold a press conference on Monday, January 16, at 10 a.m. announcing that Impact Alabama's annual free tax preparation services for working families in Montgomery will be available at the Old Cloverdale Junior High School and…
Greg Byrne, Vice President for Athletics at the University of Arizona, will become the new Director of Athletics at The University of Alabama effective March 1, pending approval of The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees. The 45-year-old Byrne,…
Bill Battle, Director of Athletics at The University of Alabama, announced Sunday evening that he is going to retire from his post to assume a new role as Special Assistant to the President. Battle, currently in his fourth year as…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
