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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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.…
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…
The group Smart Growth America is out with a report this week about pedestrian deaths. You can see the Alabama portion of the report HERE. The report breaks down the deaths that happened between 2003 and 2012 by county and city.…
Rock The Vote is taking a stand against Senator Jeff Sessions' nomination for Attorney General and they've now started a social media campaign called #StopSessions. Rock The Vote is…
The Montgomery Public School system is on the brink of a State takeover. Board of Education members met earlier this week with State Superintendent Michael Sentance. While our cameras were…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A fatal fire in Marengo County claims the life of an elderly father and son. Ninety six year old J.T. Phillips and his 75…
The Tallassee City Council voted Wednesday to appoint Matt Higgins as the city's new police chief. Higgins worked for the Montgomery Police Department for 22 years before retiring last year. He also has worked for the Autauga County Sheriff's Office…
Most of the roads in Alabama are well past their expiration date. Butler County Engineer Dennis McCall says…
On January 11 , a patient being treated in the Baptist Medical Center South Emergency Room exited the rear door on his own will. He navigated down a hallway outside of the Emergency Room and broke through a second floor plate…
The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce released a statement Wednesday on the possible takeover of Montgomery public schools by the Alabama Department of Education. It reads: "Having the entire city and state focused on transforming Montgomery’s public schools is an…
A Mississippi-based tire retailer is paying $27,000 in back wages and damages to 14 employees at its Montgomery store for altering employee timesheets to cut wages. The U.S. Labor Department said an investigation shows the Rent-n-Roll franchisee, which sells and…
Taco Bell plans to go nationwide this month with its latest concoction: a taco with a shell made entirely out of fried chicken. Taco Bell says the shell of the Naked Chicken Chalupa is made up of all-white seasoned chicken.…
