Suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore is appealing his suspension from the bench. In a brief filed Tuesday, Moore's attorney says a judicial discipline panel exceeded its authority by suspending Moore for the remainder of his term. It requires a…
Rosa Parks Avenue at the Southern Boulevard is closed due to an overturned log truck. Southbound traffic on Rosa Parks approaching the Boulevard is being turned around. Traffic attempting to turn onto Rosa Parks from the Boulevard is being re-routed…
A Prattville woman accused of killing her boyfriend last year has had her bond revoked after she was charged with driving under the influence. Citing court records, the Montgomery Advertiser reports a judge recently ordered that Vegas Amore Contorno's $250,000…
At least four people have dead in north-east Alabama after an SUV went into a lake at a boat landing. The Gadsden Times reports two people were taken out of the water and hospitalized, and another person is missing. The…
Fires involving holiday lighting and decorations cause an estimated $8.4 million in direct property damage every year. Alabama State Fire Marshal Scott Pilgreen says many of these fires are preventable and that everyone needs to take steps to make sure…
A publicist says Alan Thicke, who played the likable father on the sitcom "Growing Pains," has died at age 69. Carleen Donovan, who is a publicist for Thicke's son, singer Robin Thicke, says the actor died from a heart attack…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma woman whose daughter was killed over a cell phone three years ago is speaking out in an effort to stop the violence in the community and to honor the memory of her daughter.…
Troy Police have arrested 3 people they say are responsible for breaking in to several local businesses. The suspects broke into Jim Whaley's Tires, taking coolers, taking clothing from a second business…
Greenville High School held its first "Always a Lady Tea" at the school Tuesday morning. Junior and Senior girls got…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - The Latest on the federal death penalty trial of a man accused of killing nine black people during a South Carolina church Bible study (all times local): 5:15 p.m. An FBI agent says the man who…
The state health department is urging pregnant women to get tested for syphilis after a spike in the number of babies born with the disease. The Alabama Department of Public Health issued the precaution after at least 10 infants were…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says he is preparing to interview potential replacements for U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions. The governor said Tuesday that those interviews could begin as soon as this week. He said he has not decided how many candidates…
A company that sought to redevelop a historic hotel overlooking the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama - the site of a bloody crackdown on Civil Rights marches…
The Alabama Democratic Party has opened qualifying for the Special Primary Election to fill the vacant House District 58 seat in Jefferson County, created by the resignation of Rep. Oliver Robinson. Any interested registered voter in HD58 may call the…
Our Golden Apple Award winner this week comes from the Pike County School System. In here 17th year of teaching, Jessica Walker from Goshen Elementary School, thinks she has a sure fire…
Selma Police Chief John Brock has announced his retirement. Brock says the city's new mayor, Darrio Melton, has decided to move in a different direction and asked Brock to step down. Brock has spent 31 years with the department being…
A story in today's N.Y. Times says Henry County D.A. Doug Valeska gave preferential treatment to Harvey Drayton Burch III, a passenger in a car being driven by Valeska's son: "District Attorney Douglas A. Valeska granted him (Burch)Â pretrial diversion,…
Congress' Republican leaders are preparing to greet incoming President Donald Trump with investigations into whether Russia intruded into last month's elections to help him win the White House. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declined to say Monday whether he agreed…
The chief psychiatrist for the Ohio prison system says that Alabama fails to spot mental illness in many inmates and lacks the staff to effectively treat those who are diagnosed. Al.com reports that Dr. Kathryn Burns testified Monday as an…
As shoppers rush out to finish off their Christmas lists, police say you need to be vigilant. Authorities say you are most vulnerable when you are walking back to your car with…
Close to $1.4 million that was supposed to be allocated to Montgomery Public Schools was mistakenly sent to Pike Road City Schools, according to the Alabama Department of…
What once was thought to have disappeared completely from the state's waterways has reared its slimy head once again. Local scientists have been on a years-long hunt for the elusive - and large - hellbender salamander in Alabama's southern creek…
No. 1 Alabama placed four players on The Associated Press All-America team, most of any school, and Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson and fellow Heisman Trophy finalists Jabrill Peppers of Michigan and Dede Westbrook of Oklahoma were also first-team selections. The…
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -Alabama coach Nick Saban says Lane Kiffin is leaving the Crimson Tide and becoming the next head coach at Florida Atlantic. Saban says Kiffin will remain with Alabama for the College Football Playoff, in which the…
