One week before Election Day, Starbucks has unveiled a new cup in the U.S. that it says is meant to be "a symbol of unity." The green cup features a mosaic of more than 100 people, including a coffee farmer…
Arthur Watts has been named the new Chief School Financial Officer of Montgomery Public Schools. He was previously employed with MPS last year as a finance supervisor. He is currently the CSFO for Talladega City Schools. He previously worked for Birmingham…
Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday declared a State of Emergency for Alabama due to an explosion and fire of a Colonial Pipeline in Shelby County on Monday. The State of Emergency will facilitate the granting of a waiver from the…
North Alabama school officials are trying to determine whether a student can stay in the school system after he was accused of sexually abusing young children. Al.com reports that 18-year-old Anthony E. Proctor, of Somerville, was arrested Friday and accused…
An Alabama inmate who was twice sentenced to die has now been taken off death row. Marcus Benn, 40, on Monday was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the 2010 slayings of three people. Jefferson County Circuit…
Our Golden Apple Award winner this week comes from the Autauga County School System. Rachelle Agin at Pine Level Elementary says a lot has changed in the 20 plus years…
The March of Dimes is out with a new report card on Premature Births for the year. And both Alabama and Montgomery County get an "F" grade. See the report and the report card for Alabama: PrematureBirthReportCard-ALABAMA-2016
While many kids dressed up and went door-to-door trick or treating Monday night, some opted to stay in one place. It was the annual Montgomery County Sheriff's office "Spooktacular." It was a held at the Alcazar Shriner's Temple. Vendors came…
The Latest on the Alabama pipeline explosion (all times local): Noon: Experts say motorists could soon begin seeing higher costs at gas pumps in some Southern states after a pipeline explosion in Alabama. Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline said it shut down…
An explosion has shut down a pipeline that supplies gasoline to millions of people for the second time in less than two months, raising the specter of gas shortages and price increases. One worker was killed and a half-dozen were…
The secretary of state's office says a record 3.3 million voters are now registered in Alabama. A statement released by Secretary of State John Merrill on Monday says more than 584,000 voters have been registered. Merrill credits the record number…
On Saturday October 29, at approximately 3:15pm an officer with the Troy Police Department came in contact with a vehicle parked on the square that was still running. The officer observed a white male slumped over inside the vehicle and…
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a death row inmate in Alabama who said evidence withheld by prosecutors entitled him to a new court hearing. The justices did not comment Monday in turning away the appeal from Bill…
Governor Bentley on Monday signed Executive Order Number 25. This executive order names, as Associate Justices, the seven judges who will constitute the Special Supreme Court that will hear the appeal of Chief Justice Roy S. Moore. On Thursday, October…
A two-vehicle crash on Oct. 30, has claimed the life of a Prattville man. Derek Ray Dison, 25, was killed when the 2007 Toyota Rav4 he was driving was struck by a 2001 Honda Accord on Interstate 65 near the…
The Alabama National Fair is steeped in tradition. Even in its 63rd year, the fair still holds livestock judging competitions that date…
The Prattville Autauga Humane Society held its fourth annual Pet Palooza at Cooter's Pond Park this morning. Adoptable pets were the number one reason for the event along with a bake sale and 20 venders. There were even groomers there…
Even though it wasn't a cool day outside, it was still a perfect day to have some chili for a cause. The Montgomery Lions Club 13th Annual Chili cook off was hosted Saturday at the riverfront downtown All money raised…
AÂ local organization is reaching out to help the Montgomery Cancer Center. The organization known as Women of Hope Standing Together presented a check for $1,700 to the center today. A local cancer survivor, Earnestine Hinkle also made a donation of…
The chicken is hot on the grill and the food is getting prepped in the kitchen. It's an important occasion. First Baptist Church in Montgomery adopted the entire Lanier High…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The Alabama Department of Corrections has launched a new training program that officials say will help in the effort to transform the state prison system. Twenty-nine…
Renovations at Franklin Field Airport in Bullock County are complete. Officials celebrated by inviting county officials and the community to the facility Friday for an open-house. The facility's recent renovations include…
Alabama State Troopers say two people were killed this morning in a wreck in Covington County. Investigators say Irving Ladon Bullard, 82, and Mary Ellen Bullard, 77, both of Opp, were killed when their pickup truck collided with a tractor-trailer…
For the first time, water levels at Lake Martin were supposed to stay higher throughout the fall than in years past. Alabama Power was going to delay the usual fall drain on the lake, but a complete lack of rain…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is offering to meet privately with members of an impeachment committee to answer any questions they have for him. Bentley sent letters Thursday to House Judiciary Committee members asking for a Nov. 10 meeting in his…
