Authorities say an escaped Wilcox County inmate was free for all of three hours before investigators found him in the woods. The Alabama Department of Corrections said in a news release that 31-year-old Jonathan M. Hill escaped from the Camden…
Grand jurors will consider additional charges against a man arrested following a fire that an expert says probably killed one of the new oak trees at Toomer's Corner in Auburn. The Opelika-Auburn News reports that a judge decided to send…
Rep. Craig Ford sent the letter to state Democratic Party leaders Nancy Worley and Joe Reed. In that letter, he addressed the lack of Democrat representation in local elections…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Demopolis Mayor Mike Grayson discusses the impact of the new multi-million dollar sawmill heading to the city next year. Grayson says the decision by Two River…
The Georgiana Police Department has a new interim police chief while they wait for a permanent chief to apply. Mayor Jerome Antone appointed 21-year-old Officer Garrett Goodson as chief on Wednesday morning, almost…
Suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has not cleared out his courthouse office despite a request by the acting chief justice to remove his personal items. Moore said Wednesday that he is appealing his suspension from the bench. He said…
The leader of Democrats in the House of Representatives says the state of the Alabama Democratic Party is on "life support." House Minority Leader Craig Ford on Wednesday called for Chairwoman Nancy Worley and Vice-Chairman Joe Reed to step down.…
As many as 36,000 people in Alabama must file amended state tax returns following programming errors in TurboTax preparation software. AL.com reports that some of TurboTax's calculations relating to losses from at-risk investments were not correct. As a result, taxpayers…
A two-vehicle crash Tuesday, Oct. 18, claimed the life of a Wetumpka woman and injured another. Gloria Grier Allen, 66, was seriously injured when the 2002 Toyota Sequoia in which she was a passenger collided with a 2007 Freightliner tractor…
The south Alabama town of Georgiana is without a police force after the chief and most of its officers resigned. David Scruggs say he quit as chief Monday following a series of disagreements with Mayor Jerome Antone. The City Council…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A judge is denying convicted Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard's request for a new trial. Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker on Tuesday said Hubbard failed to show that jurors were biased against him when they…
With all the controversy over the leaked tapes and most recently Congresswoman Martha Roby and other republicans denouncing their support of Trump, how is the presidential candidate faring in Alabama?…
Officials say charges may not be filed against a homeowner that fatally shot a Troy University student, based on the "Stand Your Ground" law. Authorities are still investigating the case that left…
Alabama Auditor Jim Zeigler is opposing a November ballot measure that clarifies the threshold to oust an impeached public official. Amendment 6 specifies that a two-thirds vote of the Alabama Senate is required to remove an impeached public official. Zeigler…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says returning the All-Star game to Charlotte in 2019 is "a high priority," providing there's a resolution to a North Carolina law that restricts the rights of LGBT people. The NBA moved…
Former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case of an Alabama death row inmate he says could be "very likely actually innocent." Meese filed a brief saying "basic notions of fairness" require…
Voters at selected polling places in 25 Alabama counties will check in using an iPad-based system this November. The Mobile Press Register reports the system is part of a pilot program backed by Alabama Secretary of state John Merrill. The…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) - A lawsuit accuses former Auburn University football coach Pat Dye of causing a vehicle crash and refusing to let the other driver leave afterward. The suit filed in Macon County on Thursday says Dye collided with…
Time to meet this week's Golden Apple Award Winner. Our winner this week comes from T.S. Morris Elementary in the Montgomery Public School System. Ryan Stinnett has more with…
The city of Georgiana was without the majority of their police force Monday. This comes after their police chief resigned over disagreements with the mayor. Former police chief David Scruggs says…
Millbrook police have made an arrest in connection with an attempted burglary. 22-year-old Emmanuel McCloud of Montgomery was arrested after police say he broke into a home on Gardenia Road Monday morning. Police say the homeowner walked in and caught…
Montgomery police have made another arrest in an ongoing murder investigation. Police have arrested 24-year-old Rapheam Griffin. He is being held in the Montgomery County Detention Facility without bond. Griffin is charged in connection with the shooting death of Jermaine Hogan.…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- One person is dead and two people are behind bars after a weekend shooting in Selma. Police say 36 year old Carlous Seals of Selma and his…
Construction continues as the city gets closer to unveiling its new municipal justice center. The new building will feature two courtrooms instead of just one. That should mean shorter dockets and…
A landmark in downtown Montgomery honoring one of the city's most famous residents now has a new home. The Hank Williams statue has been in the park across from city hall for 25 years. However, Monday morning crews removed the statue…
