The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in Tuesday, August 2, stabbing death of 75-year-old Thomas Shaw Jr. of Wetumpka. MPD detectives charged, Corwin Walker, 21, of Montgomery with one count of capital murder. Walker was transported to the Montgomery County…
A Montgomery woman has been sentenced to 125 days behind bars for the death of her 3-month-old puppy last month. Court records show 23-year-old Jessica Pruette was found guilty last week of cruelty to animals. Montgomery Humane Society Officer Robert…
Alabama's parole board has decided against freeing a one-time Ku Klux Klansman convicted in a church bombing that killed four black girls more than 50 years ago. The girls killed…
Many neighborhoods in Montgomery participated in National Night Out Tuesday evening. National Night Out is a national campaign to build partnerships between neighborhoods and police to make communities safer. The Normandale neighborhood participated and their message was simple. "Bringing awareness…
Exit 38 along Interstate 85 is starting to look a little different as crews break ground on a new development. "We are breaking the ground on the infrastructure, which is the basic foundation and I can tell you its been…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Hundreds students turned out for the Edmundite Missions 4th Annual Slice-of-Hope Back-to-School Bash. Free school supplies and pizza were given out at the event. Organizers say…
Summer is almost over and school is right around the corner for teachers and students. The first day for students to come back to school in Butler…
Republican lawmakers gathered in Montgomery for the first time in months, looking for new leadership. This comes after former speaker Mike Hubbard was convicted of 12 ethics violations in June, earning…
Teachers are already back in the classroom in Troy, getting ready for the upcoming school year. But before the bell rings, there are a few reminders from teachers. They say they…
Alexander City's clerks decided to go on a strike today and not show up to work. This happened when workers found out the financial director, who was supposed to be fired due to "financial reasons,"got reinstated. According to the Mayor, the financial director…
The Alabama Department of Corrections is studying the state's aging prisons, some of which could one day be replaced with a few "mega-prisons" housing up to 4,000 inmates each. The agency has a nearly $500,000 contract with an engineering and…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $400,000 to Alabama to establish, enhance, and maintain information-gathering systems to rapidly detect microcephaly–a serious birth defect of the brain–and other adverse outcomes caused by Zika virus infection. The funding…
Troy native, Civil Rights Icon and U.S. Representative John Lewis (D- Ga.) has published a third book in his graphic novel series about the Civil Rights Movement. The Washington Post reviews the new volume with a nod toward Selma's…
Macon County Sheriff, Andre Brunson, says 2 people are in custody in Tuskegee following a multi-county chase. He says the chase started in Bullock County after a home break in. Brunson says they are still searching for at least one…
Authorities say an Alabama Department of Corrections inmate has died after being hit by a vehicle while working along a roadside near Troy. State troopers say 34-year-old Steven Edward Martin of Warrior was killed Monday afternoon when he was struck…
A court has set a tentative date for the trial of suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore. An order released Monday by the Alabama Court of the Judiciary says Moore's trial on judicial ethics charges will begin Sept. 28 if…
Alabama's upcoming sales tax holiday on clothing, computers, and school supplies could provide a much-needed lift to many small stores and businesses, said Rosemary Elebash, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business. The sales tax holiday isAug. 5-7.…
"Free Hug" videos have been popular on Facebook and YouTube in recent years, but recently a Montgomery man recreated those videos with a new twist. David Sadler stood outside of a…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma woman teams up with a Selma business to collect water for families living without water in Wilcox County. Stephanie Walters and the folks at…
An early morning fire left traffic on U.S. Highway 331 stopped and a historic Luverne building in ashes. The 911 call came in around 4:15 AM. Luverne Volunteer Fire Department was at…
One of Alabama's toughest prisons is on lockdown following the second incident since March in which officers had to regain control of an inmate dormitory following a disturbance. Prison system spokesman Bob Horton says officers were maintaining tighter-than-normal restrictions on…
Crimestoppers needs your help finding a man they say broke into an Armed Forces Recruiting Center in Montgomery. Montgomery police say the man broke into the Armed Forces Recruiting Center in the 2900 block of Eastern Boulevard multiple times between…
The legal bills for sorting out Prince's estate are already running into the millions. The special administrator overseeing Prince's estate is seeking permission to pay several law firms for work on the estate, with the biggest share - $1.9 million…
The Town of Pike Road will host the 2016 National Night Out for its residents, Tuesday night, August 2, at Town Hall. The event will honor Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) for all it…
Gov. Robert Bentley's support of a referendum on a state lottery comes six years after he criticized gambling as a detriment to society. The governor has consistently supported the people's right to vote on gambling. However, in his 2010 campaign…
