With the onset of the tax season, Attorney General Luther Strange warns Alabamians to be vigilant against income tax fraud and he offers tips to keep from falling prey to certain tax preparers with potentially deceptive offers. “Between late January…
The Prattville Police Department officially notified CrimeStoppers that a suspect involved in the Shady Oak Lane burglary was identified and taken into custody on January 25, 2017. The suspect was identified as Montgomery resident Terry Wayne Montgomery. Terry Montgomery has…
The Border Patrol chief has been forced out of the agency, a U.S. official told The Associated Press Thursday. Chief Mark Morgan told senior Border Patrol agents about his ouster during a brief video conference Thursday morning. Morgan said he…
The Autauga County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year old juvenile Emmalee Jane Rose. Rose was last seen January 25, around 9:00 pm at her residence in the 900 block of County Road 83. There…
The man suspected of the shooting at a South Florida airport that left five people dead and six wounded has been formally indicted by a federal grand jury. The indictment returned Thursday charges 26-year-old Esteban Santiago with 11 counts of…
Members of Troy University’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association will celebrate Chinese New Year on the Troy Campus on January 27 in the Trojan Center Ballrooms. The annual event, also called Spring Festival, is open to the public and features…
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto says he will not attend a planned Jan. 31 meeting with President Donald J. Trump, hours after Trump tweeted the meeting should be canceled if Mexico won't pay for a border wall. Pena Nieto's message…
Confederate Memorial Park in Autauga County has donated its old tractor to a Selma-area historical site in need. Old Cahawba Archaeological Park's frustrating tractor problems were solved when they recently received the gift from Confederate Memorial Park. The archaeological park…
Americans pulled back sharply from buying new homes in December, but sales for all of 2016 were the highest since 2007. The Commerce Department says new-home sales last month fell 10.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate 536,000. Sales…
House Speaker Paul Ryan says President Donald Trump's border wall will cost $12 billion to $15 billion - and Ryan says Congress will pay for it by this fall. The Wisconsin Republican made his comments to reporters in Philadelphia, where…
Long-term US mortgage rates rose this week after three weeks of declines, marking their first increase of the year. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the rate on 30-year fixed-rate loans climbed to an average 4.19 percent from 4.09 percent last…
More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but jobless claims remained low enough to suggest that most Americans enjoy job security. The Labor Department says weekly claims for unemployment aid rose by 22,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A controversy is brewing in the town of Fort Deposit over what should be done with some dilapidated buildings downtown. Some residents say the buildings are…
A homeowner in the McGehee Estates neighborhood captured something startling on her home surveillance cameras Wednesday morning. Katherine Hert says she found a man in a black Mercedes who shouldn't have…
A study released by WalletHub ranks the states from Most to Least Educated. Alabama was in the bottom ten, ranked number 44 out of 50. The study includes statistics like the number of…
President Donald Trump has made headlines lately as he continues to accuse some media organizations as fake news. Only a few days after taking his oath of office. Trump plans to…
The Trump administration is mandating that any studies or data from scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency undergo review by political appointees before they can be released to the public. The communications director for President Donald Trump's transition team at…
A movement to thank President Donald Trump on Twitter for the action he has taken during his first week in the Oval Office hasn't worked out quite as originally planned. Several Twitter users urged Trump supporters to use #ThankYouTrump in…
To get you to come into McDonald's and buy new versions of its Big Mac, the chain is giving away 10,000 bottles of its trademark special sauce for people to use at home. The move is to celebrate the introduction…
President Donald Trump intends to stop accepting Syrian refugees and will suspend the United States' broader refugee program for 120 days. The president also plans to suspend issuing visas for people from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria or Yemen…
Alabama Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn told lawmakers the "risk" in Alabama's crowding prisons is growing each day. Dunn addressed the legislative judiciary committees Wednesday as the Bentley administration tries to build support for an $800 million prison construction bond issue.…
President Donald Trump says in a speech at the Department of Homeland Security that his executive actions on immigration show that "beginning today," the U.S. will get back "control of its border." Trump says his administration will be working in…
Tuesday, January 17, the youngest black female judge was sworn-in in Wilcox County. Briana Westry-Robinson was sworn in Tuesday as the new district judge for Wilcox County. Westry-Robinson broke down in tears while being sworn in. At the age of…
Alabama Co-Chairman for the Donald Trump Campaign and US Senate appointment candidate Perry O Hooper Jr. applauded Judge Bill Pryor for being a finalist for the open US Supreme Court seat once held by Antonin Scalia. Perry O Hooper Jr.…
The trial has begun for a third man accused of killing his uncle to avenge his grandmother's death. A trial began Tuesday for William Kyle Richards in the 2013 death of Thomas Bracknell. Authorities say Richards and his two cousins,…
