[gtxvideo vid="bP8PdlBp" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bP8PdlBp-120.jpg?cachebust=1456844393753" vtitle="WAKA_2016_02_29_17_00_09"] A Montgomery community is still looking for answers after police shot and killed a man last week. The mayor held a public Q&A session to put down rumors about what happened to Greg Gunn.…
WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, March 2 at 3PM ET, President Obama will welcome the Alabama Crimson Tide football team to honor them on winning the 2015- 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship. This visit will continue the tradition begun…
Alabama voters are heading to the polls Tuesday as part of the Super Tuesday primary contests. Republican candidates - including Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio - campaigned through the deeply red state over the weekend while Hillary Clinton…
Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday will sign Senate Bill 23 into law. Senate Bill 23, also known as Winston's Law, makes aggravated child abuse a Class A Felony for children under six and punishable by life in prison and a $60,000 fine. The legislation was sponsored by…
Republican Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is harshly criticizing GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump, saying Trump has shown disrespect for women, minorities and the disabled. Bentley, responding to a question Monday about the presidential race, condemned Trump's initial refusal to disavow…
State and federal authorities are investigating after a bald eagle was found fatally shot in northwest Georgia. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday the protected eagle was killed last week in Polk County, located on the Georgia-Alabama state…
Authorities have identified a man who was fatally shot by a police officer in Alabama. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency spokesman Senior Trooper Chuck Daniel says the shooting occurred Sunday evening and involved an Ashville police officer. St. Clair County Deputy…
[gtxvideo vid="ZyHg0N08" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZyHg0N08-120.jpg?cachebust=1456775881082" vtitle="racial slurs"] Afrika Alozie's neighbors discovered graffiti that included racial slurs and profane language like the N Word, the F word, the phrase "white power" and the letters KKK. on a truck that's clearing land…
Governor Robert Bentley on Monday will join other state and local officials at the unveiling of the historic marker for Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.) founder Ray Scott. Ray Scott launched the B.A.S.S. in 1967 from a small office upstairs…
Weather researchers say they expect about 40 scientists from around the nation to participate in "VORTEX Southeast," an upcoming study of the unique characteristics of tornadoes that develop in the South. Like earlier studies in the Midwest, the research based…
[gtxvideo vid="bpfJOQ0g" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bpfJOQ0g-120.jpg?cachebust=1456762123830" vtitle="WAKA_2016_02_29_06_00_19"] A peaceful protest was held Sunday in the community where a man was shot and killed last week by a Montgomery Police officer. A number of community leaders, people from the area and members of…
[gtxvideo vid="Vdy0LXOq" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Vdy0LXOq-120.jpg?cachebust=1456707186097" vtitle="Jackson hospital wing"] Donors to the Jackson Hospital Foundation and local artists toured the new family birth center at Jackson Hospital today. The birth center's new renovations feature state of the art equipment as well…
The Community Congregational United Church of Christ installed a new pastor today, but you might be surprised at how old he is. 29 year-old Raymonda Speller was officially installed earlier today. This finishes off a year devoted to working…
Senator Jeff Sessions has endorsed Donald trump for president of the United States. Sessions made the announcement at a rally in Huntsville. Trump says it's his biggest crowd so far, estimating there to be about 32,000 people in attendance. The…
Former President Bill Clinton was on the campaign trail Saturday for Hillary Clinton. The former President spoke to hundreds at Alabama State University. He gave voters a preview of what Hillary could do if elected, discussing police reform and immigration.…
As part of a sweep through southern states ahead of Super Tuesday, Ted Cruz stopped by the restaurant Blackfinn in Montgomery. Cruz started the day making stops throughout Georgia, including Atlanta. From Montgomery, Cruz's next stop is in Little Rock,…
Lt. Col. Greg Harbin has seen it all. He's been deployed 8 times from Saudi Arabia to Iraq and Afghanistan. Though he is very proud of his service, it has come at a cost. "I still have the shrapnel in…
[gtxvideo vid="Tg4QBvGG" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Tg4QBvGG-120.jpg?cachebust=1456444480488" vtitle="darryl dancing"] Later this month Montgomery's local celebrities will put on their dancing shoes for a good cause. They are taking part in Dancing with Celebrities. The fundraiser supports the American Cancer Society's Relay for…
On Tuesday at the top of your ballot you will vote for president, then you are going to see a ton of names that can get a little confusing. This is where you will be voting for delegates. Say you…
[gtxvideo vid="9RJwOECa" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9RJwOECa-120.jpg?cachebust=1456780755416" vtitle="lowndes co club shooting"] The recent uptick in violence in Lowndes County, two separate nightclub shootings over the last two weeks. The sheriff's office has been surprised by the violence, and even though arrests have…
[gtxvideo vid="VoBOGmen" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VoBOGmen-120.jpg?cachebust=1456531251068" vtitle="home school to college"] Home school students from across Alabama and Florida got a taste of college life on Troy University's campus Friday. Students had the opportunity to connect with others, while learning how to…
An Alabama lawmaker is seeking to have drivers ticketed if they are staying too long in the far left lane of an interstate. Republican Rep. Phillip Pettus of Greenhill is sponsoring a bill to limit the amount of time drivers…
Four presidential hopefuls will court Alabama voters in the final days before the Super Tuesday primary. Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio are scheduled to make stops around the state before Tuesday. Former President Bill Clinton will…
Court records show a woman accused of sexually abusing a teenager has been arrested in Alabama. 54-year-old Victoria Juanice Hollaway was arrested Thursday for her sexually abusing the victim who was under the age of 16. A Shelby County grand…
Former President Bill Clinton is coming to Montgomery this weekend to campaign for wife Hillary Clinton ahead of Tuesday presidential primary. On Saturday, February 27, President Clinton will hold a public event to get out the vote for Hillary Clinton in…
