Antonin Scalia, the influential conservative and most provocative member of the Supreme Court, has died. He was 79. The U.S. Marshal's Service in Washington confirmed Scalia's death at a private residence in the Big Bend area of South Texas. The…
[gtxvideo vid="sViU6Dd4" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sViU6Dd4-120.jpg?cachebust=1455419857898" vtitle="healthy heart"] Ahead of Valentine's Day, Saturday was the perfect chance to check up on the health of your heart. Baptist Medical Center held its fifth annual love your heart screening event. For just twenty dollars the…
[gtxvideo vid="WMiuO2cp" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WMiuO2cp-120.jpg?cachebust=1455419768767" vtitle="LOVE RUN"] Brantwood Children's Home held its 5th annual love run. About 100 racers came out to make the trek through downtown Montgomery. Brantwood is about to celebrate it's 100th anniversary. The home is a…
[gtxvideo vid="3TpkLh9Z" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3TpkLh9Z-120.jpg?cachebust=1455550795072" vtitle="These magic moments"] Meet Anya Montelara. She is an 8 year old that is full of life. Friday night she put on her special skates to do something she looks forward to every year. "Skating…
CAPE HILL, Ala. (AP) - Police say a Tallapoosa County military academy employee accused of having sex with two students on the school's campus has been arrested. Camp Hill Police Chief Johnny Potts told local news media that Susan Petty…
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Right fight; wrong strategy. That's what many ranchers and sympathizers of the armed occupation at a national wildlife refuge in Oregon have concluded. They say the weekslong standoff that ended Thursday with the arrests of the…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Lawyers for Bill Cosby are trying again to have the comedian's sex assault case in Pennsylvania dismissed. They say Cosby had an agreement with a former prosecutor that he would never be charged over the 2004 encounter…
An Alabama woman serving life without parole in her granddaughter's running death has died. A prison spokesman says 50-year-old Joyce Hardin Garrard died Friday, five days after being stricken at the state's women's prison. The cause of death wasn't immediately…
[gtxvideo vid="ts4Vfc9A" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ts4Vfc9A-120.jpg?cachebust=1455550914982" vtitle="Senate opposition"] We are less than three week's away from Alabama voters hitting the polls for the primaries. And there's one crowded race to keep an eye on. Senator Richard Shelby's seat is facing opposition…
Its tax season and millions of people are sharing their personal information. But some try to take advantage of tax payers. Tax Preparers say to be alert and file early. Be mindful that the IRS will never send emails or…
[gtxvideo vid="8Yczgfpm" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8Yczgfpm-120.jpg?cachebust=1455320321192" vtitle="WAKA_2016_02_12_16_59_32"] One of the governor's priorities this year is bringing high speed broadband to everyone in the state. He made the announcement in his state of the state last week, and is already working to…
Efforts to eliminate the sales tax on groceries in Alabama and food access and equity policies will be among the topics discussed during the second annual “Hungry for Justice: Student Poverty and Hunger Summit” on Feb. 19 at Troy University’s…
An Auburn man has been arrested and charged with possessing child pornography. Phillip D. Brantley, 22-years old, is charged with five felony counts of possession of child pornography. Auburn police say they launched the investigation after obtaining information from the…
A Marshall County judge has sentenced a north Alabama man to death for the second time in the 2009 death of the pregnant wife. Al.com reports (http://bit.ly/20sXG0V ) that Circuit Judge Tim Riley resentenced 36-year-old Jessie Phillips on Friday. Phillips…
Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is planning to campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Montgomery on Saturday. Nutter will be the keynote speaker at a luncheon during the Alabama Democratic Conference's annual conference on Saturday. Prior to speaking…
The Bethel Missionary Baptist Church is hosting a career fair for police officer, correction officer, and firefighter jobs. The career fair is scheduled for Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 1 p.m. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church is located at 2106 Mill…
An Alabama family has lost its fight over artifacts supposedly owned by the author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson. The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday sided with the Thomas Jefferson Foundation in a lawsuit filed by the estate…
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says an Elmore County woman has died of injuries she suffered in a one-car crash. Sgt. Steve Jarrett says 71-year-old Billie Speigner of Deatsville died Thursday, Feb. 11 from injuries in the crash that had…
Alabama Power is warning its customers to be on high alert. They say someone is trying to scam people across the state. Alabama Power says there's several scams that's affected several customers across the state, including Montgomery. Alabama Power Managers say scammers…
HOLLYWOOD, Ala. (AP) - The Tennessee Valley Authority is giving up on plans to construct new reactors at its unfinished, multibillion-dollar Bellefonte Nuclear Plant in northeast Alabama. Construction began at Bellefonte in 1974 and has been on hold since 1988.…
Amy Waters of Montgomery has joined the staff of Troy University’s Montgomery Campus as Director of Community Outreach, Dr. Lance Tatum, Montgomery Campus Vice Chancellor, has announced. A public relations, marketing and fundraising professional with more than 14 years of…
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Police say two female students died in a shooting at a high school in a Phoenix suburb. Glendale Officer Tracey Breeden told reporters Friday that both victims were 15-year-old girls and were shot once. She says…
In conjunction with the Alabama Department of Commerce Workforce Development Division, Alabama Department of Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald Washington announced today that a youth employment program is available through the Alabama Career Center System for Alabama’s 18-24 year old young adults who are not…
A Florence police officer has been credited with saving the life of a man who says his 71-year-old wife stabbed him multiple times and then sprayed him with paint. Florence Police Chief Ron Tyler tells news outlets that the unidentified…
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