[gtxvideo vid="K9BWIk0X" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/K9BWIk0X-120.jpg?cachebust=1463499829047" vtitle="WAKA_2016_05_16_18_04_54"] A tropical Asian plant has made its way to Alabama - and onto a list of banned substances. It is called Kratom, and Alabama is the latest of six states to ban the substance.…
MPD and fire medics responded to Old Selma Road and West South Blvd. on a call of a possible drowning. An adult male was pronounced dead at the scene. The name of the victim hasn't been released. We'll keep you…
The Montgomery Police Department is searching for an unknown subject wanted in reference to a Capital Murder Investigation. On Sunday, November 29, 2015 the victim, 75-year old James Chapman, was murdered at the intersection of Rosa L. Parks Avenue and Fleming Road. …
[gtxvideo vid="DdRzg7a1" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DdRzg7a1-120.jpg?cachebust=1463429206837" vtitle="montgomery co commision"] The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office will receive some much needed upgrades. County Commissioners approved a measure that would provide resources to make improvements to the building. The department will see some big changes in…
Police in suburban Chicago say Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O'Connor has been found safe. Wilmette police spokesman Eric Peterson said Monday that O'Connor has been located, though he wouldn't say where she was found. But he says the singer "is safe…
Jury selection is beginning in the ethics trial of the Alabama House speaker. Republican Speaker Mike Hubbard faces removal from office if convicted of felony charges that he used his current office and his past position as chairman of the…
Some Alabama superintendents are upset by funding cuts to a reading program that will disproportionately affect schools with higher reading scores. Lawmakers in April approved the 2017 education budget, which included about $7.5 million being cut from the Alabama Reading…
GALVESTON, Texas -- The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended a search in the Gulf of Mexico for a passenger missing from a cruise ship that sailed out of Galveston. A Coast Guard statement says search and rescue coordinators suspended the…
[gtxvideo vid="SRtlUefE" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SRtlUefE-120.jpg?cachebust=1463413993857" vtitle="hubbard trial peview"] A trial almost three years in the making is in its final chapters this week. Jury selection for the case against Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard begins May 16. Hubbard faces…
This month's Second Saturday celebration in the capital city had a delicious addition, and it was all for a good cause. The 5th annual River Region Iron Chef competition kicked off today at the Riverwalk Amphitheater. Teams of two were given…
A tradition continued in Pike Road Saturday. The Waters community hosted their 5th annual Crawfish Boil. Close to 1,500 people showed up for the event with almost 3,000 pounds of crawfish. There were games for the kids, live music and…
[gtxvideo vid="zzH6URv4" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zzH6URv4-120.jpg?cachebust=1463413296086" vtitle="prattville city fest"] Prattville's Annual CityFest drew thousands of people to it's downtown area during the weekend. The festival started Friday evening and ended Saturday evening. It included dozens of vendors, entertainment, food, and animals.…
Dozens of dads in Troy had the opportunity to spend quality time with their kids as part of a fishing rodeo. The rodeo was hosted by Melissa Issak of Issak Law Firm in Troy. Issak says it's important for all…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Some very special student athletes took to the field of competition in Selma Friday. Selma City and Dallas County Schools hosted their annual Special Olympics at Memorial Stadium. More than forty special needs students competed…
[gtxvideo vid="56dOePje" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/56dOePje-120.jpg?cachebust=1463180607965" vtitle="amazing race troy family"] Troy University Student, Cole LaBrant and his mom Sheri are one of three final teams of the season on The Amazing Race. The teams competed for a million dollar prize. People…
[gtxvideo vid="7K4QIi4C" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7K4QIi4C-120.jpg?cachebust=1463414823228" vtitle="transgender bathroom"] U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R-AL) today responded to the release of a joint directive from the U.S. Justice Department and the U.S Department of Education telling every public school district in the country…
[gtxvideo vid="W7WB7xjF" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/W7WB7xjF-120.jpg?cachebust=1463407390062" vtitle="will to walk"] At first glance, Park Crossing High School senior Montaeus Bell looks like any other student. But the the wheel chair he used to get to and from class sets him apart but…
The Montgomery Police Department and Fire Medics responded to the 1000 block of East South Boulevard on the service road at about 5 a.m. Thursday, May 12, in reference to a crash involving a 2004 Lincoln Town Car and a pedestrian. The pedestrian,…
[gtxvideo vid="7K4QIi4C" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7K4QIi4C-120.jpg?cachebust=1463178484777" vtitle="transgender bathroom"] The Obama administration is telling public schools that they must allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity. The directive is in formal guidance being sent to…
[gtxvideo vid="Ndd8sVKl" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Ndd8sVKl-120.jpg?cachebust=1463177635164" vtitle="autism"] Some teachers say helping children with autism is a constant uphill battle. That's why educators and local groups are having an Autism Conference to find ways to make improvements to help those students with special…
On May 12, detectives with the Selma Police Department arrested 48-year old, Marcus Spears. Spears was arrested in connection with a series of house fires that occurred in the Vann Court area, Thursday morning. An abandoned residence was set on…
Susannah Mushatt Jones, the world's oldest person, has died in New York at age 116. She was born in Lowndes County, Alabama in 1899. Robert Young, a senior consultant for the Gerontology Research Group, says Jones died at a senior…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley's longtime spokeswoman is resigning next month. Communications director Jennifer Ardis said Friday that she wanted a change after nearly 10 years in the governor's office, six with…
[gtxvideo vid="abZ45RaY" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/abZ45RaY-120.jpg?cachebust=1463150149178" vtitle="meeting special needs"] The Montgomery Public School District is under fire from parents. Is the school system giving special needs students the proper resources to thrive? Some parents don't think so, and we put their questions to school…
[gtxvideo vid="gTlKhjIW" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gTlKhjIW-120.jpg?cachebust=1463154799271" vtitle="victoryland townhall meeting crowd"] A town hall meeting was held in Tuskegee. Mayor Johnny Ford, owner Milton McGregor, and other officials met with the community to discuss the re-opening of Victoryland. "We plan to fight…
