Former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case of an Alabama death row inmate he says could be "very likely actually innocent." Meese filed a brief saying "basic notions of fairness" require…
Voters at selected polling places in 25 Alabama counties will check in using an iPad-based system this November. The Mobile Press Register reports the system is part of a pilot program backed by Alabama Secretary of state John Merrill. The…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) - A lawsuit accuses former Auburn University football coach Pat Dye of causing a vehicle crash and refusing to let the other driver leave afterward. The suit filed in Macon County on Thursday says Dye collided with…
Time to meet this week's Golden Apple Award Winner. Our winner this week comes from T.S. Morris Elementary in the Montgomery Public School System. Ryan Stinnett has more with…
The city of Georgiana was without the majority of their police force Monday. This comes after their police chief resigned over disagreements with the mayor. Former police chief David Scruggs says…
Millbrook police have made an arrest in connection with an attempted burglary. 22-year-old Emmanuel McCloud of Montgomery was arrested after police say he broke into a home on Gardenia Road Monday morning. Police say the homeowner walked in and caught…
Montgomery police have made another arrest in an ongoing murder investigation. Police have arrested 24-year-old Rapheam Griffin. He is being held in the Montgomery County Detention Facility without bond. Griffin is charged in connection with the shooting death of Jermaine Hogan.…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- One person is dead and two people are behind bars after a weekend shooting in Selma. Police say 36 year old Carlous Seals of Selma and his…
Construction continues as the city gets closer to unveiling its new municipal justice center. The new building will feature two courtrooms instead of just one. That should mean shorter dockets and…
A landmark in downtown Montgomery honoring one of the city's most famous residents now has a new home. The Hank Williams statue has been in the park across from city hall for 25 years. However, Monday morning crews removed the statue…
Attorney General Luther Strange presented the 17th annual Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Summit on Tuesday, October 18, carrying on a tradition since 2000. Nearly 900 law enforcement officers from throughout Alabama registered to attend and received practical information and professional training. The 2016 summit…
Authorities say a 44-year-old Selma woman died and three others injured in a head-on crash in Dallas County. Alabama State Police tell AL.com the accident happened Saturday night on Highway 14, three miles west of Selma. Senior Trooper Reginal King…
The Sixth Annual Montgomery River Region Veterans Day Parade will begin at 11:00 a.m. on November 11, in front of the State Capitol and proceed down Dexter Avenue. Following the parade, the Capitol Sounds Band will perform a Veterans Day…
As Troy University was wrapping up homecoming festivities this weekend someone fired shots outside of an event on campus early Sunday morning. University officials say that the shots were fired after midnight outside of Sartain Hall. At the time Omega…
A single-vehicle crash at 7:48 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, has claimed the life of a Notasulga woman. Morgan Brooke Blackmon, 21, was killed when the 2008 Ranger ATV on which she was a passenger overturned and caused fatal injuries. The crash…
Police say a 50-year-old Montgomery man has been charged with damaging and stealing city parking meters. Captain Zedrick Dean says police arrested Lester Brown early Sunday morning and charged him with three counts of theft of property first degree. Dean says…
Former Lieutenant Governor Lucy Baxley died on Friday. The details of her services are as follows: "A visitation will be 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at Ridout's Southern Heritage Funeral Home in Pelham, Alabama. Also, a visitation will…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The 38th Annual Kathryn Tucker Windham Alabama Tale-Tellin' Festival is underway in downtown Selma. The two-day festival blends music, song and dance, and the art of story-telling. Organizers say the hilarious hillbilly, Mama Whaples, Norton…
It's been about 50 years since the US stopped trading with Cuba. But Alabama got back into business with the nation about 15 years ago. "Around 2000 there was a really bad hurricane that devastated Cuba and Congress did relax…
Troy Police are investigating a shooting they say led to the death of a Troy University Student. Police say the shooting occurred off campus in the 300 block of Jane Road. Police say the victim is 20-year-old Michael Derek Kennedy. Police…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – Alabama State University head football coach Brian Jenkins and assistant coach James Joseph have been suspended from coaching for one football game in response to a level - three National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) infraction, which occurred…
Former Alabama Lt. Gov. Lucy Baxley has passed away at the age of 78. She served as Alabama's first female Lt. Governor from 2003 - 2007. She also ran as the Democratic nominee for governor in 2006 against incumbent Republican…
On October 13, police responded to the Vaughn Hospital ER in reference to a gunshot victim. The victim is a 21 year old, black male and a resident of Selma. The victim suffered a gunshot to the rear of his…
17-year-old Michael Lasiter is being charged as an adult on second degree assault charges. According to Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin, Lassiter stabbed another 17-year-old during a fight following the Holtville / Eclectic football game in Eclectic. The victim suffered…
A 3-year-old boy dies when his grandmother's gun accidentally discharges underneath her pillow in her New Orleans home, hitting the boy in the chest. A 2-year-old boy accidentally shoots and kills his own father inside their Alabama home. New data…
