The Alabama gun deer season could run 10 extra days in the upcoming season. Media outlets report the state Conservation Advisory Board is proposing that firearms deer season run from Nov. 19 through Feb. 10, 2017. However, the board would…
Federal investigators say a medical helicopter was not certified for flying in low-visibility conditions when it crashed last month with a patient in southeast Alabama, killing all four aboard. The National Transportation Safety Board reports the helicopter encountered fog and…
[gtxvideo vid="jb46SHKv" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jb46SHKv-120.jpg?cachebust=1460346397369" vtitle="WAGS4WISHES"] The Taylor Crossing Animal Hospital is using their fundraiser to do a little more than just raise money. The first Wags 4 Wishes Day was not only a fun time for everyone, but also…
The Montgomery Sunset Rotary Club hosted its 2nd Annual Cornhole Tournament today. Around 30 teams participated in today's tournament for a grand prize of $500. All the proceeds of today's event went to benefit the non-profit group EAT South. The…
A high speed motorcycle chase with troopers ends with a man behind bars. Authorities say 28 year-old Ronald Davis of Montgomery led state troopers on a chase down I-85 late Saturday night. He was arrested and charged with attempting to elude, reckless…
The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in the Saturday, April 9, shooting death of 20-year-old Lakeyah Ellington-Hampton of Montgomery. MPD detectives charged Alisha Womack, 21, of Montgomery with one count of murder. Womack turned herself in to MPD detectives early morning…
Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Department is investigating a burglary and theft that happened early Friday morning. Police got the call of an alarm going off at the Walnut Hill Eagle on highway 50 just south of Dadeville around 12:30 a.m. When…
Many people today enjoyed the beautiful weather by attending the 45th Annual Calico Forts Arts and Crafts Fair. The group expected thousands to show up for the event and they were certainly prepared. The lions club cooked up 18 hundred…
The Selma lions club held their central Alabama craw-fish festival today. The group expected thousands to show up for the event.The lions club cooked up to eighteen hundred pounds of craw-fish. It wasn't just food on the menu, there was also live…
[gtxvideo vid="oGzkRwN8" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/oGzkRwN8-120.jpg?cachebust=1460392580393" vtitle="protest at bentley house"] A group of protesters stood outside the governor's mansion Saturday, hoping to have their voices heard and they didn't come empty handed. The group brought several household cleaning items with them.…
The Alabama Education Association has hired a new executive director. Brenda Pike will take over the top spot with AEA on May 16th. A native of Gadsden, Pike currently serves as the Executive Director of the Indiana State Teachers Association.…
Montgomery police are investigating a shooting on the city's south side. It happened in the 200 block of Southlawn drive at about 9:30 p.m Friday. Police say one victim was taken to the hospital with live threatening injuries. Keep…
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[gtxvideo vid="QguVbnpa" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QguVbnpa-120.jpg?cachebust=1460154143002" vtitle="bentley reporter confrontation"] Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley testily declined to answer questions about a scandal involving a former top aide and some lawmakers' push to impeach him. Multiple media outlets reported that Bentley, during a…
[gtxvideo vid="aIsVxqPa" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aIsVxqPa-120.jpg?cachebust=1460390905799" vtitle="ann st widen"] It's a big project moving a road from one spot to another. The city of Montgomery has been working for almost a year to figure out exactly how to make Ann Street…
Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded nearly $5,000 to purchase new equipment and improve public safety in Tallassee. The Tallassee Police Department will use the $4,942 grant to purchase equipment for use by patrol officers. The Alabama Department of Economic and…
[gtxvideo vid="tyqtRTeE" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/tyqtRTeE-120.jpg?cachebust=1460140145186" vtitle="fred gray faulkner"] Law students came out for a dose of encouragement and inspiration. Faulkner held their 11th annual Fred Gray Civil Rights Symposium. This year's theme focused on racial profiling, and the job of…
Governor Robert Bentley on Friday joined other state and local leaders at the Port of Mobile to sign the Alabama Renewal Act into law. The legislation, part of the state’s continued commitment to job creation, creates two new tools for…
State inmate William Randall Triplett, 45, was found dead of an apparent suicide at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala. on Thursday. At 11:10 a.m., two corrections officers found the inmate hanging from a bedsheet in a…
[gtxvideo vid="Hqjjwu7b" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Hqjjwu7b-120.jpg?cachebust=1460125211892" vtitle="reclassifying marijuana"] The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is trying to change the laws around marijuana. While there are no major plans to legalize the drug, the type of crime might be changing. Currently, marijuana -…
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Alabama senators have voted to establish an innocence commission to review some capital convictions. Senators on Thursday voted 20-6 for the bill, sending it to the House of Representatives. Under the narrowly tailored-bill, the panel would review new evidence in…
[gtxvideo vid="ssqa6Pkz" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ssqa6Pkz-120.jpg?cachebust=1460126557628" vtitle="impeachment pkg"] Alabama legislators say they need more information on an unprecedented process before they can move forward with articles of impeachment against embattled Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley. Articles of impeachment filed Tuesday are on…
Ninety years ago, a group of committed, like-minded Montgomery women organized the Junior League of Montgomery (JLM). Led by founding President Lillie Lee Minier, these ten young women laid the foundation of community service and voluntarism that now defines the…
As Alabama tackles prison reform, Sen. Quinton Ross (D-Montgomery) helped convicted felons take one step closer to rebuilding their lives by being able to compete for better jobs. Senate Bill 327, sponsored by Ross will allow Alabama to join nearly 20 states…
