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Crime seems to be the hot topic among Montgomery mayoral candidates this election period.
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Crime seems to be the hot topic among Montgomery mayoral candidates this election period.
It's almost time to go back to school in Montgomery.
A jury has found former Montgomery doctor, David Nash, guilty‬ of felony murder. Nash was convicted in 2013 of a murder-for-hire scheme to kill Skip "The Critterman" McNeill.
A former Prattville police officer has been indicted on several charges.
Taking audiences "under the sea" is a huge undertaking and the Alabama Shakespeare Festival is up to the challenge this summer.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Law enforcement officers from agencies across West Alabama were in Camden Wednesday getting some valuable training on how to identify and deal with gangs.
Gov. Robert Bentley has released his tax and budget proposals ahead of next week's special session on a budget shortfall.
Three Montgomery Police officers are on paid administrative leave following a domestic dispute.
The Troy airport's received more than a million dollars in improvements and repairs in the past decade. The majority of the bill's been covered through federal airport improvement rant money.
Day one of testimony in the retrial for David Nash is now over.
The Troy Pitching Machines are getting in final practices on the baseball diamond before heading to the world series.
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The DARE program is making a return to Elmore County. When students go back to school next month, they'll be taking part in the antI-drug program.
The Boy Scouts of America has lifted it's ban on gays serving as scout leaders.
Troy city leaders are hoping to extend the city's walking trail.
Political Analyst Steve Flowers says Gov. Robert Bentley is "irrelevant" in the special session the Legislature is holding to pass a General Fund budget.
According to federal weather officials, Alabama has had more lightning deaths so far in 2015 than any other state.
Gov. Robert Bentley has ordered armed national guardsmen to be stationed at military recruitment centers.
Selma police say they've arrested two more people in a drive-by shooting that left one man dead and two others injured.
In a packed out room in the downtown library, mayoral candidates took turns speaking out on issues.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- ALEA state troopers are investigating a fatal hit and run in Dallas County.
It's a statistic that's making headlines nationwide. A recent report names Montgomery as the most sexually diseased city in the nation.
Teaching kids how to handle conflict in a way that doesn't lead to violence was front and center in Montgomery.
The Alabama Department of Corrections says it has recaptured an inmate who had escaped from Draper prison in Elmore.
350 boys and girls from across the state compete in junior state tournament.



