Congress is honoring civil rights veterans who demonstrated for voting rights in Alabama in 1965. U.S. Representatives Terri Sewell of Alabama and John Lewis of Georgia will award the Congressional Gold Medal to the "foot soldiers" of the civil rights…
The Birmingham City Council has voted to expedite a minimum wage increase as lawmakers consider legislation to strip local officials of control over employee compensation and other benefits. The council voted 6-2 Tuesday with one member absent to move the…
The federal Justice Department is refusing to support a U.S. elections official who sided with Kansas, Alabama and Georgia in a fight over whether voters should have to show proof of citizenship. The government contends in a court filing that…
The Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Regional Basketball Tournament Class 1A girls’ and boys’ championship games scheduled for tonight at 6:30 and 8:15 p.m. have been postponed until Thursday, AHSAA Executive Director Steve Savarese announced Tuesday. He said the decision…
[gtxvideo vid="sNUao32H" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sNUao32H-120.jpg?cachebust=1456333417501" vtitle="WAKA_2016_02_23_22_03_47"] Storm shelters will opening throughout the area for anybody who wants to get to a safe location away from the severe weather. Here's a list of the shelters that will be opening in the…
[gtxvideo vid="XfV5XVuh" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XfV5XVuh-120.jpg?cachebust=1456253328521" vtitle="hotel drug bust"] Two men have been arrested after police found drugs in a Alexander City hotel. 30-year-old Robert Glassburn of Alexander City and 26-year-old Luther Parks III of Pine Mountain, Georgia are both facing…
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today released the following statement on President Obama’s plan to close Guantanamo Bay prison: “Since taking office in 2009, President Obama has vowed to act on his campaign promise to close the Guantanamo Bay detention…
Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded a $50,000 grant to assist a law enforcement unit’s efforts against illegal drugs in three west Alabama counties. The grant to the Marengo County Commission will assist the 17th Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force in…
A person of interest in connection with the on-going homicide investigation into the death of Sandra Revells has been located. Lee County deputies located Stanley Lee Davis early today in an unoccupied mobile home near the Revell’s residence. Davis is currently being…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A former IRS employee has been sentenced in federal court in Missouri two years and six months in prison in a $326,000 fraudulent tax refund scheme. The U.S. attorney's office says that 39-year-old Demetria Michele…
[gtxvideo vid="clYBIM9T" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/clYBIM9T-120.jpg?cachebust=1456247463143" vtitle="mps school board forum"] Montgomery County District Seven candidates tell what they bring to the table when it comes to serving on the board. Arica Watkins-Smith says, "We know that in the district, our children…
[gtxvideo vid="bDArr9sy" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bDArr9sy-120.jpg?cachebust=1456244560293" vtitle="severe weather sarah"] School leaders in our area say they are working with local EMA offices to make a decision about whether or not to let out early. They say school is actually a safe…
Two people have died after an accident in Tallapoosa County Monday night, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. The two-vehicle crash occured on Alabama 49 South and Alabama 14 in Tallapoosa County. ALEA officials say more information will be provided…
[gtxvideo vid="gRe8VlwY" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gRe8VlwY-120.jpg?cachebust=1456246759170" vtitle="trump to bama"] The Alabama Secretary of State's office says Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is planning another campaign stop in Alabama. Secretary of State John Merrill said in an emailed statement Monday that Trump…
The driver in a single-vehicle crash in Elmore County that killed three people has been charged in each of the deaths. Corey Wilson has been arrested by Alabama State Troopers and charged with three counts of Reckless Murder. He is being…
[gtxvideo vid="zJJvKdUI" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zJJvKdUI-120.jpg?cachebust=1456243773768" vtitle="Find my phone apps"] Police are investigating a deadly shooting in Fairfield. Fairfield Police Chief Leon Davis tells local media that a 23-year-old man was shot twice in the chest Sunday evening outside a church.…
[gtxvideo vid="cOT1DHKV" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cOT1DHKV-120.jpg?cachebust=1456246323014" vtitle="WAKA_2016_02_22_22_09_06"] Fast food workers, clergy and others are planning to travel from Birmingham to Montgomery to show support for local control over minimum wages. The group plans to meet Tuesday at the 16th Street Baptist…
President Barack Obama has sent lawmakers an official $1.9 billion request to combat the spread of the Zika virus in Latin America and the U.S. He is also requesting flexibility to use a limited portion of leftover funds provided in…
[gtxvideo vid="1CiiZ0ul" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1CiiZ0ul-120.jpg?cachebust=1456183656994" vtitle="VA Healthcare"] The Central Alabama Veterans Affairs are looking to make improvement to help local vets, that's why they hosted they're quarterly town hall meeting. The veterans benefit administration, and Montgomery Regional spoke on several…
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A relative says the father of a woman killed in the San Bernardino terror attack has agreed to support the U.S. government's push to require Apple Inc. to help the FBI hack into a locked iPhone…
Local Emergency Management Agency officials have announced several early school dismissals today ahead of expected severe weather. Elmore County Schools - all after school athletic and extracurricular activities cancelled Hale County Schools - all afternoon evening events cancelled Macon County…
[gtxvideo vid="LY3RvpUH" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LY3RvpUH-120.jpg?cachebust=1456183731299" vtitle="covington co gauge"] A new gauge that is going to help the Covington County Emergency Management Association was announced Monday, February 22. The gauge is part of the Choctawhatchee, Pea and Yellow Rivers Watershed Management Authority's…
[gtxvideo vid="3wRDhZQi" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3wRDhZQi-120.jpg?cachebust=1456183938820" vtitle="pedestrian killed update"] A Montgomery man was killed after being struck by a car. Police have identified the victim as 32-year-old Tarvis Erby. Erby was hit and killed by a 2007 Jeep Compass just after 1…
Alabama Power today announced several changes in the company’s leadership. The changes follow last week’s announcement that Steve Spencer, Alabama Power executive vice president, will be stepping down to become president of the nonprofit Economic Development Partnership of Alabama. Greg Barker, Alabama Power…
Smart phones frequently have Apps to track the phone if it is stolen. But using the App may have caused the death of a man near Birmingham. FAIRFIELD, Ala. (AP) - Police are investigating a deadly shooting in Fairfield. Fairfield…
