With tighter-than-ever budgets for public schools and state and local governments and agencies, many are looking for new opportunities to save money. A workshop on March 2 in Prattville will demonstrate how such entities can use energy-efficient technologies to reduce…
[gtxvideo vid="8a3H1DrI" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8a3H1DrI-120.jpg?cachebust=1455743795393" vtitle="WAKA_2016_02_17_06_10_15"] There was a ground-breaking ceremony in July of 2013 for a unique new municipal recycling facility in Montgomery. It was built with the promise that as much as 85 % of Montgomery's household garbage…
[gtxvideo vid="WrEZJbHF" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WrEZJbHF-120.jpg?cachebust=1455737777145" vtitle="former ua player arrested"] A former University of Alabama and NFL football player has been arrested on drug and weapons charges in suburban Birmingham. Pleasant Grove Police Lt. Danny Reid says 34-year-old Alonzo Ephraim was…
[gtxvideo vid="1A0rK6B2" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1A0rK6B2-120.jpg?cachebust=1455751886900" vtitle="marengo bust"] State authorities say two men have been arrested after a 200-gallon moonshine still was seized in Marengo County. In a statement, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says State Bureau of Investigation agents arrested…
Two people have died in a South Alabama car accident. Â The wreck happened around midnight on highway 55 near Mckenzie. Â The Conecuh County Sheriff's office confirms 2 people were killed in the wreck and a 3rd person was airlifted to…
[gtxvideo vid="0tq5GE41" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0tq5GE41-120.jpg?cachebust=1455752602628" vtitle="police memorial"] State and local officials will honor police officers who have died in the line of duty this morning. The 10:30 ceremony will be held at the Police Memorial statue on the South Lawn…
[gtxvideo vid="JjPzUr3X" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JjPzUr3X-120.jpg?cachebust=1455725470294" vtitle="Prattville advancments"] County Road 4 will connect to U.S. Highway 82. The Chamber of Commerce hopes opening this corridor will attract manufacturers to the Prattville/ Autauga area. They are hoping automotive, aerospace and information technology…
[gtxvideo vid="ycKEip4a" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ycKEip4a-120.jpg?cachebust=1455743843067" vtitle="teen club"] A new business approved Tuesday night by the Montgomery City Council is catching some attention. The council voted unanimously in favor of a new teen club. It will be located on the Eastern Boulevard,…
[gtxvideo vid="kGspw2e1" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kGspw2e1-120.jpg?cachebust=1455725513044" vtitle="Tuskgee State of the City address"] Tuskegee's State of the City Address laid out major plans for the 2016 year. Mayor Johnny Ford is hoping to make his city a major stop for Interstate travelers,…
[gtxvideo vid="s6Q7gZP8" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/s6Q7gZP8-120.jpg?cachebust=1455725553406" vtitle="Murder victim's mom speaks"] In the almost three years since a Tuskegee University student was accidentally killed by gunshots at a party. The suspects arrested are still awaiting trial. The mother of Bobby Smith is…
[gtxvideo vid="ApxlSfQ1" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ApxlSfQ1-120.jpg?cachebust=1455727055464" vtitle="WAKA_2016_02_16_22_07_09"] The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a bill to block cities from setting local minimum wages and to roll back Birmingham's planned increase to $10.10 per hour. Legislators approved the GOP-backed bill Tuesday…
A federal judge has blocked Alabama from using a portion of oil spill funds for the construction of a hotel and conference center at Gulf State Park. Senior U.S. District Judge Charles Butler ruled Tuesday that federal trustees failed to…
[gtxvideo vid="Qf4WSUFf" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Qf4WSUFf-120.jpg?cachebust=1455666828401" vtitle="severe weather"] Monday's storm leaves behind damage throughout Pike County. Pike County EMA officials and a survey team from the National Weather Service in Birmingham were out accessing that damage most of the day Tuesday.…
MARFA, Texas (AP) - The Texas sheriff who responded to Antonin Scalia's death says he didn't know it was the Supreme Court justice who had died until he arrived at the scene because the person who called 911 refused to…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bill Cosby's criminal sexual-assault case appears to be headed toward an evidence hearing after a Pennsylvania judge denied his latest effort to throw the charges out. The judge who refused to dismiss the case this month has…
An Alabama man accused of attacking his wife with a hatchet and leaving her on a New Mexico highway has been indicted for attempted murder. New Mexico State Police announced Tuesday that a Cibola County grand jury also has charged…
[gtxvideo vid="vFiAcBJ9" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vFiAcBJ9-120.jpg?cachebust=1455666212528" vtitle="minimum wage bill"] The Alabama House of Representatives is expected to discuss proposed legislation that would prevent cities from setting local minimum wages. Lawmakers on Tuesday afternoon are expected to debate the bill filed by…
It will be weeks before an autopsy reveals what killed an Alabama woman who was serving life without parole for the running death of her 9-year-old granddaughter. Alabama prison spokesman Bob Horton said Tuesday that an autopsy on 50-year-old Joyce…
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the U.S. Forest Service today announced a federal investment of over $40 million for restoration of forests near growing communities to reduce wildfire threats, protect water supplies, improve wildlife habitat and support rural…
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public's help to find a suspect wanted in connection with multiple theft cases. James Beecham, 35, is wanted for active Theft of Property warrants. He will be charged with two counts of Theft of Property…
[gtxvideo vid="aQQn5TjK" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aQQn5TjK-120.jpg?cachebust=1455665713943" vtitle="selma murder supect"] Selma police are still searching for a suspect connected to a 2015 murder. Officials have released two photos of Alfred Parnell in hopes that the public can help locate him. He is…
[gtxvideo vid="Z4c0tns9" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Z4c0tns9-120.jpg?cachebust=1455648794552" vtitle="county commision meeting"] Montgomery County Commissioners had a busy meeting this morning, with a number of proposals on the agenda. Commissioners voted on several proposals including one for new agricultural parks in both West Montgomery…
[gtxvideo vid="AwhOMt3T" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AwhOMt3T-120.jpg?cachebust=1455647525266" vtitle="escaped inmate"] The Alabama Department of Department of Corrections says an inmate has escaped from the Hamilton Work Release in Marion County. Ryan Paul Sproul is said to have escaped at approximately 2:14 a.m Tuesday…
[gtxvideo vid="FO08g1rv" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FO08g1rv-120.jpg?cachebust=1455647456688" vtitle="mike hubbard pretrial"] A judge will hold a pretrial hearing on indicated house speaker Mike Hubbard's claim of prosecutor misconduct. The hearing Tuesday will focus on claims from Hubbard's lawyers that prosecutors broke legal and…
