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…
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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…
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Relatives have identified an Alabama man who died after police used a stun gun on him. Dorothy Nelson and a family lawyer on Tuesday identified the dead man as Nelson's son, 49-year-old Randy Joe Nelson of Athens, Alabama. Court…
The Pike County Emergency Management Agency is passing along a warning to area residents in the wake of Monday's storms. They have multiple reports of downed trees and power lines across the southeast corner of the county. Everyone is being…
[gtxvideo vid="lfzjlQuo" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lfzjlQuo-120.jpg?cachebust=1455647895460" vtitle="WAKA_2016_02_16_12_05_51"] An amazing puppy rescue in Montgomery. The puppy who had been living in a drainage pipe for several days was rescued on Valentine's Day in Halcyon Summit. Once the fire department got the pup…
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The National Weather Service as confirmed a Tornado touched down Northwest Covington County in South Alabama at about 5 p.m. Monday afternoon. Sheriff's officials say that a mobile home was destroyed, and a woman has been left with minor injuries.…
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - President Barack Obama and the leaders of Southeast Asian nations are meeting in Southern California for an unprecedented two days of talks on economic and security issues and on forging deeper ties amid China's assertive…
WASHINGTON (AP) - There's a new campaign ad from Republican Ted Cruz today, warning that conservatives are "just one Supreme Court justice away" from losing on issues that are important to them. Those issues, the ad says, include "life, marriage,…
ELKO, Nev. (AP) - Hillary Clinton predicts President Barack Obama will nominate someone who's already been confirmed by the Senate to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. The Democratic candidate for president said that earlier Senate confirmation for…
DETROIT (AP) - U.S. auto safety regulators have closed an investigation into air bag problems in some Kia small cars without seeking a recall. In September, investigators began looking into problems in about 186,000 Spectra cars from 2007 through 2009.…
[gtxvideo vid="LUmwA1cR" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LUmwA1cR-120.jpg?cachebust=1455659159142" vtitle="Pike road addition to park"] Montgomery County and the city of Pike Road are coming together in hopes of bringing life to an area that desperately needs it. Officials say the new plans has big…
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Alabama Department of Commerce officials say the state's exports for 2015 totaled $19.37 billion. Officials said in a release Monday that the figure provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce is below the state's 2014 total of $19.44 billion and…
