Around 8:30 Wednesday night on Interstate 65 in Greenville, a man was hit and killed by a vehicle. Troopers say 27-year old Gene Schofield died when a vehicle hit him while on the shoulder. Schofield, a tow truck operator, was assisting…
[gtxvideo vid="LIDWgcrH" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LIDWgcrH-120.jpg?cachebust=1458916445518" vtitle="WAKA_2016_03_24_23_06_39"] A judge has found probable cause to send the case of Montgomery police officer Aaron Smith to a grand jury. Smith appeared in court today for a preliminary hearing in connection to the Feb. 25 shooting death…
The Altus, Okla. Chamber of Commerce yesterday announced the city of Montgomery won the 2015 Altus Trophy during a short ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio, Randolph, Texas. “We're incredibly humbled to receive this distinction, but we are even more humbled…
The west Alabama city of Selma is planning a crackdown on what one councilman says is a big problem: Horse droppings. The City Council passed a law three years ago requiring that horses wear diapers when on city streets, but…
If you have been sneezing your way through the early Spring in the River Region, you might find it hard to believe there is only one Alabama city on a list of the 100 with the worst allergy problems and…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Five weeks ago an Amtrak inspection train rolled across South Mississippi for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. On Wednesday, The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1Uc0OQn) officials met in Biloxi to move along the dream of restoring…
[gtxvideo vid="WEiwK0A1" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WEiwK0A1-120.jpg?cachebust=1458831194965" vtitle="gunn attorney reax"] Details about what led Officer Smith to shoot and kill Greg Gunn are likely to come out in court tomorrow. We will hear some details of the state's case against Smith and…
[gtxvideo vid="lvlAD9MA" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lvlAD9MA-120.jpg?cachebust=1458832774658" vtitle="bullock co prison"] People in Bullock Couny are worried their prison may close after the state's proposal to build four new prisons and getting rid of several others. Several people stood on the steps of…
Law enforcement officers in Bullock County are reminding students the dangers of distracted driving. Officers told students about the consequences of texting and driving as well as drinking and driving. Students say its important for them to start having good…
The Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill today that, if passed by lawmakers, will keep more of the state’s troubled children out of the adult criminal justice system, where they are more likely to be victimized and deprived of…
[gtxvideo vid="CLIQjTF7" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CLIQjTF7-120.jpg?cachebust=1458772884200" vtitle="greenville robbery"] Greenville Police are asking for the public's help to identify and locate a burglary suspect. On February 23, police received a call about a possible break-in. Police discovered the QV station on Fort…
Rebekah Caldwell Mason, a senior adviser to Gov. Robert Bentley, has issued a statement regarding allegations that she and the governor had an affair. Bentley has apologized to the people of Alabama for saying inappropriate things to Mason, but says…
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department is searching for Curtis Robinson. Robinson is wanted for multiple active burglary and theft warrants. Investigators advise that Curtis Robinson is responsible for breaking into at least four homes in the Montgomery County Ramer – Grady area…
[gtxvideo vid="UuQFYUVJ" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UuQFYUVJ-120.jpg?cachebust=1458772420167" vtitle="bentley-collier pressers"] Gov. Robert Bentley has apologized to the state of Alabama for what he said to a senior political adviser. But he says he and adviser Rebekah Caldwell Mason never had a physical affair.…
[gtxvideo vid="VsTGzHhI" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VsTGzHhI-120.jpg?cachebust=1458772835498" vtitle="budget passed"] The Alabama legislature has approved a General Fund budget that Gov. Robert Bentley has vowed to veto over Medicaid funding. The Senate on Wednesday voted 20 to 13 to pass the budget, which…
[gtxvideo vid="UuQFYUVJ" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UuQFYUVJ-120.jpg?cachebust=1458772163405" vtitle="bentley-collier pressers"] Former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Secretary Spencer Collier says he has seen evidence that Gov. Robert Bentley had an affair. The claims came in a news conference in Montgomery in which Collier spoke…
A Tallassee teen who went missing for more than two weeks has been found safe. Wednesday afternoon, the Alabama Law Enforcement cancelled the alert for Kiara Nicole Neal. Authorities say she was found walking near a house in Brewton. Neal was…
A missing woman's body was found in Clarke County, in the trunk of a car. Monique Presnall-Kidd of Grove Hill, AL, was found dead behind a business in the Walker Springs Community. She was reported missing Thursday when she didn't…
A proposed Alabama constitutional amendment would legally define a fetus as a person from the moment of fertilization, effectively banning abortion in the state. The state House Health Committee on Wednesday heard testimony about it, though lawmakers didn't vote on…
The Prattville Mayor’s Office will host a public information session regarding plans for Alabama’s bicentennial commemoration on Wednesday, March 30th, 2 P.M., at the Prattville Chamber of Commerce. The program is free and open to everyone interested. Beginning in 2017,…
Ebony Howard, a managing attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center, will speak in support of state Sen. Vivian Figures’ bill, SB 324, before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, March 23. The bill aims to keep troubled youths out…
[gtxvideo vid="GJiTQOQj" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GJiTQOQj-120.jpg?cachebust=1458772644201" vtitle="dt marshall dies"] Former Montgomery County Sheriff D.T. Marshall died Tuesday night following a battle with cancer, according to Sheriff Derrick Cunningham. He was 65. Marshall served Montgomery County for 16 years and retired in…
A man is dead after a boating accident at the Demopolis Lock and Dam. Demopolis police say a small boat began having engine trouble and was pulled over the dam and capsized. It happened around 11:30 Tuesday morning. A second person…
[gtxvideo vid="luwRxPvt" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/luwRxPvt-120.jpg?cachebust=1458746107589" vtitle="capital inn"] A historic building in Montgomery will stay. The Capitol Inn Hotel in the Cottage Hill neighborhood will not be demolished. The city's Architectural Review Board had a hearing Tuesday night. The 1950's hotel…
[gtxvideo vid="GX7uv6E8" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GX7uv6E8-120.jpg?cachebust=1458754107083" vtitle="delayed budget vote"] State senators apparently need more time to study the budget. They pushed off a vote on the spending plan until Wednesday. This budget would add $15 million more to Medicaid, but that's $85 million…
