Fire units were dispatch at approximately 5:40 this morning on a structure fire in the 3600 block of Rita Ln. Upon arrival at a single story house was fully involved, and had burned through the roof. Units made a quick…
The City of Montgomery will no longer be using speed car cameras as of last Friday. The cameras were placed in empty police cars. Â If you were speeding past the police car,…
Municipal Court Judge Joseph Fitzpatrick resigned Tuesday evening in Union Springs. The council accepted Fitzpatrick's resignation at their council meeting. The resignation comes nearly two weeks after Fitzpatrick was escorted from Union…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The case against two Selma women who helped a wanted murder suspect skip town is moving forward. Jalysa Turner and Kenyatta Wilson are each charged with hindering prosecution first-degree. Police say the women drove Vadarious…
The state will pay outside legal counsel up to $200,000 to represent Gov. Robert Bentley and his law enforcement chief in a wrongful termination lawsuit brought by the governor's fired secretary of law enforcement. The legislative Contract Review Committee will…
Consumer products maker SC Johnson says its OFF! brand has been named the official insect repellent supplier for next month's Olympic Games, to be held in Rio de Janeiro amid ongoing fears about the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The Racine, Wisconsin-based…
A single-vehicle crash at 11:36 a.m. today, July 5,  has claimed the life of an Ozark man. Dwayne Eddie Downie, 47, was killed when the 2007 International tractor trailer he was driving left the roadway and overturned. Downie was pronounced dead…
Alabama State Troopers investigated eight traffic deaths during the extended Fourth of July weekend, which was from Friday, July 1, to midnight Monday, July 4. Troopers assigned to Marine Patrol, however, reported no boating fatalities. During the 96-hour holiday traveling…
Back in April we told you about Rickem Samuel, a Montgomery man who went missing. His body was recently found in a wooded area in downtown Montgomery, and…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Researchers will study some U.S. athletes for Zika during the summer Olympics and Paralympics in Brazil, to better understand how the virus infects. The National Institutes of Health announced the study Tuesday, amid concern among athletes over…
A slowly dissolving medical implant for treating clogged arteries has won approval from the Food and Drug Administration. The agency approved the Absorb stent Tuesday for patients with coronary artery disease, which causes the buildup of fatty plaque in the…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Folks in Dallas County are celebrating Independence Day in a big way. The city of Selma is hosting a Fourth of July Fireworks and Laser Show at Memorial Stadium. Officials say the event includes laser…
FBI Director James Comey says the FBI will not recommend criminal charges in its investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while secretary of state. Comey made the announcement Tuesday, three days after FBI agents interviewed Clinton…
A man who served with the all-black Tuskegee Airmen during World War II and was a longtime New York City educator has died. Roscoe Brown Jr. was 94. His granddaughter Lisa Bodine says he died Saturday at a hospital in…
The Montgomery Zoo and Mann Wildlife Learning Museum is proud to announce the birth of a pygmy hippopotamus calf. The male calf was born on April 3, 2016 at the Montgomery Zoo. Please join the Zoo on Tuesday, July 5…
The city of Montgomery celebrated the Fourth of July Monday night with a big party at Riverfront Park. People took in the sights and sounds of the celebration from the…
The White House says it's canceling its annual Fourth of July picnic and fireworks watch because of rainy weather soaking the nation's capital. But scheduled performances by rapper Kendrick Lamar and singer-songwriter Janelle Monae will go on indoors. The artists…
A crash in Perry County left a man dead and three other people injured. Al.com reports that Johnny Lewis of Newbern was pronounced dead at the scene of the wreck at about 8:20 p.m. Sunday. The crash happened on Alabama…
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -The director of Maine's Portland Symphony is giving props to the collegiate national football champion Crimson Tide during the Stars and Stripes Spectacular. Music Director Robert Moody, a Clemson fan, plans to wear an Alabama jersey and…
Authorities say an Alabama girl died a day after she fell while trying to hang a swing in a tree. Blount County Sheriff's Office Operations Commander Tim Kent told local news media 13-year-old Alexsis Payne fell Friday evening. Kent says…
A single-vehicle crash at 3:25 a.m. today, July 4, claimed one life and injured another. Hunter Kyle Gaston, 19, of McKenzie was killed when the 2001 Ford F-150 he was driving left the roadway and overturned. Gaston, who was not…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has agreed to make changes at state prisons to accommodate inmates with disabilities. A federal judge in June gave preliminary approval to a lawsuit settlement agreement between inmates and the state prison system. The state…
The violations are all low level, reports CBS Sports: "All the violations were of the lower-level variety, categorized under Level III (breach of conduct) or Level IV (incidental issues) by the Crimson Tide. They spanned 11 sports in total…
One man is dead today after being hit by a car on interstate 85. Montgomery police responded to I-85 at Eastern Boulevard around 4:30 a.m Sunday morning. A pedestrian was found with fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the…
The city of Tuskegee is going big all weekend for independence day with their first ever carnival for the holiday. Today featured a performance from the 572nd air force national guard military band. More and more people are coming out…
