Alabama lawmakers are beginning the 2016 legislative session on Groundhog Day to familiar budget woes, but could see some new debates this session as well. Legislators will hear a budget briefing Tuesday morning that is expected to include bleak outlook…
The long debated proposal to allow Uber to operate its ride sharing program in the city of Montgomery is on the agenda for tonight's City Council meeting. Mayor Todd Strange told CBS 8 This Morning that he supports the ordinance…
NASA has named a new director to lead the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. NASA officials say Todd May will take over for retiring director Patrick Scheuermann. May has been acting director since November. He previously worked as the…
The campaigning is in full effect as candidates spent the day vying for votes in Iowa. Back in Alabama, voters have mixed feelings when it comes to the candidates and the election. "I think we need to come together and…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has won Iowa's Republican caucuses, moving past billionaire Donald Trump and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. Cruz's victory over Trump is credited in part to his massive get-out-the-vote operation in Iowa and…
The 2016 Alabama Legislative session begins Tuesday. Last week, House Speaker Mike Hubbard and other Republican leaders spoke out about their goals. They say the budget is their main priority, after an extended budget battle in the 2015 session. Other…
It's a cause of death for more than 42,000 Americans every year. It's not a disease or cancer, but suicide. It doesn't discriminate and is often difficult to discuss. But, one group in Montgomery is hoping to change that. Therapists…
The federal judge in the trial of an Alabama police officer who was acquitted of using excessive force on an Indian man says the court is probing whether the police chief and a captain violated an order against contacting witnesses.…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - NASA has named a new director to lead the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. NASA officials said in a statement Monday that Todd May has been named to the post after the retirement of former…
Montgomery Police say one man was injured Monday night in a shooting. Investigators say in shooting occurred on Bassett Drive. The victim was found in the 2100 block of East South Blvd with non-life-threatening injuries. Officials say no one in…
Butler County School District is investing more than $3 million into adding classrooms onto two schools. [gtxvideo vid="IJk9rXQs" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/IJk9rXQs-120.jpg?cachebust=1454373291401" vtitle="SAL New Classrooms"] W.O. Parmer Elementary and McKenzie Schools both have classrooms in buildings not attached to the main…
Peter Crump Elementary teacher Dawn Ellis and Booker T. Washington Magnet High teacher John Conway have been named Montgomery Public Schools’ 2016-2017 Teachers of the Year. The two will represent the district in the Alabama Teacher of the Year Program.…
Tallassee Police are investigating several thefts involving victims have purses stolen at local businesses. Police are reminding everyone to pay attention to their surroundings and to avoid leaving their belongings unattended while shopping. Investigators are searching for one suspect who…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley will use his State of the State address to lay out a plan for the state's aging prison system that has come under scrutiny for overcrowding and violence. Bentley will propose a bond issue for prison…
The University of Alabama at Birmingham and its affiliated hospital system are planning to raise the hourly minimum wage for employees next month. UAB officials said in a statement Monday that the hourly minimum wage will rise to $11 starting…
Gov. Robert Bentley has made two appointments to the Alabama Ethics Commission. AL.com reports Shelby County attorney Frank "Butch" Ellis Jr. and former Montgomery County Circuit Judge Charles Price were appointed to the five-member board last week. The appointments take effect…
Authorities say a Rainbow City police officer has resigned after he was jailed on a felony charge of first-degree sodomy. Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin said in a news release Monday that 45-year-old Capt. David Chase Jenkins was arrested Saturday.…
Three Elmore County residents are now facing numerous drug and child endangerment charges stemming from two different drug operations. On January 27th, the Central Alabama Drug Task Force arrested Holley Clearly at her home in Elmore. She was charged with…
Alabama has launched an online voter registration system ahead of the state's March 1 primary. Secretary of State John Merrill said in a statement Monday that the electronic application is meant to improve the accuracy of voter rolls and offer…
Montgomery police say a man has died of injuries he suffered after being hit by a car a week earlier. Police say 44-year-old Michael Luster of Montgomery died Saturday, Jan. 30, a week after being hit. Police say he was…
[gtxvideo vid="JgeV631B" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JgeV631B-120.jpg?cachebust=1454359999265" vtitle="Lawmakers push for stricter child abuse"] Child abuse is an issue Alabama lawmakers say can no longer be ignored, that's why they're looking to take action this legislative secession. Senator Clyde Chambliss, and Representative Paul Beckman…
Presidential candidates vying for their party nominations are toning down their attacks against rivals opting instead for messages of reflection on the morning of the country's leadoff Iowa caucuses. Speaking to NBC's Today on Monday, billionaire Donald Trump declined to…
Police in a Birmingham, Alabama, suburb are searching for a Missouri couple after they say a gunman entered a home and forced a woman into the family's SUV, which was then stolen. Vestavia Hills police said in a statement that…
[gtxvideo vid="pPWS1mWA" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pPWS1mWA-120.jpg?cachebust=1454367359121" vtitle="Iowa Cacus"] Though the Iowa Caucus does not directly affect Montgomery or local voters, they still plan on watching to see what happens with the Presidential race. With the caucus only one day away, Alabama voters…
Montgomery police are investigating an overnight shooting that left one person injured. Police say they found a man with a gunshot wound in the 26-hundred block of Zelda Road around midnight Sunday. They believe he was was shot in the…
