President Obama Plans to Visit Selma to Commemorate Marches
President Barack Obama plans to visit Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of historic civil rights marches across the state.
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President Barack Obama plans to visit Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of historic civil rights marches across the state.
There was a shooting around Clover Hill Drive Tuesday afternoon around 1:30 pm.
The city of Montgomery officially has a new top cop on the job with the swearing in of the city's new police chief.
Secretary of State John Merrill announces the establishment of a Probate Judges Advisory Council to ensure that elections and corporate filings are administered appropriately, accurately, and efficiently and as effectively as possible at the county and state levels.
Montgomery city council members could soon be deciding on the proposed new Walmart grocery store location.
Alabama Line Backer Ryan Anderson has been arrested on domestic violence charges. Ryan was arrested on Tuesday in Tuscaloosa.
Tuesday a judge sentenced Desmonte Leonard to life in prison in a triple homicide.
Deadlines for two types of U.S. Small Business Administration disaster loans are coming up in several Alabama counties.
With inauguration day wrapping up, means a new term for Governor Bentley and maybe some new plans for local authorities -- at least that's what law enforcement leaders are hoping for, so we asked them what they want from the state.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- People from all over the country were in Selma celebrating the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in several different ways.
There was a lot of pomp and circumstance and security, as top officials in the state came together for this year's inauguration. Chief among them was Governor Robert Bentley, elected for a second term.
The Martin Luther King Holiday also shares the day with Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
The church where Dr. Martin Luther King junior preached in Montgomery held a celebration in honor of his birthday.
Oprah returns to Selma with the cast and crew of "SELMA' Movie
Gov. Robert Bentley says there are no easy solutions to the state's budget and prison problems.
Oprah returns to Selma with the cast and crew of the Selma movie.
It was a huge day in the city of Selma as thousands of people flood into the city to meet the cast and crew of the movie "SELMA".
Gov. Robert Bentley said by the end of his second term that he wants every Alabama 4-year-old to be able to attend the state's voluntary pre-kindergarten program.
Gov. Robert Bentley has taken the oath of office to begin his second term as governor.
Kay Ivey has become the first Republican in Alabama history to have two consecutive terms as lieutenant governor.
Weigh-ins begin for thousands of people participating in Alabama's largest weight-loss program.
Sunday was a huge day in the City of Selma as cast and crew of the Oscar-nominated film gathered to walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
People are not only going to see the movie "Selma", some are making the point to see "Selma" in the city of Selma.
More than 200 dogs, along with some cats, from across the state got the ride of their lives, to save their lives.
A Prattville man is dead and another is injured after a car crash in Autauga County.



