Despite the governor's optimism, lawmakers are still feeling the heat as they work with a budget focused on deep cuts. The court system says if a fix isn't found before the special session, it might have to shut down.
Alabama has one of the highest rates of prescription drug abuse and a state task force is attempting to do something about it.
"To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee is among the inaugural inductees for the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame.
A 22-year-old man was killed Monday morning after a single car accident in Montgomery.
The Urban Slide opened Saturday for its 2-day weekend event, and it seemed to be a big hit.
Montgomery drivers should expect some heavy traffic delays their morning commute down Woodley Road.
The March of Dimes held its annual March For Babies fundraiser Saturday morning.
Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh and his staff were "guest' hosts at a controversial satellite football camp at Prattville High School.
The "Tallassee Now" festival is this weekend in downtown Tallassee. All day, people have been pouring into the city for the big barbecue competition.
Now that we're in June, the berries are ripe for the picking at a farm in Elmore County.
The City of Troy may soon announce who will be the next lead law enforcer in the city.
Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh was the guest host at a satellite camp at Prattville High School Friday, and decided to be on the "skins" team during a game.
West Montgomery residents are still learning the news that Calhoun Foods, a grocery store that's been in the area for more than 30 years, is closed.
Lawmakers have called it quits for the regular session one day early, passing the general fund budget early Thursday. That's a general fund budget that was quickly vetoed by the governor, so lawmakers will definitely be returning for a special session.
Alabama lawmakers have approved an austere general fund budget that Gov. Robert Bentley immediately vowed to veto to bring lawmakers back into special session this summer.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A resolution approved by the Alabama senate to rename Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge -- has people in the historic city speaking out.
The Alabama Department of Tourism is trying a new method of connecting Alabama makers to business owners who can sell their products.
A major road project in Troy is ready to break ground, but drivers not following the rules of the road are creating a road hazard.
The Alabama Tourism Department wants to help get more Alabama made products in gift shops across the state.
An update now on the former Head Elementary School property in Montgomery.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A change could be on the way to Perry County that would change how quickly people get emergency medical care.
Another day in the state house and still no general fund budget has been brought up in the senate. That caused a lot of confusion for lawmakers today.
Renovations are set to begin on the historic Mount Vernon Theatre in July. Volunteers raised nearly half a million dollars for the project. Now people who live there are turning their attention to the abandoned buildings just blocks away from the theatre and Hotel Talisi, which shut down after an arson in 2009.
After 30 years in business, Calhoun Foods has closed its grocery store on West Fairview Avenue in Montgomery.
It's been more than a year since a Union Springs teen was found dead not far from his school.
