From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The new school year got underway without a hitch at Dallas County Public Schools -- and school officials there say they're looking forward to a very successful year.

Federal prosecutors say 26 people have been convicted in a crackdown on drug dealing, gun violence and other violent crime in Elmore County's Crenshaw Village neighborhood.

Tragedy strikes NASCAR, as driver Tony Stewart is involved in a crash that killed another driver.

It is the last day of summer for many students, but for some furry friends in Montgomery it is graduation day.

An arrest has been made in a Saturday shooting that ended the life of a Montgomery man.

Montgomery Police are also investigating a shooting death at a Montgomery apartment complex.

Montgomery police are investigating a shooting that happened Saturday on the city's south side.

An Alabama federal judge is under arrest for allegedly assaulting his wife in Georgia.

Alabama is ranked one of the unhealthiest states in the country. But what's being done to fix that?

Alabama State University is under new leadership tonight with two new trustees being sworn in at today's board meeting and a new chairman and vice chairman getting elected for the board.

Alabama State University's board of trustees selects its chairman and vice chairman. Larry Thornton has been elected as Board Chairman. Locey Baker has been elected as Vice-Chairman.

From the West Alabama newsroom-- Dozens of new, green jobs are on the way to Selma -- after a new recycling company opens a plant in the city.

Alabama is bracing for a new round of military base closings and realignments. Maxwell Air Force Base made it through the last round in 2005, but what about this time?

Is there enough parking in downtown Montgomery to handle big events? City officials say yes, but they say the problem is--many people don't know about it. Now they say they're trying to get more people to use the parking options downtown.

A state judge has thrown out a lawsuit from payday lenders looking to challenge regulations requiring a central database to track payday loans.

Alabama Alcohol Beverage Control Board officials say they destroyed an illegal moonshine still near Montgomery and authorities found more than 100 marijuana plants in a rural area of Clay County.

From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Teachers and staff at Selma City Schools reported for duty -- and they're ready to get back to the work of educating students in the district.

The world is facing the deadliest outbreak of Ebola ever recorded. With two infected patients being treated in Atlanta and some Tuskegee students stuck in Liberia, some people are worried it could spread to the US.

In Butler County, one local theatre is closing its doors until further notice, but could it be closed for good?