Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says the state has been approved for more federal disaster assistance to help five counties recover from severe storms in late April.

House Speaker Mike Hubbard says he's filed a complaint with the U.S. attorney's office, the FBI and the Lee County district attorney over harassing phone calls being used to try to hurt his re-election campaign.

Lowdnes county deputies have arrested Randall Downs for the stabbing death of Gerado Biera.

Many were shocked when St. Jude Catholic School announced it will close at the end of the school year. Now students and their parents are scrambling to enroll somewhere else for fall.

The Andalusia Chamber of Commerce held the first Covington County Day. A chance for business owners and the community to hear about the state of the city, schools, and upcoming elections.

A major announcement in Troy today- a new partnership is creating the university's first flight training program and potentially the first one of it's kind for high school students in the country.

Will Elmore County's Jess Meuse make it into the final 3 on American Idol? We'll find out tonight. And if she does, it means a huge slate of events near her hometown of Slapout.

According to them, 70 percent of the car wreck fatalities they investigate involve people who are NOT buckling.

From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The case against Lowndes County School Superintendent is delayed after the city judge recuses himself from the case.

This as Slapout's Jess Meuse takes the stage on American Idol.