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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.
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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.
From Montgomery -- police are investigating why a baby was apparently left abandoned outside of a church. Whether it was intentional is still a mystery.
In Butler County, one local theatre is closing its doors until further notice, but could it be closed for good?
US researchers have discovered that analyzing the bacteria in a person's gut is a good indicator of who may have precancerous polyps as well as invasive colorectal cancer.
Canadian researchers say stress during pregnancy could affect pregnancies for several generations.
New information about a gene that could determine an increased risk of breast cancer.
Montgomery police say they've found a baby who was abandoned outside of a church.
A former federal judge is resigning as an attorney for Alabama State University.
A former high school teacher in Thorsby accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a minor has been sentenced to five years in prison.
Jurors say a Tuscaloosa County woman is guilty of murder in the shooting death of her ex-husband.
A judge is dismissing a lawsuit filed by an Alabama man who claims a botched circumcision resulted in the amputation of his penis.
Training a wild mustang in 100 days might sound like an impossible job, but it's one a Tuskegee man is taking on.
A half-dozen Tuskegee University students stuck in Liberia because of the Ebola outbreak won't be returning to the United States for nearly two more weeks.
From brightly colored costumes, scenery, choreography, and props... the one million dollar "Mary Poppins" production at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival is a major production behind the scenes as well.
A judge sentenced a former Wilcox County sheriff's deputy to more than seven years in federal prison on drug charges.
A crash involving a tractor trailer and passenger vehicle snarled traffic along Interstate 85 near downtown Montgomery.
Activists in Selma say they're pushing to have Aug. 6 nationally recognized as voting rights day to commemorate the signing of the Voting Rights Act in 1965.
It was a very hot day today in Montgomery and the surrounding areas with temperatures reaching over 100 degrees in many parts of our viewing area.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The Voting Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson 49 years ago today. People in Selma who remember the struggle for voting rights -- say it was a movement that was led by preachers -- organized in churches -- and powered by faith.



