As the weather warms up, snakes can become a problem for pet owners, but a simple vaccine could save your dog's life.

Right now when you call 911, you'll speak to someone on dispatch, who then sends an officer to the call location. But the county and city are trying to turn its dispatch centers' telephone system to respond more like a cellphone, so that it can receive text messages and photos.

The first thing you'll see about the new house budget is full funding for ASU. They added back the 10 million dollars cut from the university in the senate's budget. They've also added an extra 30 million dollars for textbooks and other classroom materials.

From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A man is behind bars after police say he stole a vehicle -- and led them on a high-speed chase.

Police say two Selma High School students accused of robbing a classmate at gunpoint are each being held on $60,000 bond.

The Alabama Attorney General says a former Department of Rehabilitative Services employee has been sentenced in an embezzlement scheme.

The Legislature's effort to rewrite the lengthy Alabama Constitution article by article has stalled.

Pike County investigators need your help figuring out who broke into a store.

A judge says two women who were legally married in Iowa can't divorce in Alabama, which doesn't recognize same-sex marriages.

The Alabama Legislature is getting closer to extending the waiting period for an abortion in the state.

The Alabama Legislature is getting closer to extending the waiting period for an abortion in the state.

The former chief of the Autaugaville Volunteer Fire Department has pleaded guilty to using his office for personal gain.

An Alabama Senate Committee voted to allow local school systems to opt out of the Common Core curriculum standards, but the legislation still faces a bleak future.

Legislation to ban smoking in many Alabama businesses has died.

A House committee has approved an education budget aimed at giving teachers more money for their health insurance instead of a raise or bonus.

New apartments will soon be built close to Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery.

Alabama State University could soon see its funding restored by the legislative budget committee.

The Alabama Senate has approved legislation that would allow a marijuana derivative to be used to treat severe epileptic seizures.

The moratorium on payday loan stores has been in effect since last September. Next week city councilmen are supposed to vote on whether or not to let the moratorium expire.

From Montgomery -- two Taco Bell employees face capital murder charges after police say they robbed and killed their nightshift manager. Now, a friend of the manager speaks to us exclusively about what happened and how he is coping.