There was a big crowd at the state house this morning to debate changes to education standards in Alabama. There's a bill that would let local school systems opt out of the common core standards up for debate.

Greenville Police are looking for a thief who stole from Walmart.

A Pike County jury finds a man facing attempted murder and burglary charges not guilty.

Drugs and crime go hand in hand and aren't bound by county or city lines. That's why task forces are set up to have representatives from multiple agencies work together to fight violent crime and drugs.

Federal officials report that more than 55,000 Alabamians have selected a health insurance plan through the federal facilitated health insurance exchange.

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

Alabama First Lady Dianne Bentley kicks off a domestic violence awareness program.

A revision to a bill restricting lobbying by former legislators has nearly restored the proposal to its original form.

The Internal Revenue Service says more Alabamians are filing their tax returns electronically.

A legislative committee will hold a public hearing Tuesday morning on a proposal to let local school systems opt out of the Common Core curriculum standards.

A Huntsville legislator says he's working on changes to his bill allowing an extract from marijuana to be used to treat children's seizures from epilepsy.

Two Taco Bell employees are arrested in connection with the death of the restaurant's night manager.

Montgomery ranks in top 10 of safest driving cities, according to Bankrate.com.

A man's body has been pulled from a pond in Butler County today, after he drowned while fishing.

From the West Alabama Newsroom-- U.S. Park Service officials unveil a plaque designating the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma as a National Historic Landmark.

A few more jobs are on the way to Andalusia.

A group of Alabama activists is on its way to Washington, D.C. to protest changes to the voting rights act. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down part of the voting rights act last year, which this group says is leading to discrimination in the state.

Ceara Schofield says she never imagined that the three American Bulldogs she had known for more than four years would turn on her, and she says it is a miracle that she is alive.

Montgomery Police are investigating the city's second homicide of the year. They say a woman was found dead behind a fast-food restaurant -- and now they're searching for whoever killed her.

Voters who don't have a valid photo ID to use in Alabama's elections can get one free at county board of registrars' offices.

State fire officials say more Alabamians died this winter because of improper use of heating appliances and other issues.