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.

A House committee will consider a new version of the education budget that does away with a teacher bonus and instead puts the money toward education employees' health insurance.

The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation after a body was found this morning on the Atlanta Highway.

From the West Alabama Newsroom-- People from all across the country continue to pour into Selma for the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee.

It was a busy week for lawmakers, covering topics from abortion to the education budget.

Crimestoppers needs your help to find a man charged with stealing a vehicle from a hospital parking lot.

The Alabama Supreme Court is divided over whether the state Legislature is acting legally by rewriting the state Constitution a few portions at a time.

From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Hundreds of people packed the historic Brown Chapel AME Church to commemorate the Selma Voting Rights Movement of 1965.

It is the 49th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery Marches, and thousands walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to honor those before them.

Thousands of high school and transfer students are at Alabama State University for the annual Spring Connection Day.