State officials say eight Alabama firefighters have returned home after helping to battle a large wildfire in the state of Washington. The Alabama Forestry Commission said its eight wildland firefighters returned to Alabama on Thursday after battling the blaze for…
Alabama's unemployment rate is on the rise. Gov. Robert Bentley announced Friday the state's unemployment rate for July was 7 percent. That's two-tenths of a percent higher than the June rate of 6.8 percent. Last month's rate also is higher…
A new shortcut is opening to Alabama's beaches. A nearly 13-mile stretch of road called the Baldwin Beach Express opens completely to traffic on Friday. Some sections of the road already have been in use. The road ties in with…
Prices at the pump seem to be on the rise and many are taking notice.
There are more questions than answers for a troubled theatre in Georgiana.
Rioting and violent exchanges between police and protestors continue in Ferguson, Missouri. This after an unarmed black teenager was shot and killed by a policeman over the weekend. And today, a vigil was held in Montgomery to remember 18-year-old Mike Brown.
Today marks the end of summer for students at Troy City Schools.
The first week of school is wrapping up -- and as students work in the classrooms, the Montgomery County Sheriff's SWAT team is working with active shooter trainings to make sure your child is safe this school year.
When Reeltown Elementary School opened its doors for the school year for the first time, it welcomed 18 four-year-olds. They're the first students in the first Pre-K program in the Tallapoosa County School System.
Toomer's Corner in Auburn hasn't looked the same since the beloved oak trees were taken down last spring after they were poisoned following the 2010 Iron Bowl. The school is almost ready to reveal a new facelift for the beloved corner.
A family has settled its lawsuit over a crash that killed a University of Alabama student after the national championship football game in Miami last year. Plaintiff attorneys Jere Beasley and Chris Glover aren't disclosing the terms of the agreement…
A man accused of fatally shooting a woman while she was holding her newborn baby has been convicted of capital murder. Corderious McClellan was found guilty Thursday in the death of Sherri Williams, who was holding her 10-day-old baby while…
State health officials say Alabama's prison system is dealing with its worst outbreak of tuberculosis in five years.
A vigil is being planned at an Alabama civil rights memorial for the teenager whose killing by police sparked violence in Missouri.
The day has arrived. The first network dedicated to SEC sports officially launches today.  The 14-school conference has a 20-year deal with ESPN on the new network. In this inaugural year, the network expects to broadcast over 1,000 sporting events…
Construction on the Perry Hill road and the Interstate 85 interchange in Montgomery continues. It's still causing headaches for some drivers.  Is the  8.4 million dollar project still on schedule to be finished this november?  Well, there may…
A Montgomery man is behind bars facing numerous sexual abuse charges. Â 47 year old Daniel Baggett faces three counts of sexual abuse of child under 12 and two counts of sodomy. Police began investigating after reports from three people…
Flu season is just a few months away and a new study suggests senior citizens should consider high dose influenza vaccines.
Common anti-inflammatory drugs may help protect the health of some breast cancer survivors.
Researchers say eating too much salt is a major health risk around the world.
Police in Muscle Shoals are investigating a standoff that ended with a man's death.
Here are all you local listings for the today's launch of the new SEC Network.
Students in Auburn University's Honors College are spending the week on a series of service learning projects and simulations to learn the impact of poverty on local families. Executive Director of Alabama Possible Kristina Scott tells the Opelika-Auburn News the…
Tuscaloosa police say they working with federal authorities to investigate an attack on the department's phone system.
The Alabama State Board of Education has offered Superintendent Tommy Bice a new two-year contract and a pay raise.
