Alabama's state school superintendent says the graduation rate for the Class of 2013 rose to a record 80 percent.

Prosecutors in central Alabama say two people accused of hanging a puppy at a house in Valley Grande have been charged with animal cruelty.

The legislative session starts tomorrow and two hot topics are expected to make their way to the State House...again -- A bill to start a lottery and one to drop the state sales tax on groceries.

From the West Alabama newsroom-- Two Selma men suspected of capital murder make a first appearance in court Monday.

With lawmakers returning to the state house tomorrow, it's time to talk budgets. And Chief Justice Roy Moore, who's the head of Alabama's court system, says he needs more to work with.

A company that's coming to Greenville could be hiring more people than first thought.

Authorities say hunting accidents claimed the lives of two men in Alabama over the weekend.

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The new legislative session begins this week. The session will include possible changes to the state tax code and Medicaid and a proposal to create a state lottery.

An Alabama senator says he will push legislation requiring drug testing of some welfare applicants even though a similar law has been struck down in Florida.

Alabama State University students say they are frustrated with dorm problems and financial issues, and many feel they aren't getting what they've paid for, but new administration is giving them hope.

Two men have been charged with murder in connection with a shooting that left one man dead in Selma.

Wetumpka High School hosted the All County Honor Band from Elmore County in its Commons area today.

Montgomery Public Schools are working to get students ready for their future careers with a job fair. Today, dozens of students came out for the Career Academies and Montgomery Technical Education Center Job Fair at Eastdale Mall.

A third lawsuit has been filed in connection with the deadly December shooting at Centennial Hill Bar & Grill that left 3 people dead and 5 others injured. The latest lawsuit was filed Thursday on behalf of 24-year-old Richard Davis, who was injured in the shooting.

More than 6,000 Troy University students are enrolled in Troy. And when they head back to class, they are also likely to take advantage of local shops and restaurants. Good news for their bottom lines.

Last fall, Montgomery City officials kicked off a fundraising campaign for Questplex, the 22.5 million dollar museum and library slated to open downtown.

From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Baby deliveries could soon be a thing of the past at the only hospital in the city of Demopolis.

Governor Robert Bentley has already been hard at work with lawmakers to make sure that the two state budgets will be ready for the start of the session. The state house chambers will be full again when lawmakers return to work next Tuesday.

Construction is beginning on the Pike Road School. It will be the first independent school for the town since the town council voted to break away from the Montgomery County Public School System in 2010. Friday, the town held a groundbreaking to mark the moment.