The Alabama Department of Education has announced the new list of failing public schools, where students can transfer to other non-failing public schools or to private schools.

From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Leaders from the Selma and Dallas County area are trying to keep the doors open at the JC Penney store in Selma.

In Montgomery -- the city council is demolishing vacant homes that have become eyesores. Council members say they want to clean up the city and cut down on crime.

Governor Bentley wants to make a law that allows open access to government meetings even stronger. The state already has what's called an open meetings law, but a new bill would make sure that it applies to lawmakers as well.

Starting February 1st, your car will be towed if you don't have liability insurance in addition to your license and registration, if you're involved in a wreck.

The Boys and Girls Club of Pike and surrounding counties is under new leadership.

High school graduation rates are up for Alabama, but one county in South Alabama takes the number one spot for the entire state.

An Alabama Supreme Court decision stands by a judge's ruling for a new trial in a Pike County rape case.

In a time of a car crash, when seconds matter, it may not be reassuring to know that an essential piece of rescue equipment could take up to 45 minutes to get there.

The Alabama Bureau of Investigation is looking into the hanging of an inmate at the Dallas County Jail.

If you are putting off that new year's resolution of weight loss, the Alabama Department of Public Health is attempting to motivate you to lose those extra pounds

A Dallas County man is killed after a shooting at a Dollar General store in Orrville. Investigators say the man entered the store with a gun and began waving it around as he walked around the store.

Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange is vetoing an ordinance passed by the city council that raised the legal age to enter a bar or lounge from 19 to 21.