The Atlanta Braves are leaving Turner Field and moving into a new 42,000-seat, $672 million stadium complex in Cobb County in 2017.

Authorities are investigating after a Phenix City police officer was found shot to death in a parking lot in the eastern Alabama town.

Monday is Veterans Day, and all across our area, towns and cities are getting ready for ceremonies to remember our nation's heroes.

Dallas County will get $350,000 in grant money to help fund improvements to water and sewage systems.

A new national report shows gambling in Alabama is growing by record numbers, but only in Indian-owned casinos.

Lowndes County sheriff's deputies need your help finding the person who stabbed a horse eight times in the neck and cut off its mane. Sheriff's investigators say the attack happened at a family's small farm in mid-October and officials are not sure of the motive behind the attack.

The man who admitted to poisoning Toomer's Oaks has been ordered to pay Auburn University nearly $800,000.

Today, Governor Robert Bentley took off for Japan today to meet with leaders in the automobile industry. It's all part of a plan to bring more jobs to Alabama but not everyone is happy with his trip.

Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery builds homes for families all across our area, and now young volunteers are joining in to help.The organization began its "youth build" this morning. This is the first time young volunteers will be leading renovations…

Governor Bentley has spoken out on health care and he says he is more concerned with Medicare than Medicaid.   The governor says he is worried about some hospitals, but he believes most will be able to survive without being…

The firey derailment of more than two dozen rail cars will lead to a massive cleanup in Pickens County in East Alabama. Officials say the train went off the rails overnight Friday, spilling crude oil and derailing 25 tank cars.

Pike County Sheriff Russell Thomas said an argument between a husband and wife turned deadly when the father allegedly turned a 12-gauge shotgun on his two sons.

It's being called the Game of Year as LSU travels to play rival Alabama tomorrow at Bryant Denny Stadium. Both university and city officials have been hard at work, preparing for an exciting, but safe event.

Across Alabama, Crimson Tide fans are getting ready for the big matchup against Louisiana State University. Not everyone will be in Tuscaloosa for game day, but many fans who can't make it to Bryant Denny Stadium are watching the action at home. That's good news for some local businesses, who are already seeing game day crowds.

A string of burglaries in the last few weeks have hit residents in rural Montgomery county hard.

More than 60 firefighters spent the past week battling a trailer fire. Don't worry it was just a drill.

Governor bentley is making his first official visit to Japan.

A small group of Alabama State University faculty and students are rallying in support of the search for their next president.

He's one of the most successful comedians of all time, an author, an actor and now a talk and game show host.

Auburn University at Montgomery longtime basketball coach Larry Chapman will retire after spending 37 years with the university.

It's almost that time of year. While it is the season of giving, local charities tell us they are needing an extra hand this year.

From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma Police are trying to catch a jewel thief -- after a smash and grab break-in at a downtown jewelry store.