A Fort Payne judge says prosecutors in the trial of former state Sen. Lowell Barron and campaign aide Jill Johnson can present evidence that their relationship was more than professional, but they can't discuss whether the relationship was romantic.

Gov. Robert Bentley has signed the education budget for the next fiscal year despite his clash with legislative leaders over the lack of a teacher pay raise.

One of the state's largest business groups, the Alabama Retail Association, has endorsed Gov. Robert Bentley and Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey for re-election.

A Prattville has died after a two-vehicle accident in Montgomery County.

The Selma City School board has fired a teacher who was sexually involved with students.

From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Dallas County pastor arrested on sex charges involving an underage female family member -- gets a multi-million dollar bond.

CBS 8 is taking action against crime -- it's been two weeks since a man was shot and killed near a Montgomery park, but there are still no answers as to what happened. That has the victim's family frustrated and police asking for your help.

Flooding hit a Montgomery man in a very personal way. He was left searching for his two missing dogs, which had vanished after Sunday's heavy rains. Alabama News Network was the only news crew there to catch the moment when they were finally reunited.

Stephen Colbert is replacing David Letterman as CBS' late-night host.

Six people, including an Alabama state prison guard and two inmates, have been arrested in a major methamphetamine operation.

Volkswagen is temporarily halting sales of about 25-thousand cars because of fire risk.

CBS announces that Stephen Colbert will replace David Letterman as host of "The Late Show."

Volkswagen has temporarily halted sales of about 25,000 cars in the United State because of a fire risk.

A new report says births to unmarried women in Alabama are on the rise.