Woman killed in apparent tornado in Houston County
A woman has been killed in an apparent tornado near Cottonwood in Houston County.
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A woman has been killed in an apparent tornado near Cottonwood in Houston County.
A man was shot on Eastern Boulevard Tuesday morning.
Montgomery police say a man was shot and killed on Tuesday afternoon.
Cpl. King said 62-year-old James B. Tucker was fatally injured when the pickup truck he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree.
People in Selma have been given an emergency notice to boil water until further notice.
The Montgomery Police Department and Central Alabama CrimeStoppers say a runaway teenager has been found.
Overnight storms that moved across south Alabama and the Florida panhandle have caused widespread damage in and around Panama City, Florida.
Prattville firefighters have rescued people and animals from floodwaters in the Candlestick neighborhood Tuesday morning after heavy rains created flooding.
Tuesday afternoon trends drier, but remains cool and breezy. Winds remains west-southwesterly at 20 mph with gusts over 30 mph. Tuesday night turns cold with a clearing sky. Lows fall into the low to mid 30s.
The search has been canceled for a missing child in Tallassee.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The threat of a severe weather event -- puts people in Selma on edge -- especially in January. A tornado destroyed about a third of the city -- one…
78-year-old Patricia Gardner Dennis and 59-year-old Teresa Lynne Fisher were last seen around 5:30 p.m. on January 6 in the area of Highway 31 in Deatsville.
33-year-old Vernica Searcy, of Montgomery, was found shot around 6:20 p.m. in the 3800 block of South Court Street.
Action 8 Chief Meteorologist Shane Butler has declared a CODE RED severe weather situation for part of the viewing area.
If you were driving in Midtown Montgomery Sunday night, you might have seen an unusual wreck that made you look twice.
A pedestrian was hit and killed Friday night, and police are still looking for the driver of the vehicle that hit him.
Some storms appear possible Monday night due to a storm system becoming quite strong to our northwest. A few storms may become strong to severe in our area, capable of damaging wind gusts and perhaps brief tornadoes.
The left southbound lane of Interstate 85 in Macon County was blocked by an upside down 18 wheeler that was carrying a load of wood chips that spilled into the median and the roadway.
Montgomery police say they were called to a hospital around 8:00 p.m. on December 29. Upon their arrival, they found 59-year-old David Pitts with a gunshot wound. Pitts later died from his injuries.
The fatal shooting happened just before 3:00 p.m. Thursday in 6800 block of Eastchase Parkway.
Arguments will be held in early February.
President Nick Davis said the location never recovered to the pre-COVID sales numbers, which put the restaurant in a position of losing money.
Auburn finished the season 6-7, losing the last 3 games. The Tigers ended the season with a 31-13 loss to Maryland in the Music City Bowl.
Actor David Soul, who earned fame as the blond half of crime-fighting duo “Starsky & Hutch” in the popular 1970s TV series, has died at the age of 80.
A teen armed with a shotgun and a handgun unleashed terror at an Iowa high school on the first day of classes in the new year, authorities said.



