From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The Selma-Dallas County Public Library kicks off its annual summer program. It features eight weeks of fun summer activities -- for school children of all ages. Summer Fun 2023…
Post pandemic syphilis numbers have risen to near record breaking heights in Montgomery.
WAKA 8 has learned that the director of the Alabama Department of Transportation has been arrested in Marshall County.
There appears to be no end to a Senate standoff that has delayed the promotions of more than 200 military officers and could delay the confirmation of President Biden’s pick for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
A Mississippi state senator has been arrested near the Alabama Gulf Coast for driving under the influence on a highway, authorities announced.
A postal employee and her husband are charged with stealing money from the Brundidge Post Office.
An area of low pressure in the mid-level of the atmosphere and a surface cold front approaching our region from Tennessee tonight, will likely trigger some severe thunderstorms across central and south Alabama. The timing of these storms will mainly…
Montgomery police are investigating a shooting that left a juvenile male injured.
China has been operating a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, according to a Biden administration official.
The 4th annual Motorcycle Memorial Scholarship Fund Ride in memory of Lowndes County Sheriff "Big John" Williams was held in Hayneville Saturday.
Runners got the chance to hit the pavement and see aircraft at the first-ever MGM Runway 5K.
Montgomery County officials observed National Fishing day with free fishing at Elton Dean Park.
Authorities say Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician who ran a 17-year bombing campaign, died of suicide.
After a very summer like Saturday across the River Region with sunshine and high temperatures around 90 degrees, rain chances will be increasing for Sunday. Low and mid-level winds from the south and southwest will bring in moist…
Alabama will get nearly a quarter-billion dollars to fight opioids in a settlement with Teva, Allergan, CVS and Walgreens.
The Montgomery Fire/Rescue Department says to be aware of a scam involving someone claiming to be raising money for the five firefighters who were recently injured in a fire.
Montgomery police are investigating a shooting that left a man seriously hurt.
A man is dead after the Lee County sheriff says he shot at deputies, who returned fire and struck him.
An Alabama prisoner received a life sentence for escaping with the help of a jail official who ultimately took her own life as police closed in following a manhunt across three states.
Founder of the Leo Golf Academy in Montgomery, Quincy Leonard, is inducted into the African American Golfers Hall of Fame as "Coach of the Year."
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- People in Selma only have one week left to sign up to have tornado debris removed from their property -- at no charge. Property owners have to sign a…
Farmers are fighting to recoup losses as this year's peach supply is cut short due to late freezes earlier in the year.
A roundabout will soon be coming to an intersection of two highways in Pike County.
The Wellness Coalition is offering a year-long program to help people avoid type 2 diabetes.
Former President Donald Trump is facing 37 felony charges related to the mishandling of classified documents.
