From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Overgrown lots and dilapidated buildings have become part of the landscape in Selma. But now city leaders -- are trying to crack down on negligent property owners. City leaders…
On Saturday, May 29, around 10 pm, Montgomery police and fire medics responded to a call of a pedestrian struck. The collision between the vehicle and pedestrian occurred in the area of Eastern Boulevard and Interstate 85.
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) recognizes cancer as the second leading cause of death in the state. Early cancer detection is crucial, but accessibility to healthcare is one of the greatest challenges facing many Alabama residents.
Monday, June 7, Montgomery’s Texas Roadhouse will host its first-ever hiring event for full and part-time positions.
The Business Council of Alabama has announced that President & CEO Katie Boyd Britt is resigning to pursue other opportunities.
On Tuesday, June 1, the Alabama State Child Nutrition Service kicked off its summer food service program at Wetumpka Middle School called "Break for a Plate Alabama". The purpose of the kickoff event was to inform Alabamians that there are…
The City of Prattville has announced the opening of the Prattville Farmers Market. The opening is Saturday, June 5, from 7am until Noon.
The family of Jaden Buschert, a 10-year-old who was killed crossing Southern Boulevard in 2016, traveled to Montgomery to remember their son on Memorial Day. Five years ago, Jaden was attempting to cross…
State Bureau of Investigation special agents are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Chilton County. The investigations comes at the request of Jemison Police Chief Shane Fuller.
MPD charged both Kevorious Rankins, 16, and Ivan Floyd, 17, both of Montgomery, with two counts of second degree Assault and Reckless Murder.
Montgomery police are investigating a homicide that happened in Midtown Montgomery.
The Alabama Department of Human Resources is encouraging the public to help protect older family members, friends, neighbors and others from elder abuse by learning to recognize the warning signs of mistreatment.
Hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30. You don't have to live along the Alabama coast to feel the effects of these dangerous storms.
Authorities in Tennessee say 18-year-old Daphne Westbrook was located in Alabama on Friday. No other details about her recovery have been released. Although, on a video recently posted on a Facebook page that appears…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A program meant to prevent vision loss among some of Alabama’s most vulnerable residents will provide free vision screening and testing in rural communities. Studies have shown that poor, Black, and Hispanic people are disproportionately at…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Birmingham employees could soon have a bonus coming to thank them for their work during the coronavirus pandemic if city and council officials agree to the pay adjustments. Mayor Randall Woodfin sent a message to employees…
A woman is in critical condition in a Montgomery hospital after being shot Sunday night. Police and fire medics were called to the 700 block of Golden Gate Drive around 10:30 Sunday night in reference to a shooting. On the…
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site held a group bike ride at Moton Field to honor fallen Tuskegee Airmen. The ride began with a program, emphasizing the importance of Memorial Day and its connection…
President Joe Biden has laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery to honor America's war dead on Memorial Day, and he extolled their sacrifices for the pursuit of democracy.
A local potter in Prattville has created a Memorial Day exhibit featuring handmade clay poppy flowers. Julianne and Steven Hansen started the Alabama Poppy Project last year. The first poppy was placed…
Wouldn't it be great if hurricanes could be stopped or steered away from land?
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in Alabama has fallen to a level not seen since the earliest days of the immunization campaign even though less than 30% of the state's population is fully vaccinated. Statistics from…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say an Alabama man Friday was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for possession of child pornography. U.S. District Judge Corey L. Maze sentenced 49-year-old William Jason Walker, of Childersburg, and ordered him…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Tuscaloosa is working to establish a mental health court inside the city's municipal court. Mayor Walt Maddox, on Friday, said such a court would help people with mental health needs get the treatment and help they…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama man convicted in a drug distribution case has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona, in a news release, said U.S. District Judge Corey L. Maze on Friday sentenced 39-year-old…
