BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A federal drought assessment shows arid conditions are spreading in Alabama because of a lack of rain, and much of the state’s acreage is now abnormally dry. The U.S. Monitor shows more than half the state’s…
COLUMBIANA, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama doctor has been convicted on charges of sexually abusing children and producing child pornography. prosecutors say 85-year-old Ruepert Don Bryan of Calera was ordered held without bond after his conviction Wednesday. Bryan worked…
Thursday, March 12, Tallassee Police responded to 1st Avenue on a report of a gunshot. Once the units arrived on the scene, several shell casings and evidence that people had been injured were discovered. Units were also informed that a…
A decades-old ban on yoga in Alabama public schools could be coming to an end. The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday voted 73-25 to approve a bill that would authorize school systems to decide if they want yoga to…
In a prime-time address, President Joe Biden has outlined his plan to make all adult Americans eligible for vaccination by May 1 - and he raised the prospect of gaining what he called "independence from this virus" by the Fourth…
Will state lawmakers take a gamble on a new lottery bill after the Senate rejected a measure this week? Now another senator is offering up a proposal he hopes will pay off. A…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma City Schools is getting ready to bring students back to school for in-person learning in the next couple of weeks. Students head back to class March 29th. It'll…
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has…
The City of Selma plans to honor the memory of civil rights leader Dr. Frederick D. Reese with several events on Monday, March 15. The Selma City Council has declared March 21 as F.D. Reese Day each year. Reese, who…
A former Barbour County sheriff has been indicted on charges of using his office for personal gain. Court records filed Wednesday show former Sheriff Leroy Upshaw is facing two felony charges. Upshaw left office in January 2019 after losing a…
Montgomery police have launched a homicide investigation following the discovery of a man's body this morning. Police say they found the body of 49-year-old Ronald Ford of Montgomery in the area of Old Selma Road and Birmingham Highway. They responded…
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe…
PHOENIX (AP) - One of three surviving members in Arizona…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The Justice Department has sued the Mobile County Sheriff's Office over claims it ignored claims of female jailers who say they are being sexually harassed by male prisoners. The suit filed Wednesday in Mobile says female…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee will vote next week after holding a public hearing on the Senate-passed bill.  If approved, the bill would then head to the House Health Committee where it also must be approved before…
Alabama is the second state to sue the U.S. Census Bureau to speed up the redistricting process. Alabama has also asked a panel of federal judges to stop the bureau from using…
Officials in Macon county react to the gambling bill failing to pass in the senate Tuesday. Victoryland is one of the few electronic bingo facilities that are open in Alabama. In recent…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Thousands of people in West Alabama are now more protected against coronavirus -- after a mass vaccination clinic this week in Selma. Five thousand people got their second dose…
The White House began highlighting the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill immediately after it gained final congressional approval on Wednesday, wasting no time in selling the public on President Joe Biden's first legislative victory. The president tweeted moments after the…
The VA of Central Alabama Health Care System has a ongoing program with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. On Thursday, at their MVAC location at 8105 Chantilly Parkway, they gave veterans their first and second dose of the vaccine. MVAC has…
A federal grand jury in Alabama returned a five-count indictment Wednesday charging two Alabama men, an Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) sergeant and corrections officer, with assaulting an inmate at ADOC’s Staton Correctional Facility and making false statements following the…
Growth is on the horizon at Baptist Medical Center East as the hospital prepares to expand with a 26-bed state-of-the-art unit that will be used to serve Postpartum and Women’s Services Patients. The unit itself isn’t set to open until…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress…
The Town of Pike Road has released most of the businesses that will soon call the new Shops at Pike Road home. Along with the Publix supermarket,…
On Wednesday, Chancellor Baker announced tuition will not increase for the 2021-2022 academic year. In addition, as a result of the declining number of reported COVID cases and an increase in the number of students, faculty and staff taking advantage…
