From the West Alabama Newsroom-- President Joe Biden was the keynote speaker at the annual Martin and Coretta King Unity Breakfast in Selma. President Biden commemorated the struggle for voting rights in…
FILE - In this March 7, 1965, file photo, a state trooper swings a billy club at John Lewis, right foreground, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, to break up a civil rights voting march…
FILE - Then-Vice President Joe Biden, center, leads a group across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 3, 2013. From left: Selma Mayor George Evans, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., Rev. Jesse Jackson,…
Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Alabama) is…
An exhausted Senate has narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The vote gives President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies a victory that they say is crucial for hoisting the…
The Alabama Department of Public Health has released its newest school dashboard of coronavirus cases as of March 5. The latest report shows another drop in the number of cases. Keep in mind, some school systems such as Montgomery Public…
Many people are experiencing extreme cabin fever from being stuck at home and are longing to see the world again. Travel agents suggest that now is the best time to begin those vacation…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The city of Marion and the Francis Marion Alumni Association are working to bring the community together -- in an effort to stop the violence. They're hosting a Unity…
In an effort to reach more rural areas and vulnerable locations in Alabama, ADPH is planning on enlisting the help of the Alabama National Guard for vaccinations. According to State…
Attorney General Steve Marshall joined a coalition of 21 states in support of the constitutionality of a law requiring a 48-hour waiting period before an abortion. A legal challenge to Tennessee’s abortion waiting period law could have an impact on…
If you need help from the Montgomery Housing Authority, there are some important dates for you to write down on your calendar. The Montgomery Housing Authority will accept online applications for its Housing Choice Voucher Program (formerly known as Section…
Some Democratic members of Congress and national union leaders have gathered, seeking to build support for unionizing a massive Amazon facility outside Birmingham. Mail voting by about 6,000 workers at the distribution facility began in February and concludes at the…
In compliance with new guidelines issued by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday, March 4, the following policies will take effect Friday, March 5, at Baptist Health hospitals. • Patients admitted…
More than 67 million women are currently employed in the U.S. For many of them, the pandemic has turned life upside down. A LinkedIn survey finds 70% of working women feel they need to lower their career expectations. 60% feel…
Dozens of Troy University students are own their way to Panama City, Fla...and they are walking. Members of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity are walking 128.3 miles from Troy to Panama City. The…
Four prequalified contractors recently submitted bids for Auburn University’s Football Performance Center. Rabren General Contractors, based in Auburn, was determined to be the lowest and responsible bidder and awarded the $64.6 million contract to construct the center. Construction will include…
LEAD Academy, Montgomery’s first approved public charter school, has announced they will resume traditional in-person learning on March 29, the Monday following Spring Break. A virtual offering will no longer be offered from that point forward and all students will…
The Millbrook Police Department has made an arrest in a deadly shooting. Ki-Juan Wyatt, 25, of Prattville is charged with murder in the death of 27-year-old Lewis Lucas. On Thursday, March 4,…
According to the Shorter Volunteer Fire Department Facebook page, I-85 South from exit 22 to exit 16 is shut down due to a truck fire. State Troopers say 85 southbound traffic is being rerouted to U.S Highway 80. Once…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has faced political pressure and angry constituents over her state’s mask order during the COVID-19 pandemic. But the 76-year-old governor of the deeply red state has resisted calls to drop the requirement…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A state senator said Alabama lawmakers are headed to a vote on a lottery and casino bill. Republican Sen. Del Marsh of Anniston said he expects his bill will come to the Senate floor Tuesday. It…
A man is dead following a shooting today in Millbrook. Authorities say 27-year-old Lewis Lucas was found shot in the 41-hundred block of Abrams drive. Lucas was taken to a hospital where he later died. Millbrook police are investigating the…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee typically draws tens of thousands of people to Selma each year. They come -- to commemorate Bloody Sunday -- and the Selma to Montgomery…
One Place Family Justice Center held a press conference today to discuss the increase in domestic violence during the pandemic. Domestic violence has always been a serious problem nationwide, with…
As Governor Kay Ivey plans to extend the mask mandate one last time, through April 9, several residents gave their opinions to this announcement. For many River Region residents, seeing Texas and Mississippi…
