Leo H. Fournier Jr., an Alabama Department of Transportation employee killed in a work zone in 2017, had his name added this week to the National Work Zone Memorial. Fournier was killed when a driver under the influence was driving the…
On Thursday, April 29, at 11:30 a.m., Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Rick Pate will recognize Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. for their donation of 280,800 (23,400 dozen) eggs to Alabama food banks who are part of the Feeding America network. This generous…
AUM has announced that it has a limited number of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines that will be available for people 16 and older Thursday and Friday at the AUM Wellness Center. The vaccines are free, with no insurance needed. People who get…
Mayor Steven L. Reed and the City of Montgomery’s Parks and Recreation Department invite Montgomery children ages 6 to 14 years old and their parents or guardians to visit Gateway Lodge at Gateway Park, 3800 Davenport Drive, on Saturday, May…
A new study suggests people who work outside a regular 9 to 5 schedule are at greater risk for catching covid-19. British researchers believe odd work hours impact the circadian clock- weakening the…
Researchers at Syracuse University compared pain relief from pure CBD oil to the so-called placebo effect, they found patients experienced an improvement in pain using cannabidiol and they also felt psychological effects…
On April 26, Zsa Zsa Bouvier Couch, 52, of Montgomery, was arrested on criminal charges related to federal small business loan fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Stewart. Couch made her initial appearance in federal court yesterday, April 27.…
The Prattville Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing man. Brady Evan Galloway, 18, of Prattville was last seen on January 27. According to police reports, witnesses last saw Galloway riding a bicycle wearing a…
On April 27, Richard Allen Strickland, 55, of Hartford, was sentenced to 87 months (7 years 4 months) in prison for illegal drug distribution, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Stewart. In addition to his prison sentence, Strickland was ordered…
HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) - A police chase that began with a traffic stop near Birmingham ended when a fleeing motorist crashed into another vehicle, killing a woman, and ran away from the wreckage. Vestavia Hills police say an officer stopped…
Five states have passed laws or implemented executive orders this year limiting the ability of transgender youths to play sports or receive certain medical treatment. There has been little in the way of tangible repercussions for those states. It's a…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Groups opposed to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's plan to least private prisons have filed a lawsuit in a bid to block the plan. The proposal is seen by supporters as a partial solution to Alabama's troubled…
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has placed state trooper Christopher Bauer on mandatory leave after an investigation conducted by the Montgomery Police Department. Bauer has been charged with first-degree Sodomy, Incest,…
The Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man wanted in connection to a shooting in Tallassee. The suspect is Justin Melton. Authorities say Melton was seen leaving the scene of the shooting Monday in a Maroon Infiniti driven…
Today marks the ten year anniversary of the April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak in Alabama. On that day, a series of storms across the state demolished homes, tore down trees, and…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Ten years after a couple of tornadoes ripped through parts of Marengo County -- two survivors have completely recovered from the devastation it left behind -- and rebuilt their lives. [field59_video account="WAKA" key="bde17b2b3795a8134d68a68bac6c56df7e71e21a" vtitle="wal tornadoes…
Special Agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) have arrested Demetrius McGhee, 26. McGhee faces Capital Murder charges after three bodies found in Lake…
U.S. health officials say fully vaccinated Americans don't need to wear masks outdoors anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers. And unvaccinated people can drop face coverings in some…
Blount Cultural Park's stone bridge on Festival Drive will be closed for repair work starting today. City engineers estimate a two…
Two people have been arrested in the death of a man whose body was found in Brundidge last week. Pike County Sheriff Russell Thomas and Brundidge Police Chief Marquez James say 23-year-old Raven Brassell of Springhill and 22-year-old Joshua Devon…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - An 88-year-old man and his 95-year-old wife have been identified as the victims of a Birmingham house fire. Eunice Johnson Grubbs, and her husband, John Fletcher Grubbs, were identified Monday by the Jefferson County Coroner's Office…
A house is totally destroyed after a tornado touches down south of Birmingham, Ala. in the Eagle Point community damaging multiple homes, Thursday, March 25, 2021. Authorities reported major tornado damage Thursday south of Birmingham as…
This combination of April 29, 2011 and April 16, 2021 photos shows a water tower in Hackleburg, Ala., on April 29, 2011, after a tornado destroyed much of the city and the scene a decade later.…
APRIL 27, 2011, TORNADO OUTBREAK: The 2011 Super Outbreak spanned multiple days and affected 26 states across the southern and eastern United States with 216 confirmed tornadoes, and some 348 deaths. Alabama was the hardest hit, as several waves of…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) - A familiar face to the River Region has been named the new director for MGMWERX. MGMWERX announced Monday that Brigadier General (Ret.) Trent H. Edwards is…
