Friday, May 1, marks the first full day of the state’s new Safer at Home public health order and follows one of Montgomery’s most active weeks of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases. In accordance with state guidelines and the reality of…
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) will take a measured approach to resume automobile production in Montgomery, starting on May 4. They will transition to full production with one shift and add more shifts in the coming weeks. HMMA has implemented…
In a story we brought you Thursday, a narcotics warrant was served in Autauga County Thursday morning. Multiple agencies including the Autauga County Sheriff's Office along with the Prattville Police Department, Elmore County Sheriff's Office, Montgomery County Sheriff's Office,…
On Friday, May 1, Capitol Hill Healthcare and Rehab celebrated a very special birthday for one of its patients. Wilborn Vaughn celebrated his 100th birthday. Vaughn was a World War 2 veteran and…
Montgomery police have made an arrest in a string of storage unit burglaries in the Capital City. Authorities say 36-year-old Thomas Smith has been charged with multiple counts of…
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has categorically denied allegations from a former Senate staffer that he sexually assaulted her in the early 1990s, saying “this never happened.” Biden’s first public remarks…
A teen is accused of a deadly shooting at a convenience store Wednesday, which happened at the same location as a fatal shooting on Sunday. The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit says…
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) has announced the fifth confirmed case of COVID-19 today. An inmate at Bibb Correctional Institution (Bibb) in Brent Alabama has tested positive for COVID-19. The inmate tested positive for COVID-19 at a local hospital…
The Alabama Shakespeare Festival has decided to postpone summer productions. Because the Safer-at-Home order prohibits large public gatherings, ASF felt the postponement was the safest reaction for the safety of ASF patrons, artists, and employees ASF is working to reschedule…
Americans are grappling with an essential question as they try to get the information they need to stay safe during the coronavirus crisis: Whom do you trust? Sixty-eight percent of Americans say they have high trust in the information provided…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Authorities continue to search for a missing Hoover man -- whose abandoned car was found in Perry County last week. Seventy-one year old Frank Stevenson of Hoover has been…
Troy University plans to offer in-class instruction this fall, and all campuses and locations will reopen on June 1, Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr., Chancellor, announced today. “This spring has been a time…
The Montgomery Veteran's Affairs released its first patient who tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday after an almost 40-day hospital stay.. The patient was admitted back in march and placed on…
The financial impact of the COVID-19 crisis is now affecting Montgomery's multi-million dollar whitewater project. The sale of the Salvation Army property to the City of Montgomery is now on hold. [caption id="attachment_154439"…
The Wetumpka Police Department is investigating a string of burglaries and thefts. During a recent burglary in Wetumpka, Sebastian Riggs, stole over 40 Apple iPad and 25 Apple iPod along with several other suspects. Riggs is in police custody and…
Montgomery police are investigating a deadly shooting in the 1700 Block of Jackson Ferry Road. An adult male sustained a fatal gunshot wound around 11 p.m. Wednesday, April 29. He was…
A judge in Lee County is allowing the teenager charged in the wreck that killed Auburn University broadcaster Rod Bramblett and…
A major narcotics warrant was served in Autauga County Thursday morning. Multiple agencies (Autauga County Sheriff's Office, Elmore County Sheriff's Department, Montgomery County Sheriff's Department, Montgomery Police Department, and the Prattville Aviation…
Governor Kay Ivey announced Thursday that economic development activity across Alabama last year generated $7.1 billion in pledged capital investment and 13,454 job commitments, providing a potential spark for economic revival once the shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic ease. Governor…
Tuskegee University announces that Dr. Lily D. McNair will resume her role as the university’s president, effective Friday, May 15. Dr. McNair began medical leave in early January — and now upon her return, she expressed her gratitude to the Board of…
On Wednesday, April 29, Mitchell Evan Gandy, 32, Evergreen, was sentenced to 48 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. Following his prison sentence, Gandy will be…
Although Auburn University’s spring 2020 commencement ceremony has been postponed to August amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the university is planning several ways in which the graduating class of more than 4,500 will still be recognized. “We are proud of this…
The Democratic leader in the Alabama House of Representatives is urging lawmakers to wait until summer to pass state budgets, for both safety and fiscal concerns. House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels said in a press conference that it is difficult…
A Birmingham man has been charged with attempted murder in a shooting that critically wounded a 1- year-old girl. According to Birmingham police, on Tuesday 20-year-old Larry Jackson Jr. was booked into the Jefferson County Jail on the charge and…
Two previously beaten Elmore Correctional Facility inmates, Cortney Rolley and Christopher Hampton are suing the prison guard who assaulted them as well as other employees of the facility who conspired to conceal the assault. Authorities say Sgt. Ulysses Oliver Jr.…
