The Confederate statue sitting on the town square in Tuskegee has been covered because of offensive language. Vulgar language was inscribed on the statue by vandals over the weekend. The memorial…
The Montgomery Police Department is searching for the identity and location of a suspect wanted for a Theft of Property Investigation in Montgomery. The pictured suspect is wanted for a Theft of Property Investigation that occurred on Saturday, June…
The Southeastern Conference has announced it will hold its first-ever virtual football media days this year in response to the coronavirus pandemic. SEC Media Days had been scheduled to be held in Atlanta July 13-16. "Conducting football media days in…
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is requesting information on broadband internet access and speed from Alabama residents and businesses. Alabamians are encouraged to take the speed survey at https://alabama.speedsurvey.org/ to help the state locate gaps in broadband service.…
A large Alabama church has lost its leases with the city of Birmingham's school district over its senior pastor's social media activity. Birmingham's Housing Authority also ended its partnership…
On Tuesday the Montgomery County School Board held a virtual meeting as a group virtually protested to have the names of Confederate leaders removed from schools. The…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- CARE Ambulance is pulling out of the Dallas County area at the end of the month. Now, county officials are in the process of looking for a new ambulance…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma man is behind bars tonight -- following a shooting Tuesday morning on Landline Road in Selma. Capt. Johnny King says 28 year old Chadwick Mitchell is charged with attempted murder -- and menacing.…
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed has released a statement to say that he and Police Chief Ernest Finley will be reviewing policing practices. Nationally, there have been cries for police reform in the wake of the death of George Floyd at…
The Montgomery Police Department is currently investigating the theft of an enclosed cargo trailer that occurred on June 3, around 5:47 am in 4700 block of Woodmere Boulevard. According to Investigators and the…
The city of Prattville has announced that it will hold an annual Fourth of July fireworks show. But the coronavirus will bring some changes to this year's celebration. This year, the fireworks will be launched from the Homeplace Clock Tower…
Governor Ivey’s Eleventh Supplemental Emergency Proclamation Overview: This proclamation seeks to prevent and mitigate the challenges of COVID-19 in state correctional facilities by ensuring that inmates arriving from the county jails will be processed according to prevailing medical standards (specifically,…
According to Macon County EMA Director Frank Lee, both southbound lanes of I-85 near Mile Marker 18 are blocked due to a crash between two 18-wheelers. Major injuries were reported from the crash. Both lanes are closed as motorists are…
In a statement from Troy University Chancellor Jack Hawkins, Jr. says the university has terminated the employment of John McCall as chief of its police department. He says McCall's comments on social media about the tragic death of George Floyd…
Richard W. Moore, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, announced says a Mobile woman has been charged by criminal complaint with obstructing, impeding, and interfering with law enforcement during the course of a civil disorder that affected interstate…
Over the last 14 days, Montgomery County has had double the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 compared to Jefferson and Mobile counties, according to statistics from the Alabama Department of Public Health. In a release from the Alabama Hospital…
Alexander Fire Chief Reese McAlister has confirmed that three people died in a house fire on Monday. The fire occurred around 6 pm on Hillabee Street. Police say a 14-year-old survived the fire with only minor injuries The cause of…
Montgomery police say a woman was shot in the 200 block of Garden Homes Circle, around 7 am Tuesday morning. Loretta Butler, 63, of Montgomery was pronounced dead at the scene from a fatal gunshot wound. The case remains under…
The list of signatures is growing longer, on an online petition to rename all Confederate-named schools in Montgomery. Monday, more 20,000 people had signed a week-old Change.org petition asking the Montgomery…
Protest and demonstrations over the death of George Floyd has re-ignited the debate about police brutality and accountability. On Monday Legislators in Washington introduced a milestone Policing Reform Bill. The…
Montgomery Police Department and Fire Medics responded to the 3400 block Silver Lane, at about 3:15 pm, in reference to a subject shot. At the scene, police located an adult male who…
Hundreds of people filled an North Alabama church for the funeral of a police officer who was killed in the line of duty last week. Dozens of police officers were among the mourners at services held Monday for Moody police…
Over the last two weeks Millbrook police have made multiple arrests in theft cases associated with multiple incidents of shoplifting that occurred at the Millbrook Wal-Mart over the last several weeks. On May 28, the following subjects were placed under…
The Tallassee Police Department is currently investigating the burglary of a Pharmacy that occurred on May 12, at around 3:34 am. The pharmacy is located in 1400 block of Gilmer Avenue. According to…
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $3.2 million to assist low-income, elderly and disabled Alabama residents with weatherizing their homes to lower energy costs. The grants support Alabama’s Weatherization Assistance Program which provides funds to improve the energy efficiency…
