The Montgomery Public School System has announced that Garret and Fitzpatrick Elementary are now under a mandatory quarantine starting Monday, January 18, for the next 2 weeks, all students and teachers will be virtual. According to Jade Jones, the senior…
County Commissioner Couy Griffin speaks in Santa Fe, N.M., as hundreds of advocates for gun rights rally at the New Mexico Statehouse against a proposed red-flag gun law that has the support of Democratic Gov. Michelle…
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. That concern is prompting the FBI to vet all 25,000 National Guard troops…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A former president of the University of Alabama at Birmingham who also served as mayor of Vestavia Hills died Saturday. A cause of death for Dr. Charles A. "Scotty" McCallum Jr. was not released. He was…
Dothan is wanting to increase tourism with sporting events. Officials with Visit Dothan says visitors lured to the city by events like softball and baseball tournaments already spend millions annually. They're cautiously optimistic that 2021 will be better than 2020,…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - A former University of Alabama football player is running for mayor of Tuscaloosa. Former Crimson Tide…
The director of the Alabama Board of Funeral Service says businesses across the state have been reaching out for advice on how to handle the large volume of recent deaths due to COVID-19 and other causes. Some funeral businesses report…
The Alabama Department of Public Health has released its first school dashboard of coronavirus cases of 2021. The dashboard shows totals as of January 15. Overall, there are 3,071 COVID-19 cases involving Alabama’s public schools for this week. That is…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that Nestlé is recalling about 762,615 pounds of not-ready-to-eat pepperoni Hot Pockets that may be contaminated with pieces of glass and hard plastic. The products were made from Nov. 13, 2020 through Nov.…
Montgomery police are investigating a wreck early this morning that left one person dead and another person hurt. Police say at about 12:32 a.m., they and fire medics were called to a single car crash on Interstate 85 northbound near…
People across the city of Montgomery are pausing today to remember the life and work of longtime Montgomery City Council member Tracy Larkin. He died on January 5 at the age of 74. His colleagues and fellow council members…
Montgomery police say they've arrested a man after a fatal shooting Friday night. Police say they have arrested 25-year-old Torrie Jones of Montgomery and charged him with murder in the shooting death of 32-year-old Cordelro Wheeler, also of Montgomery. Police…
Two Montgomery Public Schools will move to virtual learning as a precaution to any planned protests downtown. An MPS spokesperson says Baldwin Middle Magnet School and Floyd Middle Magnet School will be virtual on Tuesday and Wednesday. Schools are out…
A federal judge has ordered an Alabama man charged with bringing a truckload of weapons to Washington D.C. to be held without bond. Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey wrote Friday that the amount of weapons Lonnie Leroy Coffman had suggest…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Another suspected drug dealer is behind bars in Dallas County -- following an early morning drug raid in Selma. Thirty-eight year old Cederick Irby of Selma was arrested on…
The city of Montgomery says some downtown streets will be closed starting tonight at 6 p.m. as a precaution due to the possibility of protests in state capital cities across the country. In addition, City of Montgomery offices will be…
Authorities in Pike Road are trying to determine why a house went up in flames last night. The fire happened on Flynn Road behind the Pike Road Intermediate School around 9 p.m. No one was in the home. It…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The National Rifle Association says the nation's most powerful gun-rights organization has filed for bankruptcy and will seek to incorporate the nation's most politically influential gun-rights group in Texas instead of New York. The announcement Friday…
Vice President Mike Pence has called Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to offer his congratulations. That's according to two people familiar with the conversation who were granted anonymity to share details of a private conversation. One of the people familiar with…
A list of virtual events is being offered to people in Selma and throughout the area to mark the national holiday honoring the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On Monday, January 18, Truth, Racial Healing and…
President Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning, just before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. That's according to a person familiar with the planning who spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision…
Troy University Police Department is on the scene of a body found on the campus of Troy University. University officials say the body of a male student was found near Malone Hall and Sorrell Chapel. [field59_video account="WAKA" key="e6753596b3fe3df8f6562d3cca726f760e0d3a5a" vtitle="Troy…
A new round of road improvement projects has been announced through the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (ATRIP-II). The project funds road projects of local interest, proposed by one or more local governments, related to the state-maintained highway system.…
There's a new -- healthier -- food option available for people to choose from in Dallas County. Foodies have been raving about a new food spot in Valley Grande. So, I took a trip…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A fourth suspect accused of trying to kill a Pine Hill police officer -- is behind bars tonight in Marengo County. Twenty year old Phillip Hosea of Dixons Mills -- turned himself in to authorities…
