Gregory Foster named new principal of Pike Road High School. Foster comes to PRHS from Roanoke City Schools with 17 years of administrative experience. Foster served the past ten years as the principal at Handley High School. Under his leadership,…
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) investigated eight deaths during the Fourth of July holiday period, from 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 3, to midnight Sunday, July 5. ALEA Troopers in the Marine Patrol Division investigated two non-boating fatalities (drownings), and…
A death investigation has been launched in Tuskegee after a body was found in the 500 block of N. Elm Street. The body was found on July 8, around 10:50 AM. Tuskegee police identify the man as Charles Melvin Belford,…
Covington County Sheriff Blake Turman says he has tested positive for COVID-19. The sheriff made the announcement in a…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has kept a hold on President Donald Trump's financial records that Congress has been seeking for more than a year. The ruling returns the case to lower courts, with no clear prospect for when…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has upheld a prosecutor's demand for President Donald Trump's tax returns as part of a criminal investigation into hush-money payments to women who claim they had affairs with Trump. The court ruled Thursday in…
Johnston Taylor, the teen charged with manslaughter in the death of the Voice of the Auburn Tigers, Rod Bramlett, and his wife Paula, has filed for youthful offender status. Taylor's…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The largest Civil Rights event in the country is now under new leadership. The Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee recently announced Drew Glover of Santa Cruz, California -- as the…
Alabama has reached new highs over four consecutive days for the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19. On Wednesday there were 1,110 people hospitalized across the state because of the coronavirus. Doctors have expressed concern about the sharp rise in…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A home grown manufacturing company in Selma is paying it forward in the community in a big way. Bush Hog, Inc. -- donated a zero turn mower to a…
To view the ordinance in its entirety, click here. The Montgomery City Council Tuesday adopted an ordinance sponsored by Councilman C.C. Calhoun requiring face coverings, masks or face…
A new series of classes aims to give Troy University students the tools necessary to enter the growing world of 3D printing. 3D Printing for Art and Industry, a series of classes being offered as a University minor starting this…
On July 8, around 7:00 AM, Lee County Sheriff’s Investigators, Lee County SWAT members, Muscogee County, Georgia Investigators, Alabama Game and fish officers, members of the Alabama Fire Marshals Office and The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency SWAT team conducted two…
The Prattville Police Department donated equipment to the Town of Mosses Police Department Tuesday afternoon. New Mosses Police Chief DeMarcus Weems says that he appreciates the Prattville Police Department. "I would like to thank Chief Mark Thompson and Assistant Chief…
Next Tuesday, Alabamians will head to the polls the first statewide election since the coronavirus pandemic. July 14th is the republican primary run-off for Alabama's U.S Senate Seat and Alabama's…
Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced the Revive Alabama grant program to support small businesses in Alabama that have been impacted by COVID-19. Revive Alabama will reimburse small businesses up to a combined $100 million for expenses they have incurred…
The Alabama Department of Education has announced that 2.5 million facial coverings have been ordered for Alabama schools. This will be approximately three masks per staff member and three masks per student. The facial coverings are washable and reusable. Upon…
Tallassee police are conducting a death investigation. According to police Chief Matthew Higgins, a 22-year-old woman was found dead on Joy Street around 11:15 Tuesday morning. Police are now awaiting autopsy results to determine the cause of death. Stay with…
The Montgomery city council Tuesday has adopted a mask ordinance effective immediately. The ordinance requires facial coverings to be worn at all times by anyone over the age of 6 who can…
NEW YORK (AP) - Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler is not in favor of the WNBA's social justice plans and has sent a letter to Commissioner Cathy Engelbert objecting to the league's initiatives to honor the Black Lives Matter movement…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is stepping up attacks against his Senate primary rival, accusing former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville of hiding and being unprepared for Washington. Tuberville and Sessions face off in…
If you or someone you know is trapped in an abusive relationship, call 1-800-650-6522 or 334-263-0218 Do you know how to escape domestic violence and abuse? Many times a restraining order…
Two additional suspects have been charged in the murder of 8-year-old Royta De’Marco Giles and the wounding of three victims inside the Riverchase Galleria Friday, July 3. Around 3:18 P.M., the Hoover…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- It's been more than five years since Perry County native Samuel Payne disappeared -- and members of his family say they're still waiting for justice in his case. Payne…
Raymond Earl Allen, a 59-year-old inmate who was serving a 15-year sentence for rape out of Montgomery County at St. Clair Correctional Facility (St. Clair) in Springville, passed away on July 6. On June 29, inmate Allen immediately was transferred…
