A panel will consider what to do with Alabama's existing prisons as the state moves forward with plans for three new, privately built facilities. Gov. Kay Ivey's office announced Tuesday she's forming a 15-member commission to evaluate the state's prisons.…
It's been two weeks since the Labor Day holiday and the coronavirus numbers still aren't in. The delay has health officials cautiously optimistic that the state is making progress in the pandemic. New cases are being confirmed daily and about…
Goodwyn Middle School celebrated National Constitution Day a little different this year. The school held a drive-thru event Tuesday honoring local veterans. The event originally scheduled for September 17, was rescheduled…
Auburn police charged 34-year-old Arthur Lewis Bailey with first degree theft of property on Friday, September 19. The arrest stems from a theft report on August 16. The arrest occurred in the 3200 block of Lee Road 10 in Auburn.…
The Air Force football team will honor the Tuskegee Airmen with the 2020 edition of the Air Power Legacy Series uniform. The Falcons will debut the special uniform for the…
The Elmore County Board of Education held one of two scheduled budget hearings Tuesday night. Superintendent Richard Dennis says the numbers for the 2021 school year look positive. Dennis also praised…
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kevin Hart is bringing more of his funny back to SiriusXM. The satellite radio company announced on Tuesday a new multi-platform deal with Hart and his comedy network Laugh Out Loud. The superstar comedian-actor will host…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma attorney and activist Faya Rose Toure -- and Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson -- are publicly feuding over a political ad. Toure and Jackson…
Former House Speaker Mike Hubbard is asking for a reduced prison sentence. Hubbard's lawyers say…
On Thursday, September 17, Nayef Amjad Qashou, 26, of Auburn, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for making false statements to the FBI during a terrorism investigation, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. and FBI Special Agent…
The Brantwood Children's Home will be hosting their annual "Fore The Love of Our Children" Golf Tournament this Thursday, Sept. 24 at Robert Trent Jones at Capitol Hill Prattville. The Golf Tournament…
Hyundai is doing their part in assisting with COVID-19 response. The manufacturing company has announced they will donate face masks to Selma Public Schools. Hyundai says they will be donating 6,000 masks to the school system. There will be 5,000…
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that she has signed Executive Order NO. 721 establishing the Alabama STEM Council. The council will advise state leadership on ways to improve STEM-related education, career awareness and workforce development opportunities across the state.…
Former State Senator David Burkette entered a guilty plea Monday morning to Judge Tiffany McCord. Burkette plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of campaign finance violation. As part of his plea deal, Burkette…
Alabama leaders are confronting the legacy of what might be the grandest Confederate memorial of all: the state's Department of Archives and History. Founded in 1901, the agency became a vast repository of Confederate records and artifacts. During the current…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say an Alabama police officer was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle. Birmingham Police Sgt. Rod Mauldin says the officer was responding to a call Monday…
Civil rights activist Rev. Robert Graetz passed away. Officials with the Troy University Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery confirmed the news. https://twitter.com/AndrewJamesNews/status/1308024440261935104?s=20 Rev. Graetz and his wife Jean came to Montgomery in…
Montgomery police have charged a man in the shooting death of an Alabama State University student. Capt. Saba Coleman says 20-year-old Ivry Hall, of Montgomery, has been charged with Murder…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the longest serving woman on the U.S. Supreme Court and a strong liberal voice on issues dividing the nation, has died, the Supreme Court announced tonight. She was 87. "Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died this evening…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Today officially marks a new beginning at Selma University. The historically black private christian college is now under new leadership. Eddie Hill, Jr. took over the reigns of leadership…
On Tuesday September 15th , the Troy Police Department arrested 32-year-old Marcus Tawuan Xavier Scott of Troy on 3 counts of Chemical Endangerment of a Child. On September 9, the Troy Police Department was notified by the Pike County Department…
The coronavirus pandemic has led Europe's largest security organization to drastically scale back plans to send as many as 500 observers to the U.S. to monitor the Nov. 3 presidential election. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said…
Prattville police and ALEA Agents were involved in a police chase Friday morning. Prattville police attempted to stop a vehicle. The suspect then reversed towards the officer and his unit. A pursuit was initiated which continued on I-65 South with…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma church provides hot meals for dozens of people in the community -- in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Free meals were given away to a…
Prior to and after Hurricane Sally hit our state, the Department of Agriculture and Industries has been hard at work to assist Alabama farmers and consumers. The Department is gathering information from farmers who experienced agricultural damage from the excessive…
