Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $5.1 million to ensure more Alabamians have access to high-speed internet services. Fifteen areas throughout Alabama will be supplied access to broadband services through the latest grants. In March, Gov. Ivey awarded 20 grants…
Tuskegee sanitation workers protested in front of city hall. The issues are: They say they’re concern about not receiving adequate central pay as a sanitation workers in other areas. They say they’re…
J.K. Rowling is publishing a new story called "The Ickabog," which will be free to read online to help entertain children and families stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The "Harry Potter" author said Tuesday she wrote the fairy…
Attorney General Steve Marshall is advising nursing home residents, as well as their family members, that those residents who are Medicaid recipients should be vigilant against having their federal stimulus payments improperly taken from them. While Medicaid recipients may have…
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (AP)- Searchers have found two bodies on the Alabama coast near the area that crews have been searching for two Louisiana men who went missing in the surf. The missing swimmers have been identified as 28-year-old Ryan…
DANVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Court documents show the suspect wanted in a triple slaying in North Alabama had filed for divorce from one of the victims. Police say 58-year-old Carson Peters is accused of capital murder in the deaths of…
SABIC, a global leader in diversified chemicals, is donating $100,000 to local charities to help those in need during the COVID-19 outbreak. The company, whose Americas head office is based in Houston, is donating $50,000 to the Montgomery Area Food…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Some Alabama residents spent the holiday weekend struggling to claim their weekly unemployment benefits. The Alabama Department of Labor says that about 53,000 people were blocked from filing the required weekly report telling state government that…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- COVID-19 couldn't stop the annual Memorial Day ceremony from happening in Selma. However, it did cause some major changes to the event. Safety restrictions due to COVID-19 -- forced…
The Equal Justice Initiative is planning to reopen its attractions in Montgomery. EJI says June 15th is the day that it hopes to reopen the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, The Peace and Justice Memorial Center, and The Legacy Museum.…
Orange Beach Police have identified two swimmers who have been missing in the Gulf since Sunday. Authorities say they're still searching for 28-year-old Ryan Guy and 22-year-old Darius Robinson, both from Louisiana. A third…
The lives of those who served in the armed forces are being remembered in a unique way in downtown Prattville. "The Alabama Poppy Project" features ceramic poppies, one thousand of them, which are on…
Remembering our fallen heroes--- The city of Prattville held its annual Memorial Day Ceremony today- but in a different way than usual, because of the coronavirus. And while the view was a bit different than normal, residents say the message…
Montgomery sanitation workers were honored with a free lunch on Memorial Day. A group called Women of W.I.L.L. saluted the workers as those on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. The group also provided masks and COVID-19 safety tips…
Monday marks a sad anniversary for Auburn University sports. It was one year ago that Auburn broadcaster Rod Bramblett and his wife Paula were killed in a car crash. Rod Bramblett was known as "The Voice of the Auburn Tigers"…
Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett says the body found in Lake Martin on Sunday afternoon has now been identified. He says the victim was 34-year-old Anthony Lee Thornton of Tallassee. On Sunday at about 1:25 P.M., the Sheriff's Office received…
A Millbrook man is facing multiple charges after allegedly ramming a Millbrook police vehicle while fleeing from authorities. Saturday at 4 p.m. Millbrook police were called to Paige Hill Drive for a reported domestic disturbance. Prior to their arrival the…
The Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Department is currently investigating a case involving a body that was found on Lake Martin. Investigators and deputies were called to the scene Sunday after the body was discovered. Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett says there…
Alabama’s death toll from the coronavirus climbed to at least 551 on Sunday, according to data from the state Department of Public Health. There have been over 14,400 confirmed cases of the virus statewide. Close to 4,600 cases have been…
LifeSouth Community Blood Center is in great need of blood donations. It's currently experiencing a shortage and is in need of all blood types especially O negative. LifeSouth supplies blood to the local hospitals…
Montgomery, Ala (ANN)- As Memorial Day Weekend is in full swing, lots of people have decided to venture outdoors and spend most of their holiday out in nature. Take a look as…
A two-vehicle crash has claimed the life of 39-year-old Melissa Moss of Phenix City. Moss was killed when the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt in which she was the passenger, crossed the centerline and collided with a 2013 Volkswagen GTI. Moss was…
A Prattville man has lost his life in a single-vehicle accident. Sixty-year-old William McDonald Sanders of Prattville was killed Saturday night, May 24, at 10:18 after the Dodge Ram he was driving went off the roadway and struck a power…
River Region leaders are stepping in to support our small businesses affected by the coronavirus. "We're all in this together. And we realize that small businesses are the backbone of the communities," Chamber Foundation Chairman Willie Durham said. The Montgomery…
Seats may have been empty in the stands, but a friendly competition inside Montgomery's Riverwalk Stadium Saturday afternoon was an in-field home-run. "Bama-Q TV is a show where they follow around these cook teams from…
