An inmate has escaped from the Childersburg Community Based Facility. Alabama Department of Corrections said 38-year-old Johnathan Stan Smitherman was unaccounted for during an institutional bed roster count on the morning of…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The search to find a missing Dallas County man continues -- while his family continues to hope for his safe return. It's now been one week since…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The removal of Confederate statues and symbols -- has re-ignited calls to change the name of the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. Former State Senator Hank…
On Thursday, July 2, Governor Kay Ivey released her July newsletter. Governor Ivey says she hopes this will be a quarterly update of what has been happening in the governor's office. Click link to see Governor Ivey's July newsletter. https://youtu.be/9derEGxCeq0
Audrey Strauss, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of…
The Alabama Department of Public Health is now listing counties by risk level to COVID-19. Elmore County is one recently listed as "very high risk," based on the number…
The historic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma is an iconic symbol of the civil rights movement that bears the name of a Confederate general. "Edmund Pettus was a grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan. Edmund Pettus was a white…
On Wednesday, July 1, around 12:30 am, Montgomery police and Fire Medics responded to the area of Carmichael Road and Town Place Drive in reference to a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on a bicycle. At the scene, police…
The Montgomery Police Department is ramping up neighborhood blue light patrols, employing the STAR Center and targeting identified “hot spots” to help assure the city’s safe celebration of the Fourth of July. MPD also has adopted a zero-tolerance policy for…
City leaders in Tuscaloosa say several college students have organized COVID-19 parties as a contest to see who would get the virus first. Tuscaloosa City Council member Sonya McKinstry says students hosted the parties to intentionally infect each other with…
The city of Wetmpka is getting some national exposure. Wetumpka has been selected for HGTV’s "Home Town Takeover". The city was chosen from a half-million submitted photos and videos representing 2,600 towns across…
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a suspect with the Homicide of Trevaughn Patterson, 24, of Montgomery. He was fatally shot on June 4. On Thursday, June 4, around 3:23 pm,…
A bus belonging to the Tommy Tuberville senate campaign caught fire on the interstate tonight. The Dekalb County Sheriff's Facebook page says the bus caught fire on Interstate 59 north, causing the northbound lanes to be shut down. No injuries…
Tuscaloosa has joined the short list of Alabama cities requiring face masks to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. City council members unanimously approved a mask requirement during a meeting Tuesday. The rule is expected to…
Believe it or not, it's almost time to start thinking about going back to school. The Juliette Hampton Morgan Memorial Library wants your students to be ready. Back to School Boot…
Montgomery area pastors are renewing their pleas for peace, unity and what they're calling "racial restoration". The group of nearly a dozen faith leaders first came together after nationwide civil unrest in the…
Governor Kay Ivey announced Wednesday that SiO2 Materials Science plans to invest $163 million in an expansion at its Auburn facility after securing a major contract to supply the federal government with vials to support the COVID-19 vaccine effort. The…
On Wednesday, July 1, around 12:01 p.m., Alabama Law Enforcement Agency State Troopers responded to the scene of a two-vehicle accident involving a train and a commercial vehicle. The crash…
The annual tax sale that was scheduled for July 8 has been canceled because the courthouse is closed due to COVID-19 and ongoing construction. A tax sale is the sale of property due to the failure to pay property taxes.…
State marines came together Wednesday, July 1 to launch their Operation Dry Water campaign at Lake Point Resort on Lake Eufaula. Operation Dry Water is a national boating under the influence (BUI)…
Many towns and cities around the nation have been removing Confederate Monuments after racial tensions heightened around the country. Lowndes County followed suit by voting unanimously Monday to remove a confederate statue…
Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced the appointment of Dr. Barbara Cooper as Secretary of the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education (DECE). “Dr. Barbara Cooper has spent her professional career dedicated to helping students achieve their greatest potential. She…
Daniel Everett, 74, who was serving a life sentence for production of obscene matter involving children under the age of 17 out of Madison County at Staton Correctional Facility (Staton) in Elmore, passed away on June 30. Inmate Everett, who…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The Dallas County Commission -- and the Dallas County Sheriff's Office -- teamed up to give away thousands of facial masks to people -- in Selma. County officials set…
Alabamians of all ages love to celebrate the Fourth of July with family, friends, food and fireworks. However, all too often the festivities turn tragic on the state’s roads. In an effort to prevent such tragedies, the Alabama Law Enforcement…
