An adult male sustained a fatal gunshot wound while in the 700 block of Sandra Street at about 2 p.m. and has been pronounced dead at the scene. The victim is Mike Lowry, 25, of Montgomery. The circumstances surrounding the…
The Ten Commandments Monument is back in the Capital City, years after its removal from the Supreme Court building rotunda in 2003. Judge Roy Moore and his wife Kayla announced the decision to move the monument to the first floor…
One of the largest churches in Alabama has a new senior pastor. In an email sent to the congregation, the Staff-Parish Relations Committee, in conjunction with Bishop…
Academy Sports and Outdoors is sponsoring the 50th Bassmaster Classic. As a promotion for the tournament, the store is offering free Alabama freshwater fishing licenses to customers that…
Several Montgomery Public School students are learning about the justice system at the movies. On Tuesday, Montgomery City Councilmen O'Ronde Mitchell and Cornelius "CC" Calhoun was accompanied by 300 MPS students…
Montgomery police charged Sheppard Thomas, 67, with three counts of attempting to commit murder in reference to a disturbance that occurred on February 9 around 9 p.m. in the 400 block of Airbase Boulevard. The suspect fired at the three…
On Monday night the Pike Road Planning Commission unanimously approved the site plans for the new Publix shopping center. The center will be located on a parcel at the corner of Vaughn road and…
Mayor Steven Reed and the Montgomery United Transition team are meeting later this week. They're encouraging you to come and let your voice be heard on several topics. Reed says the meeting…
Alabama State University is making it easier for some community college students to transfer. The presidents of Shelton State Community College and Alabama State University met Monday to sign…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A couple of big names are on the way to Selma for the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee. Presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden -- and voting…
The reward for information leading to the arrest of the persons responsible for the slaying of four farm animals in Covington County has been raised. The owner has raised the reward to $7500. According to Covington County Sheriff Blake Turman,…
The Alabama Department of Human Resources announced they will enter into a partnership agreement with Public Housing Authorities (PHA) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The partnership will assist youth under age 25 with…
A single vehicle crash around 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, February 9, has claimed the life of a Pike County man. William Shane Fouts, 34, of Troy, was killed when the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado truck he was operating left the roadway…
The president of Jackson State University resigned Monday after he was arrested in a prostitution sting in central Mississippi. A Clinton Police Department release says 57-year-old William Bynum Jr. was among more than a dozen people arrested over the weekend.…
Alabama House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter (R - Rainsville) released the following statement on Monday regarding the sudden passing of Tom Collins, the husband of State Rep. Terri Collins (R - Decatur) and a beloved member of the Decatur community:…
Several storage units had to be cut open Monday, as crews battled an early-morning fire at the Red Dot storage facility in the 6300 block of Atlanta Highway. It was a similar…
President Donald Trump is predicting a GOP Senate victory in Alabama following Democrat Doug Jones' vote to convict him. Trump in a Tweet on Sunday lashed out at Jones, calling him a lightweight and his vote partisan. The president said…
First responders and firefighters are often honored for saving lives. But one Montgomery firefighter has a different reason to celebrate. Anselmo Repolles is from Brazil and has been with Montgomery Fire/ Rescue for almost three…
UPDATE:Â A man is in custody after police say he shot at officers then barricaded himself in a motel room on Airbase Boulevard. According to Sgt. David Hicks with the Montgomery Police Department, at about 2:48 a.m. Sunday morning officers…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Bicyclists are planning a ride from the west Alabama city of Selma to Montgomery to commemorate a landmark civil rights event. The Montgomery Bicycle Club will stage a Selma-to-Montgomery bicycle ride on Feb. 22 along the…
A heavy police presence has been reported on Airbase Boulevard in Montgomery. According to Sgt. David Hicks with the Montgomery Police Department, officers responded to the 400 block of Airbase Boulevard in reference to a dispute around 9 p.m. Upon…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government has started enforcing new restrictions on flavored electronic cigarettes. But some teenagers may be one step ahead of them. Parents, students and researchers report that some young people have switched to disposable e-cigarettes, which…
Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg was back in the Capital City Saturday, campaigning ahead of the Alabama Democratic Primaries scheduled for next month. He was a speaker at the Alabama Democratic Conference Convention, held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in…
WARRIOR, Ala. (AP) - Funeral plans have been announced for an Alabama police officer who was fatally shot during a vehicle pursuit. Kimberly Mayor Bob Ellerbrock says Kimberly Police Officer Nick O'Rear was assisting officers from another department on Tuesday…
The FBI is partnering with Auburn University. FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich visited Auburn recently to discuss the relationship. The Opelika-Auburn News reports that Bowdich discussed FBI priorities such as counterterrorism, cyber-crime, and counterintelligence. University spokeswoman Amy Weaver says the…
