Andalusia City Schools could soon have a new way to identify visitors and students when school starts back in two weeks. The school system is working to bring the Ident-A-Kid Security service to all three…
Alabama is asking a judge to uphold the state's practice of electing appellate judges by statewide vote, arguing party preference, and not racial prejudice, has created the current all-white courts. A federal judge will hear arguments next month in the…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has announced that an Italian auto supplier plans to expand its operations in Auburn. Ivey's office says the $15 million expansion project at 2A USA in Auburn will create more than 50 jobs. The facility is…
A single-vehicle crash at 1 p.m. Monday, July 22, has claimed the life of a Grady man. Willie Still Jr., 38, was killed when the 2003 Lexus GS300 he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Still was…
International grocery chain Aldi is making preparations to open its first store in Montgomery on August 1. The store is being built on Eastern Boulevard, next to Best Buy and Petco. The Montgomery store is part of a $3.4 billion…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey convened a new criminal justice commission as the state tries to avoid a Department of Justice lawsuit over prison conditions. Ivey said Monday that the Governor's Study Group on Criminal Justice will study possible solutions for…
The Humane Society of Elmore County employees are working hard, after 72 dogs were brought to the shelter from one home. "They were surrendered to us," Executive Director Rea Cord says. "It's a little…
The school accrediting agency AdvancED has presented an updated report to the Montgomery County school board. That report shows the school system is making improvements in its ongoing accreditation process. School system officials say…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A popular Selma hardware store is closing its doors after more than 50 years of doing business in the community. Holley True Value hardware store in Selma is closing…
On July 21, at approximately 9:10 pm, officers with the Prattville Police Department responded to the area of Cobbs Ford Road and Old Farm Lane in reference to an assault call stemming from a “road rage” incident. It was determined…
The Montgomery Public Schools Transportation Hotline is now open. Parents can call 334-223-6900 to find out bus numbers, pick up times and other information for MPS students. There is also an email address where parents can send their questions: transportationinfo@mps.k12.al.us.…
We're getting an update on new development underway in Old Cloverdale. City leaders say this new project will have major impacts on this popular part of town. This development will bring new apartments and more…
An Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) K9 has died from complications after becoming ill during a contraband search operation at the Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore County on Thursday, July 18. The Corrections K9,…
On July 19, at approximately 3:45 P.M., the Eclectic Police Department , with the assistance from the Elmore County Sheriff's Department, conducted a search warrant in the 600 block of Dunn Adams Road in Eclectic. The search resulted in…
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation following the Sunday evening shooting death of Courtney Jones, 17, of Montgomery. MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 400 block of Hall Street…
Montgomery Police are investigating a shooting that injured a woman. Police say it happened in area of Council and Burns Street. They found a woman with a serious gunshot wound. She was taken to a hospital for treatment. So far…
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation following the Sunday evening shooting death of James Richardson III, 18, of Montgomery. MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 3200 block of Virginia Loop Court at about 7:45 p.m. July…
Fifty years ago Saturday, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. It was an achievement "out of this world,"- literally. "I was 8 years old when the Apollo 11 went…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - A new program is being developed to address the opioid problem in parts of west Alabama. A statement from the University of Alabama says a team of researchers and others has gotten a $200,000 federal planning…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has already had its deadliest year in two decades for boaters - and summer isn't nearly over. Al.com reports that boating accidents in the first 6 ½ months of 2019 have killed 25 people. Already,…
ALICEVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Police in west Alabama say a person whose body was found after a police shooting was dead before the officers fired. Aliceville Police Chief Tonnie Jones tells the Tuscaloosa News that the driver had a dead…
JASPER, Ala. (AP) - Live stand-ins for Santa's reindeer won't be allowed to come into Alabama this year, as part of the state's precautions against a deadly deer disease. So far, there hasn't been any chronic wasting disease in Alabama,…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama college professor who wrote Neil Armstrong's authorized biography is working on another book dealing with the first person to walk on the moon. A release from Auburn University says professor emeritus James Hansen is…
BUTLER, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama jail has been shut down because of unsafe conditions. Choctaw County Sheriff Scott Lolley tells WTOK-TV that all 23 prisoners at the jail in Butler have been moved to the Clarke County jail in…
The Flipping the 334 Career Fair is a unique career fair. It is for young adults age 17-21. The fair was Saturday morning at That's My Dog Jr. More than a…
