The Justice Department today announced that a Federal Grand Jury sitting in Montgomery, returned a two-count indictment charging former Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Lieutenant Willie Burks, 39, with failing to stop a sergeant under his command from kicking and…
Pike Road Schools Superintendent, Dr. Charles Ledbetter was elected as the District IV Superintendent of the Year. He was nominated and elected by the superintendents in District IV of…
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama school system is being sued by parents who say officials knew their first grade daughter was being sexually assaulted by other students but did nothing about it. News outlets report the Hoover City Schools…
CLEVELAND, Ala. (AP) - The sheriff of an Alabama county dealing with several grim cases has organized a prayer vigil. Reports say Blount County Sheriff Mark Moon released a statement Friday about the upset in the "normally quiet and peaceful…
ATLANTA (AP) - An Alabama man has been apprehended as part of a yearslong terrorism probe in which the FBI says he told agents he would execute a U.S. soldier if ordered to do so by the Islamic State group.…
The chair of Alabama's Board of Pardons and Paroles is resigning from her governor-appointed station effective Oct. 1 after less than a year in the role. According to reports, Lyn Head said she made the decision after fervent prayer. The…
It's not everyday that 12-year-old girls use their own birthday money to buy feminine products for girls in need. "I've always liked the thought of just helping others, helping…
Tuscaloosa may be nearly 150 miles from Greenville, but Officer Dornell Cousette's death in the line of duty Monday sends waves through the law enforcement community. "Anytime something this tragic happens…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Association estimates that there are 1.6 million crashes each year from cell phone use. That's why some Bullock County officials are teaching students some valuable lessons about…
The Alabama Hemp program launched in the beginning of 2019, after the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (i.e. Farm Bill) declassified hemp as a schedule 1 drug and deemed hemp as an agriculture commodity. This legislation defines hemp as all…
The World's Longest Annual Paddle Race is making its way through Wetumpka this week, and city leaders hope the event can help turn Wetumpka into a water sport destination. The…
Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is asking a federal judge to dismiss Roy Moore's defamation lawsuit over a 2018 television segment of "Who is America?" Lawyers for Baron Cohen, Showtime Networks and CBS wrote last week in a court filing that…
Authorities say a Tuscaloosa police officer has died and the wanted felon he was pursuing is in custody after a shootout. According to reports, 40-year-old officer Dornell Cousette had come to arrest a man who failed to appear in…
The run-off candidates in Montgomery's mayoral election were invited to participate in a forum on the campus to discuss the issues. But only one was able to attend. Both candidates David Woods…
Investigators say that someone intentionally set fire to a home in Prattville early Monday morning. Fire crews were called to scene at about 3 a.m. in the 200 block of Gardenia Court. No one was injured as result of the fire.…
Two Montgomery intersections will be closed to traffic as CSX Railroad crews perform maintenance work on tracks at Terminal Road. Street closures will begin on Airbase Boulevard at Terminal Road and Mobile Highway at Terminal Road at 5:30 a.m.. and…
Drought conditions continue to affect parts of the state -especially in Pike County, where farmers are getting ready to pick their crops. “You have your scattered rain and this is just one of…
On September 16, 2004 Hurricane Ivan made landfall as a category 3 hurricane near Gulf Shores, Alabama. The storm maintained hurricane strength until it was over central Alabama, leaving miles…
A single-vehicle crash at 8:30 a.m. Monday, September 16, has claimed the life of a Tallassee woman. Pamela Hitson, 50, was killed when the 2012 Nissan Maxima she was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Hitson was pronounced…
A two-vehicle crash Sunday, September 15, claimed the life of a Ramer man. Christopher Daniel Sullins, 32, was killed when the 2006 Suzuki motorcycle he was driving collided with a 2008 Nissan Rogue. Sullins was pronounced dead at the scene.…
The Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) has issued a Fire Danger Advisory for all 67 Alabama counties effective immediately until rainfall is received. Current drought conditions and persistent high temperatures have combined to create a high probability…
Early Monday morning, Prattville fire crews responded to a house fire in the 200 block of Gardenia Court. No one was hurt and the Fire Marshall's office is investigating the cause of the fire.
One person is dead and another has sustained life threatening injuries from a traffic accident involving an SUV and a motorcycle. According to Col. Jon Briggs, the accident occurred around 6:50 p.m. on Sunday on Gardner Road off of Highway…
It's been 18 years since 9/11 occurred in New York. Sunday, firefighters and communities across the state took time to honor the victims in downtown Montgomery. It was part of the 8th Annual…
Hezekiah Watkins was on summer break between 8th and 9th grade when he was pushed into history, becoming the youngest person arrested during the 1961 Freedom Rides. Five days inside a Mississippi death row cell transformed him from young man…
