MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama environmental regulators have proposed a $250,000 fine against Alabama Power Company after groundwater tests near the company's coal ash pond in Gadsden showed high levels of arsenic and radium. Alabama Department of Environmental Management says…
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - Alabama authorities say a high school graduation party fueled by alcohol spiraled out of control early Saturday, leaving one person dead. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks tells news outlets eight other people were hurt in a…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A Civil War group plans to rededicate a monument in Birmingham for Union soldiers. Al.com reports that the Sons of Union Veterans-Civil War will rededicate the 1891 Grand Army of the Republic monument on Sunday afternoon.…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama State commemorated its 150th anniversary with an event celebrating its founders. Nine former slaves established the Lincoln Normal School in Marion, Alabama, in 1867. The school later moved to Montgomery and changed its name to…
If you have a taste for beer, the River Bend Brew Fest was the place to be Friday night, serving up a variety of flavors. "It's a great opportunity to see and taste a variety of beers that I normally…
Alabama's unemployment rate is up slightly despite what officials are calling record employment in the state. The preliminary, seasonally adjusted jobless rate for April is 3.8%. That's up one-tenth of a percent from March, but it's still below the rate…
After 34 years of service to the greater Central and East Alabama areas, MAX Credit Union President and CEO H. Greg McClellan has announced he will retire June 7 th. Mr. McClellan has been President and CEO since 2005. “I…
Maryland's comptroller says he's urging the state's pension system to divest itself from Alabama-based companies due to the state's strictest-in-the-nation abortion ban. In a Facebook post, Comptroller Peter Franchot said the law was "a malicious assault on the rights and…
Live music, food and a bit of history - that is what Dinner on Dexter is all about - supporting the Montgomery City-County Library System. "Our family has been such a…
If you're a history buff, you are going to want to make plans to visit the Montgomery Regional Airport for the Air Power History Tour. Montgomery is the first stop in this year's…
Alabama has executed a man for a quadruple killing in 1997 that followed a dispute over the use of a pickup truck. Authorities say 41-year-old Michael Brandon Samra was given a lethal injection Thursday evening at the state prison in…
State Legislatures have until next week to comply with federal demands to improve Alabama's prison system. A bi-partisan group of lawmakers from the House and the Senate met Thursday to give an…
The Alabama Senate voted 30-0 to overhaul the existing state school board. A bill, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, would replace the elected state school board with a commission…
Many are calling Governor Kay Ivey's approval of Alabama's abortion bill, a costly move for the state. "You certainly cannot deter your efforts to protect the unborn because of cost," says Governor Ivey. Wednesday, Governor Ivey signed one of the…
Flags were flying at half staff all across the nation on Wednesday in honor of law enforcement officers who lost their lives while on duty. In 1962 President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May…
With the stroke of the Governors pen, Alabama now has the most restrictive abortion law in the nation, but today many are questioning the constitutionality of the law. Political analyst Steve Flowers says " anybody that walks around the Senate…
Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed into law the Alabama Human Life Protection Act, after both houses of the Alabama Legislature passed HB314. Upon signing the bill, Governor Ivey released the following statement: “Today, I signed into law the Alabama…
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) - An assistant principal at a Mississippi high school faces statutory rape charges. Leflore County Sheriff Ricky Banks says that 49-year-old Dyana Thomas was arrested Friday at his Greenwood home. That's where the sheriff says Thomas had…
41, 055- That's the number of shifts that have taken place since a law enforcement officer last lost his is life while working in Troy. It was the policemen who sacrificed their lives that were remembered at Troy's annual Police…
In response to the pending Alabama bill that would make performing an abortion a Class A felony punishable by 10 to 99 years in prison, with no exceptions for those performed on rape or incest victims, PETA plans to place…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is not saying whether she intends to sign a proposed abortion ban into law. Ivey told reporters Wednesday that she will review the legislation approved by lawmakers Tuesday night before announcing her decision. She says potential…
A 10-year-old boy is in custody after police say he brought a gun to school. Reports say Mobile Police were called to Morningside Elementary School last Thursday morning after a report of a student with a gun. Authorities say the…
Prattville police say they're investigating an incident involving shots being fired in the Glynwood subdivision. Police say at around 1:15 this morning, a homeowner confronted two male suspects going into his vehicle parked in the driveway of the home. Police say…
Governor Kay Ivey and other elected officials joined Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC (HMMA), in a celebration of the grand opening of HMMA’s cylinder head machining plant. The new plant is the third facility at HMMA to support production of…
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) has announced that he plans to bring his campaign to Montgomery. Sanders is scheduled to speak at a town hall meeting Monday, May 20. That event will happen at Mt. Zion AME Zion…
