    Wallet-hub has ranked the states on dental health...and Alabama came in 48, with only Mississippi, West Virginia and Arkansas getting lower scores. Their report comes during a month designated as a time to raise awareness aboutchildren's dental health. The…
The city of Montgomery has established a security camera command center, part of what they call the "River Region Star Watch" program. In it, officers can monitor various government cameras---including traffic cams, and some privately owned cameras if the owners…
Figures from the Alabama Department of Public Health show that flu activity in the state is up nearly 6 percent in the last three weeks. Al.com reports one flu-related pediatric death was reported…
One local company says it's doing its part to help Governor Kay Ivey get more people working in Alabama. Dixie Electric is now part of the Apprenticeship Alabama Program. It's…
The more pressing topic at Thursday's MPS board meeting was a recent report card grade. The school system went from a grade of D, up to a C. MPS…
January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and human trafficking continues to be a national and state-wide problem year-round. Greenville Police Chief Justin Lovvorn says it remains one of the fastest…
Alabama gets a "D" in the category of being a "state (that) has increased the age at which stores can sell tobacco products to people to age 21. Increasing the minimum age of sale to 21 will decrease smoking by…
The state of Alabama says a Muslim inmate can be executed next week without a Christian prison chaplain in the death chamber. State lawyers wrote in a Thursday court filing that the prison system will waive the presence of the…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - The first woman elected queen of Alabama's leading black Mardi Gras group has died. News outlets report that Aline Jenkins Howard of Mobile died Thursday. She was 97. Mobile has what it calls the nation's oldest…
MPD responded to a domestic violence incident this morning in the 600 block of Buford Street. An adult female victim fled the residence and ran into a nearby school seeking help/a safe place. MPD’s investigation indicates that the victim had…
The Human Rights Campaign is out with a ranking of the states based on the laws they have protecting LGBTQ persons. And Alabama is among the states ranked as not providing "basic equality" Those states are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas,…
An appeals court is reconsidering a decision that revived a lawsuit challenging an Alabama law barring cities from raising the minimum wage. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday withdrew a July decision that revived the racial discrimination…
The head of Alabama's Medicaid agency says it will need less money in the coming year. Medicaid Commissioner Stephanie Azar told state lawmakers Wednesday that Medicaid is asking for $715 million for the coming year. That's $40 million less than…
Officials with RePower South and the city of Montgomery have cut the ribbon, reopening the shut down recycling plant and reinstating a single stream operation. A…
The Troy Police Department has launched a death investigation on Pike County Road 2300. At 1:17 pm police responded to a residence in the old Mossy Grove Estates Subdivision, finding…
The Montgomery Police Department is investigating a two-vehicle collision Wednesday evening, January 30. The crash resulted in the death of a Montgomery man. Montgomery police and fire medics responded to Mobile Highway at Westgate Drive around 5:40 p.m. in reference to…
The Montgomery Police Department has launched a homicide investigation into the fatal shooting of Brenda Hall, 52. The shooting occurred Wednesday, January 30. MPD and fire medics responded to the 100 block of Dogwood Drive about 10:15 p.m., after receiving…
Montgomery fire officials are investigating what caused a vacant house in the Dalraida community to go up in flames. The fire happened just after midnight on Honeysuckle Road. Captain Jason Cupps with the Montgomery Fire Department says firefighters tried to…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- People in Selma are using technology to help expand and improve the tourism industry in the city. Some residents are using Airbnb to connect with tourists…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A murder investigation is underway in Selma -- after a Monday night shooting at a Selma housing project. Police Chief Spencer Collier says it's the city's second murder of the year and both have happened…
Following the devastating tornado in Wetumpka, people have answered to the call, to give of their time and money to help storm victims recover. Now, the Central Alabama Community Foundation is…
Three recent animal deaths, and one confirmed dog poisoning has happened on the same street in the Clairewood neighborhood of Tallassee. Residents say they are afraid for their pets and fear walking…
In what had become an emotional debate, Butler County residents voted against the Ad Valorem tax proposal that would have raised their property taxes, while funding the Butler County School…
The yearly process of Alabama Agency heads going before the joint House/Senate legislative budget committees is underway in Montgomery. The biggest public safety agencies went before the joint committee today, both asking for increases. Corrections Commission Jeff Dunn pointed…
The NFL's top security officer say the league is not aware of any security threats against the Super Bowl, now four days away. National Football League Chief Security Officer Cathy Lanier said Wednesday that "no credible or specific threats" have…
