DraftKings Inc. announced today that its daily fantasy sports products have returned to Alabama after the state passed legislation allowing DFS operators to offer fantasy contests for the first time in three years. Sports fans across the state are now…
On Saturday, June 8, at 10:10 p.m, an unknown male subject, wearing a mask, robbed the Subway in Tallassee at gunpoint. Investigators advise that the masked robber left the business with a small amount of U.S. currency. No injuries…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Conservative firebrand Roy Moore of Alabama will announce this week if he is running for U.S. Senate in 2020. Moore's wife, Kayla Moore, confirmed that he will make an announcement on the Senate race Thursday. Moore…
The Southeast Alabama Area Health Education Center recently hosted its annual Discover Medical Camp for high school students. The week-long camp allowed 21 students to explore career opportunities in the health care field. Campers toured the…
Investigators in Limestone County say a man kept a caged "attack squirrel" in his apartment and fed it methamphetamine to ensure it stayed aggressive. Authorities say they want to find 35-year-old Mickey Paulk, who is wanted on multiple charges including…
District Attorney Daryl Bailey announced today that Jeremy Rimmer has been found guilty of Robbery in the First Degree and Assault in the First Degree. On June 5, 2018, Rimmer followed the victim from a gas station and pulled his…
School may be out. But that does not stop the conversation on education - particularly with charter schools. "The charter school movement is starting in Montgomery with Lead Academy this Fall and we…
Raymond Turner remembers all too well the battle his son Kevin faced. "It's an incurable disease," Turner says. "He had it for about five years and it's a death sentence." Kevin Turner was…
Three years later and still no answers in the disappearance of Starr Mulder. Mulder was last seen at her home in Wetumpka in June 2016. She was living with her ex-husband, Thomas Whitehurst,…
Montgomery police and fire medics responded to the 2700 block of Bonnie Crest Court this morning after getting a call of a possible…
A van with a large group of people inside crashed this morning on U.S. Highway 231 at Sanders Road. At first, it was thought it was a church group, but Alabama News…
The Alabama Department of Corrections says an inmate at the Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore has been stabbed to death. Prison officials say correctional officers found Jeremy Reshad Bailey, 29, inside a housing area suffering from a stab wound late Saturday afternoon. …
The new Kids Count Data Book has been released, showing Alabama isn't keeping up with the rest of the country in the well-being of children. The Annie E. Casey Foundation releases the report each year. The 2019 report uses 16…
FILE - In this April 4, 2016 file photo, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt attend the premiere of "Nothing Left Unsaid" at the Time Warner Center in New York. Vanderbilt, the "poor little rich…
It's Father's Day. For many dads, that means spending some well-deserved time with their children and families. "I woke up and got the best Father's Day present I ever have gotten," father of five kids…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama will require some sex offenders whose crimes involve children to take chemical castration medication during parole, a requirement that has prompted some legal concerns and appears to be rarely used in some states that allow…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is taking a state delegation to the upcoming Paris Air Show. The Alabama delegation includes economic development specialists, elected officials, university representatives and others attending the aerospace industry event. Ivey's office said…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Tuscaloosa's mayor is taking steps to curb a recent wave of gun violence. Among the steps announced recently: An emergency measure that allows the police chief to make staffing changes to address the problem. The Tuscaloosa…
PHENIX CITY, Ala. (AP) - Police say two people have died in a house fire in the east Alabama community of Phenix City. Phenix City police Capt. Darryl Williams says the blaze was reported around 11:45 p.m. Saturday. He says…
A two-vehicle crash has claimed the life of an Auburn man. According to ALEA Cpl. Jess Thornton, James Wilson Nunn, 56, was killed when the 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee he was driving was struck by a 2000 Sterling tractor-trailer. Nunn was…
UPDATE: According to Public Information Officer, Josh Wasden, the shooting occurred during a cook out on Simon Road. The victim in the shooting reportedly slashed a woman several times with a bladed instrument, then turned on the woman’s boyfriend. The attacker…
One man was arrested after allegedly killing his 79-year-old grandmother on Saturday. According to Sergeant Jarrett Williams with the Montgomery Police department, officers responded to the 3900 Block of Gateway Court for a welfare check around 11:30 am. Once on…
One man in South Alabama dubbed the "Backwoods Bandit" was arrested on Thursday. According to the Covington County Sheriff's Office, Mathew Cobb was wanted for questioning in relation to a string of burglaries that occurred in Covington, Conecuh, and Escambia counties.…
Hispanic Outreach Leadership and Action is the first organization in the river region focused on serving the Hispanic community. Today the organization sponsored a Hispanic Community Fair. There were food vendors,music, and dancing. More importantly there were non-profits on hand…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Three new Alabama license plates are coming online next month. The Alabama Department of Revenue says plates for Colon Cancer Awareness, Prostate Cancer Research and Thank a Lineman have exceeded the minimum number of pre-commitments and…
