Tuskegee university is celebrating the inauguration of its first female president. University officials are calling the historic moment a new era. "I think it means a lot because I think people around the…
Former Auburn assistant basketball coach Chuck Person is scheduled to plead guilty Tuesday to a conspiracy charge in a scandal that involved bribes paid to entice young athletes to go to top schools. The change-of-plea hearing was revealed in a…
The Alabama Attorney General's Office describes the charges against him this way: one indictment charges that Lewis engaged in sexual intercourse with a member of the opposite sex by forcible compulsion, first-degree rape. The two remaining indictments charge that…
The possible tornado that hit the Titus community of Elmore County last night brought one resident to the place where she knew she could find comfort -- her faith. Arcuqlia Pearson says she…
The Alabama Treasurer's Office says people in these counties who suffered property losses from the tornadoes on March 3rd may be eligible to borrow money from $50-Million in "below market" deposits made by the state. Loan approval decisions are made…
A possible tornado left several homes heavily damaged in the Titus community of Elmore County. The storm hit last night, but it took a while to assess the overall extent of the damage.…
If you'd like to step back in time, then Selma is the place to be. Today and Saturday, you can take part in the 44th annual Selma Pilgrimage. It's your chance to tour historic homes, museums, gardens and more. Selma was…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Two suspects in a recent rash of car break-ins in Demopolis have been arrested and charged by police. Thirty-one year old Marquel Livingston of Selma and…
Pike County is seeing an overpopulation of stray animals, and The Humane Society of Pike County is trying to help reduce the large amount of stray cats and dogs in the…
The Southern Poverty Law Center has announced it has dismissed founder Morris Dees. SPLC President Richard Cohen announced Thursday that Dees' employment was terminated. The statement did not elaborate on the reasons but…
The Troy Police Department arrested Jashaun Cordell Lawrence, 20, of Troy, March 13. Lawrence was arrested on an active warrant for Robbery first degree which is a class A Felony. Lawrence’s arrest stems from a robbery that occurred in the…
A South Carolina woman who won $878 million in the biggest jackpot payout to one winner in U.S. history says she wants to give back to the city and state where her good fortune happened. The woman issued a statement…
An Alabama inmate who refused food and drink during what he said was unjustified solitary confinement has ended his hunger strike. According to reports, Robert Earl Council started the hunger strike last week at Holman Correctional Facility. Council's attorney, David…
You don't have to travel far into Lee County before running into flattened homes, and piles of debris. Still less than two weeks after a devastating EF-4 tornado…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) has announced that she will be bringing her 2020 presidential campaign to Selma. Her campaign has announced that the Selma stop will be part of a campaign tour of Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. Her stop in…
Every year the faces of patients from Alabama's Children's Hospital brighten up as they're treated to a preview of the best show on dirt. Hundreds of children and their families came out…
THERE IS A RECORD NUMBER OF WOMEN SERVING IN CONGRESS THIS YEAR. BUT THE ALABAMA DELEGATION REMAINS MOSTLY MALE, AS DOES THE ALABAMA LEGISLATURE, AND THE MONTGOMERY CITY COUNCIL WAS…
The Buy Alabama's Best Campaign formed in 2006. Four Alabama companies, the Alabama Grocer Association, and the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries saw a need to identify products made in…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The Edmund Pettus Bridge is closed until Friday to allow work crews to complete a maintenance project near the bridge. Access to the historic bridge has…
The college entrance exam scandal involving wealthy parents and college coaches is sending shock waves around universities. Dozens of wealthy parents, including well-known actresses, are being charged in the…
Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been indicted in New York on state charges, seen as a strategy for preventing a potential presidential pardon. A federal judge has sentenced Paul Manafort to more than 3 1/2 additional years…
President Donald Trump has had it with the #fakeMelania conspiracy theories that have been circulating on social media. Trump claims that photos of his wife were altered to make it appear that a look-alike accompanied him to Alabama last week…
A handful of Verizon customers will soon have faster wireless service - but they'll have to pay $10 a month more. Verizon says it'll flip the switch next month on a much-hyped, next-generation "5G" phone network . Service will start…
On Tuesday, March 12, Alabama State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) agents arrested former ALEA Trooper Stephen Langham on six felony drug charges. Langham is charged with five counts of Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance and one count of Unlawful…
