The Alabama Senate on Tuesday approved, by a 30-0 vote, the General Fund budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, which starts October 1st. The FY20 General Fund - the budget for all non-education state spending - sets aside an additional…
Lake Martin boaters will find a new “No Wake” zone when they visit the lake this summer. The zone was created at the bridge where Ridge Island Way crosses over to Chimney Rock Island, or what’s commonly known as “The…
Sen. Vivian Davis Figures (D-Mobile) has introduced a bill in the Alabama Senate to repeal the state’s extreme abortion ban. “There are consequences for every decision we make as legislators, and for every vote we cast there are ramifications,” Sen.…
The Alabama House of Representatives has approved legislation to put doctors in prison if they don't try to save babies "born alive" after an attempted abortion. Representatives voted 66-18 for the bill Tuesday. The bill now moves to the Senate…
It is no surprise that Montgomery's tourism industry is seeing a jump with the state's overall increase of 8.5 percent last year. For Montgomery, it's a 15 percent increase that has city…
Driving change- that's what Hyundai is hoping to do with a big donation to the Montgomery Public School system. Hyundai Motor America gave $250,000 to provide better educational opportunities for MPS students.…
The Alabama Department of Transportation is rolling out a new program to identify rural transportation needs across the state. The Statewide Transportation Improvement Program will hold six public meetings in Butler, Bullock, Crenshaw, Lowndes, Macon, and Pike Counties to discuss…
Lottery legislation has stalled in the House of Representatives after supporters did not have enough votes to get the bill up for debate. The bill has failed a procedural vote required…
Montgomery will soon be seen in a new light thanks to a project beginning this week to upgrade its 22,462 streetlights to energy-efficient LED systems. “Today, we are making good on our promise to build a brighter future in the…
Montgomery's Valiant Cross Academy is getting an important donation from members of the Montgomery Rotary Club. The club has presented the school with a street-legal golf cart. The reason that's so important is…
A man charged with killing one Alabama police officer and wounding two others has made his initial court appearance. Grady Wayne Wilkes was denied bond during a hearing Tuesday in Opelika. He was handcuffed and shackled about the legs as…
The Central Alabama Community Foundation, along with affiliates Autauga Area Community Foundation and Elmore County Community Foundation has awarded $123,482.10 in grants to 22 non-profits that provide family, food, and medical programs in Autauga, Coffee, Dale, Elmore, Geneva, Henry, Houston,…
From the West Alabama Newsroom - Dallas County has experienced growth in tourism over the past year. The Alabama Tourism Department announced visitors to Dallas County in 2018 spent $76 million and were responsible for 1,028 jobs, a 7.1% increase…
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) released the following statement today after the Alabama Tourism Department announced visitors to Dallas County in 2018 spent $76 million and were responsible for 1,028 jobs, a 7.1% increase since 2017: “I have always…
Security is expected to be tight as 29-year-old Grady Wayne Wilkes appears in court in Lee County on Tuesday afternoon. Wilkes was arrested Monday on charges of shooting three Auburn police officers who responded to a domestic disturbance call on…
Memorial Day weekend kicks off summer vacation for many traveling south, and ALDOT is doing its part for road safety by having no temporary lane closures on Alabama interstates after noon on Friday, May 24, through midnight, Monday, May 27.…
A proposal to start a state lottery in Alabama is heading to a key vote in the House of Representatives. Lawmakers are expected to debate the bill this afternoon. The proposed constitutional amendment would authorize a state lottery played with paper…
The 2019 legislative session is only less than a month from ending but there is still a lot more to accomplish. Alabama's critical prison system is something that lawmakers are required…
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders made a campaign stop in the Capital City Monday. Early Monday morning, Sanders toured homes of some of the impoverished people living in Lowndes…
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday issued the following statement regarding the incident in Auburn, which fatally wounded one officer and injured two other officers: “Just last week, in Alabama and across…
Hyundai Motor America has announced that it will donate $250,000 for STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Math) education in Montgomery Public Schools. This comes through the company's Hyundai ST Math Initiative with the MIND Research Institute. Hyundai says this will benefit more than 3,000 students…
Things are looking up for the tourism industry in Alabama, according to newly released figures from the Alabama Tourism department that show growth, especially in the Capital City. Governer Kay Ivey and Tourism Director Lee Sentell presented the stats Monday…
Greenville police say they've arrested an armed robbery suspect. Police say Timothy Obryant Smith, 32, of Greenville has confessed to the armed robbery of a business in the 900 block of…
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced at a press conference that one million more people visited Alabama in 2018 than ever before and spent $15.5 billion, which was $1.2 billion higher than the previous year, according to the state’s annual…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says the state's new abortion ban reflects Alabamians' value for the "sanctity of life." Ivey made the comments Monday. Last week she signed the legislation that bans abortion in almost all cases. Asked about criticism the…
