From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The 2nd Annual State of the Black Belt Summit was held at the Demopolis Higher Education Center Friday. The event brings together community leaders from all over…
On September 20, the Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force and the Alexander City Special Response Group executed a search warrant at a residence on Joseph Street in Alexander City. The investigation began when a concerned citizen reported juveniles purchasing…
On Friday thirteen new historic sites were officially dedicated in Tuskegee. The city of Tuskegee played a major roll in the Civil Rights Movement. Now more historic people and places in Tuskegee are being…
A federal judge has ordered Alabama to pay more than $675,000 to lawyers for abortion clinics who successfully challenged the state's attempt to ban an abortion procedure. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson on Friday ordered Alabama to pay $675,964 in…
An Alabama Department of Corrections’ officer has been arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation by the department’s investigation and intelligence division. Correctional officer Corey McClendon, 26, of Louisville, AL, was arrested and charged with trafficking in controlled substances. He…
Gov. Kay Ivey has had an outpatient procedure after being diagnosed with cancer. Ivey's office said Friday that the governor's procedure at the University of Alabama at Birmingham went as planned. The governor is back in Montgomery. Ivey says the…
Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that Alabama has yet again set a new record low unemployment rate. Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted August unemployment rate is 3.1%, down from July’s rate of 3.3%, and well below August 2018’s rate…
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH'-zee-oh) says he's ending his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. De Blasio struggled to gain traction in a sprawling field of Democrats seeking the presidency. He…
MPD charged Zachary Jones, 19, with two counts of 1st-degree robbery in connection to a robbery of a business that occurred on May 19 at about 4:20 p.m. in the 1600 block of…
The Butler County school board held its first meeting Thursday night for the first time since Superintendent Dr. John Strycker announced he is leaving for a new job at the end of…
Tuskegee University hosted Lockheed Martin for a day to focus on careers in aerospace and defense while connecting students in the STEM fields to careers and internships. The festivities kicked off on Thursday…
Hundreds of law enforcement officials were in Montgomery Thursday, for the Statewide Law Enforcement Summit. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall hosted the event, which provided officers with a full day of instruction on…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- County workers in Lowndes County could soon see a bump in the amount of money they see in their pay checks. Budget talks by the…
District Attorney Daryl Bailey announced that a Montgomery County jury has found Antuan Johnson guilty of the 2016 shooting death of Gregory Keon Smith. Johnson was 21-years-old at the time of the murder. The defendant was in the parking lot…
A death investigation launched by the Montgomery Police Department on September 10 has transitioned into a homicide investigation after MPD determined the shooting death of Rodricas Hampton, 38, to be a criminal homicide. MPD and Fire Medics responded to the…
Worldwide, approximately 1 million people die by suicide every year. For every suicide death, there are 25 attempts. In 2017, suicide was the 11th leading cause of death in Alabama and is the third leading cause of death for 10-…
Beginning Saturday, Sept. 21, motorists will not be allowed to park on designated streets in the vicinity of Alabama State University on days when ASU plays home football games. Parking will be prohibited on: Lake Street, between Forest Avenue and…
Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday issued the following statement: “Throughout my life, I am constantly reminded that I have so much for which to be thankful; God has been incredibly gracious to…
Sylvester Elliot, of Greenville, has been convicted in Wilcox County of the murder of Clifford Bonner, also of Greenville. Authorities say Elliott shot and killed Bonner outside of a nightclub in Wilcox County in 2017. Bonner was a security guard…
A fire has destroyed the Baymont Inn Hotel in Greenville. According to Police Chief Justin Lovvorn, the fire started at about 8:45 p.m., Wednesday. The are no reports of injuries and no word on the cause of the fire. Chief…
Gas has been hovering just over two dollars per gallon this summer, but a recent spike in gas prices has some drivers concerned. According to Economic Analyst Jeff Bates, prices rose globally over…
Pike animal shelter in Troy is facing an overcrowding of animals with very few volunteers and employees to help. Shelter director Jacob Fannin says they've had to go as far as…
The Montgomery Zoo and Mann Wildlife Learning Museum is proud to announce the rare birth of twin female pygmy hippopotamus calves on August 4, 2019 to first time parents, mom, Asali, and dad, Mikey. This the fourth birth of pygmy…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The Selma Fire Department is investigating a growing number of suspicious house fires. City councilwoman Janie Thomas says four vacant houses in her ward have been…
Community members and financing partners joined developers Gulf Coast Housing Partnership and Volunteers of America Southeast to celebrate the groundbreaking for the new Country Club Estates development. The $12.6 MM project is transforming a formally vacant site on Country Club…
