Fred's Inc. says it will close 159 underperforming and unprofitable stores in 13 states by the end of May. The list includes 19 stores in Alabama. In our area, the store in Marion is scheduled to close. The Memphis-based company…
Macon County authorities are investigating a stabbing that left one man dead and sent another to the hospital. Sheriff Andre Brunson says that stabbing happened Wednesday night near Notasulga. The second victim is in critical condition. Brunson says several agencies…
Troy police are investigating a shooting that left two men injured. The shooting happened just after 7:00 last night at the A&A Carwash in the 600 block of North Three Notch Street. Police say one of the victims was taken…
Around 40,000 people in Alabama are impacted by autism. Some of those are children that a local non-profit is trying to help. Spectrum jam is a new music therapy project for autistic children.…
Max Herzel and Riva Hirsch both have chilling stories of what happened to them as children. They tell their stories at schools around the country because they want people to know the truth…
Montgomery City workers are refurbishing the little triangle shaped park at the foot of Dexter Avenue. It's a reminder of the Bible in the park Mystery. The workers removed a display case…
The Alabama House of Representatives has voted to ticket motorists who unnecessarily linger in the left lane on the interstate. Dubbed the "Anti-Road Rage Act," the measure says motorists could be ticketed for driving more than a mile-and-a-half in the…
A two-vehicle crash at 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, has claimed the life of a Andalusia man. Tommy Jason Sutton, 35, was killed when his 2004 Harley Davidson motorcycle struck a 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by a 13-year-old year…
Payday lending customers would have longer to repay their loans under a proposal supporters hope will win approval after years of stalled reform efforts. Advocacy groups on Thursday urged lawmakers to support the…
Montgomery Police have charged a third teen involved in a shooting near Lee High School, and now say the shooting stemmed from an attempted armed robbery. Police say a 14-year-old that was critically…
With the possibility of severe storms on Sunday, the Autauga County Emergency Management Agency has reported that two weather sirens in the Marbury area are out of service. The first siren is located at the volunteer fire department and the…
Jurors in Autauga County have convicted a man of killing his brother-in-law in a dispute that began over grass cutting. 75-year-old Joseph H. Huffman has been found guilty of murder in the gunshot killing of 59-year-old John Brown in July…
Some people are fighting to keep a historic Montgomery landmark in tact, while others are making it clear about why it's time for a change for the old First Presbyterian Church building in…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma City Treasurer Renita Wade has been on paid administrative leave for about the last six months. Wednesday morning Wade was in court -- fighting to go…
For the second year in a row, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America were at the state house. It was part of their annual advocacy day. members urged lawmakers to…
Every year, more than 3.6 million referrals are made to child protection agencies involving more than 6.6 million children. The month of April is National Child Abuse Prevention month. The…
Lawmakers could again consider legislation that would allow people to carry a concealed handgun in public without getting a special permit. The bill by Republican Sen. Gerald Allen of Tuscaloosa would do away with the current requirement to get a…
The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a 2% pay raise for state employees. Lawmakers approved the pay raise bill Tuesday on a 103-0 vote. The proposal now moves to the Alabama Senate. If enacted, this would be the second…
House committee approves change to marriage forms MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers are close to abolishing judge-signed marriage licenses as some conservative probate judges continue to object to same-sex marriage. Couples would still get a form at the local…
A former spokesman for Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is joining a crowded field in a special election to fill a Montgomery legislative seat. Daniel Sparkman qualified with the Alabama Republican Party to run for House District 74. The seat is…
The Alabama Department of Corrections is looking for developers interested in building three men's prisons that the state would then lease from private owners. News outlets report responses for the DOC's request for expressions of interest are due Wednesday. The…
A legislative committee has shelved ethics legislation that would allow lobbyists to give unlimited gifts to public officials. The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman on Wednesday delayed a vote on the bill that would make multiple changes to state ethics law.…
An appellate court won't halt the upcoming lethal injection of an Alabama inmate who had asked to be put to death with nitrogen gas. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday denied an execution stay for Christopher Lee…
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $38,336 grant to establish a statewide standard for law enforcement agencies to report seizures and forfeitures. The Alabama Justice Information Commission, which is responsible for all rules and policies involving crime information in Alabama,…
The Greenville Police Department and Butler County Sheriff's Department have been working together to investigate a series of residential burglaries and thefts that have occurred between March 20th and April 7th. The Greenville PD investigated three house burglaries and one trailer…
