The Greenville Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying an unknown suspect wanted in connection to an armed robbery investigation. According to investigators, a gas station in Greenville was robbed at knifepoint around 4:20 a.m. on Sunday. The…
A single-vehicle crash in Pike Road has claimed the life of a Shorter man. According to ALEA Corporal Jess Thornton, Michael Jerome Hall, 53, was killed when the 2012 Ford F-150 he was driving left the roadway and hit a ditch. According to Thornton,…
A single-vehicle crash in Houston County has claimed the life of an Ashford man. According to ALEA Sgt. Drew Brooks, Corey James Dunn, 52, was killed when the ATV he was driving left the roadway and struck a ditch. Dunn was…
A single-vehicle crash in Autauga County has claimed the life of a Marbury man. According to ALEA Corporal Jess Thornton, 40-year-old Terry Lee Oates was killed when the 2002 Cadillac Deville he was driving left the roadway and struck a utility…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Parking lots have been filling up with scores of new Mercedes-Benz vehicles in Alabama. The Tuscaloosa News reports that thousands of the vehicles are showing up in parking lots across west and central Alabama. Officials with…
TROY, Ala. (AP) - Tuition will not increase next year at Troy University. The school announced this week that its Board of Trustees voted to keep the current tuition rates in place for the upcoming academic year. The Dothan Eagle…
A shooting at a graduation party in Eufaula has left two people injured. According to a press release from the Eufaula Police Department, officers responded to gunshots in the 300 block of New Fort Browder Road around 1:45 a.m. on Saturday.…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama environmental regulators have proposed a $250,000 fine against Alabama Power Company after groundwater tests near the company's coal ash pond in Gadsden showed high levels of arsenic and radium. Alabama Department of Environmental Management says…
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - Alabama authorities say a high school graduation party fueled by alcohol spiraled out of control early Saturday, leaving one person dead. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks tells news outlets eight other people were hurt in a…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A Civil War group plans to rededicate a monument in Birmingham for Union soldiers. Al.com reports that the Sons of Union Veterans-Civil War will rededicate the 1891 Grand Army of the Republic monument on Sunday afternoon.…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama State commemorated its 150th anniversary with an event celebrating its founders. Nine former slaves established the Lincoln Normal School in Marion, Alabama, in 1867. The school later moved to Montgomery and changed its name to…
If you have a taste for beer, the River Bend Brew Fest was the place to be Friday night, serving up a variety of flavors. "It's a great opportunity to see and taste a variety of beers that I normally…
Alabama's unemployment rate is up slightly despite what officials are calling record employment in the state. The preliminary, seasonally adjusted jobless rate for April is 3.8%. That's up one-tenth of a percent from March, but it's still below the rate…
After 34 years of service to the greater Central and East Alabama areas, MAX Credit Union President and CEO H. Greg McClellan has announced he will retire June 7 th. Mr. McClellan has been President and CEO since 2005. “I…
Maryland's comptroller says he's urging the state's pension system to divest itself from Alabama-based companies due to the state's strictest-in-the-nation abortion ban. In a Facebook post, Comptroller Peter Franchot said the law was "a malicious assault on the rights and…
Live music, food and a bit of history - that is what Dinner on Dexter is all about - supporting the Montgomery City-County Library System. "Our family has been such a…
If you're a history buff, you are going to want to make plans to visit the Montgomery Regional Airport for the Air Power History Tour. Montgomery is the first stop in this year's…
Alabama has executed a man for a quadruple killing in 1997 that followed a dispute over the use of a pickup truck. Authorities say 41-year-old Michael Brandon Samra was given a lethal injection Thursday evening at the state prison in…
State Legislatures have until next week to comply with federal demands to improve Alabama's prison system. A bi-partisan group of lawmakers from the House and the Senate met Thursday to give an…
The Alabama Senate voted 30-0 to overhaul the existing state school board. A bill, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, would replace the elected state school board with a commission…
Many are calling Governor Kay Ivey's approval of Alabama's abortion bill, a costly move for the state. "You certainly cannot deter your efforts to protect the unborn because of cost," says Governor Ivey. Wednesday, Governor Ivey signed one of the…
Flags were flying at half staff all across the nation on Wednesday in honor of law enforcement officers who lost their lives while on duty. In 1962 President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May…
With the stroke of the Governors pen, Alabama now has the most restrictive abortion law in the nation, but today many are questioning the constitutionality of the law. Political analyst Steve Flowers says " anybody that walks around the Senate…
Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed into law the Alabama Human Life Protection Act, after both houses of the Alabama Legislature passed HB314. Upon signing the bill, Governor Ivey released the following statement: “Today, I signed into law the Alabama…
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) - An assistant principal at a Mississippi high school faces statutory rape charges. Leflore County Sheriff Ricky Banks says that 49-year-old Dyana Thomas was arrested Friday at his Greenwood home. That's where the sheriff says Thomas had…
