Keeping New Year Fitness Resolutions
According to a survey by NPR, exercising more is the number one New Year's resolution. Every year millions of Americans go through their annual "join a gym" routine. People go to…
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Three High-Speed Chase suspects are Back in Louisiana.
The three suspects, Mississippi residents, were taken back to Louisiana after Montgomery County Alabama authorities arrested them following a high-speed chase on I-65 and I-85, ending in Pike Road on December 29th. …
Pike Road Residents Looking Ahead
For many people living in Pike Road "Progress" is their word to describe the town. However, as we go into 2019 they are hoping for a little more. For the most part,…
Sources: Neal Brown Finalizing Deal to Become Next West Virginia Head Coach
Two people familiar with the situation say West Virginia and Troy's Neal Brown are completing a deal to make him the next coach of the Mountaineers. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract…
Selma Tourism Impacted by Government Shutdown
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The partial government shutdown is affecting tourism in Selma. The Selma Interpretive Center is closed due to the shutdown. The sign on the door reads…
ASU Marching Hornets Return Home
Millions watched them lead the Rose Parade on New Year's day, now the Marching Hornets have returned to Montgomery. The Hornets returned from the palm trees and sunny skies of…
Funeral Held for Well-Known Pastor
Jared Decker, the pastor of Grandview Pines Baptist Church in Millbrook was laid to rest today. Decker died suddenly on December 28 after fainting in his home. He was 35 years…
Virginia Congresswoman Displays Transgender Pride Flag Outside Her Washington Office
A newly elected Virginia congresswoman is displaying a transgender pride flag outside her Washington office. Rep. Jennifer Wexton is a Democrat from the 10th District in northern Virginia who was sworn in Thursday. The pink-, blue- and white-striped flag is…
Suspect in 2017 Troy Armed Robbery Arrested in Dothan
Tyrez Mathis, 19, was arrested yesterday at his residence in Dothan with assistance from the Dothan Police Department. Mathis was arrested on an outstanding warrant for Robbery 1st degree. Mathis was identified as one of three suspects involved in the…
New Destroyer to be named for U.S. Senator/Admiral Denton
The U.S. Navy will name a new destroyer after the former U.S. Senator, who was a prisoner of war in Vietnam for eight years. Shelby says: “Admiral Denton’s legacy is an inspiration to all who wear our nation’s uniform,” said…
New Trial Ordered for Inmate on Death Row for 15 Years
The Alabama Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for an inmate who has been on death row for 15 years. Justices on Friday reinstated a lower court's order granting a new trial to Emanuel Aaron Gissendanner because his defense…
Louisiana Authorities Identify Clerk Killed in Robbery
Authorities in Bogalusa, Louisiana, have released the name of the convenience store clerk who was killed in a robbery last Saturday night. The incident resulted in a high-speed Interstate chase in Montgomery County Alabama that ended with the arrest of…
California Businessman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Bribe Alabama Lawmaker
On Friday, January 4, G. Ford Gilbert, 71, of Carmichael, California, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit bribery of a state official, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr., Postal Inspector in Charge of the Houston…
HB 1 would restore the Voting Rights Act
A U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2013 did away with the requirement that the U.S. Justice Department approve any election law changes in Alabama and other mostly Southern States that had a history of preventing minority voters from casting…
One Dead After Officer Involved Shooting in Elmore County
Authorities say a suspected car thief was shot and killed on Highway 14 near the I-65 exit Thursday. The suspect who was killed in the shooting is 27-year-old Jae Wesley Hardy…
Selma Charity to Build New Community Rec Center
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A new multi-million dollar community recreation center is on the way to Selma. The Edmundite Missions is building a new state of the art community…
Fireworks & Bullets Over Alabama New Years Eve
She was reading about someone hit by gunfire that had been fired into the air…
Pike County Schools Are Adding School Resource Officers
A school shooting could happen anywhere. Pike County schools are doing their best to ensure that does not happen in any of their five schools. “The way the world…
Judge Upholds Charges Against Ex-Auburn Coach Chuck Person
A New York judge has upheld criminal charges alleging former Auburn assistant coach Chuck Person accepted bribes from a financial adviser to steer athletes his way. U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska said there was enough evidence to let the case…
Roy Moore Files Lawsuit After Appearance on Comedy Show
Former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore says he didn't know he was dealing with comedian Sacha Baron Cohen when he agreed to appear on a television show. Moore filed a multi-million defamation lawsuit over his appearance on "Who is America?"…
Spokeswoman: State Sen. David Burkette Admitted to Hospital; Condition Improving
A spokeswoman says an Alabama state senator admitted to a hospital for an undisclosed medical problem is alert and stable.A spokeswoman says an Alabama state senator admitted to a hospital for an undisclosed medical problem is alert and stable. Alabama…
Alabama Pension Fund Becomes Owner of Large Newspaper Chain
Alabama's employee pension fund has become sole owner of one of the largest chains of local U.S. newspapers. CHNI LLC has been acquired by the Retirement Systems of Alabama. The company includes 68 daily newspapers and more than 40 non-dailies…
Airbus expands in South Alabama
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Airbus says it will fulfill two new aircraft orders at an expanding manufacturing operation on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The European aircraft maker said Thursday that 120 passenger aircraft ordered by JetBlue Airways and the start-up…
