Fundraising Journey for Handley High Band Runs Through Selma
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- An Alabama high school band director is on a 415 mile journey on foot -- in an effort to raise money for his students…
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Inmate Escapes from Montgomery Work Release Center
State inmate Teddy Roosevelt Cotton has escaped from the Red Eagle Work Release in Montgomery. Cotton was serving 20 years for robbery and assault. He has served 7 years of that sentence. If you have any information concerning the whereabouts…
Changes Coming to the Wetumpka Police Department
It's only been a few months since the Wetumpka Police Department welcomed a new chief and now a few changes are in the works. Wetumpka Police Chief Greg Benton is ready to…
Suspects Charged in Prison Money Card and Insurance Fraud Scheme
Law enforcement agents with the Alabama Department of Corrections Investigations and Intelligence Division made multiple arrests following a two-month investigation into a prison money card and insurance fraud scheme. Willie Edward Wells, 71, of Pike Road, Adrianne Mary Collins, 32,…
Montgomery Police Search for Highland Ave. Murder Suspect
The Montgomery Police Department is searching for Christopher Lee Dotson for Murder. Investigators say that a warrant has been signed for Dotson, charging him with the murder of Adam Jordan. Jordan died…
Pike County Salvation Army Needs Help As Holiday Season Ramps Up
While some people are busy planning their holiday traditions, there are some families who worry they may not get to enjoy the holidays. That is where the Pike County Salvation Army…
Auburn Helping to Launch Effort to Award More Degrees by 2025
Auburn University is helping launch a massive new effort in which 130 public universities and systems will work together to increase college access, close the achievement gap and award hundreds of thousands more degrees by 2025. The participating institutions will…
OSHA Fines Montgomery Steel Company
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced today that it has cited Sabel Steel Service of Montgomery for "exposing employees to amputation, fall and other hazards" at four of the company's facilities. Sabel Steel faces…
Governor Ivey to Hold 69th Annual Turkey Pardoning
Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday will continue an Alabama tradition that dates back more than 60 years when she officially grants a Thanksgiving pardon to Clyde the Turkey. The turkey comes from the Bates Family Farm which supplies Bates House…
Boots & Brellas Drive for MPS Students
Montgomery Public Schools attendance is dropping on days when it rains and school leaders say that's because many students don't have rain gear. For that reason, many local organizations have teamed…
Service of Military Veterans Honored in Dallas Co.
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- People in Dallas County honored the military service of our nation's veterans at a ceremony Monday morning at Bloch Park in Selma. The rain couldn't stop…
New Monument Wall Pays Tribute to Vietnam War Heroes from Central and South Alabama
Pike County's Veterans Day celebrations included the unveiling of a monument in Troy's Bicentennial Park. Twenty-six names are engraved on the monument, representing twenty-six lives from Pike, Barbour, Butler, Henry, and…
Selma Man Arrested for Death of Another Selma Man
A Selma man has been arrested in the death of a 42-year-old man last week. Selma Police Chief Spencer Collier said Sunday that 34-year-old Winston Harris was arrested and charged with murder in the death of Ricky Dewayne Sanders. Both…
Newly Elected Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth Names Chief of Staff
Alabama's newly elected lieutenant governor has named a north Alabama woman to serve as his chief of staff. Lt. Gov.-elect Will Ainsworth says Judy Miller of Arab is believed to be the first female appointed to the position, which oversees…
New Whimsical Crosswalk on Mulberry Street in Montgomery
Montgomery City employees were out on Mulberry Street on this cold Sunday morning implementing a new crosswalk design. Still to be installed: the "raised bump" panels that will allow blind people to know where the crosswalk…
Montgomery Neurologist Testing Cutting Edge Technology to Help Assess Athletic Concussions
Player safety is a concern for every football coach and especially the danger of concussions and CTE-a rare condition caused by repeated trauma to the brain. In football, a hard hit…
This photo is NOT in Alabama's Birmingham...and Not in England's Either!
The Weekly Standard newspaper in England says a Facebook user posted the photo below with this fake caption: “This is not Saudi Arabia… This is ‘Sweet Home’ Birmingham, Alabama..! Nervous yet?” But the photo was NOT taken in Birmingham.... "Uploading…
New Birmingham Stadium Moving Forward
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Work could begin by the end of the year on a new outdoor stadium in Birmingham. Groundbreaking is scheduled by the end of the year, and Jefferson County Commission President Jimmie Stephens tells WBMA-TV that leaders…
Alabama Democrats
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Democrats' disappointing performance in Tuesday's election has reignited calls for changes within the state party. Democratic candidates were held to about…
Another Montgomery shooting death
From MPD: MONTGOMERY —The Montgomery Police Department has initiated a homicide investigation into the Friday night shooting death of Adam Terrell Jordan, 31, of Montgomery. MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 2700 block of Highland Avenue at about 5:30 p.m. Nov. 9 in reference to a subject shot. There, they located the…
Wall Collapse Injures 5 Football Players at Pike County High School
Five high school football players from Oakman High School are recovering after a wall collapsed onto them at Pike County High School. According to Pike County Schools Superintendent,…
Perry Co. Man Convicted of Multiple Sex Crimes
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Perry County man is convicted on multiple sex charges by a Perry County jury. District Attorney Michael Jackson says 49 year old Tony Simmons was found guilty…
Holtville-Slapout Fire and Rescue Department Prepares for Major Fundraiser
The Holtville-Slapout Fire Department plans to serve the community a different way Saturday, in an effort to continue to protect and serve. The department is planning to have their annual…
Execution Date Set for 1995 Murderer
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has set an execution date for an inmate sentenced to death for the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old girl. The Alabama Supreme Court set a Feb. 7 execution date for Dominique Ray. Tiffany…
ASU Pays Tribute to Black WWI Soldiers for WWI 100th Anniversary
Gathered at Oakwood Cemetery, a small group from Alabama State University came to pay their respects to soldiers who died one hundred years ago. More than 350,000 African Americans served in…
