The Equal Justice Initiative now has a new addition to it's Memorial for Peace and Justice and Legacy Museum: a cafe', and bookstore. The memorial and museum have been open for almost two months now, though this new space offers…
An Alabama mayor is backing down from an attempt to ban the media and out-of-towners from council meetings. Paint Rock Mayor Brenda Fisk tells WAAY-TV she issued the ban earlier this year without knowing it would violate the law. Fisk…
Police in Eufaula are investigation after finding an illegal moonshine operation and dozens of fermentation barrels. Eufaula Police Sgt. Donald Brown told news outlets Tuesday that 36 fermentation barrels were found in a wooded area on Monday. He says the…
The Montgomery County School Board plans to implement a new program that has been implemented across other systems in the state. STAR Academy will allow left behind students…
It was a historic meeting in Singapore as President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met on Tuesday in an effort to ease tensions between the two countries. This was a stark contrast to what the two countries…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma woman is speaking out about the recent shooting that claimed the life of her 20 year old daughter. Markisha…
The victim of a murder in Butler County has been identified as a missing Montgomery woman. According to Butler County Sheriff Kenny Harden, the body of 18-year-old Maura McCoy…
The U.S. Border Patrol says one of its agents has been wounded in a shooting in southern Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico border. A Border Patrol statement says the agent was taken to a hospital Tuesday morning for treatment but provided…
A former deputy accused of choking one woman and sexually assaulting another is jailed in Alabama. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office told news outlets Monday that 27-year-old James William Parsons is charged with escape as well as domestic violence by…
Police in Alabama have arrested the mother of a baby whose body was found inside a freezer in a hotel room. News outlets report 36-year-old Amanda Gail Oakes is charged with manslaughter and corpse abuse in the death of 6-month-old…
Four people were injured in a shooting in the south Montgomery area. According to Montgomery police, four adult males sustained gunshot wounds in the 3200 block of Virginia Pines Lane. Police say all four were taken to a local hospital…
Former NBA star Theo Ratliff is back home in Demopolis hosting his annual summer basketball camp. Hundreds of kids attend the two-day camp each year. Ratliff played for nine different teams in an NBA career that spanned 16 years. He…
The Montgomery Police Department has arrested a Montgomery man in the May 26 shooting death of Michael Garland, 31, of Montgomery. MPD charged Jeremie Wright, 22, of Montgomery with Murder after he was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals…
For the fifth time in as many weeks, the Alabama Poor People's Campaign rallied for their cause- being a voice for the less unfortunate. This time, the focus was on affordable housing, livable wages and a better education. "We are the…
On Monday, June 11, a physician, Dr. Willie J. Chester, 65, of Pike Road, pleaded guilty in the ongoing “pill mill prosecution” arising out of a now-closed Montgomery medical office, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. That medical…
The Montgomery Police Department has officially notified CrimeStoppers that a suspect involved in an armed robbery has been identified. Montgomery Investigators say that two anonymous tips led them to the identity and location of a suspect in the robbery…
A Millbrook man is dead after a shooting over the weekend. The Elmore County Sheriff's Office says Dallas Ferrell, 40, was shot and killed on Lucky Town Road in Elmore Saturday, June 9. Authorities say they found Larry Turner, 26,…
Your ability to watch and use your favorite apps and services could start to change - though not right away - following Monday's official repeal of Obama-era internet protections. The repeal of "net neutrality" takes effect six months after the…
A suspect in a June 8th shooting in Troy has turned himself in. Abrien Myhand, 23, turned himself to Pike County police shortly before 10:00 AM Sunday morning. Myhand has been charged with Attempted Murder. He was identified as the…
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall urged of members of Congress to support the state's fight to exclude immigrants living in the country illegally from the U.S. Census counts used to determine congressional districts. Marshall and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks of…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A judge has scheduled an immunity hearing next month for a Montgomery police officer charged with murder in a 2016 shooting death. Circuit Judge Greg Griffin this week scheduled a…
It's been six weeks since the Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice opened its doors in Montgomery, and the city is starting to to see its impact. The…
It was on June 10th of 2016 that a jury convicted the Republican Speaker of 12 of the counts against him, primarily using his elected position for his personal economic benefit. Hubbard called the investigation and prosecution a witch hunt…
The longtime Baptist minister who had been scheduled to make the keynote address at this week's Southern baptist Convention meeting in Dallas has decided not to do so, and…
If you are coming to a food truck event, you have to be prepared to eat plenty of food. "I'm a foodie. I like to taste a little bit of everything…
