NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Bill Cosby has been convicted of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. A jury outside Philadelphia convicted the "Cosby Show" star of three counts of aggravated indecent…
A group of nearly three dozen people have left Minnesota on a long bus ride to Alabama to attend the opening day of a new national memorial highlighting the history of…
Authorities say a man fell to his death while inspecting a ride at a fair in Alabama. Reports say the death happened Wednesday afternoon at the Kiwanis Club Fair in Alexander City. Tallapoosa County Coroner Mike Knox says the 45-year-old…
The public is getting its first look at a lynching memorial and museum in Montgomery. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice opened Thursday. It commemorates 4,400 black people who lost their lives in lynchings and other racial killings between…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Cable network C-SPAN is in Dallas County this week to put a national spotlight on Selma. A crew from C-SPAN has been in town all week…
There's a popular e-cigarette that's all the buzz among teens. They are called Juul's and the Food and Drug Administration is warning stores across the country about selling them to teens. These devices could be confused with a flash drive. "We've…
Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the office manager of a Montgomery daycare center has been sentenced for electronic solicitation of a child. Deggi Hardwick, 34, was sentenced to 10 years, which was suspended, and a term of five years…
Authorities are searching for a missing child. Jabrelle Rogers, 11, was last seen at 11:30 a.m. in the 4400 block of Clemice Lane in Montgomery on Sunday, April 22. It is unknown what clothing Jabrelle was wearing at the time…
Millbrook police have arrested two people on robbery charges. Authorities have charged both, Dominique Jones, 24, and Briona Lawson, 24, with two counts of 1st Degree Robbery. Lawson and Jones were located and detained in Montgomery by the United States…
The opening of the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice is Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in Montgomery. There will also be a concert on Friday night at the Riverwalk Amphitheatre featuring some of the…
United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announces today that Chief United States District Judge Kristi K. DuBose sentenced Gerald Barber, 40, a resident of Marengo County, to 120 months imprisonment in a crack cocaine…
Gubernatorial candidates Sue Bell Cobb, Christopher Countryman, James Fields, Walt Maddox, and Doug Smith took the stage in Birmingham Tuesday night. All candidates say they are for a lottery, for medical marijuana,…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The cities of Selma and Montgomery are bound together by civil rights history. Now some people in Selma are hoping the new Memorial for Peace…
We are one week from the deadline for a program allowing parents to transfer their students out of failing public schools. Transfer applications through the Alabama Accountability Act are due…
For the past year and a half, residents say they have watched the Memorial for Peace and Justice rise from the ground up. The memorial spans 6 acres and is located…
Pennsylvania's highest court has ordered a judge to free rapper Meek Mill on bail while he appeals decade-old gun and drug convictions. The Supreme Court directed a Philadelphia judge who had jailed him to immediately issue an order releasing him…
The list of 16 finalists for Alabama Teacher of the Year has been narrowed down to four of Alabama’s most outstanding educators who are described as ambassadors in the classroom. The finalists are: Elementary Meghan Allen, Minor Community School, Jefferson County…
Where can $10 get you a movie, popcorn and drink? At AMC Theaters, every Tuesday! AMC is excited to offer moviegoers with a deal difficult to refuse. Every Tuesday, AMC Stubs members can get a $5 ticket to any movie…
A central Alabama man is pleading not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect in a triple homicide. Reports say that Marty Morgan, 35, entered the plea Tuesday in Autauga County Circuit Court. He and Keon Dashon Cain, 19,…
Alabama State University's commencement will now be divided into two ceremonies beginning with the spring commencement on May 12. The first ceremony will be held at 9:45 a.m. and the second ceremony at 2:45 p.m. in the ASU Dunn-Oliver Acadome. "This is all about meeting the needs of ASU's graduating…
Governor Kay Ivey this week is leading a small team of Alabama economic development specialists on a business development mission to Japan for high-level meetings with executives of global automakers Toyota, Mazda and Honda. The Alabama delegation is departing for…
It was a night to mingle with the candidates and get to know them a little better. Wetumpka Tea Party president Becky Gerritson says it's an important election year. "Not only for…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The Dallas County Sheriff's Office needs your help to find a man suspected of shooting three people. Capt. Mike Granthum says 25 year old LaBerry Aaron…
Steps from the First White House of the Confederacy, Faith in Action Alabama gathered Monday to share why they say Confederate Memorial day should be no more. "Commemorating people, institution that was meant…
The first national museum dedicated to victims of lynching and racial terror will open to the public Thursday. For the first time Monday, local media outlets were invited inside of the…
