State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris announced the beginning of Alabama’s eWIC pilot project which will be launched in two phases starting today. Participants in the Alabama WIC Program in Autauga, Elmore and Montgomery counties are being issued the state’s…
Alabama authorities say a DNA match found through a genealogy website has led to an arrest in the killings of two teen girls nearly 20 years ago. According to reports, Coley McCraney,…
We're covering a celebratory event in downtown Montgomery, and will have a report on CBS 8 and ABC 32 at 10:00 PM tonight. But CBS News included a nice video tribute for him in their Sunday Morning program.You can watch…
The National Weather Service confirmed that at least six tornaodes hit Alabama on Thursday. The strongest one was an EF-2 that hit the Titus community in Elmore County. Sunday, members…
The Auburn Tigers have grabbed a 5-seed in the Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament after a dominating win over Tennessee in the SEC Championship today. Auburn will play 12-seed New Mexico State in the Midwest Region on Thursday. The Tigers won…
An African-American woman who took over the Linden Democrat-Reporter newspaper that recently called for the Ku Klux Klan to "ride again" has stepped down. The New York Times reports that Elecia R. Dexter said she stepped down because of continuing…
(Jacksonville, Ala., May 4, 2018 – Home with severe damage close to Jacksonville State University campus demonstrating the power of the March tornadoes that swept through the area. Calhoun County received storm damage from the tornadoes and severe storms that…
The clean up effort is in full swing in the Elmore County town of Titus. A lot of heavy equipment, chainsaws, and trailers full of debris could be found in the hardest hit…
Hundreds of people gathered at the East Montgomery Islamic Center Friday evening to honor and remember the victims of the terror attack on a Mosque in New Zealand. Several youth leaders started organizing the vigil Friday morning to help their…
Tuskegee university is celebrating the inauguration of its first female president. University officials are calling the historic moment a new era. "I think it means a lot because I think people around the…
Former Auburn assistant basketball coach Chuck Person is scheduled to plead guilty Tuesday to a conspiracy charge in a scandal that involved bribes paid to entice young athletes to go to top schools. The change-of-plea hearing was revealed in a…
The Alabama Attorney General's Office describes the charges against him this way: one indictment charges that Lewis engaged in sexual intercourse with a member of the opposite sex by forcible compulsion, first-degree rape. The two remaining indictments charge that…
The possible tornado that hit the Titus community of Elmore County last night brought one resident to the place where she knew she could find comfort -- her faith. Arcuqlia Pearson says she…
The Alabama Treasurer's Office says people in these counties who suffered property losses from the tornadoes on March 3rd may be eligible to borrow money from $50-Million in "below market" deposits made by the state. Loan approval decisions are made…
A possible tornado left several homes heavily damaged in the Titus community of Elmore County. The storm hit last night, but it took a while to assess the overall extent of the damage.…
If you'd like to step back in time, then Selma is the place to be. Today and Saturday, you can take part in the 44th annual Selma Pilgrimage. It's your chance to tour historic homes, museums, gardens and more. Selma was…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Two suspects in a recent rash of car break-ins in Demopolis have been arrested and charged by police. Thirty-one year old Marquel Livingston of Selma and…
Pike County is seeing an overpopulation of stray animals, and The Humane Society of Pike County is trying to help reduce the large amount of stray cats and dogs in the…
The Southern Poverty Law Center has announced it has dismissed founder Morris Dees. SPLC President Richard Cohen announced Thursday that Dees' employment was terminated. The statement did not elaborate on the reasons but…
The Troy Police Department arrested Jashaun Cordell Lawrence, 20, of Troy, March 13. Lawrence was arrested on an active warrant for Robbery first degree which is a class A Felony. Lawrence’s arrest stems from a robbery that occurred in the…
A South Carolina woman who won $878 million in the biggest jackpot payout to one winner in U.S. history says she wants to give back to the city and state where her good fortune happened. The woman issued a statement…
An Alabama inmate who refused food and drink during what he said was unjustified solitary confinement has ended his hunger strike. According to reports, Robert Earl Council started the hunger strike last week at Holman Correctional Facility. Council's attorney, David…
You don't have to travel far into Lee County before running into flattened homes, and piles of debris. Still less than two weeks after a devastating EF-4 tornado…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) has announced that she will be bringing her 2020 presidential campaign to Selma. Her campaign has announced that the Selma stop will be part of a campaign tour of Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. Her stop in…
