Expressions of sympathy are coming in after the death of Bridgette Marshall, wife of Attorney General Steve Marshall. Marshall's office says she died this morning " after a long struggle with mental illness", but does not specify a cause of…
Montgomery Police identify the suspect as 51 year old Jimmy Sanders. He's charged with the shooting death of 50 year old Liberty Anthony, who was killed in the 900 Block of Busch Street about 7:00 PM Friday. Police say the…
TIME reports on a Navy plan to handle tens of thousands of refugees, and quotes a U.S. Navy memo: "The Navy memo outlines plans to build “temporary and austere” tent cities to house 25,000 migrants at abandoned airfields just…
Montgomery Police are investigating a shooting on the city's Westside....and it may become a murder case, since the victim's wounds are described as life-threatening. It happened about 7:00 P.M. Saturday night in the 900 Block of Busch Street. That's on…
There are a lot of cars assembled in Alabama these days, including those from the huge Hyundai plant in Montgomery. But three vehicles assembled at the Honda plant in Lincoln, Alabama, The Ridgeline, the Pilot and the Odyssey, have made…
Republican Second District Congressional candidate Bobby Bright has issued a statement on today's endorsement by President Trump of Republican Congresswoman Martha Roby. Despite Roby saying in 2016 that she would not be voting for Trump because of her disappointment with…
This time of the year, is the peak season for peaches and with the Chilton County Peach Festival just a week away, some people say festival goers are in for a big treat. Peach growers like mark gray say they are…
A coalition of progressives in Nevada upset with the Trump administration's immigration policy is urging a national association of school-based law enforcement officers to withdraw its invitation to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to speak at a school safety conference…
The Business Council of Alabama says it's looking for a new chief executive following a wave of high-profile departures. The Montgomery-based nonprofit issued a statement Thursday saying it will have a new leader to replace president and CEO Billy Canary…
United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announces today that United States District Judge William H. Steele sentenced Jason Edward Barber, 31, a resident of Thomaston and Uniontown, to 56 months imprisonment for being a…
Amazon reportedly will build a distribution center near Birmingham that will eventually employ about 3,000 people. Jefferson County Commission President Jimmie Stephens is quoted saying agreements were signed Thursday to locate the $325 million facility west of Birmingham in Bessemer.…
Friday morning, President Trump took to Twitter to endorse U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-Alabama) in her re-election bid to represent Alabama's Second Congressional District in Congress. Roby is seeking her fifth term. This endorsement is significant because Roby, a Republican,…
The Montgomery Police Department has arrested a Montgomery man in connection to the June 15 shooting death of Timothy Martinez, 26, of Montgomery. MPD charged Jacab Irving, 28, of Montgomery with capital murder after he was taken into custody this…
People in Tallassee spent the night honoring local veterans. It was all part of their annual patriotic celebration held at the historic Mt. Vernon Theatre. It is something that veterans like Harry…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A unique opportunity in Demopolis gives people a chance to step back into time and see what it might have been like to cross the Atlantic…
The Supreme Court has ruled that states can now collect taxes from online retailers even if the retailers are out of state. It's a decision states and retailers have been waiting…
A Prattville woman is facing charges after being accused of stealing money from the city's youth baseball program. Prattville Police Chief Mark Thompson says that Lindsey Leigh Martin, 38, turned herself in on a theft of property charge on Tuesday.…
Two Alabama men were sentenced today to more than 16 years in prison for the sex trafficking of minors, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin Jr. of…
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner says Houston, Milwaukee and the Miami area are the finalists to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention. The mayor says Denver also made the party's short list but has withdrawn its bid. A Denver city spokeswoman,…
The Central Alabama Community College will soon have a new location, in Prattville. The college's Millbrook location was housed at Stanhope-Elmore High School. It will now be moved to the Pratt…
A federal grand jury has indicted an Alabama man in an alleged 10-year scam involving surplus federal computers. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of Illinois reported Wednesday that the indictment accuses 50-year-old Steven Mays of defrauding the…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to stop the separation of families as they cross the border illegally and face criminal prosecution. We wanted to know what some…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A feeding program underway in Dallas County this summer is making sure kids get a nutritious meal each day while school is out. The Dallas…
Wednesday was a big day for some Trenholm students, who are now part of the first recruiting class for the U.S Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship Automotive program. "My goal is…
From small to big commercial chicken farms, the poultry industry in Alabama has an annual economic impact of 15 billion dollars. Commercial poultry accounts for over 65% of the annual farming revenues…
