The Transportation Security Administration discovered a loaded firearm at the Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) checkpoint this morning. At approximately 9 a.m., a loaded Kel-Tec 9mm handgun was discovered in a passenger’s carry- on bag. TSA immediately alerted local law enforcement,…
UPDATE: Police have now released the names of the three people involved in the apparent murder-suicide outside the Walmart store in Tallassee. Police say when they arrived around 10:15 this morning,…
The Wetumpka City Council listened to concerns over a newly proposed sales tax increase. Some people say they are against it. "I am on a very fixed income," said resident Barbara…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma Police are busy investigating three unrelated crimes that have happened in the city over the weekend. Police say a Father's Day shooting left an…
Gov. Kay Ivey is separating herself from President Trump on the issue of trade, saying import tariffs like those supported by the administration would hurt the state. Gov. Kay Ivey released a statement Monday saying import tariffs could cause retaliatory…
Exactly four years after her son's drowning death, Tionetta Lewis stood in Gold Star park near the Coosa River, painfully remembering the day her son's body was pulled from the water.…
Attorney General Steve Marshall has announced that the Alabama Supreme Court has denied the appeal of the capital murder convictions and death sentence of Oscar Doster. Doster, 43, of Andalusia, was convicted in 2006 of three counts of capital murder…
Alabama's newly elected Democratic U.S. Senator says he will co sponsor a bill introduced by fellow Democrat Dianna Feinstein "preventing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from taking children from their parents at the border." “This cruel policy needs to…
"CDC has expanded its advice. Do not eat Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal of any size package or with any “best if used by” date." Do not eat Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal in any size package. Check your home for…
The Public Affairs Research Council in Birmingham has issued its annual list of problems facing Alabama, and the list will be familiar to anyone who has lived in the state for any length of time. But PARCA says there is…
Sunday is Father's Day and the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department held their annual youth fishing rodeo to give kids a chance to spend time with their fathers. For some of the children attending the rodeo, it was their first time fishing…
The mother of a Montgomery woman who was found dead in Butler County is speaking out with devastating news about the timing of her daughters death. It has been nearly…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma non-profit makes a hefty donation to the city of Selma to help kids have a safe -- cool place to enjoy the summer -- at no charge. Kids no longer have to pay…
According to the Alabama Department of Transportation road work on Interstate 85 from the Montgomery County line to the Lee County line will begin Monday, June 18. Crews will be widening two bridges northbound and one bridge southbound to accommodate…
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a Montgomery man in connection with the death of Tervaris Payne, 30. Payne sustained a fatal gunshot wound during a violent altercation in which a second male, Kalvin Sankey, 23, also sustained a fatal gunshot…
A Troy University professor was part of a research project that shows Native Americans in Alabama were using tobacco for religious and ritual some 1,500 years earlier than thought. From a Troy University news release: "Dr. Stephen Carmody,…
For tractor enthusiasts and collectors, you could say this week at Garrett Coliseum has been hog heaven. "The International Harvester is a collectors club that basically collects tractors, memorabilia, anything made by international harvesters corporation. They made tractors all farm…
In-state students at The University of Alabama will not see a tuition increase for the upcoming academic year. The university announced that tuition for in-state undergraduate and graduate students will remain the same as last year. “At a time when…
MONTGOMERY, AL (Alabama News Network) - Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the conviction of a former employee of the Alabama Department of Public Health. Yoskio Denise Givner, 32, of Montgomery, was arrested for using her official position for personal gain,…
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation following the Friday morning shooting death of Timothy Martinez, 26, of Montgomery. MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 1600 block of Dale Drive shortly after midnight Friday, June 15, in…
Auburn University has raised its tuition following increases at other colleges in Alabama. A statement from Auburn's president's office in a Thursday report says the school's Board of Trustees decided to hold the tuition increase for fall 2019 at 2…
Alabama's unemployment rate is up slightly from a month ago. The state says the May jobless rate was 3.9 percent, up one-tenth of a percent from a month earlier. That rate is far below the rate of 4.6 percent from…
The City of Montgomery is making a plan to be more compliant with the Americans with Disability Act. And they want the public's input to find out where the city can…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Concerns about absentee voting abuse in west Alabama have some people wondering whether it's possible to have a fair and honest election. Fourth Judicial Circuit District Attorney…
Following the recently released accreditation report for Montgomery Public Schools, new State Superintendent, Dr. Eric Mackey is still optimistic about the future of the school system. "As we move forward in…
