History Teachers Get Schooled in History in Selma
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Thirty history teachers from across Alabama are in Selma this week getting a lesson about history. The Alabama History Institute for Teachers is one of twelve…
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Mental Health Crisis Training Offered to First Responders
There is a growing number of mental health crisis situations, and the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office wants to make sure first responders know what signs to watch for. It wrapped up…
Trump Expected to Name Fox News Executive Producer as Director of White House Press and Communications
President Donald Trump is expected to name former Fox News executive Bill Shine as director of White House press and communications. That's according to a person familiar with Trump's thinking, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the president's…
Gov. Ivey Announces Uber, Lyft Expanding to Suburban and Rural Alabama
Governor Kay Ivey remarks and participated in a ceremonial bill signing of HB 190 Thursday, March 1, 2018 in Montgomery, Ala. HB 190 creates statewide regulations for transportation network companies, also known as ridesharing companies. The…
Alabama's Reliance On Sales Tax
From the Tax Foundation "Today’s map highlights the extent to which sales taxes are responsible for tax revenue generation in each state. Washington – lacking both a corporate and an individual income tax but levying the harmful gross receipts tax…
AG Steve Marshall Holds Press Conference on Death of His Wife
State Attorney General Steve Marshall held a heartbreaking news conference today as he openly discussed the death of his wife. Marshall's wife, Bridgette, died this past weekend, and since then rumors…
Father of Music Icon Michael Jackson Dead at 89
Joseph Jackson, the strong, fearsome patriarch of the musical Jackson family, has died, according to a person close to the family. He was 89. The stage dad of Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson and their talented siblings took his family from…
ADOC Offers Location Pay Differential Incentive
A portion of a $30 million supplemental appropriation lawmakers added to the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) 2018 budget will give a boost in compensation for many correctional officers, state prison officials announced today. Â Correctional officers employed at maximum and…
Autauga County Weather Sirens Back Up an Running
Autuaga EMA officials say the county's tornado warning systems have been repaired, but they are still advising residents in the area to take other precautions to stay weather aware. EMA Director Ernie…
Wanted Murder Suspect Caught by Authorities in Selma
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The suspect wanted for a drive-by shooting in Selma that left a 36 year old woman dead and her 17 year old son clinging to life…
Former Brantley Star Athlete Alex Wilcox Who Lost Fight to Ovarian Cancer Remembered
Alex Wilcox, a star softball player from Brantley who made national headlines has lost her fight with ovarian cancer. Â Wilcox was only 18-years old. She was enrolled as a freshman at…
Leapin' Lizards! ASF's "Annie" Set to Debut
It's a hard knock life at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival as the beloved musical "Annie" gets ready to debut. Some of the cast is made up of professional actors from New…
US Home Prices March Upward as Buyers Fight Over Low Supply
U.S. home prices rose in April from a year earlier, lifted by bidding wars in many cities where would-be buyers compete for a sparse supply of homes. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index moved up 6.6 percent from…
Lexus Recalls Cars to Fix Fuel Leaks That Can Cause Fires
Toyota's Lexus luxury brand is recalling about 121,000 cars worldwide because of fuel leaks in the engine that can cause fires. The recall covers certain 2006 through 2013 IS350 cars, as well as the 2010 through 2014 IS350C, and the…
Keeping Pets Safe In the Heat
With a heat advisory in effect for much of central and south Alabama, veterinarians and other pet experts are urging the public to keep a watchful eye on their pets. Like…
17 states sue Trump administration over family separations
Seventeen states, including Washington, New York and California, are suing to force the Trump administration to reunite migrant families who have been separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. The states, all led by Democratic attorneys general, joined Washington, D.C., in filing…
Faulkner University's MBA Online Program Ranked #1 in Alabama, #7 Nationwide
Faulkner University was recently ranked the top university in the state and #7 in the nation for having the best Executive MBA online degree programs by The Best Master’s Degrees. The ranking considered accreditation and raw affordability when profiling the…
New tax form shrinks in size, not work
The Trump administration may deliver on its promise to reduce a commonly used tax form to postcard size, but it does not shrink the workload for many Americans filing their taxes. A draft copy of the new 1040 income tax…
US pushing allies to cut Iran oil imports to zero by November 4
The Trump administration is pushing U.S. allies to cut their oil imports from Iran to zero by November. President Donald Trump last month withdrew the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal. Sanctions on Iran's energy sector that were eased will…
15 Years Later, Mother of Missing Woman Still Searching For Answers
Calling their names one by one, dozens gathered outside of the Montgomery Police Department for a candle light vigil remembering Alabama's missing persons. LaQuanta Riley was one of the many names called…
Autauga County EMA Working to Fix Weather Siren Outage
According to the Autauga County Emergency Management Agency, crews working as quickly as possible to repair the county's Tornado warning system. As a result, the county currently has no warning system and does not have an estimate on when the…
Mother Killed, Son Hurt in Selma Drive By Shooting
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma woman is dead and her son is clinging to life after they're shot during a drive-by shooting in Selma. Police say 19 year old…
Atlanta-based Gray Television Buying Montgomery-based Raycom Media for $3.6B
Gray Television Inc. and Raycom Media Inc. are announcing a merger that would create the third-largest television broadcast group in the United States. Georgia-based Gray and Alabama-based Raycom said Monday they've entered into an agreement to combine the companies in…
Local Walmart Stores Add PickUp Towers for Customer Convenience
Pickup towers have been added to two local Walmart Super center stores. The Walmart Super center off Atlanta Highway in Montgomery, as well as the store off Cobbs Ford Road in Prattville,…
Local Boy Pleads with Drivers to Slow Down after Therapy Dog Hit and Killed
Caleb Kornosky and his therapy dog, Gracie, used to go everywhere together. They were best friends. "She would like, if I had a panic attack, she would be there and sit there,…
