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 The mayor says Denver also made the party's short list but has withdrawn its bid.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…
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to keep families together at the southern border, saying at the White House that he doesn't like the sight of children being separated from their…
Aziz Ihab Sayyed, 23, of Huntsville, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison followed by lifetime supervised release for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.Assistant Attorney General for National…
The Tuskegee Police Department has officially notified CrimeStoppers that wanted fugitive, Cornelius Bowen, is in Police custody. On June 6, Bowen was arrested by the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Panama City, Florida. Bowen, who was on federal probation,…
This Thursday, June 21st is the United Way's 'Day of Action', where organizations across the country will come together to lend a helping hand. The River Region United Way…
Facebook's Instagram app is loosening its restraints on video in an attempt to lure younger viewers away from YouTube. The expansion announced Wednesday will increase Instagram's video time limit from one minute to 10 minutes for most users. Accounts with…
Kelton Bozeman, 17, has been charged with a shooting that occurred Tuesday night at a gas station in Elmore County. According to Elmore County Sheriff's Office, Bozeman exited a truck and immediately began firing into a group of people at…
President Donald Trump says he'll be signing something "in a little while" to address the spike in the number of migrant children being separated from their families at the border. Trump said during a White House meeting with members of…
Alabama is balking at pledging money to help restart passenger train service along the northern Gulf Coast for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi have to commit almost $35 million total over three years by Thursday…
The City of Montgomery is going green, again. It has announced plans to reopen its recycling plant later this year. In a partnership with Repower South, a recycling company out of South…
