Selma City Schools officials says thieves have struck two schools, causing about $200,000 worth of damage. Reports say the Selma city school district said the suspects targeted air conditioning units and ripped out the copper lines at R.B. Hudson Middle…
The Alabama Historical Commission has obtained a 1950's era Greyhound bus to be used as part of the Freedom Rides Museum in Downtown Montgomery. The bus was donated by the Greyhound Museum in…
A white Montgomery police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man is asking a judge to rule that he's immune from prosecution. Circuit Judge Greg Griffin has scheduled a hearing Thursday, July 26, to…
The Millbrook Police Department has announced that Louis Stinson, Jr., who was wanted for assault and robbery, has been arrested. Stinson is accused of shooting into a residence in the 4000 block of Grandview Road Saturday. Police say his 51-year-old…
An art exhibit on display at the International Arts Center on Troy University's campus brings two worlds together. Diane Orlofsky, a music teacher, and Jerry Johnson,a graphic design professor, used their…
Defeated Senate candidate Roy Moore has filed a defamation lawsuit against a super PAC that ran an advertising blitz focused on sexual misconduct accusations against him during the campaign. Moore's attorney Melissa Isaak announced the lawsuit against Highway 31 and…
On Wednesday, July 25, another Alabama legislator was arrested in a pending public corruption case involving the owner of a chain of diabetes treatment clinics, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. State Representative Randall M. “Randy” Davis, 66,…
Maryon Pittman Allen, one of only two women to serve as a U.S. senator from Alabama, has died. Allen's nephew, state Sen. Trip Pittman, says his aunt died Monday. She was 92. Allen was a journalist who married state politician…
AP-AL--Minimum Wage 11th Circuit revives Birmingham minimum wage lawsuit MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal appeals court says a lawsuit can go forward challenging an Alabama law that blocked the city of Birmingham's attempt to set a minimum wage. The…
The Alabama Department of Corrections is investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred at the Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton on Tuesday. At approximately 4:45 p.m., prison officials found Alonzo Muntez Sykes, 29, unresponsive inside a facility dorm with multiple stab wounds. …
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $356,250 to support a network of 20 community action agencies across the state that assist Alabamians by providing programs to reduce and eliminate poverty. The Community Action Association of Alabama is using the funding to…
A repeat criminal sex offender is facing life in prison after a Montgomery County jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. Patrick Terrel Stinson has been convicted of 1st degree rape. Rape in the first degree is…
A vandal has destroyed President Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Los Angeles police Officer Ray Brown says the vandalism was reported around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday and someone was subsequently…
A man has died after he was electrocuted while working on an Shelby County High School. Shelby County Coroner Lina Evans told news outlets that 35-year-old Ladarius Williams of Birmingham was on a ladder at Thompson High School in Alabaster…
It's called "Envision Montgomery 2040." Mayor Todd Strange says it's part of a 16 month process that brings a new generation into the mix to develop their plans for the city. "It really is pervasive as to what would make…
Two starving dogs were found abandoned in a field in Lowndes County and taken to Pike County’s Troy Animal Clinic last Thursday, where veterinarians have since done their best to get…
A teen has died after she and two other passengers were thrown from the rear bumper of a sports utility vehicle they were standing on in Montgomery. Reported that 16-year-old Shacoyka Thomas died after she was taken to a Montgomery…
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in October over whether Alabama can execute an inmate diagnosed with stroke-related dementia who lawyers contend can no longer remember killing a police officer in 1985. The court set oral arguments for Oct.…
Walt Maddox has challenged Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to debate ahead of the November election for governor. The gubernatorial challenger sent Ivey a letter Tuesday outlining a proposal for four debates. Maddox wrote that the candidates "owe the people of…
Hundreds of job openings, that's what you'll find if you look on the Montgomery Public Schools website right now. With school less than two weeks away, we asked school leaders how…
Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that Business Facilities, an economic development-focused publication, ranked Alabama’s business climate at the top among the states in a new analysis that examined performance in several key economic categories. The publication cited Alabama’s successful recruitment of…
Sheriff's deputies have identified a body found nearly two weeks ago in Alabama. Macon County sheriff Andre Brunson says the victim was 51-year-old Melissa Nell Metcalf, of Prattville. Metcalf's body was found by some workers burning trees near Tysonville in…
A former Prattville police officer has pleaded guilty to fraud and theft charges. Reports say Leon Todd Townson, 51, of Prattville, pleaded guilty to insurance fraud in one case and…
The Millbrook Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating a Montgomery man wanted for assault and robbery. Louis Stinson, Jr, 40, is accused of shooting into a residence in the 4000 block of Grandview Road Saturday. Police say…
People have traveled from far and near to play cornhole in Montgomery this week. It's a sport that attracts people from all over the globe. Just ask the team that traveled all…
