Church Food Pantry Seeking Volunteers To Help With Construction
One church organization is on a mission to feed more needy families in the River Region. 'Acts of Peace' is welcoming volunteers to help them build up the community, literally. The…
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Collapsed Signed Along Interstate 65 Will Be Erected Again
A collapsed sign along an Alabama highway saying "Go To Church or the Devil Will Get You!" will be erected again. Reports say the family that owns the sign, depicting a red-tailed Satan, will post another. The sign will likely…
Alabama Shakespeare Festival Announces "Annie" Audition Dates
The Alabama Shakespeare Festival has announced an audition call for it’s upcoming production of Annie. Roles are available for adult men and women as well as female children (ages 6-15). Those auditioning will be asked to sing, dance and act. Adults and children of all ethnicities are…
Frank Lee Work Release Center Escapee Recaptured in Wetumpka
A state inmate who walked off a job site in Montgomery on Monday is back in custody. Elmore County Sheriff’s deputies apprehended Michael Deshaun McLeod, 34, at about 9 p.m. in Wetumpka, after a tip led them to a gas station where McLeod was.…
Legacy of Greenville's Jeddo Bell to Live on through LBWCC Scholarship
Jeddo Bell will be remembered for his commitment to education for generations to come. Monday, Bell's family stood alongside Lurleen B. Wallace Community College staff to officially establish the Jeddo Bell Memorial Scholarship. "My father would be pleased about the…
Melton Delivers State of the City Address in Selma
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma Mayor Darrio Melton delivered a State of the City Address Monday. He highlighted the successes of the past year and shared some of…
Butler County Deputy Arrested on Domestic Violence, Child Endangerment Charges
A Butler County sheriff's Deputy has been fired after being arrested in Crenshaw County last Friday. Matthew Goodson, 22, had been employed with the Butler County Sheriff's Department for about six months. According to the Crenshaw County Jail, Goodson was arrested…
First Charter School In Montgomery? 'L.E.A.D. Academy' Submits Charter School Application
L.E.A.D. (Leading, Engaging, Achieving, Developing) Academy board members will soon find out the Capital City's first charter school will finally become a reality. The board submitted a charter school application to the…
Regions Bank Executive Joins Board of Trustees at Tuskegee University
Tuskegee University has appointed William D. Ritter, an executive and senior vice president of Fortune 500 Regions Bank, as a member of the university’s Board of Trustees. Ritter, elected by the board in the fall to serve a three-year term,…
FBI Deputy Director Steps Down from Position
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is leaving his position ahead of a previously planned retirement this spring. McCabe has been a frequent target of criticism from President Donald Trump. Two people familiar with the decision described it to The Associated…
North Carolina Murder, Robbery Suspect Captured in Georgiana
The United States Marshals Service and the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task announces the arrest of Lee Earnest Curry. Curry is wanted by the Greensboro, North Carolina Police Department for…
Gov. Ivey Calls for Employers to Hire Alabama Veterans
Governor Kay Ivey joined U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta and Alabama Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington in urging employers to recruit and employ Alabama’s veterans. A new federal program, the HIRE Vets Medallion Program, expected to officially kick off in…
Inmate Escapes from Montgomery Work Site
Authorities are searching for escaped inmate, Michael Mcleod. Mcleod escaped from his assigned work site in Montgomery, early Monday morning. Mcleod was last seeing wearing a black Jacket, white tee shirt, and wearing glasses. He had been incarcerated at the Frank…
Montgomery Businessman Working to Inspire Others to Take a Tech Time Out
Just about everyone carries a cell phone with them 24-7. But, a Montgomery businessman says it's time to curb what he thinks may now be an addiction. "We need to experience the…
Watch The Grammy Awards on CBS 8
About The GRAMMY Awards James Corden will host Music's Biggest Night® in New York City for the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards®, which will broadcast live on both coasts from Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28 at 6:30 PM on…
44 Suspected Flu Deaths in Alabama
The Alabama Department of public health says it is investigating 44 deaths as potentially caused by flu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has lots of information about the flu and keeping your family safe. HERE is their page.…
Crenshaw County Students and First Responders Participate in Mock School Bus Emergency Drill
Crenshaw County students and first responders executed a mock emergency drill to be prepared for the unthinkable. "It's very plausible that this situation could happen and we need to…
Survey Results List Call For New Montgomery Public School Leadership
7 out of 10 Montgomery residents believe Montgomery Public Schools are in crisis and blame that crisis on the district's leadership. That's according to a new poll conducted by the Montgomery Area…
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox Officially Qualifies for Governor's Race
For the first time in years, things are looking up for Alabama Democrats after the victory of Senator Doug Jones and it is giving hope to Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox…
Faith-Based Groups Giveaway Free Shoes in Selma
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Two faith-based charities team-up to giveaway free shoes to hundreds of elementary school students in Selma. Officials with Samaritan's Feet and Edmundite Missions say the event was…
Troy Shooting Suspect Turns Himself In; Faces Felony Charges
Xezabeya Quintez Demond Grandberry, 25, of Troy turned himself in to the Troy Police Department on January 25. Grandberry is charged with Discharging a Firearm into An Occupied Dwelling (Class B Felony). On January 15, officers responded to a report…
Marengo Co. Man Convicted of Multiple Drug Charges Faces Minimum of 10 Years in Prison
United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announces today that a federal jury in Selma found Gerald “G-Money” Barber, 40, a resident of Marengo County, guilty of two counts of possession with intent to distribute…
USA Gymnastics Says Directors Will Resign
USA Gymnastics has confirmed that its entire board of directors will resign as requested by the U.S. Olympic Committee. The move came Friday in the fallout from the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. The former USA Gymnastics sports doctor has…
Elmore County Authorities Search for Card Skimming Suspect
The Elmore County Sheriff's Office is working an identity theft investigation in which the victim's bankcard was taken and cloned. Card Cloning uses a Card Skimming device to fraudulently copy bank customer details stored on the magnetic strip (brown/black strip at the back) on…
Alabama Will Continue to Pursue Death Penalty for Inmate Convicted of Killing Police Officer in 1985
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall says the state will continue to pursue a death sentence for an inmate convicted of killing a police officer in 1985. Marshall said Friday that he was disappointed in the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to…
