Evangelist turned Republican gubernatorial hopeful Scott Dawson said if people are surprised to see him running for governor, they are not alone. In a way, he is too. Dawson said in an interview that he got in the race because…
The Alabama attorney general race is picking up speed. Four candidates faced off in a forum Wednesday night at Faulkner University. Those candidates included Chess Bedsole, Alice Martin, Steve Marshall, and…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Two murder suspects are behind bars tonight in Selma but the search continues for two others. Twenty year old Jeffery Bennett of Selma has…
Could a Prattville city school system be the answer for people in the preferred city, hoping to better the quality of education? Some people like Denise Thompson, who is a former…
A major pharmaceutical company is donating 1,744 devices that contain an overdose-reversing drug to Alabama's volunteer rescue squads to combat the opioid crisis. Kaleo Inc. announced the donation of 872 boxes, which include two devices, to the state's rescue vehicles…
FPI Management, a property company in California, wants to hire dozens of people. Factories from New Hampshire to Michigan need workers. Hotels in Las Vegas are desperate to fill jobs. Those employers and many others are quietly taking what once…
The fifth annual Raycom Media Camellia Bowl will be played Saturday, December 15, at the historic Cramton Bowl in Montgomery. The game will feature a team from the Mid-American Conference against a team from the Sun Belt Conference, and will be…
Deoggo Foster is wanted by the Montgomery Police Department regarding a criminal investigation. On Sunday, April 11, investigators said that Foster committed the offense of Discharging a Firearm into an Unoccupied Vehicle. The offense occurred in the 7100 block of…
Alabama's first openly gay lawmaker will head an LGBTQ coalition in Florida after her retirement this year. Democratic Rep. Patricia Todd from Birmingham has accepted a job as executive director of One Orlando Alliance, a coalition of LGBTQ organizations formed…
Montgomery Board of Education candidates took turns answering questions at Tuesday night's forum. One issue they talked about was charter schools. "I don't think this school system is designed for…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A summer program in Demopolis designed to develop the leaders of tomorrow is expanding. The annual Public Safety Youth Leadership Academy teaches participants the skills necessary…
Montgomery's first charter school most likely won't open in 2018 after a judge rules it didn't receive enough votes for its application. The Alabama Education Association sued charter school…
State Auditor Jim Zeigler is calling on Alabama's Historical Commission to have portraits of Governor Lurleen Wallace and George Wallace returned to the capitol's rotunda. Zeigler's request comes just days before the…
Alabama Power Co. customers will see slightly lower power bills because of a federal tax cut given to utilities. The Alabama Public Service Commission on Tuesday discussed the utility giant's…
Multi Grammy Award-winning country music group Alabama has announced it will headline a tornado-relief concert at Jacksonville State University later this year. It will be the group's only performance in the state in 2018. Alabama will perform at JSU Stadium…
The Montgomery County Board of Education has released the names of the four finalists for the superintendent of Montgomery Public Schools. In alphabetical order: Larry E. DiChiara, Ed.D. Dr. DiChiara has 35 years of professional educational experience in public schools in…
On Monday, the Montgomery County Board of Education narrowed the field from 12 candidates to 4 in their search for superintendent. Then they ranked the candidates privately from…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Selma man is dead and police are investigating a series of shootings in Selma. Police say 26 year old Ernest Daniels of Selma was killed…
The Montgomery Police Department has arrested a second Montgomery man in the shooting death of Damion Clarke, 28. Clarke was fatally wounded Sunday January 7, after a verbal dispute. MPD charged Mark Robinson, 30, with murder after he was taken…
Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the capital murder conviction and death sentence of Mario Dion Woodward for the murder of Montgomery Police Officer Keith Houts in 2006. Woodward was convicted in Montgomery…
SARALAND, Ala. (WKRG) - An AMBER Alert has been issued by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency for a 3-year-old boy who was inside of a car stolen Friday in Saraland. Saraland Police say Milton Farris stole a Maroon 2010 Nissan Altima with 3-year-old…
Today, Judge Roy Moore and his wife, Kayla, jointly filed an action for defamation and political conspiracy against those women who have falsely and maliciously accused him of sexual misconduct, and others who were part of the conspiracy. Melissa Isaak,…
Alabama State University will hold its 297th Commencement Exercises on May 12 (Saturday), at 9:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. in the ASU Dunn-Oliver Acadome with ASU alumnus (Class of 2007) Duncan Kirkwood (outreach and recruitment manager for the Northland Workforce Training Center (NWTC) in New York) delivering the…
Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education announced on Monday that the state’s First Class Pre-K program will add 107 classrooms to 33 counties this fall. The new classrooms will expand access to Alabama’s high-quality, voluntary pre-kindergarten program…
State Troopers are investigating an accident in Lowndes County that left a 37 year old Selma man dead. They identify the victim as Roger Phillip Young, Jr, and say he died when his motorcycle collided with a car about 1:30…
