"Due to the continued renovations and upgrades, Juliette Hampton Morgan Memorial Library, 245 High Street, will be CLOSED February 5, 2018 until further notice. Everyone is encouraged to use one of the other nine (9) library locations of Montgomery City-County Public Library system…
Just as natural gas customers are getting big bills because of the frigid cold during January, Spire, formerly Alagasco. is lowering its rates. The three per cent drop goes into effect today, and the company says it is the result…
Adhering to state and federal laws, and desiring to keep the public informed about public schools, the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) has released a single Prototype Report Card…
Montgomery Fire Officials say a two alarm fire broke out last night at the Woodley Terrace Apartments overnight Wednesday. Several families have been displaced and will be relocated to vacant apartments at the…
A bill to get rid of concealed-carry pistol permits is gaining attention in the legislature. The Firearms Law commission discussed the issue Wednesday. The bill would allow for anyone to carry a pistol concealed without a permit. However, there would…
Heating bills are up due to lower than normal temperatures. "The first high bill I had you know the first part of winter was about a hundred and something dollars but when I got the second bill about two weeks…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- If you've driven through the busiest intersection in Selma within the last few months, you've probably noticed a man dancing on the corner and wondered -- What's up with that guy? Well, his name is…
It was a packed room with law enforcement officers from not just Montgomery, but all of Central Alabama. More than a dozen law enforcement officers were recognized and honored for going above and beyond the call of duty. From drug…
Alabama likes to boast that it's the site of America's original Mardi Gras, and now it's advertising that claim in the city that made the celebration epic: New Orleans. Alabama Tourism Director Lee Sentell says the state purchased 10 billboards…
The House Judiciary Committee has approved an extension of the state's "Stand Your Ground" law to specify that church members can use deadly force to defend themselves and parishioners. The committee voted Wednesday to send the bill to the House…
The Alabama House of Representatives has voted to make it illegal to smoke in a car carrying a child. Under the bill, violators would be fined $100. Representatives on Tuesday voted 41-30 for the bill by Rep. Rolanda Hollis, a…
Brittany Callahan---A Facebook use---- posted this photo of an Alabama Tourism billboard in New Orleans as Mardi Gras begins. As Alabamians know, The United States Mardi Gras originated in Mobile and is still celebrated in the Port City, though there…
A man has been arrested in the rape and robbery of a University of Alabama student following the 2016 Iron Bowl. Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit Capt. Kip Hart told news outlets Tuesday that 19-year-old Colby De'Wayne Daniels Lewis was…
Authorities say a 55-year-old woman shot her 23-year-old son to death in Alabama during a domestic dispute. Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones says deputies responded to reports of gunshots Tuesday in Smiths Station and found Robert Lee Woods Jr. with…
President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address clocked in at one hour and 20 minutes. According to the American Presidency Project, that makes Trump's speech one of the longest State of the Union addresses in recent presidential history.…
The Montgomery County School board met Tuesday to discuss the next steps of the intervention process. The president from the company AdvancED presented its plan for the school system's comprehensive accreditation…
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing man. Joseph Anthony Carr IV was last seen on Thursday, January 25, at his residence near Wares Ferry Road and Old Atlanta Highway. Carr has medical conditions that require special…
Church affiliated day cares in the state could soon see changes when it comes to how they're regulated. A compromise proposal was approved by the House Children and Senior Advocacy Committee…
The widespread flu virus isn't just affecting people. Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine is reporting an uptick in cases of canine influenza H3N2. But, no need to panic. There are steps…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma Police continue to search for answers in the murder of a man who was found shot to death in his front yard back in May.…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
