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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
