Failed Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore is raising money to pay legal bills stemming from a lawsuit by a woman who accused him of sexual misconduct. The Moore campaign sent a fundraising email to supporters Wednesday asking for donations to…
An Alabama teacher who was put on leave for using a racial slur in a classroom has resigned. The Birmingham news reports former Hoover High school teacher Teddie Butcher's resignation Thursday follows a Jan. 19 incident where she used the…
The Alabama Senate has approved a modest state income tax cut for low-income earners that will save families an average of $21 each year. Senators voted 28-0 for the proposal to allow more taxpayers to take the maximum standard deduction.…
An Alabama man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after attacking two people. Autauga County Sheriff Joe Sedinger says Preston Howard, 40, was charged Wednesday for stabbing one person and trying to shoot another. He says Howard…
On Wednesday, January 24, a joint narcotics investigation conducted by the United States Postal Service, ALEA State Bureau of Investigation, and the Covington County Drug Task Force culminated in the arrest of three individuals. During the course of this investigation,…
Regulators say a New Jersey company has recalled more than 3,400 pounds of beef meatballs that may be tainted with a bacteria known to cause listeriosis. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday announced the recall involving Rich Products Corporation…
The Mid-Alabama Coalition for the Homeless took to the streets over the last two days to count the number of homeless residents in Montgomery. Every year volunteers break out into teams and…
Troy Police have a charged Summer Ann Griffin, 24, of Banks with three counts of Unlawful Breaking and Entering a Motor Vehicle and one count of Burglary 3rd degree. All are class C felonies. Police say Griffin stole fuel from…
Steletia Weathersbe, 24, of Stone Mountain, Georgia has been arrested by the Troy Police Department and charged with first degree theft of property. Weathersbe turned herself in to the Troy Police Department on January 22, 2018 at approximately 2:50 pm.…
Alabama inched closer to abolishing judge-signed marriage licenses, a change that would let conservative probate judges avoid issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. A few Alabama probate judges for years have refused to issue marriage licenses to anyone so they…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies break up a drug ring in Selma and put eleven suspected drug dealers behind bars. Attorney General Steve…
Three families. Three unsolved murders. Family members now renewing a call for answers five years later. "It's so hard for us to sleep at night knowing that the…
While Congresswoman Martha Roby visited with kids at Charles Henderson Middle School, she took time out to address some of the major issues that federal lawmakers are dealing with…
State education leaders are narrowing down the qualities they'd like to see in their next superintendent. Representatives from Ray and Associates, the firm aiding the school board in the…
On Monday, January 22, Steven Edwin Cox, 61, of Tallassee, pleaded guilty to drug distribution conspiracy and health care fraud charges arising out of the ongoing investigation and prosecution of a Montgomery “pill mill,” announced United States Attorney Louis V.…
The IRS is urging victims of last year’s hurricanes, especially those who lived in areas affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, to see if they qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). According to the IRS, many people…
On Sunday, January 7, Montgomery Patrol Officers responded to the Dollar General on Cherry Hill Road in reference to a subject shot.Upon arrival, Officers made contact with the victim Damion Clarke, who was suffering from a gunshot wound. Clarke was…
(MONTGOMERY)—Co-chairs of the Alabama Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council, Attorney General Steve Marshall, Commissioner Lynn Beshear of the Alabama Department of Mental Health, and Acting State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris, today announced the issuance of the Council’s formal report…
With help from the U.S. Marshalls, Andrekus Wooley has been arrested and is now in the Chilton County jail. He was located at a convenience store in Lauderdale County and was taken into custody without incident. The Clanton Police Department…
Oprah Winfrey has visited the grave of a black Alabama woman whose rape by six white men in 1944 drew national attention and whose story was highlighted in Winfrey's recent Golden Globes speech. Winfrey said in an Instagram post that…
The flu outbreak is still running rampant throughout Alabama. So how can you protect your family from getting it? Of course, washing hands, covering your mouth and nose when you…
Millbrook Police have a charged an 18-year-old male with raping a 15-year-old girl. Police Chief P.K. Johnson says the alleged incident happened Friday, but was not reported until Sunday. The victim's mother told police the suspect, Jaquez Naqwan Harris, assaulted…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Officers and staff at the Alabama Department of Corrections get racial intelligence training in Selma. Officials with the Racial Intelligence Training and Engagement Academy or RITE…
Alabama's district 26 senate seat is still vacant with two democratic candidates hoping to make the general election ballot this year. John Knight and David Burkette are preparing for a run-off election, with Burkette gaining the support of the Alabama Democratic…
Leaders of "Faith in Action Alabama" are calling on change. Chris Napier, a former prisoner is calling on people to stand behind him when it comes to making the process easier…
