Keeping Pets Warm During Brutally Cold Weather
If you are a pet owner, it is important that you follow a few simple tips to keep you pets warm. "Make sure they have a blanket, make sure they have…
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Staying Safe While Heating Your Home
There are hidden dangers when trying to fight the cold. Chief among them, fire officials say, is carbon monoxide poisoning. Greenville Fire Chief Tim Warrick says all fuel-burning equipment creates…
Public Health Office: Mumps Cases Found at Alabama School
Alabama officials are investigating two cases of mumps that have been confirmed at a high school in the eastern part of the state. The Alabama Department of Public Health says the cases of the contagious disease were confirmed at Central…
Famed Muscle Shoals Music Producer Rick Hall Dies at 85
Alabama record producer Rick Hall, who recorded some of the biggest musical acts of the 1960s and '70s and helped develop the fabled "Muscle Shoals sound," has died. Longtime friend Judy Hood says Hall died at his home Tuesday following…
Gov. Ivey Awards Grant to Support Innovation in Alabama
Gov. Kay Ivey is adding some fuel in the form of a $580,000 grant to a program that helps entrepreneurs and upstart companies get off the ground with their business ideas. The grant will support the Alabama Launchpad, a program…
Famed Muscle Shoals music producer Rick Hall dies at 85
Alabama record producer Rick Hall, who recorded some of the biggest musical acts of the 1960s and '70s and helped develop the fabled "Muscle Shoals sound," has died. Longtime friend Judy Hood says Hall died at his home Tuesday following…
US calls on Iran to unblock social media sites amid protests
The Trump administration is calling on Iran's government to stop blocking Instagram and other popular social media sites as Iranians are demonstrating in the streets. U.S. Undersecretary of State Steve Goldstein says the United States wants Iran to "open these…
Sen. Elect Doug Jones Announces Senior Staff Positions
Alabama Senator-Elect Doug Jones' office announced some key positions. Jones is set to be sworn into office tomorrow. The following is a press release from his office. Washington D.C. - Senator-elect Doug Jones today announced the hiring of key senior staff positions including…
7-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Shoots and Kills Himself
A 7-year-old boy was killed in what authorities say was likely an accidental shooting in Alabama. Sgt. Jack Self with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded Monday evening to a home in Concord. A preliminary investigation shows the…
Alabama And Clemson Fans Watch Sugar Bowl Game
Battle lines were drawn, as fans geared up early at Baumhowers restaurant in Montgomery to root their team to a Sugar Bowl victory. Jim and Gail Moon, Alabama alums, say they made a special stop in Montgomery on their way…
Warming Stations Open Across Our Area
Several places in Elmore County will open as warming stations for those needing a place to stay out of the cold. In Millbrook, the Millbrook Baptist Church will open Monday through Wednesday. In Deatsville, you can visit the Deatsville fire…
Emancipation Proclamation Signing Remembered
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- People in Dallas County spent part of New Year's Day celebrating the signing of the historic document that freed the slaves. Its the 155th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln.…
Die-Hard Auburn Fans Weigh in on Tiger's Peach Bowl Appearance
New Year's Day is prime time for watching college football. Despite the chilly weather, some Auburn faithful ventured out to Montgomery's Baumhower's Restaurant to cheer on their Tigers in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. For Pike Road resident Clyde Allison watching…
Montgomery Rings in the New Year
The City of Montgomery welcomed in the New Year with a bang at Riverwalk Stadium. Despite temperatures hovering in the twenties, hundreds packed the park to ring in 2018. The band Federal Expression entertained the crowd with rock-n-roll tunes from…
Protesters Demand Justice for Troy Teen
Is it a case of police brutality? Protesters believe 17-teen year-old Ulysses Wilkerson's encounter with Troy Police is exactly that. "What you just witnessed-what the world just witnessed this past weekend was discrimination at it's finest," says Travis Jackson. Supporters…
Family of Troy Teen Involved in Troy Police Incident Continues to Demand Answers
The family of 17-year-old Ulysses Wilkerson says this week has been anything but peaceful. "We haven't been sleeping at night," says Angela Williams. Wilkerson's mother, Angela Williams wants answers. Officers say the teen ran when…
Child Informs Demopolis Police of Mother's Killing
Demopolis Police are investigating a homicide after they say a small child claimed someone killed his mother. Demopolis Public Chief Tommie Reese said that a police officer was attempting to serve papers to someone at 1514 Queensbury Lane, when a…
Whole Foods Montgomery to surprise customers with $50 gift card each day in January
Whole Foods Market Montgomery announced the store will give away a $50 gift card and a selection “Whole Foods Diet Approved” products every day during the month of January. The Whole Foods Diet by Whole Foods Market co-founder John Mackey was…
Minimum Wage to Increase in 18 States On January 1st
On January 1, thousands of workers in California will receive a pay raise. But not everyone is happy about it. California is one of 18 states that will increase minimum wage for the new year. The increases start on December 31, when New…
LAMP High School Among Nation's Best
A new ranking has a Montgomery school ranked as the best public school in Alabama. A review by 24/7 WalStreet names Loveless Academic Magnet School the best in the state. The review looked at data including diversity, teacher to student…
Civil Rights Pioneer Recy Taylor Dies at 97
Recy Taylor, a black Alabama woman whose rape by six white men in 1944 drew national attention, has died. She was 97. Taylor's brother Robert Corbitt says she died in her sleep Thursday at a nursing home in Abbeville. She…
Alabama AG Joins Legal Effort to Enforce Order Against Sanctuary Cities
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshal has joined a coalition of state attorney's general to support the president's executive order against sanctuary cities. The following is the press release from the Attorney General's office: (MONTGOMERY)—Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall…
Troy Teen Beaten While Handcuffed According to His Mother
An Alabama woman says police severely beat her black 17-year-old son while he was handcuffed and she wants answers from authorities about what happened. Angela Williams shared a photo of her son's bloodied face on Facebook and it went viral.…
Popular Radio Hosts Leaving MIX 103.3 Morning Show After More than a Decade
Their voices have brought morning laughter to Montgomery for more than a decade. Radio personalities Jamie (better known as "JT") and Leanne Thompson have hosted Mix 103.3's "Married with Microphones"…
Mayor Todd Strange Gives Outlook for Montgomery in 2018
Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange is outlining what sees ahead in 2018 for the City of Montgomery. The following is his video editorial.
