Richard Allen Evans, 50, of Arvada, Colorado, was sentenced Thursday to 240 months in federal prison for bank robbery, announced Louis V. Franklin, Sr., United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. In addition to 20 years in prison, Evans…
Alabama State Troopers say the child and an adult died when the car the adult was driving ran off a road in Greene County. The adult is identified as 27 year old Rolando Xavier Whitehead of Sawyerville. The child is…
Authorities say 68 year old Earnest Hatcher died Thursday afternoon when the car he was driving left the road and struck a tree. Troopers say Hatcher was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from his C1500 Chevy Pickup. The accident…
Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog foresees no early end to winter. Punxsutawney Phil's handlers announced Friday the weather prognosticator saw his shadow. Legend has it if the furry rodent casts a shadow on Feb. 2, Groundhog Day, expect six more weeks…
The Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions hosts a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its brand new facility in Prattville. Officials say the new facility took just under a year to build and…
As the Montgomery Islamic Society continues to build a new Islamic Center in East Montgomery, Huntingdon College helps to increase cultural awareness. The college held an event Thursday night in honor of…
Drought conditions are worsening in Alabama, with the entire state feeling the effects of dry weather. Statistics released Thursday by the U.S. Drought Monitor show all of Alabama is abnormally dry, and 4.2 million Alabama residents live in areas that…
The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a watered-down child care bill aimed at getting more oversight for hundreds of faith-based day cares that go uninspected by the state. House members voted 86-5 Thursday for the bill described as a…
Big changes could be coming to the Perry Hill road and Atlanta Highway area. City officials and the public met Thursday night for a planning meeting to discuss making improvements to…
"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.…
