Alabama officials are praising a result of the federal budget deal: Continued funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program The compromise approved Monday will provide a six-year renewal of the subsidized insurance program for children in low-income families. The program…
As Alabama families continue reaping the economic benefits of home sharing, Airbnb is releasing new data on the income its host community earned during 2017 to help to pay their mortgage, rent and other monthly bills. Between January and December…
It was a happy homecoming for nearly 200 Airmen from the 187th Fighter Wing Monday night. The airmen returned to Dannelly Field after completing a 3-month deployment to Southwest Asia.…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Authorities in Dallas County are searching for answers after two people are found shot to death and their vehicle is torched. Capt. Mike Granthum says deputies…
A city that's no stranger to history is hoping to make headlines soon, as the new home to a U.S. trainer jet facility. Tuskegee is competing with two other U.S. cities to land the T-100 trainer jet project. The jet…
The Greenville Police headquarters is on the move. The department has announced it will relocate to the corner of Caldwell and Adams Streets in downtown Greenville. "A lot of good…
The chairman, vice chairman and treasurer of USA Gymnastics have resigned. Paul Parilla, Jay Binder and Bitsy Kelly announced they were stepping down Monday after calls for their ouster by gymnasts who have testified they were abused by ex USAG…
Alabama is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let it proceed with this week's scheduled execution of a 67-year-old inmate whose lawyers say can no longer remember his crime. The Alabama attorney general's office told justices in a filing Monday…
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation following the early morning shooting death of Terrence Mahone, 22, of Montgomery. MPD and Fire Medics responded to the intersection of Bonaparte and the West South Boulevard on Monday, January 22,…
The town of Pike Road is one of the fastest growing cities in the state of Alabama. "We're just moving along," said resident Lucille Maryland. "We really are." "I think its great," said…
As you can see, Alabama is toward the bottom, but not in the lowest tier: The sokanu report shows Hawaii at the top, and The least happy? Washington D.C. "Looking at employees in 599 career paths across the U.S. in…
As last week's wintry mix gripped the Capital City, students across Montgomery were treated to a rare five-day weekend thanks to old man winter. "I went outside and played in the…
Tuscaloosa County Jail records show Jarod Zakiya Hunter was arrested today and was released on a $1,000 bond. Last year, Hunter became the first African-American SGA candidate to run with…
The march is on the Anniversary of President Donald Trumps' inauguration and a common theme across the country was female empowerment and denouncing Trump's views. "This is the one year after the…
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Doug Jones released the following statement after voting to end debate on a short-term government funding bill. Sixty votes were needed to advance the bill to a final vote in the Senate. The vote tally…
Senator Jones was one of a handful of Democratic U.S. Senators to support a Republican measure to continue funding the Federal Government. It was opposed by most Democrats because the resolution did not support the immigration measure called DACA. The…
It was like a step back in time for Tallassee residents. The Mt. Vernon Theatre is back open. "I can't even...I can't even say it. We are just all so excited. Its been a huge effort. Takes a long time…
It's a another step for Troy University as university officials break ground on a $25 million student recreation center. "I think it will be the most heavily used buildings on our campus.…
The state has not yet come up with an acceptable remedy to address the “horrendously inadequate” and unconstitutional mental health care and staffing needs of the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC), the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) will argue today…
Alabama police are investigating the killing of an online exhibitionist who was found dead outside her home in suburban Birmingham. Authorities have classified the death of 42-year old Kathleen Dawn…
Today, Governor Kay Ivey appointed Circuit Judge Brad Mendheim to fill a vacancy on the Alabama Supreme Court created by the resignation of Justice Glenn Murdock.  “In appointing someone to serve on the Alabama Supreme Court, it is imperative…
Gov. Kay Ivey's office says the state's jobless rate was 3.5 percent in December. That's the same as November, when the state matched its all-time low for unemployment. Ivey's office says the December rate means nearly 2.1 million people were…
The Troy Police Department arrested Patrick Bernard Fuller Jr, 22 of Troy, January 15, 2018. Fuller turned himself into the Dekalb County Sheriff’s Department in Georgia for the charge of first degree robbery. The Troy Police Department obtained a warrant…
Volunteers came together Thursday night to make sure no child goes hungry. It's a part of a back pack feeding program where students on free and reduced lunch can…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The Selma and Dallas County area is starting to thaw out from the two-day deep freeze, but authorities say some roads remain in hazardous condition. Temperatures…
