Iowa State University President Steven Leath is leaving behind achievements that landed him the top job at Auburn University, but also has a history of testing ethical boundaries. The next Auburn University president is a prolific fundraiser and charming academic…
The chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus says there's "no deal" on the GOP health care legislation after a meeting at the White House with President Donald Trump. The assertion from Congressman Mark Meadows of North Carolina throws plans…
Nakia Palmer, 34, an employee of the Social Security Administration (SSA), and her husband, Nathaniel Palmer, 29, both of Montgomery, Alabama, were arrested yesterday after being charged with eight separate offenses, all related to the Palmers’ schemes to fraudulently receive…
Twenty-five tiny houses will be auctioned off online next month as their northwest Alabama builder is liquidated to pay creditors. The auctioneer's website describes them as "in various stages of completion." Al.com (http://bit.ly/2mRfSEg ) reports that the Bear Creek Company,…
A judge has recused himself from the trial of a white Montgomery police officer charged with murdering a black man. Judge James Anderson removed himself from the case Thursday because his son works for a law firm representing Officer Aaron…
Governor Bentley on Wednesday addressed a letter to President Trump thanking the President and his Administration for developing a three-pronged approach to improve health-care delivery and health insurance in our country. Governor Bentley is also looking forward to working with…
Agriculture officials say bird flu has been confirmed at another commercial chicken farm in Alabama. The low-pathogenic illness found in birds at a Cullman County farm is similar to the one found in two other commercial operations in the state.…
In this photo, Ric Rooney stands in his updated tanning salon, northeast of downtown Colorado Springs, Colo. Rooney estimates the "tan tax" cost him nearly $100,000 over the past five years. Finances had gotten so tight…
ABC News says three of its Twitter accounts were hacked Thursday morning and sent out profanity-filled tweets to its millions of followers. The tweets have since been deleted and ABC News says it is "working on resolving the problem." The…
A lawyer for a white Montgomery police officer charged with murdering a black man will ask a judge to move the officer's trial out of the city. Officer Aaron Cody Smith's lawyer will try to persuade a Montgomery County judge…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A shooting in Pine Hill leaves one man dead and his brother-in-law behind bars, charged with his murder. Police Chief Nikisha Gailes says 63 year old…
Matt Silverwood is D.J. at Mix 103.3 in Montgomery but he's originally from London. Wednesday his eyes were glued to news coverage of the latest terror attack. [caption id="attachment_75878"…
A local 11-year-old is tumbling her way to the top. Hanna Hubbard just won all around best at the Alabama State USA Gynmastics Championships in Mobile last weekend. And now…
A union representing AT&T workers says about 17,000 employees in California and Nevada have gone on strike. The workers install cable and phone service and work in call centers where customers can phone in with questions and problems. Union local…
AT&T, Verizon and several other major advertisers are suspending their marketing campaigns on Google's YouTube site after discovering their brands have been appearing alongside videos promoting terrorism and other unsavory subjects. The spreading boycott confronts Google with a challenge that…
A man accused of a racially motivated killing in New York City is an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan. The Army says James Harris Jackson was in the service from March 2009 to August 2012 and worked as a…
Following a recent security breach of the America’s JobLink (AJL) system, a multi-state web-based system that links jobseekers with employers, it has been determined that Alabamians who have used the state’s free, online jobs database www.joblink.alabama.gov may have had personal…
From immigration to the portrayal of the media, Morris Dees is passionate about standing in the gap of others. "Our current president has kind of taken a dim view of…
The U.S. Coast Guard says crews are searching for a Florida man who fell off a Carnival cruise ship near Cuba. A Coast Guard news release says 23-year-old Brandon Paul went overboard from the eighth deck of the Carnival Victory…
The Montgomery Police Department is investigating an early-morning motor vehicle crash that resulted in one fatality. The crash occurred at about 4:15 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, on Interstate 65 southbound near the West South Boulevard. The crash involved a passenger…
The Montgomery Police Department has charged a Montgomery man in the shooting death of Brittany Young, 20, who was pronounced dead Monday night, March 20, after sustaining a gunshot wound the previous morning, March 19. Investigators charged Ladarius Davonte Ross,…
Greenville Police say a tip from a confidential informant led to the arrest of two…
A man convicted of killing three people at a Wicksburg night club has been sentenced to death. Media outlets report Houston County Judge Brad Mendheim sentenced 27-year-old Ryan Clark Petersen to death on Tuesday. Jurors had voted 10-2 Thursday in…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says he supports the proposed Republican health care overhaul in Congress provided that promises are maintained to states that did not expand Medicaid and states are given greater flexibility over their programs. Bentley said he and…
A Pennsylvania ice cream maker is courting Harry Potter fans with a new flavor based on Hogwarts' favorite drink, "butterbeer." Yuengling's Ice Cream notes that J.K. Rowling once described butterbeer as tasting "a little bit like less sickly butterscotch." With…
