Alabama lawmakers will vote next month on whether to prohibit a judge from imposing a death sentence when a jury has recommended life imprisonment. Alabama is the only state that allows a judge to override a jury's sentence recommendation in…
Public Schools in Montgomery will be getting an upgrade in school buses. The Montgomery Advertiser (http://on.mgmadv.com/2nshBVk) reports that 158 new buses will be added this year. The Montgomery County Board of Education announced the new measure during a meeting Tuesday.…
Fire units responded to a fire at the Montgomery Texas Roadhouse Saturday night. Upon arrival units reported flames visible from the roof. Crews were able to make entry to rapidly extinguish the fire. The fire originated in the cooking area. …
Authorities are searching for an inmate who they say escaped from a jail in central Alabama. Alabama Department of Corrections officials said in a news release Sunday that police are searching for an inmate identified as 45-year-old Demetrius Harris. Officials…
Local immigration consultant Jay Palmer, says he gets calls from people around the world about H-1B workers. It's a non-immigrant visa in the U.S that provides employement for foreign workers. Palmer believes…
An appeals court has refused to stop the imminent flow of oil through the Dakota Access pipeline. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Saturday denied a request from the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River…
The Trump administration wants to build a 30-foot-high border wall that looks good from the north side and is difficult to climb or cut through. The specifications were found in a pair of contract notices posted to a government website…
A Trump administration spokesman says an individual was apprehended near the White House, a week after an intruder was caught on White House grounds. Press secretary Sean Spicer wrote on Twitter on Saturday that the individual "jumped bike rack on…
Trustees will be voting on a new president of Auburn University. An announcement from the university says board members have a special called meeting set for Monday morning to name a new president. The board is looking for a successor…
A single-vehicle crash at 10:50 p.m. Friday, March 17, has claimed the life of a Troy man. Enoch Oneal Singleton, Jr., 42, was killed when the 2000 Ford Taurus he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Singleton…
After four years in the Chisholm Community Center, "That's My Child" is ready for a place all of their own. "This will be the rec center over here where we have…
Winning 4 games in 5 days, now has the Troy Men's Basketball Team in position for a win over Duke. "Possible upset against duke so i'm kind of interested in seeing…
Arkansas lawmakers have given final approval to legislation removing Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The state House approved the proposal by a 66-11 vote on Friday and sent…
The Walt Disney Co. has agreed to pay $3.8 million in back wages to Florida workers for violating minimum wage and overtime rules as part of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor. The federal agency said Friday that…
Alabama lawmakers are considering a controversial bill that would do away with the requirement of a conceal and carry permit. Anyone who owns a gun could travel with that gun in their car…
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is expanding hours of operation at nine of its Driver License Examining Offices in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation to better serve Alabama and make services more convenient for citizens who live…
Police in Alabama have charged a 19-year-old woman with rape and other offenses after she allegedly got pregnant by a 14-year-old boy and sought government assistance. Records show Mekenzie Leigh Guffey was arrested…
Alabama is seeking to enforce a state law against a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure. The state has appealed a federal judge's ruling that blocked enforcement of the state's 2016 law banning abortion through dilation and evacuation, in which the…
Montgomery Police Department responded to a report of shots fired at Bama Lanes on March 16 at about 12:30 p.m.. Bama Lanes owner confirmed that two unoccupied vehicles were shot sustaining minor damage. The owner also stated that there were 25…
A state inmate is a suspect in stabbing a correctional officer and two inmates early Friday at the Draper Correctional Facility in Elmore. An inmate was stabbed at approximately 1:40 a.m. during…
The House has unanimously passed legislation designed to speed up the hiring of doctors and nurses at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The vote was 412-0. The department has tens of thousands of open positions. The bill requires the VA's…
President Donald Trump has welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House. Merkel arrived Friday morning for a series of meetings with Trump. The itinerary includes discussions on strengthening NATO, fighting the Islamic State group and resolving Ukraine's conflict.…
J.C. Penney has released a list of the 138 department stores it plans to close. The retailer first announced its plan to close 130 to 140 locations and offer buyouts to 6,000 workers last month. Most stores will begin liquidation sales April…
Monopoly is making changes: The boot has been booted, the wheelbarrow has been wheeled out, and the thimble got the thumbs down in the latest version of the board game. In their place this fall will be a Tyrannosaurus rex,…
Authorities say a construction worker has been killed after a driver ran through a barricade at a bridge replacement site. News outlets report that Alabama State Troopers say 55-year-old Larue Bandy of Haynesville died in the crash Thursday in Autauga…
