Montgomery Catfish tryout dates announced
Montgomery's newest professional sports team, the Montgomery Catfish, will be hosting tryouts at 17 Springs in Millbrook.
Pets of the Week: August 24
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – It’s the beginning of the week, which means it’s time to introduce the Montgomery Humane Society’s Pets of the Week. This week we have Cheese and Haden. Cheese is a 3-month-old domestic medium-hair kitten. He is a huge love bug that craves...
Brewbaker Intermediate math coach honored at back-to-school assembly
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - More than 500 students, teachers, and staff at Brewbaker Intermediate School marked the start of the school year with a celebration focused on building excitement and preparing students for the ACAP, a yearly test. They called out the names of all the teachers and staff. But...
From pasture to progress: Student-driven cattle working facility for Billingsley School
Billingsley, Ala. — The Mid-South RC&D Council granted $15,000 to Autauga County Board of Education, providing additional value to Billingsley School’s $2 million project for the new cattle working facility. “We’re just a small piece of what Billingsley School’s doing, and that’s what RC&D does. We fill in...
What started with two goats grew into a business reaching across the country
At just 15 years old, Lacy Rae Heffelfinger had no idea that two Nubian goats and a passion for showing them would become the foundation of a business reaching customers across the country. What started with a love for her goats soon sparked a curiosity about what she could create with the milk they produced.
Man wanted in Millbrook retail theft investigation
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Millbrook Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance identifying and locating a man wanted on felony theft charges. Police say the incident happened on August 18 at the Millbrook Walmart on Kelly Boulevard. The suspect, pictured below, was seen on surveillance video pulling...
ACTION 8 UPDATE: Names of people involved in fatal wreck on I-85 in Montgomery...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – Montgomery police have now released the names of the two people killed and one person injured in a crash on Interstate 85. As Action 8 News has reported, on Saturday, August 22, at 2:15AM, police were called to a two-vehicle crash on I-85 southbound between Chantilly Parkway and Taylor Road.
Tensions rise at Alabama Democratic Party hearing over alleged Wilcox County vote-buying scheme
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Tensions flared at the Alabama Democratic Party headquarters in Montgomery on Monday as candidates and legal representation met for a hearing to determine the certified nominee for the Wilcox County Commission District 3 race. The hearing follows a weeks-long stalemate surrounding allegations
Op-ed: Jackson Hospital and the public interest
Governments are reacting to Jackson’s failure as if saving Jackson is the only option. But history teaches us otherwise. Inner-city hospitals have failed across America for decades, which give us clear case studies on how cities have struggled with this same problem, how some have made expensive mistakes and how others
See where Alabama’s data centers are — and their power and water use
Alabama’s data center industry is growing faster than any single story can hold. The state Commerce Department counts about $2.4 billion in investment. Counting proposed and under-construction projects, AL.com puts the real figure past $63 billion. That gap is why we built the interactive map below — to show...

















