DHR and Alabama DOE team up to distribute Summer EBT benefits
ALABAMA (WCBI) – The State of Alabama is making sure children in low-income households have help with meals this Summer. The Department of Human Resources and the State Department of Education are teaming up to distribute Summer EBT benefits, known as SUN Bucks, to eligible school-aged children. SUN Bucks...
Alabama AG opposes clemency ahead of execution: ‘Victims are the people I keep in...
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said he is in “complete opposition” to clemency for Jeffery Lee ahead of his scheduled execution this week. It was unclear as of late Monday afternoon whether any clemency requests had yet been made on behalf of Lee to Gov. Kay Ivey. Lee,...
More Cities In Alabama Remove Flouride From Water
Alabaster has decided to pull fluoride from its drinking water, joining a wave of communities reconsidering its safety amid rising concerns about health impacts.
Redistricting In Southern States Has Led To Pronounced Voter Confusion
Last-minute redistricting in Southern states has caused confusion and disenfranchisement for candidates and voters, with racial gerrymandering a major issue.
Prattville police searching for suspect in theft of services case
PRATTVILLE, Ala. (WSFA) - Authorities are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating a man accused of racking up more than $1,400 in charges on a fraudulent credit card at a hotel in Prattville. Police say the suspect checked into the Montgomery Marriott Prattville Hotel and Conference Center...
Critical final semester of paramedic training underway at Alabama Fire College
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - New paramedic recruits in west Alabama are going through some of their most intense training yet. International Trauma Life Support Training is underway right now at the Alabama Fire College, meaning students in the paramedic program are going through trauma training with live patients. This i
Attorney General Steve Marshall Opposes Clemency for Death Row Inmate Jeffery Lee
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBMA) — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Monday issued a statement opposing any grant of clemency for death row inmate Jeffery Lee, who was convicted in the 1998 killings of two people at a Dallas County pawn shop. In his statement, Marshall cited the December 12,...
Why this unique Alabama fish is called the “Salmon of the South”
In Alabama’s cool streams and bubbling waterways, a small fish is causing big waves. After decades without a sighting in Alabama, a 2008 spotting of the rare Trispot Darter in a creek near Springville prompted a transformative project to remove migratory barriers from Alabama’s streams. In our first...
Alabama resident dead following vehicle crash in Florida
FLORIDA — A 20-year-old Alabama man was killed Monday morning after losing control of his vehicle, crashing through multiple obstacles and becoming pinned beneath the car, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers responded to a home in the 1100 block of Fannie Road and found the driver dead underneath his four
Tennessee fugitive wanted for kidnapping and rape captured by U.S. Marshals in Alabama
LEXINGTON, Tenn. (WSMV) - The U.S. Marshals Service reports that a “violent fugitive” from Tennessee was arrested in Alabama thanks to a joint fugitive investigation. Robert Dunaway, Jr., 31, of Lexington, was wanted for aggravated kidnapping and aggravated rape. Following an investigation by the Henderson County Sheri

















