Montgomery AL

‘Changing the Course’ Art Show features inmates’ work, efforts to reduce recidivism. A way to give convicted criminals a second chance goes on display Tuesday at the Alabama Department of Archives & History. ‘Changing the Course’ Art Show happening Tuesday in Montgomery. Updated: 6 hours ago. Every...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Governor Kay Ivey has signed Senate Bill 252, known as the Community Pharmacy Relief Act, into law. The legislation aims to curb the influence of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), whose business practices have been blamed for the closure of 10 community pharmacies in Alabama since the start of...

CAIRO, Ga. (WALB) - A Cairo man has been arrested an is facing charges in a vehicular homicide case from Dale County, Alabama. Investigators with the Grady County Sheriff’s Office were contacted by the Alabama Bureau of Investigation (ABI) once a Cairo man was identified as the suspect in a hit-and-run incident that...

This past week, 15 new building permits were issued across Alabama for construction projects exceeding $1 million. One of those permits is for a major additions to the historic 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. A new visitors center and education center are in the works for the landmark, with...

A traffic stop last week turned into a trafficking arrest for the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy observed a vehicle with improper lights and making an illegal lane change and initiated a traffic stop. The stop escalated when the deputy spoke to the driver. “There was an odor...

The deadline to file your federal taxes in Alabama is extended to May 1.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Saraland business owner is accused of deceiving people out of thousands of dollars in both Alabama and Florida. The Mobile County Sheriff’s office arrested Regan Hutson last week. Hutson is charged with 1st-degree theft by deception. Investigators Hutson say took money from a woman...

An illegal alien from China who was sentenced last year for setting fire to a historic Alabama church in 2021 is now accused of escaping the federal prison where she was serving her sentence. On September 30, 2021, 31-year-old Xiaoquin Yan of China set four fires in the sanctuary of...

LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WRBL) – The badly decomposed body of a man was discovered inside a vehicle Sunday evening in the Beauregard community of Lee County, and officials believe he may have been dead for several weeks. Lee County Coroner Daniel Sexton confirmed the man—identified as Louie Alford, known to friends as...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Latrevius Thomas-Jackson of Dothan, Alabama, was back in trouble with the law only hours after his release from prison, where he served time for killing a man, court documents allege. However, Thomas-Jackson hopes to receive mercy for a second time. He filed a motion last week...