Child found wandering alone on Autauga County road
AUTAUGA COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) - An investigation is underway after a child was found walking alone in the cold temperatures, Autauga County Sheriff Mark Harrell tells WSFA 12 News. The 4-year-old child was found walking down County Road 62. The sheriff said the boy apparently snuck out while a family...
Alabama’s Mac Sporting Goods to Close
MAC Sporting Goods (McLendon Athletic Center) in Montgomery, AL, is closing after 57 years. A Facebook post indicated that owners, Billy and Margie McLendon, are retiring. The closing was also confirmed in a post by WSFA 12. The store, at 400 N Eastern Blvd., began going-out-of-business sales on January 31.
Montgomery staple featured in new documentary
Many people came out to the Capri Theatre in Montgomery to see a special viewing of a documentary about the famous Chris’ Hot Dogs on Sunday. The documentary has been in the making for two years. Dozens of people came for the showing to see all the history behind the famous restaurant that is a huge staple of...
Alabama House votes to amend contract language for math, science teacher incentives
The Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would change the amount of years teachers can be contracted under a law extending additional pay to math and science teachers. HB 122, sponsored by Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, extends the same contract options traditional teachers have to veteran...
6 charged in Alabama prison contraband, narcotics investigation
The Alabama Department of Corrections and ALEA took down two separate operations related to prison contraband, leading to six arrests in Macon County.
Alabama DOR Issues Guidance Regarding New Postmark Procedures Impacting Time-Sensitive Filings
The Alabama Department of Revenue (“AL DOR”) published helpful guidance on January 28 regarding “recent updates to the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) procedures that may affect postmark dates on mailed tax returns, payments, appeals, and other time-sensitive correspondence.” The USPS advised that due to...
Alabama workers: Keep more of your overtime pay with new tax law
The IRS will offer transition relief for 2025 tax filers and employers adjusting to new overtime reporting requirements.
It’s Time to Stand Up for Alabama Workers
Guest Opinion by Matt Gentry, Candidate for Alabama Public Service Commission, Place 1. I have spent my life serving the people of Alabama, from joining the US Marine Corps at 18 years old, to serving the last 27 years in law enforcement as a deputy sheriff, with the last 11 years as Sheriff of Cullman County. The...
Missing Tennessee teens Jada and Naveah Colon found in Pennsylvania
ALABAMA, USA — According to ALEA, Naveah Colon and Jada Colon, the subjects of the Alert have been located and were found safe in Pennsylvania. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered Child Alert for two children who authorities say may be in North Alabama. According to...
Mail went digital in Alabama prisons. Families are saying their mail isn’t being delivered
Real journalists wrote and edited this (not AI)—independent, community-driven journalism survives because you back it. Donate to sustain Prism’s mission and the humans behind it. Kenneth “Swift Justice” Traywick has been incarcerated in Alabama and separated from his family for over 16 years. But things took a turn...

















