Montgomery AL

Freedom Riders Completed Journey ASSOCIATED PRESS Multiple generations of Black civil rights activists met at Xavier University on Wednesday to honor a group of Freedom Riders after they finally completed a disrupted bus journey from Washington D.C. to New Orleans 65 years after the original trip was halted. The original ride, the first in a series of trips to protest Jim Crow laws, was interrupted when a segregationist mob firebombed their buses in Anniston, Alabama on May 14, 1961. The 13 ride

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The signal for a record-early Sudden Stratospheric Warming, or SSW, has grown stronger. Every one of the 50 European ensemble members now shows the polar vortex winds reversing by November 12. If it happens, it would be the earliest major stratospheric warming on record. For Alabama, nothing changes for the next two weeks, but the odds of cold air later in the season are rising.

Three top Prattville High School football players have been chosen for the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game, marking a big achievement for the Lions’ athletic program as they get ready to represent their school at a major regional event. Marbury head football coach Jason Wallace will also join the statewide coaching staff as the linebackers coach after leading the Bulldogs to an impressive 9-1 season.

The Prattville Lions’ special teams play has come up big in the biggest moments of the season. In early September, the Lions played at Hoover and kicker Bryson Francis converted the go-ahead extra point following a Deshawn Hall touchdown reception, and the Lions won 24-23. A few weeks ago, the Lions blocked a potential game-winning field goal on the road against Thompson. It happened again last night. With the score tied at 17 and two seconds remaining on the clock, Francis made a 28-yard field

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – A five-month narcotics investigation has led to arrests and narcotics being taken off the street. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency announced the massive, coordinated raid across Montgomery, Alabama. Led by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) and the Alabama Attorney...

Habitat for Humanity along with the city of Montgomery and local organizations is working to combat the affordable housing epidemic seen across much of the city. With a plan to construct approximately 24 units including condos, townhomes, single family homes and small businesses in an open field provided by the YMCA, Habitat for Humanity hopes to create a new sense of community in the Southdown area of Montgomery.

State and federal investigators executed 11 search warrants across Montgomery following a five-month investigation.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – The Montgomery Police Department has announced a major drug bust in the capital city. MPD made the announcement during a monthly briefing Thursday to provide an update on its crime-fighting efforts. It reports that crime is down, including violent crime and homicides. Police Chief James...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — There has been a lot of talk about a potentially unprecedented early Sudden Stratospheric Warming event developing miles above the North Pole. When these events happen, they can disrupt the polar vortex and open the door to blasts of frigid Arctic air weeks later. For Alabama, that could raise the chance of major cold snaps and possibly winter weather later in the season. However, it is still a developing signal, not a confirmed major event.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - It’s not just governments that are getting hit by sophisticated scams. Businesses also are increasingly at risk. According to the Better Business Bureau, a contractor that is building a commercial property in Montgomery got an email from what appeared to be a Mobile-based construction company working on the project. The spoofed email – which exhibited no sign of fraud – asked for the Mobile company’s $785,000 payment to be sent electronically.