Montgomery AL

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Gregory Brown’s father, Corporal James Brown, is an American hero. He earned a purple heart medal following World War II after being wounded during the Battle of the Bulge. That medal, earned over 80 years ago, has stayed in the family ever since; until it...

The Montgomery Police Department is bringing back an old program to help put more officers on the streets. The Early Hire Program is used as an approach to recruitment. It offers a pathway for individuals to begin their law enforcement careers without having to wait until the next Police Academy.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Tuesday, the Montgomery City Council voted to impose a curfew on Montgomery residents under the age of 18 starting at 9 p.m. on weekdays and 11 p.m. on weekends. The first two times someone is found to have violated the curfew, it’s a $500 fine. For...

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed has signed the youth curfew ordinance into law. The City of Montgomery’s communications director confirmed the signing to Action 8 News. The move comes after business owners raised concerns about parents dropping off teenagers, who often remained downtown unaccompanied late into the...

(TNS) — Many Alabama students will have to part with cellphones and electronic devices during the school day, thanks to a new state law, the FOCUS Act. Alabama parents and AL.com readers weighed in on the changes with plenty of questions, especially about how schools will manage communication with families during an...

ALABAMA — A man was arrested Thursday night after a burglary at a home on Elkwood Section Road, according to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to a report of a burglary in progress in the 2000 block of Elkwood Section Road. A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office said the homeowner confronted...

The weather system moving across the Florida Panhandle was showing signs of becoming a tropical depression on Thursday while moving towards the northern Gulf Coast, officials said

The following information was taken from www.outdooralabama.com/black-bear/alabama-black-bears . Historically, Alabama’s black bear population only occurred in the southwest portion of the state, primarily in Mobile, Washington and Clarke counties. The bears of this region of the state are of the Florida subspecies,...

Parents looking for the best public schools to send their child to in Alabama have an updated guide to help make their decision. Popular education ranking website Niche recently released its 2025 list of the places with the best public schools in Alabama. They graded each school based on key factors including...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - It’s been an incredibly busy week for Kitchen Cops all around north Alabama. Multiple businesses were forced to temporarily close, and we’ve seen some of the most wild violations of the summer listed. We’ll start in DeKalb County, where Toro’s Cantina & Grill was...