The Fight’s Not Over: We Walked Edmund Pettus Bridge 60 Years After Bloody Sunday
As I stand feet flat on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, I am filled with reverence and anger.
Vestavia Hills’ Addison Shoemaker wins Miss Alabama’s Teen 2025
Addison Shoemaker, a Vestavia Hills resident and sophomore at Briarwood Christian School, on Sunday was named Miss Alabama’s Teen 2025. Shoemaker, who was competing as Miss Historic Springville’s Teen, beat out 38 other teens from across the state at the competition at the Thompson High School Performing Arts Center...
Alabama Department of Workforce, Personnel Department hosting state agency job fair
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Alabama Department of Workforce, in partnership with the Alabama Personnel Department, WSFA 12 News, and the City of Montgomery, will host a job fair in April. Multiple state agencies will be at the Multiplex at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery on Wednesday, April 16, and Thursday,...
Two days of smooth jazz and R&B ahead on Montgomery’s riverfront
After a six-month wait, the two-day Montgomery Smooth Jazz Festival is ready for a spring show at Riverwalk Amphitheater on Friday and Saturday, March 14-15. The concert — held beside the Alabama River with food trucks and vendors — has a lineup of national jazz and R&B artists: Boney James, Leela James, Evelyn...
Montgomery man convicted of murder, assault for separate 2020 shootings
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A man has been found guilty of two counts of second degree assault and one count of murder for separate 2020 shootings that left one man dead and two others injured, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. Officials say evidence at trial showed...
‘Platform for hate:’ Sheriff’s office in Alabama deactivates Facebook page
WALKER COUNTY, Ala. — A sheriff in Alabama says he's deactivated his office's Facebook page, saying the move was prompted by negativity he said the page was attracting. In a message shared on the sheriff's office's app, Smith explained the move, which was his and his alone, was prompted by negativity he said the page...
Police: Man shot dead in Tuscaloosa Sunday afternoon
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - Authorities in Tuscaloosa are investigating a fatal shooting they say happened Sunday afternoon, March 9. Officers with the Tuscaloosa Police Department responded to a residence in the 3300 block of 18th Street around 4:15 p.m. When they arrived, police found a man dead inside the home.
Federal grand jury indicts 10 for immigration offenses in Alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A federal grand jury has indicted nine individuals for illegal reentry after deportation and one individual for being an alien in possession of a firearm, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Homeland Security Investigations Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Steven N....
The Gorgeous Small Town In Alabama That’s Perfect For A Spring Day Trip
Tucked along the eastern shore of Mobile Bay sits Fairhope, a place so effortlessly charming it makes you wonder if the town hired a full-time aesthetics committee to keep everything looking postcard-perfect. With its flower-draped streets, waterfront views, and a downtown that practically begs you to stroll...
Bond denied for Kentucky man facing rape charges in Alabama
COLBERT COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - A Kentucky man facing rape charges in two Alabama counties was denied bond on Monday. Justin Stephens, 43, was arrested last year after police say he picked up a teenager from a Lauderdale County school and had sex with her in Muscle Shoals. His case...