Montgomery AL

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - In order to address public safety concerns following the early-October mass shooting in downtown Montgomery, the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is enacting a series of policy changes limiting how alcohol is sold in entertainment districts. In a letter addressed to Governor Kay Ivey...

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Some parts of Alabama are among the nation’s most reliant on food benefits, data shows. About 15% of Alabamians will feel the impacts of a pause on Supplemental Nutrition Aid Program benefits if a weekslong government shutdown does not end by Nov. 1. That’s about 754,000 people – many of whom are children, senior...

When Winn Dixie announced plans Oct. 21 to leave the entire state of Alabama by the end of 2025, the company said they were going to sell off all remaining Winn-Dixie stores to other grocers. After one week, it looks like they are trying to keep that promise. Winn Dixie...

HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) — This Saturday, SNAP benefits could be suspended due to the government shutdown. This would impact many Alabamians who rely on the program to feed their families. Some local nonprofits say they’re already seeing the increase in people since the shutdown started. Many food programs in the region...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Despite the current government shutdown, the Alabama Department of Human Resources wants to assure residents that existing snap benefit recipients can still utilize the funds currently available on their EBT cards. The department also confirms that individuals can continue to apply for benefits....

More than two decades after being paralyzed overseas, Army Corporal Jeffery Williams is taking steps toward independence — literally — with the help of high-tech equipment and sheer determination. Williams was injured in 2004 when his convoy in Iraq was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED). He...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama lawmaker says he will sponsor of legislation that would require all of the state's elected constitutional officers to be natural-born U.S. citizens, a measure that would make Alabama an outlier among the 50 states. The Natural Born Citizen Constitutional Amendment (SB 21), championed by...

ALABAMA — The Decatur Police Department arrested a man Monday on two drug-related trafficking charges following a search warrant at a local residence. Investigators with DPD’s VICE/Narcotics Unit executed the warrant at a home on 19th Avenue SW and made contact with Colby Taylor. During the search, authorities seized...

The release on bail of a suspect in a high-profile mass shooting in Montgomery this month is frustrating local and state officials. Some hope a constitutional amendment before voters next spring may prevent similar situations anywhere in the state. The referendum adds solicitation, attempt, or conspiracy to commit...