Montgomery AL

DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF/Gray News) - Two truck drivers traveling through Alabama received tickets for not speaking English. “The English language proficiency standard has been there for a long time,” Mark Colson, the CEO of the Alabama Trucking Association, said. The drivers were given tickets in DeKalb County and...

An escaped Mississippi inmate was apprehended Monday night in Alabama after he was found attempting to evade capture by hiding under a bed. Christopher Austin Tedford, who had escaped while in custody on burglary charges in Lowndes County and felony shoplifting charges in Amory, was taken back into custody around 10...

Alabama’s new cellphone ban policy requires school systems to develop their own methods for keeping phones out of classrooms. Huntsville City Schools has told its students to keep them in their bags or deal with the consequences, which is pretty reasonable. The school board’s biggest clown, Andrea Alvarez, has...

LEE COUNTY — A month after Alabama lawmakers banned THC and CBD products from retail stores, local retailers say the industry faces devastation. Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation that taxes, regulates and restricts the sale of consumable products containing hemp-derived THC. The law requires retailers to obtain a...

More dark money has made its way into the Alabama attorney general’s race and the campaign account of Katherine Robertson. After receiving in late June a million-dollar donation from First Principles Action Inc., a Nashville-based nonprofit with almost no discernible history, Robertson reported another $100,000...

ALABAMA — The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office is seeking help in locating 83-year-old Robert Eugene Williams, who is currently missing and considered endangered. Deputies say Williams may have a condition that impairs his judgment. He is described as a white male, 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing 178 pounds, with...

Alabama is among a handful of states with a high level of COVID-19 virus in the sewage system, according to data the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Friday. Scientists test wastewater to determine the prevalence of infections, aiming to capture those who may or may not be symptomatic...

A coordinated effort between multiple law enforcement agencies led to the capture of escaped inmate Christopher Austin Tedford on Monday night, ending a manhunt that spanned state lines. Acting on a tip received through Crime Stoppers, authorities from the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, Lamar County Sheriff’s...

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, Alabama’s leading candidate to become governor in 2026, has raised more than $5.2 million since announcing his bid in May, according to his most recent campaign finance reports. Tuberville received about a dozen major contributions, defined by state law as more than $20,00, in July....

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