Montgomery AL

MONTGOMERY – While no traffic fatalities were reported on two of the four-day Labor Day holiday weekend, six people died – including in Colbert and Lauderdale counties – during the […] The post ALEA issues thousands of citations, report six traffic fatalities over four-day Labor Day holiday appeared first on 256...

TALLASSEE, Ala. (WSFA) - A young boy who has been fighting the battle of his life is surprised with a dream trip. The Alabama-based group Magic Moments surprised 7-year-old Chance with a trip to Disney World. The Tallassee native was diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer last year. Magic Moments...

Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer is not very popular these days. DeBoer is under fire from all angles after his Crimson Tide lost to Florida State in Week 1 — his fourth loss as a double-digit favorite since taking over as Alabama’s head coach in 2024. However, DeBoer’s contract states he would need to be paid upwards of...

SANTA ANA, Calif. - A Jemison man who claimed to be the "Angel of Death" and drove from Alabama to St. Michael’s Abbey in Silverado Canyon after threatening to “do the Lord’s reaping” has been charged with multiple felony offenses, including making criminal threats and possessing illegal weapons and tactical gear,...

Fourth Judicial Circuit District Attorney Robert H. Turner Jr. has issued a warning to business owners in Bibb, Dallas, Hale, Perry, and Wilcox counties to remove illegal gambling machines or face prosecution. In a social media post this week, Turner reminded the public that slot gaming machines are illegal under...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WDNews) — Troy University’s TROY for Troops Center will take part in a statewide effort to honor Alabama veterans lost to suicide over the past year. On Sept. 8, 139 American flags will be placed on the quad in front of John R. Lewis Hall, each one representing a veteran who died by suicide in Alabama....

Alabama is often called the most religious state in the country, with 77% of folks here identifying as people of faith. In the series How We Worship, we’re traveling across the state to visit churches, mosques, synagogues, and other spaces where Alabamians gather in faith. Dozens of men and...

A new state report with a “negative tone” led to a cordial State House conversation Thursday about the state’s six mental health crisis centers and how to best judge their impact and make improvements moving forward. Alabama has spent $175 million on the crisis centers since 2021...

A second suspect has now been arrested in the shooting deaths of two men who were killed in Montgomery in July. Court records show that 19-year-old Cordericus Thomas of Montgomery has been charged with murder and capital murder. As Action 8 News has reported, the shootings happened on Saturday, July...

HOT: Temperatures are generally in the 88-94 degree range across Alabama this afternoon; showers are few and far between. An organized band of showers and storms will creep into the state late tonight, and SPC maintains a risk of severe thunderstorms for the northern third of the state. Some of...