Montgomery AL

Two people have been arrested in connection to multiple robberies in the past two months, according to the Montgomery Police Department. MPD says 20-year-old Najari Mitchell has been charged with seven counts of 1st-degree robbery in Montgomery. Additionally, police say 23-year-old Rayshon Hall has also been charged...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Facing a sea of state troopers, Charles Mauldin was near the front line of voting rights marchers who strode across the now-infamous Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 1965. The violence that awaited them shocked the nation and galvanized support for the passage...

ALABAMA — A teenager from Albertville was killed and two others injured Monday in a crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA). The accident occurred around 5:58 p.m. on Pleasant Hill Road near Patterson Drive. A 2005 Honda CBR600 motorcycle left the roadway,...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — An inmate serving a 25-year sentence at William Donaldson Correctional Facility was found dead in his bunk Tuesday. Justin Marquez Johnson, 41, was found responsive by guards in his bunk, which was in an open dorm area. Johnson’s sentence was for a first-degree robbery conviction out...

The sponsor of Alabama’s law forbidding local governments from removing or renaming historical monuments is making another attempt to increase fines for cities and counties that do so. Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Cottondale, has pre-filed a bill that would increase the fine for violating the Alabama Memorial Preservation...

In Alabama, the legality of chaining or tethering pets, especially dogs, outside is regulated at the local level rather than by a strict statewide law. Some cities within Alabama, such as Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Mobile, and Gardendale, have passed ordinances that make it illegal or heavily restrict chaining or...

The Alabama Department of Public Health said that e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches are harmful to everyone, even children.

Authorities are investigating a case of mail theft and check fraud related to a recent incident in Montgomery. Police say a business in Prattville mailed a check on May 27, 2025, which was intercepted before reaching its intended recipient. According to CrimeStoppers, the check was fraudulently altered to be made...

Trendy discount chain Five Below is opening a new Alabama location on Saturday with prize offers for early visitors. The store, located at 2300 McFarland Blvd. in Northport, will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, and is offering $10 gift cards to the first 100 customers in line, according to a...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — As students across Alabama return to school, federal drug enforcement leaders are cautioning parents that the most dangerous threat to their children may not be in the classroom, but online and potentially hidden in plain sight at home. Steven Hofer, the DEA (Drug Enforcement...