Montgomery AL

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – A historic church in downtown Montgomery is getting ready for its annual celebration of women in the church. Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church will hold its Women’s Day service on Sunday, September 13 at 10:30 a.m. in the church sanctuary. A reception will follow.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – An east Montgomery YMCA reopened Friday with new improvements and a new name. Community leaders unveiled the Dalraida Family ‘Y’, which is formerly known as the East Family YMCA. The reopening follows a $2.5 million dollar transformation after local community leaders and advocates...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Across Alabama, an average of at least two people die by suicide every day, leaving families to navigate an isolating and often unspoken grief. September marks National Suicide Prevention Month, a statewide and national effort to reduce stigma, encourage open conversations, and connect people

The city sponsored a resource fair along with the council on substance abuse, Baptist Health and other sponsors.

The Paddlesports Trade Coalition is scrambling for an alternative venue after Alabama’s Montgomery Whitewater Center announced it is “temporarily closing” less than a month before PTC’s annual Collab event, slated for the venue on Oct. 14-16. “Today, September 10, 2026, the Paddlesports Trade Coalition learned that...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – Montgomery police are investigating a shooting that left a woman dead. Montgomery police Cpl. James Dozier says just after 6PM, officers and fire medics were called to the 100 block of East Woodland Drive, which is just off of South Court Street just inside the bypass.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Montgomery District Attorney’s Office says it is ready to prosecute recent violent crimes. Chief Deputy District Attorney Michele Davidson said the community should be tired of the violence. “Know that the law enforcement is ready to investigate these cases. They are doing it. And...

Seven women will share their experiences of growing up in the 1960s during the Civil Rights Movement at an event at the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail's Montgomery Interpretive Center on Oct. 13. Titled "Seven Sisters, Still, Sowing Seeds,” the event will feature Rev. Dr. Viola B. Bradford, Ms....

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A man has been charged after impersonating a peace officer, according to court documents. Jasper Thornton III, 46, faces charges for impersonating a peace officer. Investigators said that on Wednesday at 8:49 a.m., a video circulated titled “This man got me thinking the folks in the...

For some, a second chance at education can become the beginning of an entirely different future. For Millbrook native Ashley Johnson, that belief has become both personal and part of her mission to help others. During Tuesday’s Millbrook City Council meeting, Mayor Al Kelley presented Johnson, owner of The Pivot...