A look at Montgomery’s 2025 homicide numbers
With 2025 officially in the books, we're looking back at the dozens of murder cases Montgomery Police investigated.
West Montgomery celebrated at 21st annual Lacey-Boyd Parade
People gathered along West Fairview Avenue in Montgomery for the 21st Annual Lacey Boyd Parade. Thousands were there this afternoon to see the parade that started from Carver High School and continued to E.D. Nixon Avenue. It’s an event designed to highlight the people and progress of west Montgomery. Recently, West...
Shannon Paulk: Beyond the Headlines Part 2
If you were around our area in 2001, you may still remember a young girl by the name of Shannon Paulk. If you weren’t, you should know that this 11-year-old’s disappearance from her Prattville neighborhood brought countless people together to search and to pray. Unfortunately, her body was...
Alabama DHR launches chipped EBT cards
The Alabama Department of Human Resources is excited to announce that the first round of Alabama EBT cardholders are now receiving new, chip-enabled EBT cards. The new cards will greatly increase card security, adding more protection against the theft of EBT benefits. Alabama DHR is currently conducting a pilot...
Montgomery Zoo introduces baby ostrich flock
The Montgomery Zoo has announced the public debut of four young ostrich chicks. The chicks are named Navy, Chickpea, Lima and Green Bean. The “beans,” as they are called, hatched in June in Georgia and were brought to the zoo in September. The ostrich chicks have spent the past several months behind the scenes...
From Storm-Ravaged South to Safe Havens: Over 100 Dogs and Cats Arrive in Wisconsin...
A Lifesaving Airlift Amid Crisis (Image Credits: Pixabay) Under the steady hum of airplane engines fading into the Wisconsin horizon, a wave of wagging tails and curious meows signaled fresh hope for more than 100 shelter animals. A Lifesaving Airlift Amid Crisis Imagine the chaos of howling winds and rising floods,...
Life of country music pioneer Hank Williams remembered in Montgomery
Fans of country music legend Hank Williams held their annual ceremony and wreath-laying at his gravesite at the Oakwood Cemetery Annex in Montgomery this morning. It marked the 73rd anniversary of Williams’ death. He passed away on January 1, 1953, while en route to a New Year’s Day concert in Canton, Ohio. His...
When Natalia Dyer of ‘Stranger Things’ made a movie about Alabama, but never set...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — Just before the start of 2026, Netflix will release the final episode of the hit series “Stranger Things.” While the show itself has a couple of connections to Alabama– from a hat one character wears in a recent episode to being filmed in Georgia– there have never been explicit connections...
Alabama Port Authority CEO announces new chief operating, engineering officers
The Alabama Port Authority announced Wednesday two senior leadership appointments designed to strengthen operational execution and support delivery of its historic capital investment program. Both appointments take effect early in the new year. The appointments enhance the Port’s executive capacity in two critical...
Gov. Ivey announces Alabama secures more than $203 million for Rural Health Transformation Program
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday announced Alabama has officially received its award number from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), formally approving Alabama’s plan and unlocking $203,404,327 in first-year funding. The five-year program,...

















