Montgomery AL

Teacher associations are concerned about how the decline in student enrollment in Alabama public schools will impact their jobs. They are right to worry, as there will likely be a reduction in teaching jobs. The public education system is not a jobs program, but some of those discussing this believe that it is. With...

Montgomery, Alabama police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run that claimed the life of actor Hosea Chanchez’s father earlier this month. According to The Montgomery Advertiser , authorities say the incident happened around 4:57 a.m. on Saturday, October 18, on the 4400 block of Troy Highway. COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the...

Gov. Kay Ivey has honored Alabama businesses which hire people with disabilities. Monday in Montgomery, an awards ceremony was held to recognize the Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. Ivey presented the annual awards, honoring people and companies who have made outstanding contributions...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s execution of Anthony Boyd on Thursday added to the growing number of executions for the year. Boyd was the 40th person executed in 2025 with another two months left in the year, according to figures obtained from the Death Penalty Information Center website. It is the largest number of...

CALERA, Ala. (WSFA) - A fugitive wanted in Montgomery for car theft has been arrested in Calera for a series of other crimes, according to the Calera Police Department. Officers responded to reports of a person trespassing at Glidewell Foundry shortly after 3:30 a.m. Monday. The man refused to identify...

ALABAMA — Authorities are seeking 38-year-old Ralph Lynn Woods of Jasper, Alabama, in Jefferson County on a felony warrant. Woods is wanted for failure to appear in court on charges of unlawful breaking and entering of a vehicle. Woods, a Caucasian male, is 6 feet tall, weighs 185 pounds, and has long brown hair and...

Eleven86 Real Artesian Water was named Alabama’s 2025 Small Manufacturer of the Year, Oct. 3, 2025, on National Manufacturers Day by the Business Council of Alabama (BCA), Alabama Technology Network (ATN), and Manufacture Alabama. “Manufacturers are at the foundation of Alabama’s economy—creating jobs, driving...

This evening, the Office of Governor Kay Ivey released a statement after The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) announced Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be suspended in November due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. "As Alabama DHR noted, SNAP benefits are 100%...

Both of Alabama’s legislative chambers will see a bill this upcoming legislative session that would require state officeholders to be natural-born U.S. citizens.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A man is being treated at a local hospital hospital after a Sunday evening shooting, according to the Montgomery Police Department. The community is saying enough is enough following a weekend shooting. Flashing blue lights, ambulances, and Montgomery Police all surrounded a unit in Woodmere...