Montgomery AL

There’s an apocryphal quote attributed to Fisher Ames, one of the first congressmen from Massachusetts. You can find different versions of it out there, but the idea is this. Monarchy is like a trim wooden sailing ship, with a captain delivering orders to officers who execute them without question. The vessel is a marv

If your love language is buying groceries in bulk, a new shopping option is coming to Alabama. BJ’s Wholesale Club is expanding into a new part of the state , with a new warehouse club expected to open this fall. The company is already offering a limited-time membership deal for shoppers who want to sign up before the

ELMORE, Ala.—Tiffany Montellano can’t sleep. Instead, she lies awake, worried about her husband Andrew, 31, who is incarcerated at Elmore Correctional Facility just north of Montgomery, Alabama’s state capital. She worries because a few days ago, she received a call during her lunch break from Andrew, who...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Montgomery police are investigating a shooting that injured a man Saturday evening. Police say they responded to an area hospital around 10:11 p.m. to a report of a shooting victim. When responders arrived, they found a man being treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. No information

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Montgomery police are working to identify the remains of a person who was found close to Catoma Creek Saturday night. MPD says officers located the remains in the area of Velma Circle and Hayneville Road shortly after 10 p.m. Details are very limited, but police say...

Southern University head coach Marshall Faulk sounded off on his team’s effort against Alabama State in the 30-17 loss on Saturday afternoon. Faulk told the media in attendance that he’s looking for better from his team and that they’ll look for other options if mistakes continue. “You cannot do that. And the reality i

HOLTVILLE – The Shelby County Wildcats may have dropped to 0-2, but they tried hard to pick up their first win in a wild fight on the road at Holtville High School. In the end, the Holtville Bulldogs won 34-33 over Shelby County on Aug. 29 to pick up their first win of the year instead.

PIKE ROAD, Ala. (WAKA) – The Pike Road High School Patriot Band will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day by performing in Chicago. The band has been invited to perform at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, which is one of the biggest events marking the holiday in the entire country.

The Montgomery Police Department honored its newly promoted officers and personnel for their service to the community.

The American South holds more physical evidence of the civil rights movement than any classroom lecture ever could. Church pews, courthouse steps, bridges, and lunch counters still stand where ordinary people made extraordinary decisions, and many of these sites remain open to visitors who want to understand how the mo