Montgomery AL

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — State leaders are speaking out about expansion plans for the Islamic Academy of Alabama. Plans proposed by the K-12 school were denied by a Hoover zoning commission. Relocation plans for the Islamic Academy of Alabama would have moved the school to a bigger building in Hoover. “What they’re...

Despite efforts by the hotel's owner to improve security, city officials deemed these changes insufficient.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – New details emerged this week in the effort to keep Jackson Hospital open as local leaders weigh an additional multi-million dollar funding request. During a meeting earlier this week, the Montgomery County Commission discussed the possibility of allocating another $7.5 million to support...

The University of Alabama has suspended two student magazines that focus on Black students and women, citing violations of federal guidance on diversity programs. University officials told staff at "Nineteen Fifty-Six" and "Alice" magazines they could no longer operate under their current format. The decision follows...

MONTGOMERY — Montgomery Police Chief James Graboys used his monthly media briefing this week to outline recent enforcement efforts and renew his push to change Alabama’s permitless carry law, which he argued continued to limit officers’ ability to identify people prohibited from possessing firearms. Graboys reported...

Just like the race to be the next Governor of Alabama, the race for Lieutenant Governor has added a candidate already well-known in the state.

The Alabama Ethics Commission Wednesday approved guidance allowing a former employee of the Alabama Department of Human Resources to represent foster parents in cases with the agency. Members of the commission approved an advisory opinion that the “Revolving Door” provision of the Alabama Ethics Act does not...

ALABAMA — Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a Miami man who was last seen in Enterprise on Sunday. According to the Enterprise Police Department, 37-year-old James Louis Hatcher was last spotted at the Publix Shopping Center on November 30. He is believed to be driving a black BMW with Florida...

ALABAMA — A dangerous Arctic cold front is set to plunge deep into the Southeast United States on December 14, delivering subfreezing temperatures to Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. Forecasters say the system could cause one of the most intense early-winter cold snaps in years for the region, with...

The owner of a Chattanooga towing company faces charges for allegedly running a criminal operation across Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky. Police state that Benjamin Duvall, owner of Choo Choo Towing, sold vehicles he did not own. Reports began after cars vanished from driveways and parking lots, later appearing for...