Montgomery AL

Two people were wounded, one critically, in a Tuesday night shooting in Montgomery, police say. At 7:36 p.m. Oct. 28, police went to the 5100 block Carmichael Road on a report of two people shot, said Ernestina McGriff, spokeswoman for the Montgomery Police Department. They found a woman who had sustained...

MacKenzie Scott has donated $38 million to Alabama State University.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – U.S. News and World Report has released its 2026 Best Elementary and Middle Schools rankings, offering a look at how public schools stack up within each state – and in Alabama, the results tell a familiar story. The publication, best known for its long-running education...

A family gathering in west Alabama turned deadly over the weekend. Tuesday, WSFA heard from a family member of the victim.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - In order to address public safety concerns following the early-October mass shooting in downtown Montgomery, the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is enacting a series of policy changes limiting how alcohol is sold in entertainment districts. In a letter addressed to Governor Kay Ivey...

John Lim is the man that designed the prosthetic diamond eye for the owner.

Some parts of Alabama are among the nation’s most reliant on food benefits, data shows. About 15% of Alabamians will feel the impacts of a pause on Supplemental Nutrition Aid Program benefits if a weekslong government shutdown does not end by Nov. 1. That’s about 754,000 people – many of whom are children, senior...

When Winn Dixie announced plans Oct. 21 to leave the entire state of Alabama by the end of 2025, the company said they were going to sell off all remaining Winn-Dixie stores to other grocers. After one week, it looks like they are trying to keep that promise. Winn Dixie...

HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) — This Saturday, SNAP benefits could be suspended due to the government shutdown. This would impact many Alabamians who rely on the program to feed their families. Some local nonprofits say they’re already seeing the increase in people since the shutdown started. Many food programs in the region...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Despite the current government shutdown, the Alabama Department of Human Resources wants to assure residents that existing snap benefit recipients can still utilize the funds currently available on their EBT cards. The department also confirms that individuals can continue to apply for benefits....